Merchandise Monday: Movie Night!
This week's Merchandise Monday showcases items from our awards collection to make your movie night an absolute theater-at-home experience. Lights, camera, …
Merchandise Monday: Listen Up! Trending Headphones and Earbuds
Whether you’re mixing MP3s on your laptop, rocking out while you work, getting your bass on while you jog, or even savoring a symphony while you study, we’re showcasing popular headphones and earbuds picks from our awards collection to provide you with some serious audio.
7 Tips to Throw the Ultimate Festive Holiday Party
‘Tis the season to deck the halls, gather with loved ones, and celebrate with a proper holiday party! Here are our 7 tips to throw the ultimate festive holiday party (along with specific product tips to lend you a hand!).
Merchandise Midweek: Congrats to the Graduate!
It’s graduation season and that means parties, parties and more parties! Why not shower your graduates with the perfect gift to send them off to college or into the world of adulthood in style and sophistication? Hinda has a great assortment of gifts that are the right combination of useful and fun no matter where your deserving grad is headed next!
Bose® SoundTrue® On-Ear Headphones
Bose® SoundTrue™ on-ear headphones are designed to fit your style. They stay comfortable no matter how long your playlist is but are built to survive your busy life. Best of all, they’re engineered to make all your music sound better. Listen for yourself!
Conair® Number-Cut® 20-Piece Haircut Kit
Remember everyone's favorite hair length when you use numbered combs that make it easy each time you cut! This 20-piece electric kit comes with 10 comb attachments including left and right ear, a barber cape, comb, scissors, two styling clips, oil, cleaning brush, blade guard and deluxe hard storage case.
Kitchenaid® Classic 5-Speed Blender
A robust motor, stainless steel blades, electronic controls and unique 1-piece, BPA-free diamond pitcher combine to create a powerful vortex that is fast and thorough for exceptional blending results. Stir, chop, mix, puree and liquefy your favorites and enjoy five pulse settings as well as crush ice mode.
Picnictime® Stadium Seat
The padded seat is made of durable 600D polyester and provides maximum seat support, which is especially useful when cheering on your favorite team. A large zippered pocket keeps all of your essentials within reach. Convenient carry straps allow the seat to be carried as a folded tote.
Samsung® Galaxy Note® 10.1-inch 2014 Edition 16GB Bundle
The Galaxy Note® features the Android™ 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system, a 1.9 GHz quad core processor, 3 GB RAM and 16 GB onboard memory, front and rear cameras, Bluetooth® 4.0 and much more. It comes pre-loaded with a variety of apps and includes a case and software bundle.
Superex® Multi-Function Digital Tire Gauge Keychain
Boasting a contemporary executive ergo-design, the digital tire pressure gauge features on/off button and three measuring scales – PSI, kPa and BAR. Measures to a maximum of 150 PSI and includes Phillips and flat head screwdrivers and a full swivel clip keychain.
TCL 23-inch LED TV, 720p
Enjoy premium picture quality in a sophisticated slim frame design perfect for any space. HD 720p resolution provides brilliant color and contrast while Dolby® Digital processing provides broad and immersive surround sound. Connect to satellite, cable, DVD/Blu-ray™ or gaming console with HDMI®.
Merchandise Monday: Holiday Season is Just around the Corner!
Part II: Home Entertainment and Technology
Another big trend we see for the coming holiday season is in the home entertainment and technology realm. Surprised? With so many great blockbuster films, engaging video games and evolving gadgets out there, neither are we. And we bet we’ll find more than one of these items on your holiday list!
DVD/Blu-ray™ and video games make great stocking stuffers for the movie buff or gamer in your life. Recent blockbusters such as “Life of Pi” and “Iron Man 3,” classics like “The Wizard of Oz” and kids’ movies including “Barbie® in The Pink Shoes” are all anticipated to be hot redeemers this season. New video games such as “Madden 25,” “NBA2K14” and “Disney® Infinity” are all expected to sell well, especially given the popularity of sports video games.
Smart gadgets are becoming more popular as functionality increases and price points decrease. TVs are working more like computers, with internet connectivity, streaming TV, 4K and combo TV/DVD units. Sound bars and wireless speakers are all the rage as people long to bring that big-screen experience to their own living rooms. 3D TV is also hot right now, as it supports the many 3D movies that are being shown recently – like the aforementioned “Life of Pi.” Some models even let you control how and what you watch from your tablet or smart phone.
Speaking of smart phones, accessorizing your favorite device is becoming quite popular, especially since people love using the camera. LG’s Pocket Photo Printer is a great way to get your fave shots off of your phone and into the real world. The Sony® Smartphone Attachable Lens is the first-ever zoom lens and sensor combo that clips right to your smartphone. Mophie® and Datexx have both introduced external batteries to power your device on-the-go.
Finally, what kind of tech round-up would this be if we didn’t mention the latest headphones? Bose® is big this year as the company has started to advertise on-air. The QuietComfort® 20 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® headphones let you hear as much or as little of the outside world as you want while enjoying your music. Sony®’s NFC Bluetooth® Wireless Headphones let you stream music from your smart phone or take a call mid-playlist. And Monster®’s Diamond Tears™ On Ear Headphones offer a fashionable, feminine answer to the popular on-ear headphones of today. Never be without your favorite tunes – the way you want to enjoy them!
As we mentioned at the conclusion of Part I, this is just a sample of the variety of different entertainment and electronic items available here at Hinda. Stay tuned Part III where we will cover trends in housewares, outdoor and lifestyle merchandise!
Merchandise Monday: A Time to Give – and Receive
While it might have been too early to talk about holiday season in our last redemptions update, that’s all anyone’s talking about now that we’re three days from Thanksgiving – and four days from Black Friday!
Speaking of shopping, let’s take a look at what people redeemed for most in 3rd quarter 2012. Many of the items from Q2 remain top redemptions in Q3, such as the Pyrex®, Wagan®, Titleist®, OXO® and Garmin® items from the first list and the Coby®, Bose® and Keurig® items from the second. Hopefully this will give you some ideas for what people on your holiday list might want.
Top redemptions according to units fulfilled:
- Pyrex 18-Piece Glass Storage Set with Lids
- Wagan Battery Jumper With Air Compressor
- Titleist Pro VI Golf Ball Dozen
- Royal® 10 Sheet Crosscut Paper Shredder
- Coby® Compact Progressive Scan DVD Player
- Luger Analog Bracelet Watch
- OXO 3-Piece Mixing Bowl Set
- Bose® IE2 Audio Headphones
- Keurig® Special Edition B60 Single-Cup Home Brewing System
- Garmin nüvi® 30
Top redemptions according to dollar value:
- Coby 40" LED HDTV 1080p
- Apple® iPod Touch® 32GB with FaceTime
- Apple iPad® 2 16GB Wi-Fi
- LG Electronics 42" LED 120Hz Smart LED TV
- Bose QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones with Remote and Microphone Accessory
- HP Notebook PC Bundle
- Keurig Special Edition B60 Single-Cup Home Brewing System
- Apple MacBook Pro 13-Inch 2.3GHz 320GB Serial ATA Drive
- Amazon.com Kindle Fire 7" Multi-Touch Wi-Fi
- Garmin nüvi® 30
Happy Thanksgiving week and happy shopping!
Merchandise Monday: The Road to Redemption
Wow, where does the time go? We’re already well into the third quarter of 2012, which means it’s time for an update on redemptions from Q2! As with Q1, people love their gadgets. Apple® was a huge redeemer with the launch of the New iPad®, and Nikon® wasn’t far behind with its popular Coolpix® digital camera.
Another popular redemption category that aligns with Q1 is Home and Housewares. People are still redeeming quite a bit for coffeemakers and cooking utensils. Overall, redemption categories remained relatively steady from Q1 to Q2. Let’s see how that will change as we move into the later months. What will holiday season bring? (We know, it’s waaay to early to even think about it!)
Top redemptions according to units fulfilled:
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Top redemptions according to dollar value:
- Apple New iPad 64GB for Verizon
- Apple iPod classic 160GB Black
- Apple iPod Touch 8GB with FaceTime
- Nikon Coolpix 16MP Digital Camera with 5x Zoom
- Keurig Special Edition B60 Single-Cup
- Garmin nüvi 30
- Bounty Hunter® Tracker IV™ Metal Detector
- Coby® 40" LED HDTV 1080p
- Bose® QuietComfort® 15 Acoustic Noise Cancelling® Headphones
- Wagan Battery Jumper With Air Compressor