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January Clearance Sale--Two Days Only!

Friday the 6th, and Saturday the 7th ONLY

 

70% off all holiday

 

40% everything else

you know the fine print, restrictions apply.

 

We are cleaning the shelves to get ready for inventory.  Take advantage of this FANTASTIC sale and make our job easier!

 

glee/Canton will be closed Sunday for inventory.

 

glee/Mansfield will be closed Monday for inventory.

Cyber Monday Special--Knit Sweater Bottle Toppers

These knit sweater bottle toppers are too cute!!  Add a nice bottle of wine, cooking oil or a delicious smelling lotion and you have the perfect hostess gift!  Choose from 4 designs.

Regularly $5.99

Cyber Monday Special  $4.99.

Call us and we will ship to you for FREE of course!!!  

Mansfield  508-339-4533

Canton  781-821-4533

Chamilia 50% off Retired Beads Friday-Saturday-Sunday

Chamilia just announced it's retiring many beads -- get them while they last at 50% off!!  This Friday-Saturday-Sunday only.  Bracelets 20% off!

It's Small Business Saturday!!

Exciting news from glee glee gifts!!

The Time has Come! Canton Store Opening!

Today is the first official day that glee gifts is open at the Village Shops in Canton!  We have been working hard to merchandise the store in time for this very special day!  YAY!

It seems like yesterday that glee gifts opened its first store on Main Street, downtown Mansfield.  Actually, it was 6 years ago!  I was working at the Mansfield Crossing store this past weekend, chatting with a customer about those days on Main Street.  Thanks to all for your loyalty to glee gifts, and your support for small business.  Yes, past times have been challenging but we keep forging ahead to be your best local gift store!

We are looking forward to a busy holiday season.  Please stop in to see our exciting array of gifts, at affordable prices.  And remember we have free gift wrap! And Christmas tags!  Fa-la-la-la-la!

and the gleeful story continues.....

Great news!  I now have my own key for the Canton Store! The gleeful work has begun!

Here are some updates:

Canton

Up until last Wednesday I wasn't sure if the store move was really going to occur. Dealing with the leasing agents was brutal. I signed a temporary lease for one year--to see how sales fair in Cobbs Corner. If sales are great, the leasing company will want a percentage of sales. If it goes okay, the leasing company will bump up my base rent. If sales are poor, they will kick me to the curb after a year. I am excited about the move, yet fearful.  Rents are the bain of a retailers existence.  But now that the lease is behind me, at least for the time being, it's time to make the space mine and move forward.

Mansfield

Funny, Mansfield had more store credits cashed in this past weekend than ever before. We are transitioning store credits in the form of paper reciept to gift cards  If you have a store credit it can be used in Canton and Mansfield, and they are good for 7 years.  Wednesday the Tri-Town Chamber will have it's meet and greet from 5-7.  Please join us and enjoy 10% off your purchase.

Foxboro

People ask me if I am sad to leave Foxboro. No. I'm sorry you are sad though. I love the space there but Chestnut Green Shops is not RETAIL friendly. What I mean by that is that I need more foot traffic in a shopping area to help my business grow. Chestnut Green offers services, where people run mostly errands.  Next weekend will be the last weekend the doors will be open for business.  And since I don't want to move what's there now the

HUGE STORE MOVING SALE CONTINUES

LAST WEEKEND

70% off everything in the store

Seasonal, Lindsay Phillips, Mariposa, beads, serving platters, and fun little things at great prices to get a head start on your holiday shopping!

CASH AND CARRY ONLY, NO GIFTWRAP

BRING YOUR OWN BAGS!

Forward to your friends!  We may turn this into a big party!

 

The craziness of running a business, continued

Greetings!

I'm sitting here thinking about where to begin. What to write. How can I make my story clever? What can I write that is interesting? The 5 am news is distracting me and I can't concentrate.

So I think I will start by letting you know how I started my day at 4:30 am.  I started it with my coffee of course, but I was thinking about  how thankful I am. Thankful for:

• my family, knowing my boys are in good hands in Worcester.
• my BF (that's boyfriend and it feels odd being on the other side of 50 writing that) who has put up with all my crankiness especially during the full moon last week.
• my employees. Sarah, Cathy g, Leah, Gina, Val, Joanie, Jenna, Helen, sister Catherine. We are a woman owned, woman run company. The support we and they have for one another to ensure their families are taken care of and glee is taken care of is outstanding. We are like a family. I wished for work/family balance and it is finally happening.
• my customers. You. I have been blessed with well wishes about the store move from so many of you and want to thank-you from the bottom of my heart. E-mails, conversations, phone calls. I am surprised and humbled by the response.

So, enough of the gleeful news.  Here's what's making me glumful right now.

The lease in Canton is not finalized.

This is what has happened the past 3 Friday's: myself and the guys from the leasing company come to an agreement via phone, I get the lease LATE Friday night thinking I have a done deal. For some reason, what we discussed does not make it into the lease or it's worded ass-backwards that if not corrected, will cost ME thousands.  I stew all weekend because it is the weekend and cannot reach them to make the changes.  As a matter of fact, this past Friday, parts of what they sent me electronically does not even PRINT out correctly.  HUH? It's maddening.

It's October 17th. I'm running out of time for a Canton holiday opening but more than that I am running out of patience.

The silver lining is that I am learning so much. I'm inching my way to what really matters in running a successful, profitable company with substance. There are so many challenges, but the first challenge is to at least get the lease right.

Time for another cup of coffee.