Archive for October, 2009

29
Oct

Gift ideas for women

Struggling with gift ideas for women in your life? Don’t fret because you are not alone. Men will certainly find it challenging to find the perfect gift because in this day and age, there are simply a lot of items to choose from and almost zero guarantee that the women in their life will appreciate what they have chosen.

The best solution for this dilemma is the internet. There are a lot of choices online now and one online retailer has a lot of great items for you to choose from – the Wonder Store online shop.

There’s a wide selection of vintage design scarves, hats and bags. They fit perfectly during the winter season. What’s more, they are not sold by a lot in terms of volume which means they are perfect as unique gifts for women.

Another great option behind this site is that they are reasonably priced and will fit the budget.

28
Oct

Model Miranda Kerr models latest lingerie line for Victoria’s Secret

Miranda Kerr

Brides will certainly beam with excitement when they get to use their gift of wedding lingerie from Victoria’s Secret during the wedding night especially if they had been modeled by the lingerie giant’s latest endorser Miranda Kerr.

The 26-year old Australian is featured in the autumn 2009 catalogue of the lingerie company. She modeled several sexy underwear that will surely become a hit during the wedding night.

Kerr has been making headlines lately after the media noticed a drastic change on her body. She’s believed to have lost more weight based on the latest shots of her. The model is currently dating actor Orlando Bloom.

The model was seen posing for more pictures on Saint Barthelemy island in France. She’s been seen wearing several bikinis and other lingerie items.

23
Oct

Amsterdam-based boutique comes up with bra scrap scheme

Je m'appelle Nikki

In a massive bid to increase lingerie sales, Amsterdam-based lingerie boutique Je m’ Appelle Nikki has launched the so-called “bra scrap” scheme this week. The campaign was made to mimic the actual car scrappage scheme, which was launched recently in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands.

According to reports, women can return their old bra to the store and get up to 7.5 euros discount when buying a new one, regardless of the bra size. The bra scrap promo is application to all the collection offered in the boutique. Items that are up for grabs are high-fashion lingerie such as La Perla, Simone Perele and Aubade.

Company founder Nikki Crouwel said that they came up with this promotion because recession is greatly felt worldwide and in order to entice buyers in their boutique, they need to come up with promotions that will surely fit every women’s budget.

5
Oct

American phone company fires four employees over gifts

Verizon Business, a company based in the United States, has reportedly let go four of its employees following an investigation that they have given gifts such as hockey tickets, dinners and spa treatments to the high ranking officials of the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles, Division of Air Quality and Department of Transportation.

There are no indications whether unique gifts for women were provided for these high profile company officials. However, it has been determined that the State Bureau of Investigation has been establishing a relationship between the fired employees and state officials. This is in relation to Verizon winning a $51.5 million state contract that makes it possible to provide data services and computers to the aforementioned North Carolina offices.

Verizon spokesperson Jack Hoey said that they have already decided to terminate the four employees and reprimanded the fifth employee and was removed to the particular account.