October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Salutations is Putting on the Pink!  All month long, we will be offering pink ribbon cards for sale for $5.  In Chapel Hill, we are tickled pink to be a part of the Tickled Pink 2009 Community Partners Program, benefiting the Patient & Family Resource Center at the new NC Cancer Hospital.  In Charlotte, all money from the sale of pink ribbon cards will go to Ann’s Fund in support of The Carolinas Breast Cancer Fund, which allows indigent women to receive mammograms.  The cards can be written on with the name of a loved one who is fighting or who has fought the battle against breast cancer, and will be displayed in our stores.

What’s more, every person who buys a pink ribbon will be able to spin the wheel to win 1 of 6 fabulous savings from 20 to 75% off their purchase that day.  But wait . . . there’s more!  For every pink ribbon card purchased, an entry will be made for a chance to win a Filofax Pink Ribbon planner {valued at $50} .

Our window displays are decked out in pink ribbons and we’re hoping to border the windows completely with purchased pink ribbon cards.  In the meantime, think pink . . . .

{Images via Style Me Pretty}

Can you believe that, for all intents and purposes, the summer is over?!  The older I get, the more I sound like a cliché {”Where does the time go?”}.  However, the turning of a calendar page does have its perks.  For instance, it’s now time to take advantage of the annual holiday promotions offered by our vendors on custom holiday items ~ greeting cards, photo cards, and invitations.  Your favorites like Crane {including Martha Stewart and kate spade for Crane}, William Arthur, Whitney English, and many others are offering 10-20% off their custom orders.  But don’t wait too long ~ most of these promotions expire at the end of September.  {Be careful ~ if you’re like me, it will be October before you know it!}