Spare a thought this Mother’s Day, for those of us whose Mum’s or Mother’s have passed away, or for those of you, who have never grown up knowing a Mother’s Love. How do we cope on Mother’s Day when our thoughts naturally drift to our own Mother and her presence in our lives? What did we do to ...…
Do you remember receiving the call, the email or having your son or daughter visit in person and announce to you their exciting news, that they’re expecting their first baby. What a lot of mixed emotions you were all feeling. The excitement and joy of anticipating the patter of little feet, the concern for the ...…
Do you like to receive appreciation for something that you’ve done for someone else? How does it make you feel when you don’t get any feedback for a job that you’ve done for someone else, or have gone out of your way to do something to help someone else, and they can’t or don’t or ...…
So you think that your staff won’t need Christmas gifts from Management? Why? In an earlier blog I raised Seven points about why your staff should receive Christmas gifts and now I will tell you why I think that there will be situations when it is not appropriate to give your staff Christmas gifts? Your ...…
We would love your help with your ideas and suggestions of what we could include into a Healthy Gift range? What would you suggest for someone who is on a Weight Loss Plan? The person may also have a disease such as cancer or diabetes or have suffered a heart attack, and have to have ...…
Many companies and business’ question the value of giving gifts to their staff, but here in Part 1, I will discuss some of the pros of such an action for your company, then in Part 2, I will talk about the cons of such action. You may have been giving gifts to your company for ...…
Are you Shouting at your Customers? Do your emails or phone calls irritate your potential customers, or your regular customers? Have you asked them, or do you even know? Every time you send out an email to your customers, speak to them on the phone or in person, do you try to sell them something ...…
How long have you lived in your present location and community, days, weeks, months or years and do you care to know who your neighbours are? Would you know if any of them needed your help because they may have cancer, a disability, depression, need someone to talk to, be elderly, have young children ...…
In November 2010 I was privileged to be involved with the Halswell Primary School Raffle to help raise funds for their school, which was badly damaged with our September 4th 2010 7.1 earthquake here in Christchurch. This raffle helped to raise an impressive $35,000 for the school and one of the first prizes was a Trip to ...…
Hi and Welcome to Diane’s Blog at Apex Gift Boxes in Halswell, Christchurch, New Zealand. My aim in starting this blog, is to help you find solutions to issues and concerns that you may have about ordering, choosing and sending your gifts from an online shop. I want to dispel the myth, that I may not be human, and could just ...…
Fruit Basket
This lovely fresh fruit box, with a sprinkle of chocolates and fudge bites added for them to enjoy, will satisfy an older person as a lovely birthday present, or makes an ideal gift for someone in hospital. 
Office Shout Gift Box
Has a project just been finished or want to surprise someone with a birthday treat? The Work Shout gift box is a great way to celebrate that special occasion.
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