Spring Bling was a Hit!

The Bling Thing's SPRING BLING on March 26th was a Hit!  The special event was from 5pm-9pm and featured New & Spring products offered by The Bling Thing and Brooke Boutique. The event offered loyal and new customers the opportunity to purchase items at a substantial discount and displayed unbelievable prices on name brand women's swimwear ($10 each) & separates ($5 each).

The SPRING BLING event kicked off with Bling'n Bill giving the first 30 attendees "swag bags" of goodies.  There were 4 drawings during the evening giving away great women's gifts & accessories.  The night also was successful from area merchants giving away free gifts & services.

New Hairizon Salon of Saline treated women with a Free paraffin wax and hair consultation. Free chair massages where given by Donna's Therapeutic Massage. Oxygen Plus offered discounted wellness & body wrap products and Lady Tee's natural bath essentials were also offered at a huge discount. Free photography was also provided by Lisa Clark Photography.

This special event was a great ladies night out and offered light snacks and beverages.  The SPRING BLING is just one of 4 special events that will be held throughout the year at THE BLING THING warehouse in Saline. Be on the lookout for our next great event sometime this Summer in late July or early August. You can visit the store at 131 E.Michigan Ave in Downtown Saline or check the website for details. We would love to serve you!

Lucy Ann Lance Show Appearance

This past Monday March 22, 2010, Anne & Bill Brandon appeared with Lucy Ann Lance on her Business Insider Show on 1290AM. Lucy Ann was featuring small businesses in the Ann Arbor & Saline area. During the weekly Saline Chamber of Commerce report by Larry Osterling, Lucy Ann wanted to hear more about the buzz around the newly opened The Bling Thing.

The Bling Thing was of interest because it has uniquely gone from an Internet business to expanding to a bricks-and-mortar Retail Store in downtown Saline. There has been a lot of curiosity regarding this pattern that the Brandon's are experimenting with. Lucy Ann was curious about the reasons for this evolving idea of the Brandon's business.

One reason was to expand the revenue sources of this business. This small niche retail location in downtown Saline was affordable and allows another revenue stream for the fun & fabulous gift items and accessories that were already in stock for internet sales.

The second reason was to reconnect with the public on their wants and needs. To often with Internet businesses, the interpersonal relationships with customers is lost. The Brandon's are very social people and this aspect of their internet business was troubling. Face to Face customer relationships is a lost art, and the Brandon's were not ready to let go! Verbal and Non-verbal communication is important to meeting customer service needs.

As a business owner nothing is more satisfying than a smile on a customer's face, except maybe cash in the register. Anne Brandon presented Lucy Ann Lance with a gift basket of fun items from the store which definitely got a laugh & smile. But kidding aside, The Bling Thing is putting a laugh & smile on most customer's faces while expanding the growing small businesses in Downtown Saline.

Unbreakable Wine Glasses and Wine Appetizer Plates

Just in at THE BLING THING are these new hot acrylic wine glasses by Lolita. These unique wine glasses come in a Set of 2 and are unbreakable wine glasses. They make great barware gifts for the wine enthusiast in your life. These are a great addition to our expanding line of wine accessories and gifts.

THE BLING THING also sells the matching wine appetizer plates with a unique wine glass holder so your can eat your appetizer and hold your wine glass at the same time. We have four themed wine appetizer plates to match the acrylic wine glasses. These unique gift items make a great wine accessories set.


THE BLING THING carries 4 great themed decorative wine glasses and matching square appetizer plates. They come in Leopard print, Birthday Girl, Stiletto Heel, and Shopaholic. Go to websites wine accessories gift to see these great gift items.

Wine Glass Coasters for your next Party!

The Bling Thing carries 5 different Wine Glass Coasters that are unique bar coasters for your next party or special occasion. Each coaster set has 4 flip flop coasters or 4 sandal coasters that will also fit most margarita or martini glasses too. The flip flop coasters run $19 and the sandal drink coasters run only $25. The Bling Thing has these wine glass coasters both in the store and on the website. Add to your already fun barware with these great conversational gift item. See the wine glass coaster video to view these fabulous coaster sets!

Cake Servers new video on "Days of Our Bling"

Bling'n Bill has just released a new video featuring THE BLING THING High Heel cake servers. These stainless steel cake servers come in a variety of theme's and color. These shoe cake servers make a great women's gift item and comes in a unique gift packaging. Look at the video below to see which cake servers are in stock at the store and on the website. This Spring we will be adding 2 new themed cake servers: Diamond Heel and Tiffany Blue Diamond Heel for all your special occasions or holidays.

Martini Shakers are in for New Years!

The Bling Thing got in just in time for New Year's Eve... Martini Shakers in either zebra or leopard print. These glass martini shakers are high quality and only cost $26.99. You can pick these martini mixers up at the store by 2pm on New Year's Eve so you can bring the new year in style!

Women's Boutique is Featured

The Saline Downtown Merchant Association featured The Bling Thing on its website this past month. The Bling Thing is now rotating its inventory from a Christmas season theme to the upcoming Winter vacation travel, Valentine's Day, and Women's Swimwear. As always, The Bling Thing will be rotating and adding new fun & fabulous Women's gifts, Women's Accessories, and Women's resort wear.

We have added to our ever popular Wine Glass Coasters that have been hard to keep in the store! We now have 5 coaster sets to choose from:

• Party Time Flip Flop Wine Coasters
• Garnish Flip Flop Wine Coasters
• Bling Sandal Wine Coasters
• High Heel Sandal Wine Coasters
• Grapes Wine Glass Coasters

Come to the store or go to the website to get your great party gift today! The Bling Thing offers a wide variety of Wine Accessories for your convenience and laughter!