{"id":36440,"date":"2013-06-06T08:36:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-06T12:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/?p=36440"},"modified":"2013-06-06T09:01:33","modified_gmt":"2013-06-06T13:01:33","slug":"the-art-of-giving-relocates-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/06\/the-art-of-giving-relocates-downtown","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Giving Relocates Downtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/2013\/06\/the-art-of-giving-relocates-to-downtown-36440.html\/giving\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-36441\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36441\" title=\"giving\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/giving.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/giving.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/giving-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/giving-250x187.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>The Art of Giving, one of Freeport\u2019s premiere boutique gift shops, has moved to #9 Seventeen Plaza, downtown. Conveniently located immediately across from the Post Office, the shop is a licensed vendor of Starbucks coffees, teas, and iced blended drinks and carries a distinctive line of gifts and fashionable d\u00e9cor for the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited about our new location. We feel that Seventeen Plaza is the ideal place to be,\u201dstated store manager, Michele Coburn. \u201cNow that we are strategically located in the heart of downtown, amidst stores, banks, offices, and hospital, we\u2019re able to offer our services to a variety of customers who found it inconvenient to visit us at our previous International Bazaar location.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The relocated business is quickly creating a buzz as established customers stop in for their favorites and a new stream of clientele are drawn to the bright orange daisies that beckon them in. \u201cWe want to service not only the downtown area, but Grand Bahama as a whole. By combining an internationally recognized brand, Starbucks, with a collection of designer specified gifts, books and home goods The Art of Giving offers a unique experience to the island of Grand Bahama,\u201d Coburn added.<\/p>\n<p>Seven smiling employees are eager to acquaint all customers in the shop\u2019s concept of \u201cthe art of giving.\u201d At the full service Starbucks Coffee Bar, baristas offers up a vast selection of choices &#8211; from delicate to lively, rich and bold, and hot or cold. If you\u2019re not a coffee lover, they also serve a variety of delectable teas, as well as iced blended beverages. Treat yourself to savory beef or chicken patties, spinach &amp; cheese pastry and calzones or satisfy your sweet tooth with a slice of freshly baked lemon loaf, apple strudel, cinnamon rolls, oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies, or danish. Indoor and outdoor covered seating, complete with Wi-Fi, is available to all patrons.<\/p>\n<p>As a reward to customers, The Art of Giving offers a Frequent Sippers Card. Receive a punch with the purchase of a beverage. Upon collecting nine card punches, the tenth drink is free. Shoppers can keep abreast of drink specials and new incoming shop merchandise by following postings at facebook.com\/theartofgivingfreeport.<\/p>\n<p>With Fathers\u2019 Day, Teachers\u2019 Appreciation and graduations just around the corner, The Art of Giving offers innovative and appealing merchandise. There are ornate desk accessories, golf trays, bar sets, flask, can coolers, or mini charcoal grills for dad, as well as the ever-popular specialty Backgammon board games. Shower your favorite teacher with scented candles, soaps and lotions. Also in stock are an extensive offering of cookbooks, beautifully illustrated coffee table books, Little Golden Books for children, kitchen towels, wall hangings, coffee pots, cups, pillows, baskets, colorful glasses, aprons, picture frames, humorous signs and an exclusive line of well-priced greeting cards and mini gift books. Complimentary gift wrap is available with your choice of colored tissue and The Art of Giving\u2019s signature white pin striped bag.<\/p>\n<p>A visit to the store still provides the unique opportunity to view an exclusive collection of historical photographs. This private collection documents the development of Grand Bahama Island beginning with the Abaco Lumber Company and Pine Ridge, through the establishment of Freeport, and into the 1960\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to give a special thank you to everyone who has supported The Art of Giving through our relocation and look forward to providing superior service and distinctive wares throughout the coming years,\u201d stated Coburn.<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #888888;\">By As You Like It Communications<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Art of Giving, one of Freeport\u2019s premiere boutique gift shops, has moved to #9 Seventeen Plaza, downtown Freeport. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}