I know it may seem a little early to some of you, but QFLEA.com - The Next Generation Flea Market has launched our 2011 Holiday Promotion. We do start earlier than most, but with good reason. Many of the gift-giving ideas offered by our vendors are one-of-a-kind, handcrafted and personalized. These beautiful gifts take time to create and therefore, we'd like you to start browsing early enough for our crafters to create for you. So feel free to click on the image above and check out what our vendors are offering for this holiday season.
Dear Abby Unanswerables
Dear Abby,
What can I do about all the violence, foul language and nudity on my VCR?
Dear Abby,
I have a man I can't trust. He cheats so much, I'm not even sure the baby I'm carrying is his.
Dear Abby,
I joined the Navy to see the world. I've seen it. Now how do I get out?
Dear Abby,
My forty year old son has been paying a psychiatrist $50.00 an hour every week for two and a half years. He must be crazy.
Dear Abby,
I was married to Bill for three months and I didn't know he drank until one night he came home sober.
Just A Few Encouraging Words
* A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart, and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words.
* People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
* The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.
* Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
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Online Shopping Continues to Grow
(from Glenbrook eCommerce Market Analysis Reports)
Compete recently released the findings of its quarterly Online Shopper Intelligence Study, revealing that 83% of consumers are shopping online at least weekly. The Q2 report was compiled from a survey of 3,119 online purchasers between May and July 2010.
Consumers are seeking out retailers on Facebook and Twitter in growing numbers, 31 percent report checking out Facebook fan pages or Twitter feeds of retailers, almost twice as many people as in Q3 2009.
Data show that over the next six months, the "most shopped" products online will be entertainment products -- including movies, music, video games, e-media and books. Second on the list? Apparel.
44% of consumers reported that they research electronics online, but ultimately purchase electronics at a store, 30% do so with kitchen items, 28% with media and 28% prefer to research furniture online and buy it in the store.
Top reasons why consumers make purchases in a store are to avoid shipping costs (62%), to try on, touch or feel an item (57%) and immediacy (50%).
Final Thought
The QFLEA family lost one of our own last month. Diane Morgan, the creator of Morgan's Mailboxes, passed away after a long illness and hospitalization. Diane was an amazing woman whose support, encouragement and sense of humor had an impact greater than she may ever have known. She was one of the original QFLEA vendors, joining us at the very beginning in 1999 and was an active member of our vendor support groups. She freely offered assistance and advice to all who needed it, and supported many of us personally as various issues arose. She was a most caring individual who will be missed by the members of the QFLEA family and the crafting community. Our deepest sympathies to her family. Rest in peace, our dear friend.
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