YAY!!! We won!!! PBK was very honored to receive the 2014 Gifts and Decorative Accessories Manufacturer of the Year Award. What a great reward for the team’s hard work in providing the best product and service to the industry! Thanks to the Retailers whose vote supported us! … Continue reading
½ cup room-temp unsalted butter 2 ½ cups Graham Cracker Crumbs 2 cups Shredded Coconut 18oz Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 6oz Butterscotch Chips 2 cans Sweetened Condensed Milk Melt butter and pour into an 18x12x1 jelly roll pan, spreading evenly. Add the remaining ingredients, layering in the order … Continue reading
I just wanted to take a minute to let you know how wonderful EVERYONE on you staff that I have come in contact with has been exceptional!!! You have the most wonderful/helpful people working for you. I have dealt with many wholesale companies over the year and … Continue reading
Scavenger Hunt. Hide very specific items around your store, such as a photo of your mother. Give customers a list of all the hidden items to find and check off. This encourages them to walk through your entire store, getting familiar with all the products you offer. … Continue reading
Have you made a trip to our PBK Showroom yet in Lancaster, Pennsylvania? What are you waiting for! Our customers travel from all across the country to step inside and see what all the fuss is about! The Primitives By Kathy Showroom in PA offers weekly fun … Continue reading
I can’t think of any way possible for you to serve me better! PBK is, by far, my favorite vendor. Not only does your product fly out of my door, but the concern and understanding shown to us during and since the Estes Park flooding disaster speaks … Continue reading
We are a finalist again in Central Penn Business Journal’s, TOP 50 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES 2014! We were voted #1 fastest growing in Lancaster County last year… Where do you think we will rate this year???? … Continue reading
A cute fall promotion to delight customers. Come fall you see pumpkins everywhere, from fields to porches. One week, every fall, we host “Pumpkin Patch Discount Days”. We place green and brown paper grass in a shallow box or box lid. Purchase 16 tiny little pumpkin shaped … Continue reading
Delicious Summertime Recipe! This recipe creates a yummy sauce on the bottom that is too good for words. I triple the recipe for my family and bake in a 9×11 pan. We enjoy this recipe all summer long with different fruits as they come into season. I … Continue reading
PBK News from the Class Act Team. Here in the Partner Account world, it is our favorite time of the year….SHOW SEASON! With the new catalog hot off the press, and the introduction of TWO new, HOT lines – LOL and Spunky Fluff, we are ecstatic to … Continue reading
Former Pfaltzgraff Director joins the PBK team! As Of Monday, June 9th 2014, Primitives by Kathy has a new VP of Operations. Ken Seaman, formally Director of Operations at Pfaltzgraff, has come on board to assist PBK with the heavy burden of organization development, team building and … Continue reading
Our four-legged friends are living high on the hog. According to the American Pet Association (APPA), Americans spent nearly $56 Billion on their pets in 2013. The APPA National Pet Owners Survey found that 68% of U.S. Households own a pet – that’s 82.5 million homes. Although … Continue reading
Good Eatin’ for a Good Cause! We were recently visited by Truman, a very Charming Labradoodle, bearing the gift of food! This special delivery of delicious BBQ was a part of a fundraising event held by the UDS Foundation; a local non-profit organization committed to helping people … Continue reading
Did you know that we were a top 10 finalist for the Retailer Excellence Award? Editors at Gifts and Decorative Accessories (a top trade magazine) surveyed a panel of retailers who nominated us as being one of the best companies at what we do! The Retailer Excellence … Continue reading
Inspiring girls to be joyful, healthy and confident, female empowerment is a cause that Kathy holds near and dear to her heart. The transformation into Super Woman starts at a young age with the building of confidence and exhibiting the fruit of hard work and determination to girls … Continue reading
On behalf of the PBK staff and Kathy Phillips herself, we want to thank all of the shops for participating in the 2014 Product Display Photo Contest. All employees truly enjoyed seeing the photos sent in from all over our country, and as you can imagine, seeing … Continue reading
Class Act News Straight From Your Rep’s Desks! We would first like to introduce Aaron Sandel (photo – center), our newest member of the PBK Partner Team! We are thrilled to have him on our team and looking forward in watching his positive energy reflect in his … Continue reading
Thank you Leigh Floral for this clever idea on how to make a box sign collage! Pick out your favorite box signs and choose a wall to display them on. Then start connecting your signs together with some binder clips to make your unique box sign collage. … Continue reading
Have fun with photos… Take an old frame and decorate it in a holiday theme. Take pictures of your customers faces through the frame. Post it on your Facebook page or store window, don’t forget to get permission to use the photos! Ask for the addresses of … Continue reading
My coworkers love this recipe. Ingredients: 1 Wheel of brie (7 to 8 inches wide). ¼ cup of dried cranberries. ¼ cup of almond accents (honey roasted flavor). 3 tbsp of dark brown sugar. 2 store bought pie crusts. 2 eggs, beaten. Directions: *Preheat oven to 400 … Continue reading