Success story:
Jimmy Smith Jewelers in Alabama joined Bridge this past Wednesday.
In less then 24 hours, it made its first online sale. This past Thursday, it sold two Arte Italica plates online via its Bridge registry.
"Thanks to Bridge Catalog, we can provide an online gift registry," said Wendy Smith, co-owner of Jimmy Smith Jewelers.
Bridge is a quick solution when a retailer is in a rush to setup an online bridal registry. Retailers are sometimes impressed by how fast the setup is.
...The hand-painted china of Arlington's Anna Weatherley made history last week when it was chosen as the first "informal" White House china.
First lady Laura Bush showed off the custom Magnolia Residence China Service to reporters on the table of the Family Dining Room. The dishes, made by Pickard China in Illinois and hand-painted by Weatherley's artisans in Budapest, are meant to be used in the private quarters of the White House. Weatherley says Bush had seen her work on several friends'
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