Christmas Gift Guide November 2015 - 11 Stock up and...
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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE Hi Neighbor! Newspapers November 2015 - 11 1904 12th Street, Great Bend, KS 67530 Carla Jecha ISSA Certified Personal Trainer Be Inspired, Let’s Do It Together Weight Control Aerobic Training Nutrition Strategy Body Sculpting Flexibility Inspiration & Motivation 620.923.6195 COLGLAZIER MERCANTILE Open Friday & Saturday • 9 AM to 5:30 PM [email protected] Gift Certificates Available Culligan Water will be CLOSED Thursday November 26th & Friday November 27th May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With The Bounty of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family! Culligan Water of Lyons and Great Bend wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving! 211 East Ave. North (620) 257-3812 first to capture a person’s attention, but the say- ing within will have a greater impact. Consider purchasing cards that are blank inside so you can add your own personal- ized sentiments. · For the perfect bal- ance of imagery and verse, try a photo greet- ing card. This way you can customize both the image and the wording. They’re even effective for business correspon- dence. Simply use a pic- ture of your office team or other workers in place of a family photo. · Personalized cards need to be purchased early to allow for pro- duction. Try to get your orders in by early No- vember to leave you time to address and mail them. · Buy extra cards than you think you need. This way you can send reciprocal greetings to a person who has mailed you a card this year. · If you want your card to stand out from the masses, consider sending Cards continued from page 7 it separately from the big holidays. Thanksgiving or New Year’s cards can be unique. · Try your hand at cre- ating your own greeting cards from papercrafting materials. You also can embellish ready-made greeting cards with stamps, glitter, stickers, and other customized ef- fects. · Keep a database of addresses saved on your computer. Then you can print address labels and save much time hand-ad- dressing Christmas cards. Your address list can later be customized for other friend or family events. · Check the postage of your card. Oddly shaped envelopes or even square cards may require extra postage because they could be processed by hand at postal facilities. · The Greeting Card Association says that even though many people use digital means of com- munication, greeting card traditions are still popu- lar and even are being adopted by today’s youth. Come the holiday season, shipping com- panies work around the clock to ensure pack- ages, merchandise and more make it to their destinations on time. What would December holidays be without gifts under the tree? In 2013, overtaxed carriers failed to meet Christmas deadlines for many packages. Some analysts say big retail- ers and carriers may have underestimated consumers’ growing reliance on online shop- ping - especially for last-minute presents. Since those mishaps, both UPS and FedEx have spent millions on upgrades. More fuel-ef- ficient planes, upgrades to air cargo networks and improved infra- structure and ground shipping operations have helped shipping companies better handle the increased volume. As shipping com- panies work harder to ensure holiday packages arrive at their destina- tions on time, there also are things consumers can do to increase the chances that gifts make it under the tree before the big day. · Shop as early as possible. If you plan to buy online or ship gifts to family and friends, shop early so the gifts have time to make it to their destinations. Make a list of all the people whose gifts you will need to mail, then shop for their gifts first so you will have ample time for them to arrive on time. · Double-check all mailing addresses. Make sure you have the correct addresses for all friends or family mem- bers you will be sending gifts to. An incorrect address can result in packages being returned to sender or floating around in shipping limbo. All of this only decreases the likelihood that gifts will arrive on time. · Consider a ship-to- store option. A number of big retailers now offer various options that allow customers to purchase items online and pick them up in a nearby store. In-stock items may be available the same day, while others may have to be shipped to the store for Stock up and organize holiday gift wrap Many people spend a significant portion of the holiday season selecting and wrapping gifts. After all of the effort that goes into finding the perfect gift, many gift-givers want to dress those gifts up in eye-catching packages. As the holiday season hits full swing, now is the time to get wrapping supplies in order. Begin by shopping the sales. Some people save money by stocking up on wrapping supplies at the end of the holiday season. Those who do not look so far ahead may want to buy gift wrap and bags when these items first appear on the shelves, which affords shoppers a larger selection to choose from. Although you may be tempted to go for the least expensive wrapping paper available, investing in something a little thicker may make wrapping easier, as thicker paper is less likely to tear. Select one or two paper designs so you do not have to think too much about which paper to use for which gifts. When shopping, also grab a substantial supply of tape because you will need a lot of it. You probably will have some nonsymmetrical shaped gifts or ones that could get swallowed up in a lot of wrap- ping paper. You way mant to choose bags or gift boxes to wrap such items. Get creative with gift bags by purchasing solid-color bags and using stamps to dress up the design. This way the wrapping looks like it was customized for each recipient. Let kids help, as they may have fun adding ribbon or bows to dress up gifts even further. Set up a dedicated spot to tackle the wrapping. Perhaps you want to wrap everything in one sit- ting, or maybe you will wrap each gift as you make new purchases. Either way, keeping supplies at the ready and organized can make wrapping go more quickly. Wrapping paper and ribbon can be stored on a modified towel rack that hangs over the back of a door, or invest in a wrapping paper storage container so everything will be together when the time comes to begin wrapping. A folding table or even an ironing rack can make for good horizontal surfaces on which to tackle the wrapping. Remem- ber also to keep an envelope nearby with any gift receipts so that they can be included with the gifts as you wrap them. Holiday shoppers’ work doesn’t end after gifts are purchased. Now is the time for wrapping and stockpiling all of the supplies needed to make holi- day gifts that much more attractive. a later pickup. · Enter shipping parameters. Signing up for either My FedEx or MyUPS gives you a little extra control over how packages are sent to you. For example, you can request that packages be held at a delivery center or you can presign for deliver- ies. These perks can help limit some lost or delayed packages. · Use proper post- age. Bulky envelopes or large packages are better off brought to the post office for shipping instead of mailing them from home. Inadequate postage could stall de- livery of your items and have them returned to you. · Research shipping cut-off dates. Shipping carriers often list the “last days to ship” for their services so that packages will arrive by the date you need them. This way you can plan around the cutoffs. · Sign up for mem- bership programs. Online retailers, such as Amazon, offer expe- dited shipping on many products as part of their membership programs. For example, Amazon Prime-eligible products will generally arrive within two business days as part of your annual membership fee. The added cost may be well worth the peace of mind fast shipping provides. An increase in online shopping as well as families living further apart has led to a high volume of gifts being shipped around the holi- days. Plan accordingly so that gifts will arrive on time. Make sure gifts arrive on time American State Bank & Trust Company Larned Branch Staff: Barb Ramey, Kristin Schartz, Linda Germer and Kerry Schmidt Great Bend Larned Macksville St. John Garden City Holcomb 793-5900 285-8933 348-2385 549-3244 271-0123 277-0077 793-4275 www.americanstatebankna.com Receive 25% OFF One Regularly Priced Item With This Ad Offer Expires 12/31/2015 Dress It Up, Inc. 511 Broadway Larned, KS 620-285-6886
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Christmas Gift Guidehi Neighbor! Newspapers November 2015 - 11
1904 12th Street,Great Bend, KS 67530
Carla JechaISSA Certified Personal Trainer
Be Inspired,Let’s Do It Together
Weight Control
Aerobic Training
Nutrition Strategy
Body Sculpting
Flexibility
Inspiration & Motivation
620.923.6195
COLGLAZIER MERCANTILEOpen Friday & Saturday • 9 AM to 5:30 PM
GiftCertificatesAvailable
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
Culligan Waterwill be CLOSED
Thursday November 26th& Friday November 27th
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With The Bounty of The Season,
Love Of Friends & Family!
Culligan Water of Lyons and Great Bend wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
211 East Ave. North (620) 257-3812
211 East Ave North (620) 257-3812
May Your Thanksgiving Be Blessed With
The Bounty Of The Season, Love Of Friends & Family, And A Harvest Of Smiles!
Culligan Water will be CLOSED
Thursday November 24th & Friday November 25th
Culligan Water of Lyons wishes all a Happy Thanksgiving!
first to capture a person’s attention, but the say-ing within will have a greater impact. Consider purchasing cards that are blank inside so you can add your own personal-ized sentiments. · For the perfect bal-ance of imagery and verse, try a photo greet-ing card. This way you can customize both the image and the wording. They’re even effective for business correspon-dence. Simply use a pic-ture of your office team or other workers in place of a family photo. · Personalized cards need to be purchased early to allow for pro-duction. Try to get your orders in by early No-vember to leave you time to address and mail them. · Buy extra cards than you think you need. This way you can send reciprocal greetings to a person who has mailed you a card this year. · If you want your card to stand out from the masses, consider sending
Cardscontinued from page 7 it separately from the big
holidays. Thanksgiving or New Year’s cards can be unique. · Try your hand at cre-ating your own greeting cards from papercrafting materials. You also can embellish ready-made greeting cards with stamps, glitter, stickers, and other customized ef-fects. · Keep a database of addresses saved on your computer. Then you can print address labels and save much time hand-ad-dressing Christmas cards. Your address list can later be customized for other friend or family events. · Check the postage of your card. Oddly shaped envelopes or even square cards may require extra postage because they could be processed by hand at postal facilities. · The Greeting Card Association says that even though many people use digital means of com-munication, greeting card traditions are still popu-lar and even are being adopted by today’s youth.
Come the holiday season, shipping com-panies work around the clock to ensure pack-ages, merchandise and more make it to their destinations on time. What would December holidays be without gifts under the tree? In 2013, overtaxed carriers failed to meet Christmas deadlines for many packages. Some analysts say big retail-ers and carriers may have underestimated consumers’ growing reliance on online shop-ping - especially for last-minute presents. Since those mishaps, both UPS and FedEx have spent millions on upgrades. More fuel-ef-ficient planes, upgrades to air cargo networks and improved infra-structure and ground shipping operations have helped shipping companies better handle the increased volume. As shipping com-panies work harder to ensure holiday packages arrive at their destina-tions on time, there also are things consumers can do to increase the chances that gifts make it under the tree before the big day. · Shop as early as possible. If you plan to buy online or ship gifts to family and friends, shop early so the gifts have time to make it to their destinations. Make a list of all the people whose gifts you will need to mail, then shop for their gifts first so you will have ample time for them to arrive on time. · Double-check all mailing addresses. Make sure you have the correct addresses for all friends or family mem-bers you will be sending gifts to. An incorrect address can result in packages being returned to sender or floating around in shipping limbo. All of this only decreases the likelihood that gifts will arrive on time. · Consider a ship-to-store option. A number of big retailers now offer various options that allow customers to purchase items online and pick them up in a nearby store. In-stock items may be available the same day, while others may have to be shipped to the store for
Stock up and organize holiday gift wrap Many people spend a significant portion of the holiday season selecting and wrapping gifts. After all of the effort that goes into finding the perfect gift, many gift-givers want to dress those gifts up in eye-catching packages. As the holiday season hits full swing, now is the time to get wrapping supplies in order. Begin by shopping the sales. Some people save money by stocking up on wrapping supplies at the end of the holiday season. Those who do not look so far ahead may want to buy gift wrap and bags when these items first appear on the shelves, which affords shoppers a larger selection to choose from. Although you may be tempted to go for the least expensive wrapping paper available, investing in something a little thicker may make wrapping easier, as thicker paper is less likely to tear. Select one or two paper designs so you do not have to think too much about which paper to use for which gifts. When shopping, also grab a substantial supply of tape because you will need a lot of it. You probably will have some nonsymmetrical shaped gifts or ones that could get swallowed up in a lot of wrap-ping paper. You way mant to choose bags or gift boxes to wrap such items. Get creative with gift bags by purchasing solid-color bags and using stamps to dress up the design. This way the wrapping looks like it was customized for each recipient. Let kids help, as they may have fun adding ribbon or bows to dress up gifts even further. Set up a dedicated spot to tackle the wrapping. Perhaps you want to wrap everything in one sit-ting, or maybe you will wrap each gift as you make new purchases. Either way, keeping supplies at the ready and organized can make wrapping go more quickly. Wrapping paper and ribbon can be stored on a modified towel rack that hangs over the back of a door, or invest in a wrapping paper storage container so everything will be together when the time comes to begin wrapping. A folding table or even an ironing rack can make for good horizontal surfaces on which to tackle the wrapping. Remem-ber also to keep an envelope nearby with any gift receipts so that they can be included with the gifts as you wrap them. Holiday shoppers’ work doesn’t end after gifts are purchased. Now is the time for wrapping and stockpiling all of the supplies needed to make holi-day gifts that much more attractive.
a later pickup. · Enter shipping parameters. Signing up for either My FedEx or MyUPS gives you a little extra control over how packages are sent to you. For example, you can request that packages be held at a delivery center or you can presign for deliver-ies. These perks can help limit some lost or delayed packages. · Use proper post-age. Bulky envelopes or large packages are better off brought to the post office for shipping instead of mailing them
from home. Inadequate postage could stall de-livery of your items and have them returned to you. · Research shipping cut-off dates. Shipping carriers often list the “last days to ship” for their services so that packages will arrive by the date you need them. This way you can plan around the cutoffs. · Sign up for mem-bership programs. Online retailers, such as Amazon, offer expe-dited shipping on many products as part of their membership programs. For example, Amazon Prime-eligible products will generally arrive within two business days as part of your annual membership fee. The added cost may be well worth the peace of mind fast shipping provides. An increase in online shopping as well as families living further apart has led to a high volume of gifts being shipped around the holi-days. Plan accordingly so that gifts will arrive on time.
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