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"Badash" is a name that has been known in the gift industry since 1936. Badash Crystal is today's heir to a long heritage of fine crystal giftware. Based in Deer Park, New York, the company continually works to improve everything it does. From its exquisitely hand-crafted crystal products to its simple yet elegant gift boxing, the company's focus is to strive to provide you with the best quality product and service in the marketplace.

BadashCrystal.Com is the company's password-proteced, wholesale order-writing web site where stores can place order for their inventory 24/7 in a friendly, but secure, environment. For an introduction to the company's products, watch the Mark Badash video.

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Art Glass Imports provides retailers and distributors with reasonably-priced, high-quality gift items. From our gorgeous Designer Collection Perfume Bottles to our incredible Oil Lamps, our imported glass artwork will increase your sales due to their high demand.

Badash Crystal: Our 24% hand-cut lead crystal is produced in the finest factories in Europe by the same artisans that manufacture for Mikasa, Waterford, Lenox, and Sasaki. Every piece is individually and safely gift boxed. We offer superb quality and value for all your gift giving and/or personal pleasure.

Exhart: A World of Whimsical Garden Accents & Happy Home Décor. Hundreds of quality products bursting with color, motion, & fun, each hand-painted with meticulous detail, guaranteed to make you smile! Beautiful Wind Chimes, Wacky Statuary, Kinetic Art, and more!

IMA Brass: International Mercantile Agencies, Inc., also known as IMA Brass, has become one of the Country's largest sources for Unique and Eclectic Home Gift, Special Events & Wedding Accessories.

Mud Pie: Mud Pie products are now featured in three catalogs: Mud Pie Baby, Mud Pie Gift, and Mud Pie Pet. It has always been our goal to offer innovative giftware that's affordably priced and adorably packaged.

Survey: Customers Want Flexible Return Policies
(source: EcommerceTimes.com)
By Erika Morphy

(01/08/07) -- Unlike in previous years, the big attraction for holiday shoppers in 2006 was neither advertising nor special offers, according to KPMG's newly released annual National Shopping Behavior survey.

Rather, 81 percent of consumers surveyed said they shopped at stores that carried the items they were looking for, and a whopping 75 percent said a simple return policy was a deciding factor. Price, according to the survey, was secondary, cited by just 19 percent of respondents as influencing their choice of a a retailer.

By contrast, respondents last year said price, selection and convenience were most important to them.

Return Policy a Must
Return policies are becoming more important to shoppers, particularly as they cross channels more often, John Rittenhouse, KPMG's national service leader for operations risk management said. KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax, and Advisory services.

The shift to online buying appears to be stabilizing, according to the survey, with only 5 percent of shoppers switching a larger share of their holiday budget to the Internet in 2006, compared with 6 percent the prior year.

As the new survey also found, online shopping remains a clear favorite among most buyers -- 62 percent of all respondents said they used the Internet to research an item, and 54 percent actually made a purchase.

Predominantly, online shoppers were between the ages of 25 to 44, with incomes above US$50,000.