There is a lot going on at Fairytale Brownies these days! Not only are we unveiling quite a few new brownie gifts, packaging and our new Cream Cheese flavor next week, but operations are also ramping up for the holiday season. That's right, we're already working hard to make sure we're ready to deliver more than 2 million brownies in time for the upcoming fall and winter holidays.
In marketing, we're launching the new and improved brownies.com next week and working on our spring and summer Fairytale Brownies catalogs (with new gifts for Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day and more!). There is much to do in the catalog arena, including a 7-day brownie photo shoot in September. I'll be blogging about the catalog creation process and will try to post some behind-the-scenes Fairytale Brownies photo shoot pictures.
That's all for now, but I look forward to blogging more soon!

~Kari

~Kari
We've started a Daily Brownie Deal at brownies.com, and I wanted to share it with our blog readers.
Today's Daily Brownie Deal is the Christmas Tower, and it is 10% off plus Free Shipping today (12/10) only. This is a great gift that includes all 12 of our fudgy chocolate brownie flavors in an assortment of 3 Fairytale sizes (Brownies, Sprites and Magic Morsels) in a red and white Christmas tower. It's perfect if you want to send brownies to a group, as there's something for everyone inside.
Stay tuned for future Daily Brownie Deals! Only 15 days till Christmas!
~Kari
Here's Fairytale Brownies Co-Founder Eileen Spitalny answering questions on camera. Notice the monitor that shows the cameraman how the shot looks? So cool!

And from the other angle. Here you can see the interviewer.

And some custom boxes we made especially for Unwrapped!

Stay tuned for an airdate for our episode, entitled "Get Comfy"! In the meantime, keep coming back to the blog for more behind the scenes action.
~Kari
We love getting feedback from our customers here at Fairytale Brownies. Every time you order brownies, you and your recipient get an opportunity to tell us what you love and if you have any suggestions for us. If you haven't ever responded to our online survey or via the postcard in your brownie box, please do so the next time you order. Or send an email to service@brownies.com. You just might be featured on our blog! We got some emails today about two things that are near and dear to our hearts, soldier care packages and our partnership with KaBOOM!, so I thought I would share them.
"Hey, I just want to say thank you so much for supporting the troops. One of the girls I know said she was trying to order brownies and you sent some to her deployed soldier at your expense. Although I am lucky enough to have my husband home this holiday season, I just want to say thanks again, because little things like this mean the world to deployed soldiers who are happy to have anything that reminds them of home. Next deployment I will be sure to pass along the word that you guys are great! I hope your business continues to be prosperous." -Rebekah S.
"Hello Fairytale Brownies. My wife and I have been using your services to send client gifts for 10+ years. We were recently visiting my grandparents in
Thanks Rebekah and Ryan for your kind words, we really appreciate it!
~Kari
Veterans' Day is upon us, and I thought I would take a minute to thank all of our veterans, past and present, on behalf of everyone here at Fairytale Brownies. We love our troops, so much so that we even have a bulletin board in our office overflowing with all the notes and photos we've received over the years from the soldiers we support. 
Not only do we offer free shipping on any gourmet brownie gifts sent to an APO/FPO military address, but we are also part of the Soldiers' Angels Bakers Group, sending delicious Belgian chocolate brownies to our deployed troops each and every month. Our Customer Service Team also writes letters and sends care packages to soldiers to remind them someone is thinking of them.
If you're looking for the perfect gift for your favorite veteran, try sending one of our Patriotic brownie gifts to show your appreciation for their service to our country.
Thank you veterans, for being our heroes!
~Kari

That machine is inkjetting addresses onto the catalogs from a list that has been presorted to get us the best possible postage rate. Pretty cool to see it in action, huh?
Look for a Fairytale Brownies catalog in your mailbox next week, and if you're not on our mailing list click the request a catalog link on the right to sign up!
~Kari
We received the following email from a customer who recently discovered that our gourmet brownies make excellent thank you gifts.
Dear Friends at Fairytale Brownies,
One of the University's "sweetest donors" sent your products our way a few weeks ago to cheer us and the quality and presentation of the product knocked our socks off in Alumni Relations.
When it was time for us to order some "brownie point" thank you items, Fairytale Brownies came immediately to mind. Now, not only are we delighted with your product, we are incredibly impressed with how easy and fast the ordering process is (we just ordered yesterday and the treats will arrive Tuesday without excessive shipping charges). Wow!
We will most assuredly order from you again in the future AND I have a big mouth :) and will tell others in my network. THANK YOU for being such a deliciously customer-centric business!
Warm personal regards,
Ms Chris LeDuc
Alumni Relations Director, Interim
St. Cloud State University
Thanks for your comments Chris! We pride ourselves on providing an extraordinary product and customer experience, and are glad to know we are succeeding.
~Kari
Check it out here: http://brandchannel.com/careers_profile.asp?cr_id=96.
There are many other exciting and newsworthy things coming soon at Fairytale Brownies, so keep checking back for updates.
~Kari

~Kari
The set for the Spring catalog cover:

Rick & Kim working on the Summer catalog cover shot:

Kim using her dental pick to make the brownies look beautiful:

