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Wyandotte Woman Designs Gift Baskets at Home

Learn more about Extra Special Baskets in this week's Business Spotlight.

Mary Lewinski, owner of Extra Special Baskets, said her Wyandotte business started in November 2011.

She recently submitted information about the business to Patch. If you have a business and want to participate in Patch's Small Business Shout Out, you can fill out the online form.

How did your business get started? I was looking for a business that didn't take me too far away from home. An online gift basket business does just that, shipping anywhere in the continental U.S. with a 100-word message to the recipient. I am a supplier of La Bella Baskets, Gifts, & Flowers and I enjoy working with people all over the country, helping people with all their gifting needs. Working at home helps me because I am also a caregiver for my 91 year old mother who has dementia.

What services does your business provide?
We have over 400 gifts, baskets, cookie bouquets, wine baskets, soy candles, and flowers for:
* Anniversary & Wedding Gifts
* Customized Baby & Children Gifts
* Birthday Gifts
* Cookie Bouquets (may be personalized)
* Flowers
* Get Well & Cheer Up Gifts
* Gifts for Her (Spa Baskets, Garden Baskets)
* Gifts for Him, Sport Baskets
* Gourmet Baskets, Coffee Baskets
* Meat and Cheese Baskets
* Housewarming Baskets
* Sympathy Baskets
* Customized Ribbons
* Patriotic Gifts
* Gifts sent to APO, FPO addresses in the Military
* Gifts for Graduations and College Bound
* Gifts for Teens/Pre-Teens
* Over-the-Hill Birthdays (coffin w/prune juice)
* Singing Bears
* Soy Candles
* Starbucks Gift Baskets
* Holiday Gift Baskets and more

What do you want your business to be best known for?
BRING AN EXTRA SPECIAL SMILE WITH AN EXTRA SPECIAL BASKET! Online convenience shopping and a consultant they can communicate with anytime for suggestions all their gifting needs.

What's your most popular produce and/or service?
The service is paying $9.95 for 20% off all gifts and baskets all year long. (The year is calculated from the day when you joined.) Also, delivery to recipient for you.

The products are:

  • Thanks A Million Gift Chest (Category-Variety of Gift Baskets-Corp/Employee Gifts)
  • Giant Java Coffee (Category-Gourmet Gift Baskets, Food and Beverage Baskets)
  • Golfing Around Gift Basket (Category-Variety of Gift Baskets-Sport Baskets)
  • Welcome Home (Category-Specialty Items-House Warming)
  • California Classic (Category-Wine Gift Baskets)
For more information, call 313-804-3238 or check out http://www.extraspecialbaskets.com.


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