History

What happens when a stay-at-home mom with a background in product development notices that her young son enjoys making handmade greeting cards for his friends' birthdays almost as much as he loves playing with his favorite web interactive toys? What else -- she develops a groundbreaking stationery-meets-web-technology product called The Friendship Gift Bag®!

An actual gift bag, The Friendship Gift Bag is a simple and practical concept for REUSING and RE-GIFTING fine-quality gift bags. What's more, it is an idea that holds extraordinary sales potential for stationery and gift retailers.

Jennifer Paretta, founder and president of certified women-owned business, Simply Re-Gift It LLC, explains how the concept works: "Our patent-pending gift bags are web interactive products designed to promote creativity and environmental responsibility. Each bag has a unique registration number that only the bag owner and all participating friends can use. That number tracks the bag in a secure message board designed for their individual Friendship Gift Bag."
Paretta knew just how big her idea really was when her husband attended a Florida business seminar featuring a prestigious guest speaker: the CIO of one of the leading U.S. greeting card companies. He revealed that his firm's 2008 goal was to integrate stationery products with interactive media. "That truly reinforced my belief that my idea had widespread potential," Paretta recalls.

By then, Paretta had already submitted a patent-pending for her Friendship Gift Bags.
What's more, she had already advanced her idea two steps further! The "recycled" concept of Paretta's Friendship Gift Bags fosters the concept of a greener society. In addition, customized keepsake items can be purchased on the Simply Re-Gift It’s company website after each journey is completed, thus encouraging more creativity and multiple sales after a gift bag's initial purchase.

An Environmental, Value-driven Mission
Simply Re-Gift It has a mission that places an important emphasis on today's movement toward a greener lifestyle, Paretta says. "We developed the positive, affirming tagline 'Let the Journey Begin™. Go Green.' That's because we want to promote environmentally friendly concepts and behaviors to people of all ages, while instilling key life values like friendship, sharing, personal responsibility, creativity and respect."

The firm's premiere collection features five gift bags created by Liane Designs, Ltd. Three are "Color Me" designs that are ideal for younger children; the two additional designs are "Camouflage" and "Graffiti," perfect for school-aged children. Future gift bag styles will include those for children and adults, as well as specific theme inspired designs including wine, seasons and family tree motifs.

Simply Re-Gift It products are primarily sold to stationery and gift stores. Products are also available for select fundraising events. With its headquarters and warehouse located on Long Island, NY, Simply Re-Gift It is proud to offer creative gift bag designs that reflect current color and style trends. Each heavyweight, durable gift bag measures 10" x 13" x 5" and has polypropylene outer packaging and display ready. Bags are individually inspected to ensure quality before shipment.