It has been a while since we have updated our blog and that is for good reason.  As the administrator of this blog, I have recently been kept too busy with my newborn twin boys born on November 21st! 

The Sweet Shoppe is a family run business and therefore we welcome the little addtions as part of “The Sweet Shoppe Family”!  The rest of the family members involved are running the show from the frontlines this Holiday/Chanukah season, while I am trying to help them out between feeding and burping my newborn twins.  Thank G-d we are doing a great job with our Holiday gifts despite all the excitement on the homefront!  Keep the orders coming in and we will roll them out right on time!

Any tips on how to run your own business while being a mom of twins are more than welcome!

Best Regards,

Esther - Baby A & Baby B

Try looking for a kosher item on line and you will find millions of items under the kosher category.  The big question how kosher is really kosher?  That really depends on who is purchasing the kosher item and/or who one is sending the kosher item to. 

Many items are signed as kosher, but may not carry a specific kosher certification.  Other items to carry symbols, but those symbols are not recognized by all kosher seekers.  An example of a universally accepted kosher symbol would be the OU, but there are many items bearing other kosher items that are very acceptable by many people seeking kosher food or kosher gift items.

Our company does measure up to the strictest kosher guidelines.  Our presiding Rabbi (mashgiach) will only allow us to use items that have widely recognized kosher certifications (hechsherim) and those that he has personally checked into.

Here are some links for you to obtain some more information on kosher certifications:

http://www.kosherquest.org/symbols.php

 http://www.oukosher.org/

How would you select the right Holiday gift for your clients, colleagues, employees, and friends? 

Some say that they would try to think of the individual and what they would appreciate.  Others say they would give what they would like to get.  Then there are those that would not put too much thought into it, and they’d buy whatever comes easily to them; whether that means whatever is cheap or whatever is brought to their door step.

How would you go about shopping for a holiday gift or a Chanukah gift?  In which category do you see yourself in?

Now that the elections are behind us, and our country has gotten the change they’ve been looking forward to; it’s time to be hopeful and look forward to a better future.  Actually maybe now that the democrats have won, the media won’t need to create such fierce panic about the economic crisis.

At The Sweet Shoppe we are full swing into our Holiday and Chanukah season.  As we work through our Thanksgiving orders, we are full forth ahead with the upcoming holidays.  We have a great line for our Winter Holiday Gift Series, and our customers are sending in their Holiday gift lists.  We are looking forward to another great season at The Sweet Shoppe, and wishing everyone out there a successful season!

It seems like the weather is changing along with the new er as we come back to a regular work schedule after a full month of celebrating our Jewish Holidays.  The brisk, cold air in NYC reminds us that it’s time to get down to business and move ahead in the New Year.

Autumn does bring in a whole new breath of fresh air.  As we wrap ourselves against the crisp air, we still feel the chill.  Despite that is is a refreshing feeling.  As the trees turn colors and almost turn bare, we can relish the crunch of the leaves underfoot as we reflect upon the days gone by and look ahead to the next thing on our agenda.

At The Sweet Shoppe, we are turning Autumn into Winter at once.  We are not only featuring our Autumn’s best gifts along with gifts for Thanksgiving Gifts, but we are steeped into our Holiday Gifts for the year end as well.

So, as you begin to bundle up, and crunch those leaves on your way home; think of all that’s waiting for you…!!