That's right, GloryGloryGifts.com is not lining our pockets with riches and wealth. It's a fact, Jack. We have not made a profit since our inception in 2008. Why in God's name would we continue to do this, you may ask? Our answer? Because it is IN God's name that we do this.
GloryGloryGifts.com has two main goals. The first, is to promote prayer, particularly the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and the Rosary. The second, is to help our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, that have been affected by the downturn in tourism. Our primary goal is to promote prayer. The secondary goal is an avenue we use to provide prayer aids and items that foster a connection to Christ through articles made in places where he was born and resurrected. We help our brothers and sisters by buying their handmade, beautiful, items.
We promote prayer by using this blog, Facebook, Pinterest, ads, and through the "Prayer Page" on the website. We also include prayer cards in every order that we fulfill. The prayer cards are free and not included in a purchase price of an item, including rosary beads. It is our desire that people not only use our rosary beads, but that they say the prayers as they are intended to be said. We also initiate prayer chains through our social media sites and trust me if we say we are going to keep you in our prayers we will do exactly that.
So, where do our profits go as we are a retailer with e-commerce sites? Simply put they go into our promotion of prayers both in print and on social media and ads. But they also go into the expansion of the business through inventory, shipping supplies, taxes, fees, printing, and other costs of items like ink, paper and our signature purple organza pouches. We do pay a NYS sales tax and are registered with them. Our Certificate of Authority number is NY-9917525 33. We are not an S-Corporation, tax exempt, non-profit but we do file with NYC as a non-corporate entity. The principals of GloryGloryGifts.com do not take a salary from the business, but we do pay part timers that come in to help us during peak seasons.
It's just a rounded guesstimate, but since we began this venture (online in 2010), we have introduced prayers to 135,216 people that have visited the prayer page on the website. Close to 7,000 have received our prayer cards (since 2013). 21,777 visited our blog (as of today), with a whopping majority learning about the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows, the Rosary, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and Divine Mercy Sunday. Through Facebook, Pinterest and on-line ads we have reached another 5,000 with various prayers. If you think that one person cannot make a difference in the world, think again. We are basically a two-man operation and look at how many lives we have touched. It is staggering and sobering to calculate the figures, but we give all the glory to God. It is He that stands by us every day and gives us strength and faith to do His will in the job he gave to us.
Even so, we still provide you with the very best in customer care. We believe in one-on-one customer interaction and support and we love to meet you when you come to pick products up from us. We are a Christian family and believe in treating both those we meet in person and in cyber space with the dignity and respect that Christ expects from us. After all, it is Jesus that put us on this path (well, He put Mare on this path and gave her Tom as a sidekick). We have quality products, affordable prices, fast shipping and service with a personal touch, even if you order online.
We do appreciate and love our customers and fans and invite you to join our Facebook and Pinterest communities. The links are above. Check out our current customer feedback on eBay at: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=gloryglorygifts&ftab=AllFeedback. You can also see reviews on our local business finder at: http://businessfinder.silive.com/11554164/GLORYGLORYGIFTSCOM-Staten-Island-NY.
We look forward to working with and maybe meeting you in this new year, as we continue to grow in Christ.
Peace,
Mare
We promote prayer by using this blog, Facebook, Pinterest, ads, and through the "Prayer Page" on the website. We also include prayer cards in every order that we fulfill. The prayer cards are free and not included in a purchase price of an item, including rosary beads. It is our desire that people not only use our rosary beads, but that they say the prayers as they are intended to be said. We also initiate prayer chains through our social media sites and trust me if we say we are going to keep you in our prayers we will do exactly that.
So, where do our profits go as we are a retailer with e-commerce sites? Simply put they go into our promotion of prayers both in print and on social media and ads. But they also go into the expansion of the business through inventory, shipping supplies, taxes, fees, printing, and other costs of items like ink, paper and our signature purple organza pouches. We do pay a NYS sales tax and are registered with them. Our Certificate of Authority number is NY-9917525 33. We are not an S-Corporation, tax exempt, non-profit but we do file with NYC as a non-corporate entity. The principals of GloryGloryGifts.com do not take a salary from the business, but we do pay part timers that come in to help us during peak seasons.
It's just a rounded guesstimate, but since we began this venture (online in 2010), we have introduced prayers to 135,216 people that have visited the prayer page on the website. Close to 7,000 have received our prayer cards (since 2013). 21,777 visited our blog (as of today), with a whopping majority learning about the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows, the Rosary, Chaplet of the Divine Mercy and Divine Mercy Sunday. Through Facebook, Pinterest and on-line ads we have reached another 5,000 with various prayers. If you think that one person cannot make a difference in the world, think again. We are basically a two-man operation and look at how many lives we have touched. It is staggering and sobering to calculate the figures, but we give all the glory to God. It is He that stands by us every day and gives us strength and faith to do His will in the job he gave to us.
Even so, we still provide you with the very best in customer care. We believe in one-on-one customer interaction and support and we love to meet you when you come to pick products up from us. We are a Christian family and believe in treating both those we meet in person and in cyber space with the dignity and respect that Christ expects from us. After all, it is Jesus that put us on this path (well, He put Mare on this path and gave her Tom as a sidekick). We have quality products, affordable prices, fast shipping and service with a personal touch, even if you order online.
We do appreciate and love our customers and fans and invite you to join our Facebook and Pinterest communities. The links are above. Check out our current customer feedback on eBay at: http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=gloryglorygifts&ftab=AllFeedback. You can also see reviews on our local business finder at: http://businessfinder.silive.com/11554164/GLORYGLORYGIFTSCOM-Staten-Island-NY.
We look forward to working with and maybe meeting you in this new year, as we continue to grow in Christ.
Peace,
Mare
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