Hand Crafted Corporate Gifts
Buy local, shop small, support small businesses. You’ve heard these statements from me pretty regularly, especially if you follow me on social media as well as here. I truly think this is important but I also realize that larger corporations are here to stay. Many do have a place and fulfill many needs, they are here to stay. Every corporation is not evil either. Many of them do good deeds and many have employees that care about our society and customer service.
Several months ago I was approached by someone who worked for a large corporation. She was putting on an event for the companies customers and she wanted to give the attendees a special gift. She asked if I had any woodfired mugs. I was smiling into the phone. She likes earthy looking pottery and she had come to the right potter. She cleaned out most of my mug inventory and placed a special order for a mug for one of her friends and didn’t ask for a discount. That’s a perfect customer in my opinion.
A few weeks later I was reading the blog of another ceramic artist Anna Ryland and found out that she had some works that were also used as corporate gifts and she even got some positive feedback from the recipients.
It feels really good when we all work together.
Check out the gallery page - Future Relics Gallery by Lori Buff
Several months ago I was approached by someone who worked for a large corporation. She was putting on an event for the companies customers and she wanted to give the attendees a special gift. She asked if I had any woodfired mugs. I was smiling into the phone. She likes earthy looking pottery and she had come to the right potter. She cleaned out most of my mug inventory and placed a special order for a mug for one of her friends and didn’t ask for a discount. That’s a perfect customer in my opinion.
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| Double Fluted, Ash Glazed Mug |
A few weeks later I was reading the blog of another ceramic artist Anna Ryland and found out that she had some works that were also used as corporate gifts and she even got some positive feedback from the recipients.
It feels really good when we all work together.
Check out the gallery page - Future Relics Gallery by Lori Buff
I have done so, too...money is money, as long as they don't want you to make something stupid!
ReplyDeleteTrue Gary, and also we can find people that appreciate hand crafter work in lots of places.
DeleteHow nice that they didn't just choose something a factory churned out. I bet the recipients appreciated the extra thought that went into their gifts.
ReplyDeleteYes, Caroline, it was nice. I was told that a few people commented about how nice a gift it was.
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