OVERHEARD IN A DEPARTMENT STORE RECENTLY………. Husband: How much longer are we going to waste on choosing a stupid present? Wife: It’s not the present that’s stupid. It’s you. Husband: Nice. Real nice. Wife: I‘m sick of you not being interested in my family. Husband: Why can’t we just choose something that looks expensive…
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Father’s Day is the perfect time to let your Dad know that you love him. But we know that not everyone comes from a family with a dad. One of our team members – Megan – was a single parent, but back in the day before single parenting was ‘mainstream.’ Megan’s husband left the family when their…
For those of you who are familiar with Ripple Effect Gifts, you will know that our core values are love, kindness and generosity. In fact, we wrote about it on this very blog site last week. These core values translate into Integrity, Authenticity and Following Our Dream. To us it is a no brainer; that…
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” — Christopher Robin The United Nations General Assembly declared July 30th to be the International Day of Friendship. Nane Annan, wife of the former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship. What an inspired…
We At Ripple Effect Gifts are often up with lark to gift pack and deliver our hampers. Recently I was watching some hot air balloons drifting over the Melbourne skyline at dawn. The usual traffic noise was hushed by a light, hazy mist and the only sounds were the bursts of gas into the balloon canopies. On…
Did you know that there are certain months in the year that see an influx of births? And July is one of them. When we first set up Ripple Effect Gifts we were unaware of this trend, but over time it has proven to be true. July is baby boom month! So we make sure…
Queen Elizabeth I was said to bath once a month whether she needed it or not. Compare this to Egyptian Royalty who bathed up to four times a day. At Ripple Effect Gifts we humbly suggest you choose somewhere between the two extremes! Having a bath is not only soothing and relaxing, but research has found…
At Ripple Effect Gifts we pride ourselves on offering free delivery on all hampers, right across Australia! To ensure that our customers can rely on our promise, we have arrangements in place with several courier companies. But sometimes, when we are at our busiest, several is not enough. Recently, with deliveries due to corporate customers, we…
Peanut butter as a toothpaste. Really? In the late 19th century, peanut butter was used by doctors and dentists as a medicinal paste for patients with bad teeth. It was also prescribed for patients who had no teeth and could therefore not chew. Considering there were no restrictions on the amount of sugar used in the production of…
