Peanut Roaster is a Hit With Raleigh Home Buyers
August 28th, 2007 Categories: Local Businesses
I started a tradition several years ago of giving a gift basket from The Peanut Roaster to every client who buys or sells a home with me in the Raleigh area. It has proven to be a wise choice that has added value to my relationships with my Raleigh real estate clients.
When I first started out as a Raleigh area Realtor I tried several various ideas for expressing my thanks to clients at closing. I’ve tried everything from delivering pizza on moving day to leaving a bucket of various household items at the house as a surprise for the client when they arrive at their new home after closing. About two years ago I discovered the ultimate gift for this purpose. A beautiful basket full of every conceivable flavor of North Carolina grown peanuts that you can imagine.
Many of my clients are relocating to Raleigh and the gift basket from The Peanut Roaster gives them a taste of something unique to the area. Something they probably have not previously had the opportunity to experience. Many of the products are part of the Goodness Grows in NC program. Plus, when my clients arrive at their new Raleigh home after closing they typically don’t have a well stocked refrigerator waiting for them. Heck, many of them don’t even have a refrigerator for a few days!
Besides delivering a great product for me and my Raleigh home buyers, the customer service is outstanding too. Joyce Holloway at the North Raleigh location is just awesome. She makes the whole process so easy for me. When I first decided to start using The Peanut Roaster for move in gifts, Joyce sat down with me to design a standard basket that I could reorder whenever I had a closing. Now I just call and tell her how many baskets I need and they are ready when I stop by to pick them up.
The basket I ended up with is just perfect for the occasion. Joyce took a house shaped wire basket and filled it with a wonderful variety of flavored peanuts and related items. The presentation is impressive and the contents are delicious. Now when a client moves into their new Raleigh home they have gourmet snack food to tide them over until the house is in order!
I’ve received lots of very nice thank you notes for the baskets over the years. Several people have contacted me to find out where to get refills. One lady wrote me a note a couple of weeks after closing to let me know she was now addicted to the barbecue flavored peanuts. Many of my clients who are in businesses that have a need for thank you gifts have contacted me to find out where to order baskets for their clients.
Need a unique gift basket that people will appreciate and remember? Stop by The Peanut Roaster and tell Joyce I sent you!
The Peanut Roaster Locations
8801 Lead Mine Road, Suite 111
Raleigh, NC 27615
(919) 518-0875
115 Weston Parkway
Cary, NC 27513
(919) 677-9767
11721 Retail Drive
Wake Forest, NC 27587
(919) 554-0797
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8741 Brier Creek Parkway
Raleigh, NC 27617
I’ll stop by your office the next time I go through Raleigh if you promise a bag of peanuts.
Good to see a fellow North Carolina real estate blogger. Other than on active rain, there isn’t many of us out there. I am in Snow Hill just outside of Greenville.