QFLEA SHOPPING NEWS
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Volume 8 - Number 20
November 10, 2007

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Our Big Holiday Sale

The 2007 QFLEA Holiday Sale is underway. Here are the featured vendors in today's edition. Click through and see what they have to offer for your gift-giving needs this holiday season.




Tips for Children's Gifts

written by Christine Nicholls
Creative Kids at Home

Here are some tips for finding the perfect birthday present or Christmas gift for a child.

Think about the good times you’ve spent with your child. When did you both have the most fun? Was it making a cake for his mother’s birthday, or the time you took her to the fair? Has your child ever mentioned a favorite day you spent together? What does he or she really like to do?

What can you do build on that time? You could get some cartoon character cake pans, cake mixes and a promise to make a cake on the first Saturday of each month. How about getting a book of tickets to a movie theater and agree to go and to let you child pick the movie (even if you hate going to scary movies and your child loves them)? Give a birding book to a nature lover and then take your child out bird spotting. What about lunch for two in a fancy restaurant for a little girl who likes to dress-up? A sports enthusiast would love tickets to go with you to see his or her favorite team play.

Don’t fall into the trap of giving items off a list. Children will often be momentarily thrilled with the latest and greatest toy. If the gift involves more of your money than your time, it might be forgotten in the same amount of time you spent to buy it!

Yes, it will take time to think of the right gift, and it will take more time to actually follow through and enjoy the gift together. Take a moment and really think about what else you could be doing with that time. How many answers are really more important than making the time to show a child you love them?


One Tough Week

You may have noticed that QFLEA, and 150,000 other domains, were not available for most of this past week. Our website and email addresses were unavailable from last Saturday until Thursday. This was due to a very badly executed hand-off between old and new web servers and totally out of our control. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and we continue to be grateful for your support.

Our Current Specials

Alabu Soap Natural Goat Milk Soap - all natural-no harsh chemicals,that is Alabu's promise to you. Click on the radio microphone for your free gift

KD Novelties - Personalized Books Imagine the look of your child's face when they read about themselves in a story! A treasured moment! Please stop by and check out our large line of personalized books for children.

Ideal Impressions © NEW Holiday Ornaments are here! Check out our Blue Star Family, Military Branch Logo and Hand Painted Ornaments! All new exclusive designs for 2007!

EmuOil4Sale.com You need to find some all natural skin care products for your sensitive skin. Try Emu Oil products!

Beautiful Silver Jewelry Looking for something different, creative, unique? Browse our sterling silver gemstone jewelry designs in earrings, necklaces, bracelets and rings.

Greyt Inspirations Quality embroidered clothing. Embroidered denim shirts, golf shirts, t-shirts, blankets, and hats. Pet-related themes. Custom orders accepted. Only quality clothing used.

Keep Me In Stitches Just in time for Christmas!! 10% off almost everything on the site (excludes t-shirts and sweatshirts). Order now!


Life Skills

One winter afternoon, a teacher was busy helping the children get their coats on so that they could get on the bus and go home at the end of the day.

She was showing a small boy how to zip up his coat. "The secret," she said, "is to get the piece of the zipper to fit in the other side before you try to zip it up."

The young boy looked at the teacher quizzically and asked, "Why does it have to be a secret?"


Vendor Spotlight on
Gloria's Pantry

I have always loved to cook. When I married my husband, he was a canner having grown up on a farm where most of the food came from the farm. Between the two of us we made jam, jellies, pickles and about anything you could think of. We had bee hives so honey was available. In 1998, Gloria's Pantry was born.

I developed my web site and once it was up and running we created the idea of the gift box. The gift box contains our homemade products priced right and beautifully packaged. The sales started out slow (the internet is a HUGE place) but it is starting to pick up.We are looking forward to a busy holiday season this year with many more in the future. Come see us.

Visit Gloria's Pantry at gloriapantry.com


Final Thought

"The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made." ... Groucho Marx