Comments on: Coming full circle to Generation-G

By: sandra407

sandra407 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:06:35 +0000

Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog. Cheers! Sandra. R.

By: debbie

debbie — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:44:29 +0000

This article is great; found it as a result of your newsletters which I love, as I do your blog. This is the first time I have responded, however.

I agree with you. It’s time for each of us to look to the good we have and turn this negative tide around!

By: Deborah Stanek Reast

Deborah Stanek Reast — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:41:47 +0000

Many of us are thinking the same thing. I see these changes not as negative, but as a shift in paradigms, or coming full circle to the good old days when people respected each other and each other’s property because it had value. They were grateful for the little things in life and the simple things. We didn’t need to have it all. We were satisfied with what we had, we only bought what we needed and we were happier and more family minded because we did not have so many choices to make. Too many choices with too many things takes up way too much of our time. It takes time away from our really living and appreciating the things which are important. It is my hope that life does not get too difficult for us financially, but I believe all of this is going to make everyone take a closer look at their priorities and will make us all work together to survive. Thanks for your article. I am glad there are others who are like minded. Or perhaps we are the positive ones that need to see the good in all things, even hard times.

By: Mike C

Mike C — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:06:03 +0000

Well I have been saying for years that John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Charles Bronson and I are doing just fine. Finally I think that some people get what I mean by that. I had an advantage over people that were born in the mid 70s and early 80s I had a Dad that was just like the men I admired so much growing up, you know when I was 6 or 7 with that Gene Autry outfit on the pearl handle chrome six guns the shirt and cuffs hat and scarf, yeah and boots to match,the smoke from those cap guns was stifling. I was just like any other 17 year old the last time Dad made me see stars, I had it comming as I was being disrespectful to my Mom. I tromped off down the road 5 miles in Jan. with a short sleeve shirt in the snow. I was never so glad to see anyone when dad pulled up and asked me to get in the car. I was frozen, his apology was not out of his mouth before I was telling him that I was very sorry for what I had said, no other words were necessary. I have 2 sons and I have always said that anyone under 25 years old is in the pre brain stage that is baised on my past history and others I have observed. I now have hope as both of them are past that marker and I see a lot of myself and their graddad in both of them as well as their mom’s good scense. I also see that their best friends and wifes have those values that I thought never would be seen in this world of Greed and selfishness. I now see hope for this world for sure as those values of the past that I admired so much from those men and my Dad are still carried on today in others 35 years younger than I am.

By: camille maglio

camille maglio — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:16:28 +0000

Loved the article and the thoughts it was meant to convey. We are ready to put our money where our mouths are…let’s start MADE IN THE USA back into stuff. Be a supplier who does this and caption the ad – pay more & create a USA job. ….

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:58:29 +0000

I have shared your catalog over the past three years with other businesses that I feel could benefit from the products that you provide. However, I would not have done that had I not been treated so well and so quickly as a customer. As you suggested, full circle means many things, but it begins and ends with each of us and our relationship with each other.

By: Meri

Meri — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:44:17 +0000

First of all, I love your articles!! Second, I wanted to say I love the generation G theory. Half of my business is from the purchase of gift items. That part is still going strong!! Because giving and caring never goes out of trend. And I find that more people are buying “cheer up” token gifts for friends going through rough times (job loss, divorce ,etc.) Also I myself am also sick of GREED!! Our business was a victim of credit card fraud with misuse of our debit card TWICE this past 6 months! And my parents were the victims of a ponsy scheme! Its definately time to move full circle!!

By: Diane Dunn

Diane Dunn — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:02:08 +0000

You’ve captured this portal beautifully. One of the delights of being a senior is having the confidence of knowing that when times are tough, people slow a bit and rethink their priorities. It is indeed full circle.
I am so delighted to have discovered you. Your packaging helps me make my customers feel special. Kindness and smile in a bag or box.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:39:48 +0000

Thanks. We are such a small fish in your very big pond, but from any vendor who brings new and innovative ideas to the table, we listen. Our customers benefit and appreciate it when we adjust our business model to fit their needs. We are all in this together and do indeed need to get back to the basics of what our parents and grandparents (I’m a boomer) taught us.

By: Mary Jane

Mary Jane — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:30:40 +0000

What a refreshing article! I am so proud to be a customer of a company that is heading in a positive direction and thinking about others while doing that. Creative Expressions is a small gift basket company, but we are proud that integrity is a cornerstone of our business too.