I was given the 'green light' to share an amusing email verbatim. The only caveat, withhold the name. Why the padlock? The email concerned a 14th wedding anniversary surprise. The email follows:
"This year is our 14th wedding anniversary. The traditional gift is "ivory," but dead elephants aren't my thing. Is there an "ivory" glassybaby? Is there a color of glassybaby that I can pass off as ivory?"
My color consultation? We have Cream and Sheer Cream, both ivory-esque.We also have Elephant (implicitly alive.) Happy 14th wedding anniversary in advance to our dear customers who shall remain unnamed.
An in store anecdote that stayed with me. A customer purchased a nice smattering of chinababies. Each would go into the hands of newly found friends. To explain...an adoption group formed through a wonderful organization. Each family comprising the group had traveled together to China to unite with their adopted babies. For their reunion stateside, this customer was giving each family a chinababy as a gift of celebration and unity. So incredibly sweet.
More mirth, a customer labored over the table of chinababies...unboxing them, studying each vessel, holding each one up to the table lamp nearby.Finally she comically rolled her eyes at me and exclaimed:"This is not good for my OCD."
Until Next Time...Nicola
If you travel to La Jolla, California you should see the new George's California Modern restaurant,at George's at the Cove, featuring glassy babies in every room, even the ladies restroom!(thanks to architect Jennifer Luce etal)
Posted by: paula | February 25, 2007 at 12:00 PM