I found out about Fairytale Brownies through a military-themed website, Soldier's Angels. I've been wanting some for awhile, so when the opportunity presented itself (this was a reward of sorts for ot spending lots of money on something else :P) I shose some to try out. I ended up getting the box of 8-Sprites in Original, Chocolate Chip and Walnut for myself, and Original, Caramel, and Mint for Eric. He has three and I have 5 shhh! So far I've just had the Original and never had I had a more fluffy brownie. Isn't the packaging just beauriful? :)
Not sure if you can red the card, but it says that the brownies are guaranteed fresh on arrival and they can last up to 30 days in the refrigerator and 6 months in the freezer. Um, not, they won't be there that long!
Name: Claudia
City: Colorado Springs
State: CO
I have blogged about my friends, The Albrecht family before but this blog is very special to me. It all started with a box of brownies. I heard about Kevin and his family from an email that come into our service line here at Fairytale Brownies. I sent him brownies several times while he was deployed overseas and sent brownies to his wife Nadine and their three boys. I never in a million years thought that such a deep friendship would be formed from such a simple gesture. Kevin is now back safely enjoying the holidays with his family. Kevin and Nadine are stationed in Missouri and I keep in touch with them via facebook. A few days ago I got a surprise in the mail. Below is a picture of what the Albrecht Squad sent me. I have never been so touched by a gift before. When I opened it I really didn't know how to react. The card had the sweetest things anyone has ever said to me in it. They are truly amazing people and I am so happy that a soldier care package has made me a part of their lives. I will wear this Army hat and shirt with more pride than I will ever be able to express. HOOAH!
Send some holiday cheer to our military men and women abroad this holiday season.
Fairytale Brownies is offering Free Shipping to all APO/FPO addresses. It's a small way that we can show our appreciation for their sacrifice and courage. Check out one of my more recent blog posts
"With Sincere Gratitude and Thanks." It's all about
Fairytale Brownies close relationship with our soldiers!
If you are sending a Soldier Care Package this holiday season, consider gourmet chocolate brownie gifts from Fairytale Brownies. With Free Shipping to APO/FPO addresses, you can't go wrong! Read about how much our soldiers love Fairytale Brownies
here. Fairytale Brownies wishes you and your military men & women a very happy holiday season.
~ Hilary
Hey just wanted to say thank you for the delicious brownies! My name is SSG John Warner and I am currently deployed in support of operation Iraqi Freedom with the 82nd Airborne Division. I got a package here from you guys today via my beautiful wife Abby and these things are truly amazing! Hands down the best brownies I have ever had. They have quickly become a huge hit here with all of my soldiers. In fact, I had to hide the rest of them in a friends room so that I did not eat the entire box in one sitting. Please send more!
Name: John Warner
Email: warnstar1@yahoo.com
City: Al Anbar
State: Iraq
As I write this, I can feel wood chips in my sneakers, dust on my skin and shoulder muscles that I didn't know I had. But I have a smile on my face because I know - MULCHERS ROCK!
Anyone who has ever experienced a KaBOOM! playground build will understand what I'm saying and will agree. For those of you who've never participated in a build, the procedure goes something like this: You start off with a few holes in the ground and a bazillion yards of wood chips (mulch). The goal of the mulch team is to spread every inch of those chips onto the playground while other teams are building and cementing the play structure in place.
Eileen and I were part of the mulching team today as KaBOOM! and 113 other volunteers helped build a play space for The Salvation Army in Tempe, AZ. We began the day with a few words from reps from KaBOOM!, The Salvation Army and the funding sponsor, Mutual of Omaha. Then we stretched a little to warm up our muscles. Then we divided into work groups. The lady in the photo at left was the team leader of the Acorns. I don't know what their job was. Eileen and I were Paws... the MULCHERS!
Here are some of the Paws team carrying mulch from the huge pile to the play space.
All of this work helped us burn a few calories and as lunchtime approached, we were mighty hungry.
And what do you think was served for dessert?
Fudgy Fairytale Brownies! Walnut was the flavor of the day.
After lunch, most of the hard work was finished.
Notice the mulch pile by the wall has disappeared? I told you MULCHERS ROCK!
Actually, everyone that helped did an awesome job.
This group built a couple of kids' picnic tables. Pretty good for never putting one together before!
Remember when you were a kid and you spent the day playing outside? You came home exhausted, filthy dirty and oh so happy.
Helping build a play space gives you the same results!
The next time you drive down Hardy between Broadway and University, glance East and you will see a gorgeous play space built by the local community.
Some of you can even say, "And I helped!"
Today is Veteran's Day and on behalf of Fairytale Brownies, I wanted to express our sincere gratitude and thanks to all of the brave Men and Women who have served and are currently serving in our Armed Forces. Here at Fairytale Brownies we have deep respect and gratitude for our Armed Forces...not just today, but everyday. We have a year-round ongoing sponsorship with
Soldiers Angels, a volunteer-led non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the US Army, marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families. Monthly, we write letters and send care packages to deployed soldiers around the world thanking them for their service. We also ship to APO/FPO addresses for free year round. Here is a peak at our soldiers board we've named appropriately "Our Heroe's" which is prominently displayed in our main hallway. Most of these pictures were sent to us from solidiers who received our care packages. We've developed a life-long friendship with most of them and their families. They even send us currency and other cool things from where they may be stationed.
A special shout out goes to our own Baking Team Leader, Santiago A., who served in the US Army for many years! Santiago's children also serve in the military as well.
In honor of our troops and their families, Fairytale Brownies is having a special promotion just for them.
If you call our in-House customer service line at 1.800.531.5209 to place any order and you have a military person you want to send an item to, we will send them a Patriotic Sprite 24 gift (a retail value of $43.90) totally free of charge. Remember, please call our in-house customer service line at 1.800.531.5209 to speak to one of our in-house customer service representatives (we have an overflow call center located in Florida, and these representatives will not be able to send the free gift). We will extend this offer to Friday November 13, 2009.It's just another small way for us to say thank you to our soldiers and their families for their sacrifices.
Last week our Corporate Sales Assistant, Kristie (who also happens to be my sister) was told by my nephew Joe that she needed to bring his stuffed animal who he calls Rikki to work with her. Rikki is actually an otter but my nephew is convinced that he is a mongoose like on the old cartoon Rikki Tikki Tavi. I know this is very silly but I wanted to share some of the adventures that Rikki went on at the Fairytale Bakery!
Rikki started off his morning by helping to greet customers in the retail store. While he was in the retail store he took a little break to look through the viewing window to see the bakers baking our delicious gourmet brownies. For a little while Rikki went missing but we found him cozied up with all the blondie bunnies!
Rikki then made his way to the warehouse to help our shipping team ship brownies. Rikki packed his very own Christmas food gift! Rikki wanted to know what it was like to be real tall so he got to sit in one of the bins. Then it was time to head upstairs.
First Rikki helped make some copies. Then he helped customer service by taking a couple of phone orders. He also helped do some marketing research. He liked sitting on Alyssa's ball!
Next it was time for a meeting. Erin, me and Kari needed some of Rikki's input on a project we were working on.
Rikki went and helped accounting for a little while. Well, he wasn't much help when he found this cool toy they have down there. Then he stopped to salute "Our Soldiers". Finally Rikki's day was coming to an end. He had a very busy day so he finished it off by sitting in one of our massage chairs in our quiet room.
Thank you Rikki for all your help in making the world a sweeter place, one Fairytale Brownie at a time!
We got a couple of new really nice letters from some of our favorite Fairytale fans, our soldiers!
The first one is from Joseph W. of the 659th Maintenance Company. Here is a little bit of what Joseph had to say...
You guys are sincerely awesome. My Soldiers get so excited when they see the labeling on the box. You guys have made a lot of my soldiers smile over here and I owe you a debt of gratitude for your thoughtfulness and dedication to the soldiers. I just cannot explain in words how grateful me and my soldiers feel for your support. Maybe one day we all can live peacefully and in great harmony. We will not forget the Fairytale Brownie people of the world, who never forget us.
Here is another letter from Spc Karen B. who is stationed in Sierra Vista AZ...
Thank you so much for the amazing brownies. They lasted about five minutes. I think people could smell them through the wrapper. Thank you for your support.
The third letter was a very cool postcard from Tom S. who is in the 1st Cavalry Division...
Those were the best brownies ever. Everyone loved them. Thank you for all of your support. We of course miss our families but are proud and happy we have the opportunity to protect folks like you all.
Thank you to Joseph, Karen, Tom and the men and women serving in our military. We truly appreciate the sacrifices you are making to help keep us safe. With honor and respect all of us at Fairytale Brownies salute you!
I am always amazed at the WONDERFUL comments that our customers send us! It makes me happy to come to work every day. They are thanking us - but really, we thank you!!!
"Just wanted to say that these are the best brownies I have ever had!!! I am a soldier stationed in Iraq and received a couple of these brownies out of a box sent to someone else. OMG! I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I have since ordered them and sent them as a gift and the response was the same, they could not believe they were that good. I had never heard of Fairytale Brownies until I sampled one that day. Just wanted to let you know that your brownies made being here in Iraq a little more bearable. Thank you for making my heart smile and my stomach do the happy dance! I will definitely be ordering again and again! - Michelle S."
"Through the years I've sent your brownies to friends, family, and business associates as Thank You Food Gifts. I always got rave reviews about how delicious the brownies were. Most recently, I sent a box to my dogs vet as a Thank you and was asked to complete the survey when I completed my order. In the survey, I mentioned that I'd never tasted the brownies. Well to my pleasant surprise, I received a variety box of your Fairytale Brownies last week from Ellie and your company. I was in tears because of your kindness. it's the little things such as this that will keep me coming back. This is outstanding customer service at it's best! I can't thank you enough for the extra 3 lbs. I've gained indulging in those amazing brownies, LOL! My sincerest thanks. - Jennifer P."
It looks like there will be plenty of celebrating this weekend in honor of the 4Th of July. Thank you for sharing with Fairytale Brownies how you will be spending your holiday.
Instead of choosing one winner, we chose two: Lucy Roberts and Nancy Wells. Each will receive a Patriotic Morsel 24 brownie gift.
Lucy wrote: First, we will put out Old Glory and place flags around the yard. I'll begin preparing an old-fashioned BBQ, with homemade lemonade, Mom's potato salad recipe, hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelon and some wonderful brownies from Fairytale Brownies (since it is too hot to turn on the oven). We will have some ice cream sundaes as we walk to the park to watch the fireworks show with all of our neighbors and give thanks for our freedom.
Including Fairytale Brownies at your party, Lucy, is a great idea. We approve!
Nancy wrote: Actually, I am planning to scatter my son's ashes. He was a Navy guy who died last year. I'll be someplace by Lake Michigan camping in a beautiful wooded area, with a few family members and friends.
What an appropriate weekend to celebrate your Navy son's life, Nancy.
Again, thank you to those who participated in our contest. We love hearing from you.
Have a Fairytale Fourth!
- Your friends at Fairytale Brownies
"I'm currently serving in the Army in Iraq. My wife sent me an assortment of brownies for Father's Day. These are absolutely the best brownies I have ever tasted in my life. I shared a few with some of my Soldiers and they loved them too! They were so good I felt like I had to write something to tell all of you that Fairytale Brownies are above and beyond excellence. -Thanks, SSG Luis P."
Wow, we are very honored to have receive this comment recently from one of our own service members thanking us for the brownies he received as a gift from his wife. With sincere gratitude, it is our pleasure to have had the honor of being the company chosen for your wife's Father's Day gift giving. We hope that the Fairytale Brownies gave you a little taste home. Thank you for your service, and we look forward to your safe return to the United States.
~ Hilary
Brandie recently blogged about an Army family, Kevin, Nadine and their 3 boys. Brandie has corresponded with this family through the years and keeps in frequent contact with them. They were grateful for the story she dedicated to them and even talked about it on their own blog. I just wanted to do a quick follow-up because I thought it was really nice that they spent the time to take a picture with the Fairytale Brownies Brandie sent them and emailed it in. Kevin even saved the Giant Brownie Box Brandie sent him in Iraq and hung it on the wall in his office! We are grateful to you and to all of the military families out there.
Thank you for your service!
To read Brandie's Army Story Blog,
click here. To visit Kevin's family blog,
click here.
About three years ago I was introduced to a man named Kevin. Kevin was serving overseas in the Army and someone sent him a soldier care package that contained Fairytale Brownies. Kevin filled out our comment card and sent it in. He wrote that our brownies were like a taste of home. I was very touched that our brownies were able to give him that from so far away. About a month later I decided to send Kevin a box of brownies to thank him and his unit for their service and to give them another little taste of home. From there I received several letters, emails, photos and even some Iraqi money from Kevin. One of the coolest things is that I have also been introduced to Kevin's wife Nadine and their 3 boys. Kevin and Nadine have been married for 13 years. Their boys are Michael 13, Neil 11 and Daniel 8. They are stationed at Ford Hood, TX where they have been for 4 1/2 years. Kevin joined the North Dakota National Guard right before he graduated high school in 1989 and transferred over to active Army in 1991.
I recently asked Nadine her thoughts on being a Military wife and want to share them with you: I love being an Army wife. I always thought my calling in life was to be a Soldier. For so many years after leaving the Army, I had an ache and wondered if I would ever be satisfied with just being an Army wife. I threw everything I had into supporting my husband and our kids. Volunteering within the Army community. A couple years ago I realized that my path included being a Soldier because ultimately my calling in life is to be an Army wife. We have our challenges, we go through so many things that many in the civilian sector don't. Not necessarily harder, just different. We also get to experience a range of emotions few people get to experience in a lifetime. It's a sense of pride you can't find in a dictionary. You can't explain it, you have to feel it. I am so proud of the job my husband does, he makes a difference in the world each and every day. My children know that they sacrifice their time with their Dad to provide opportunities for other children in the world. We are a proud Army family and we willingly serve TOGETHER in all that we do.
Here's a picture of Kevin (he is all the way on the left) and his unit
Here's Kevin with a couple of Iraqi children
And here's a picture of Nadine, Kevin and the boys. Kevin just got home from one of his tours on Tuesday. Just in time for Father's Day! Welcome Home Kevin!
I have really enjoyed being a part of the journey this amazing family has been on. They truly are an inspiration! I want to thank Kevin, Nadine and their boys and all military families out there for the sacrifices you make to keep our country safe!
As an employee of Fairytale Brownies I'm proud of the product we make, delicious gourmet brownies, as well as the outstanding customer service we provide.
And I'm especially proud of how Fairytale Brownies gives back to the community through KaBOOM!, First Things First, and Soldiers' Angels Ladies of Liberty.
We've been supporting Soldiers' Angels/Angels Bakers for almost two years. Last September we had an opportunity to become members of Soldiers' Angels/Ladies of Liberty. From the Ladies of Liberty website; Soldiers' Angels has found a new niche in assisting our deployed service members with a team called Ladies of Liberty. This team focuses on the needs of deployed female service members. Our organization understands that females are instrumental in the current war (as in the past), and make special efforts to support them in their missions while showcasing our appreciation for their service. We assist with supplies for their unique health and hygiene needs, and help them experience a few pampering moments to rejuvenate and "be good to themselves."
Each month Fairytale Brownies ships Soldier care packages of chocolate brownies to women serving in the Armed Forces. We hope this little bit of home helps brighten their day and lets them know we're thinking of them.
Fairytale Brownies is honored to be a part of such an amazing organization!
My Mom, Tammy, and the ladies she works with at Cole's Styling Salon in Aurora, IL have been sending soldier care packages for a few years now. My Mom is usually in charge of collecting donations from all the ladies, going to the store to buy what they want to send and taking it to the post office to be mailed off. Each time I am able to go home to visit I make sure to take some extra brownies to be included in
the next shipment to go out. It usually takes about two weeks and then they get a thank you in the mail from the soldiers. The thank yous don't usually say anything about all the stuff my Mom went and bought at the store, they just go on and on about how good the brownies were! They have said things like, those were the best brownies I have ever had! And please send more of those little pieces of heaven! :) So, the ladies have all decided that since the soldiers love the brownies more than anything, from now on they are just going to send a huge box of brownies! With free shipping to APO and PPO addresses it makes it a very affordable treat! The first gift went out yesterday to Chad P. stationed in Afghanistan. The gift they decided on is our Patriotic Magic Morsels. They are mini brownies that the ladies are hoping the soldiers will be able to put in their pockets for a little afternoon snack!
It's that time of the year again
where the graduation announcements starting coming in the mail! I already have one party to go to. My cousin is graduating from High School and being whisked off to college right away! The typical gift to give a graduate is money. I will definitely be doing that but I will also be taking a box of our delicious
Congratulations brownies. When I graduated High School I think that would have been the best gift I got! I will also be making sure that a care package arrives to her dorm room every now and then. A box of our fudgy chocolate brownies will surely cure any case of homesickness!
In the Sales and Marketing department at Fairytale Brownies there are three of us currently in college and looking forward to this semester coming to an end. While we aren't quite finished we are all looking forward to a break! Giving your student the gift of brownies is a great way to tell them how proud you are that they made it through another semester!
We received an awesome Thank You card from the 1st Battalion 188th Air Defense - Artillery last week that I wanted to share. We sent this Battalion a care package recently of Fairytale Brownies to pass around and they apparently had a very nice reception! Here are some of the wonderful comments from the soldiers who received Fairytale Brownies:
"Such a tasty treat"
"Wow! Taste is unmatched. Thank You!"
"Thank you so much. Wonderful!"
"The best brownies I've ever tasted"
"The brownie was like a fiesta in my mouth!"
"Tasty and delicious"
"Awesome, thank you very much!"
We LOVE hearing from our soldiers and hearing about how us spreading a little bit of brownie love brings joy and a little taste of home to them.
Wow, today we received an email from John, who is serving in Iraq. We send brownie gifts to the troops each month to show our support. We sent Easter gifts for them to enjoy.
John wrote sent us such a nice "thank you" note I'd like to share with you. He wrote in part "I would like to thank you for the brownies you sent to me through the Soldiers' Angels program. The whole company loved the brownies. I am glad a company still thinks highly of the men and women supporting the war effort enough to send them something delicious from home. I just can't thank you enough for your generosity in sending the delicious goodness that is packed into each one of your brownies."
It's great to hear from the troops. We know we have the best brownies and we're so happy we can share gourmet brownie gifts with them!
Fairytale Brownies customer service received a great customer comment today that was very endearing. We appreciate so much the stories we hear about how our brownies are received and enjoyed. It especially touches us when we read about having put a little bit of joy into the life of a deployed service member. Please read below:
"I just wanted you to know that I send brownies to my husband who is currently deployed to Afghanistan. He LOVES brownies and I wanted him to have a taste of home for Easter. I've sent him many care packages while he has been gone, but none of them got the rave reviews that Fairytale Brownies did! He shared them of course with the other servicemen but not before getting his fair share. The only thing missing was an ice cold glass of milk. I wish you could have heard his voice when he called me and said, "Oh man, those were some of the best brownies!" You have made a product that brought a little bit of home to a cherished man far away. Thank You!"
- Michelle D.
Thank you for sharing Michelle. We hope your loved one returns home to you very soon.
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