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Hello,

First of all, props to Iowa State! I was born in Ames (although the weather on the NC coast is MUCH better).

It`s a good start to a website. It`s not very exciting, and as a potential customer, I`d like to see more in the way of images to make me WANT to send a basket to a loved one. Also, pictures of actual students could really help. People respond to people.

The design and colors could be a bit brighter, more fun and college-y. It sort of reminds me of the graphics a business who was bullied by their kid to get a website (even though they don`t want one) might put up. You are young. Your products are bought for young people. Why not play that up?

Are you using a CMS?

You`ve done a great job so far, gotten an excellent start, and are close to where you could be.

On an non-website note, have you considered a gift basket subscription? One per month for a semester, etc?

Good luck!

Thanks for the feedback. We are using Shopify as our CMS and payment collection.  Its pretty easy to use. Our next stage is to offer a basket subscription.

I think it`s simple, short and to the point. Yes, more pictures likely would be more interesting, but I got the idea instantly. I saw what you sell, clicked a couple of items, saw what`s included, and moved to the checkout. That worked quickly, simply, and had all that I`d expect.

All in all, as said above, it`s a simple site but I think it works. The next big problem will be visibility.

Here`s another idea, one that I`d looked at some time ago and abandoned (lack of interest on my part). You could add a "Basic Toolbox" for apartments, dorm rooms and so forth. It`d include the most basic tools anyone needs in order to change a lightbulb, tighten a screw or bolt, test that current is coming from a socket, and so forth.

:-) Just a thought.

Off to a good start.  Te text on the bottom is just sort of thrown down there.  Perhaps use left or right columns to lighten the load of the footer.


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