Sending Smiles ~

With all the terrible things going on in the world today, it certainly is not a good idea for me to complain about my little pleasant world but it's so nice to finally have a semi-warm day with a shining sun. Here at the shop in Princeton Forrestal Village we are recovering from a very busy Administrative Professionals Holiday week and getting the store ready for Mother's Day . It's always fun when the weather clears up enough for us to place some of our plants and gift ware outside.  If you would like to see all our new Mother's Day offerings for 2015, feel free to check out website at www.sendingsmiles.com . Take peek at both our Mother's Day and Mother's Day Premium categories for great gift ideas. We hope to serve you soon!!  

Over the years Administrative Professionals Week has become one of the largest workplace observances. The holiday is celebrated worldwide by recognizing support staff with gifts. It's always fun to see what arrangements are the most popular! Here are our top 5 best sellers! #1 ~ Because You are Special Pick a day - any day - to tell someone how special they are to you. Send them this exuberant, brightly colored bouquet of orange Gerbera daisies, yellow poms, hot pink mini carnations, and vivid green button poms in a sleek, beaded green glass vase. Guaranteed to bring a smile! Code BDY, $54.99  #2 ~ It's Your Day Birthdays. Congratulations. A quick pick-me-up. Celebrate any occasion with our colorful bouquet of bright, fresh flowers such as carnations, daisy poms, monte casino and more, and let her know they deserves a day that's all about them. Code MMF030, $44.99 #3 ~ Burlap Bliss Inspired by the hottest colors to hit the runway, this beautiful bouquet show...

Nothing makes us happier than when our customers send pictures of the flower they received. It's nice to see how folks live with flowers in their home. This yellow rose photos was post last week by a woman who received these beauties from her children for her anniversary ! A customer also shared a picture of her 2 week old alstroemeria she got from us for $5 Friday . Looks great right?  Our past bride Lisa loved the pale pink roses her hubby sent to her.   White roses from a groom to his lovely bride on their wedding day. 

In addition to all the social events we decorate with balloons, we often do corporate events. This week had us creating 4 large balloon arches for a new drug launch for Novo Nordisk. Our staff got in just after 5 am to start working! Two team members work as a team to create the first arch.  Alexis helps out walking the balloons and attaching to creating the balloon arch. One of 4 arches over the entrance doors.  One of the largest arches finished ~ 75 feet long! Our wonderful staff! 

With all the confusion out there about sending a fresh flower floral gift, I'd like to clarify the best way to find a good florist. Let's say your want to send your mother a lovely floral arrangement for her birthday but she recently moved to a state you are not familiar with. You've never been there and you are not familiar with the florists in the area. In addition you don't want Mom to receive flowers that arrive in a box that she has to design herself. Here's 2 simple steps you can follow to find a good florist fast.   Let your favorite local florist help you. They may not be able to personally deliver but chances are they're part of a floral network of real brick & mortar flower shops that will gladly handle the delivery to your mother. It's called using a relay service. Shops relay to each other to handle out of town orders. We get orders into our shop from other florists and we send our customers orders to them. This relay is be...

You may remember a few months back Kevin wrote a blog post about how balloons make people happy and so this photo came quickly to mind. Last week a customer came in and said she wanted balloons for later in the day to be delivered to her home for her son's 10th Birthday. http://www.sendingsmiles.com/princeton-plainsboro-trenton-florist/birthday-flowers-and-gifts-11334c.asp?topnav=LeftNav She wanted something bright and colorful, plus she wanted her son to be Wow'd. I'm thinking that Jack was pretty speechless when these rainbow colored balloon tree were delivered.  We love when customers share photos and being she stopped in the next morning to let us know how happy Jack was, plus shared a photo, really plays to the fact that Balloons truly make people happy! Want to send a balloon bouquet to someone you know? Visit our website at www.sendingsmiles.com and link onto the Balloon Bouquet category! 

 Do you like sending wrapped bouquets? Then you will love the new addition to our website of  flower bouquets delivered, ready for arranging. These bouquets will be wrapped in natural kraft paper, tied with twine or raffia with care instructions. If you know someone who loves flowers and loves arranging them on their own, these will be the perfect gift. Look for them to join our other product offerings on our website in Mid April 2015! Stunning Circus Roses  Giant Green Cymbidium Stems!   Simple Lavender Pompon Daisy Tango Pincushion Proteas