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Hi again! In case you are wondering if winter will ever go back to where it came from, I am here to tell you, it will. I know this is what some Michigan people (none of you of course) are wondering because my ears hurt from all the whining.
Well never let it be said that I don't care about your pain. So to make the time pass a little more quickly as you eagerly await the arrival of spring, I have a few funnies, a reward and some interesting feedback for all you Gardening Graces ezine readers.
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JUNK IS SOMETHING YOU'VE KEPT FOR YEARS AND THROW AWAY THREE WEEKS BEFORE YOU NEED IT!
 When I first read that I laughed out loud because it is so true about me. You know how you can sometimes be so cautious, so pitifully timid about throwing something away? And that "something" is stuff that you could actually classify as "semi-useless". Then one day you rise up! You've somehow had enough of this sickening, wimpy image of yourself and you long to show the world the real you; the trend setting leader, decision maker and one heck of a bold person who is so courageous they can actually throw semi-useless stuff away. So you do!
I could be rich if you each sent me money for every time I've had to deal with that bold, trend setting, decision maker. Yes, the one who now has that sickening, sinking feeling when she realizes that the junk she so boldly tossed has morphed into a precious, desperately desired and most needed commodity. The one now spending hours digging through the trash or lamenting the loss is the one to send the money to. I'll send you her address.
What does this all have to do with gardening you ask? Nothing! Remember I said at the beginning I am here to cheer you up; to lighten your load and maybe make you smile and enjoy these last days of winter.
Oh, and here's a cool thing. In the cyber world when you do decide something is trash and then change your mind, you just have to retrieve it from the trash folder. And it isn't all wet, stinky, shredded or covered in who knows what. Fresh as when you clicked it to trash and ready to be precious again.
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REWARD
 I welcome your input about the Gardening Graces website and will reward you on your next invoice with a $5 credit. Here is how to get your reward! Just click on the link below and you will be taken to the website home page. Scroll to the bottom, complete and submit. It's that easy!! Even if you are not a paying customer, I would still love to have your input. Your reward..... when you're in town stop by and make me dinner, oops I mean I will make you dinner, or lunch or coffee. Depends.
Website Questionaire
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GET PAID FOR REFERRALS
Send a friend a gift from you for free!
Gardening Graces has always greatly appreciated your referrals. Now you can get rewarded for doing so!
This new way for you to refer your friends to us can earn you $20 off your next purchase from Gardening Graces too! Do you know someone in southeast Michigan, approximately within a thirty mile radius of the greater Ann Arbor area, who might benefit from Gardening Graces' services? Just send us their contact information via the link below and we will send them a $50 gift certificate toward a consultation valued at $75 and $20 toward their first purchase from Gardening Graces compliments of you!
It's a "Win-Win" situation. You will receive a $20 credit towards your next purchase (one credit per invoice). Your friend will receive $50 toward a yard or garden consultation and a $20 credit toward their first purchase. Get a gift for yourself by giving one to a friend! You will feel great, it's free and you come out $20 ahead!
Call or sign up via the link online now!
734 482-8230
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Customer Service
The ezine sent out on February 20, 2008 focused on customer service. If you have not responded yet, please re-open that email and let me hear from you. Your input is most welcome and appreciated. Thank you to those of who who took the time to tell me what you think. There is a page on the website just for your input that you can access any time.
Communication, listening carefully to what a client has to say and being able to solve the problem accompanied by a personal touch, reliable service and good work. That's how I would summarize what I have heard so far.
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See you soon. Spring and summer will be here and we can get busy again. It's a good thing since most of us could use a little more activity. After all, you know it's not the jeans that make your butt look fat.
Hope you appreciated my light heartedness. Please don't tell me to quit by day job. I'm not.
Gardeningly yours,
Barb
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