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Mayor Bans BAKE SALES! Sugar Free Mix a Solution

 

I am not sure if the Mayor fully understands just how much money Bake Sales can raise for city school kids because if he did, he may not have banned having them!  I remember that when each of my kids where in the 5th grade at P.S. 41, their grades raised $5,000 for graduation costs!!!!  

Mayor:  How about Sugar Free Bake Sales???  Sounds like a win/win solution to me!  Can someone tell me how to get this Sugar Free Cookie Mix to the Mayor or Chancellor???

 

I Fell in Love...(with www.Quirky.com)!

This past Sunday the New York Times(G-d, what would I do without it?) highlighted a start-up called Quirky.com.  I love it.  I was hooked by the company name alone( At one point I inquired about purchasing this domain name).  But the company is so much more than just a great name. 

The article is quite good but really-check out their site.  The basic concept is that anyone can submit a product idea to be voted on, and if your product gets picked by the online audience as the most liked, Quirky makes it.  The larger audience gets to vote on which is the best potential product of the week as well as what the name and tagline should be. Since  Sunday they have announced 2 great new products their audience created that will go into production!  Way to go!

Being a product person-I ADORE this concept!  Truly appreciate it and believe there is much merit to their concept.  Meeting with Ben(the creator) next Monday!  

Serendipity 3: Frozen Hot Chocolate -on Oprah's Bucket List

Friday S. and I saw the end of the Oprah show and she was talking about her Bucket List(things you should do before you kick the bucket).  Sure enough she said that you should try Serendipity's Frozen Hot Chocolate.  I, being the daughter of Bob Levy, of course have had frozen hot chocolate (probably one too many times!).  I am a big fan, there was a period of time, around when I moved to NYC some 20 years ago, that I went to Serendipity often.

  

I have not taken S. there yet, so we decided to buy the mix online with the special Oprah discount(50% off).  When we got to the Serendipity site there was a big post saying that CBS Saturday morning show was highlighting Frozen Hot Chocolate and that if we went to 59th and Fifth Avenue at 7:15 a.m on Saturday morning to watch the taping we could get a free sample of the mix.  So we woke up very early on Saturday morning and stood with all of the tourists outside of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue to watch the show.  We got our samples!  Still haven't made them because we need whole milk.

Bummer:  One packet of the mix contains 650 calories--isn't that outrageuos?  No wonder I LOVE it!

Green Shoots - The Product

Do you like this new product? I need a better tagline. Suggestions?

What Ruins Your Appetite?

I am asking around and would appreciate some feedback as to what makes you lose your appetite? Is there something visual that would make you not want to eat? One friend told me that seeing either a hair or a bug in her food ruins her desire to eat. Those offenses don't bother me, but my appetite does shrink after viewing vomit. These 3 examples are probably universal, but what else can stop you? Please either leave a comment or email me. I am working on something and need some feedback!
Much Thanks!

Milk & Cookies Dry Mix

Milk and Cookies Bakery Cookie Mixes will be demo'd tomorrow at the Chelsea Whole Foods. I did not want to post about it until the Mixes where already in Whole Foods. I am glad that I can now let the cat out of the bag.
I have been helping Chef Tina, the owner of Milk & Cookies, develop a dry mix of her wonderful cookies so that she could sell the mix to retailers. Now people outside of Greenwich Village make her recipe in their own kitchens and enjoy fresh baked cookies. The process of developing the product took several months but it is great to see the mixes hit the shelves. Whole Foods has an exclusive for three months. After that, we are going to sell it to other retailers as well.
I can't wait--the mix is good and the cookies are delicious. Go out and buy some soon. By the way, use a JUMBO egg with the mix.

Starbuck's Instant Coffee (Our doorman Sammy got a sample for me!)

Our doorman Sammy's wife works for Starbucks and she was able to get a sample of the new instant coffee for me--Thank you! I am told that the instant coffee is available in other cities like Chicago, but it is not yet in NYC! So I felt special to try it early!
It was pretty good! I will definitely buy it and keep it in the house. I'll also keep some in my backpack for when I find myself in need.
I hope it helps Starbucks!

Penis Pokey. I want an Idea like this!

I don't know why I think this book is so cute and clever and funny but I do and apparently a lot of others think so too because it is selling so well. This is what the publisher says about it: This book contains no nudity. No profanity. No sexual material of any kind. And yet it's totally obscene.
I want a bestselling idea like this!
How about the matching undies? Too much? HMMMM.. gotta think about what's next!

Re-Gift Kits

Give me feedback on these kits...what do you think???

MINT! A new car sharing company in NYC and it is free to join right now!

I have been wanting to drive one of these Smart Cars since I saw them here in NYC! Now I am going to get to! I joined Mint today because they are offering for a limited time only--one free year membership and no application fee. You pay as you go, so I am spending no extra to join--but if I want to zip around in one of those cute, cute Smart Cars, I can. I think I am going to reserve one for a couple of hours this weekend. Can't wait.
By the way, if you join, put my name down as the referrer please so I can get a $20 credit to car usage! Much Thanks.