Thank You, Thank You, Thank You ! ! !

It was a lot of work moving the store to the new server (Nexternal) and we often wondered if all the work would be worth it. Well, we sent out our newsletter announcing our Moving Sale to everyone registered with us and . . .

Wow! We had a great response.

So thank you all for your support. As always, feel free to contact us with any questions or comments. We love to hear from you.

If you missed our Moving Sale you can still join our mailing list to receive information about upcoming sales for the end of summer, holiday specials etc.

Your Friends at,

Drake House Gifts

We are very happy to announce that we are upgrading our store and moving to a new service provider. This will enable us to provide an even higher level of service to our customers.

We're not quite done, so some things may not look quite perfect, but we're getting there! Please feel free to stop by and give us look. Drake House Gifts

For those interested, we are leaving ProStores (an ebay company) and moving the Nexternal.

P.S. Chris Gilmore (our Nexternal rep.) ROCKS!

Well, it's been a LONG time since our last blog, but WHEH! What a year! We've have some new product lines, are handling the down turn in the economy and added new advertising and check out features.

If you're wondering why there's a Google search bar and advertising on our home page, there's a long techno-geek explanation about search engine optimization and other stuff, but the bottom line is that it helps us to meet new customers and it's an added service if you'd like to use it.

Our most recent product line is Irish Jewelry, featuring Claddagh, Celtic knot work, filigree and other classic Irish designs in both traditional and modern settings and styles.

As always, feel free to call with any special requests, questions or volume discounts!

Holiday Shopping

Well, here we are again, entering the last month of the year and we're all looking for bargains to spread the Holiday cheer a little bit farther. So without delay, here's a few new things we have to offer.

Our sister store - Main Street Gift Shoppe - is now offering on-line shopping. They feature

NFL Team Logo gift ware

Baekgaard - a hot new line of gift ware for men and women

Adora Dolls

In addition, Drake House Gifts continues with special discounts through out the store, Free Shipping on orders over $99 and new items in our Clearance Sale every day. We've also added:

Snow Babies

Royal Copenhagen

New Santa at play

Belleek 150th Anniversary Collection -limited quantities!

We always welcome your calls and email for Engraving, Gift Wrapping and Special Orders.

Happy Hunting!

Atlantic City Food & Wine Expo !

We are very excited to be involved with this exceptional show on October 12 - 14. This is aterrific event featuring wine tasting seminars and found many vendors featuring gourmet food, wine, travel, kitchen, cooking.

If you would like to find out more, here is the link to the Atlantic City Food and Wine Expo.

If you would like to attend as our guests, we have just a few pairs of FREE TICKETS still available. All you need to do is send us an email and tell us that you read our blog. First come - first serve.

Oh, I almost forgot, we are adding some new lines. Riedel Crystal is now available. Keep checking back, more are on the way!

What's on sale now?

Well, lots of stuff! We need to move out older inventory and make room for new inventory for the upcoming holiday Season.

You will find disounted prices on Woodwick Candles, and Sanoma Spa - some of these items will not be replaced, so if you want it, you'll need to act quickly.

There is also Miller Rogaska crystal with special pricing, and there may even still be a few silver pieces priced to move. These prices won't last long either.

Enjoy!

Summer Fun and Summer Sales

Like most of you we are into the summer season. Being so close to Long Beach Island - a barrier island off the coast of New Jersey - means going to the beach, walking our dogs, riding our bikes to Holgate, climbing Barnegat lighthouse, and of course barbecuing with our friends.

So what does all this mean for Drake House Gifts? Well, we know most of you are busy having fun too and we need to do a little more to get your attention. That's why throughout June you'll find different short term sales - like 10% off Belleek, Free Shipping, and more. If you don't see what you what at a sale price, please contact us and we'll see if there is something we can do for you.

We hope you enjoy your summer and these limited offers, because before you know it we'll be stacking wood and raking leaves!