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Double up the Love this Summer

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The sun is up and its time to come out and  play! And what better way to welcome the summer than sending twice the love!
We want you to be the first to know about our special summer offer. This season, you can double your flower bouquet order for only $4.50 or 190 pesos.  Just select this option using the drop down menu upon check out.  Save even more by combining this offer with your rewards points or membership discounts.
Double the fun and smiles this summer time and send fresh roses to your loved ones. Hurry and order as much flowers as you want until April 15, 2011 or while supplies last.
Give your loved ones a taste of that perfect exotic summer getaway with Island Rose’s Mediterranean rose bouquet. The warm combination of orange and yellow roses sets the mood for a relaxing romantic escapade that you’ll never forget.

Enjoy the refreshing taste of summer with our  Deluxe Fruit Crate. A gift set full of tasteful delights placed in a decorative wooden crate that will surely cool you down from the scorching heat of the sun.

Log on to www.islandrose.net today!

Doing brisk business on Valentine’s Day

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This article was written by Jason Domantay and was published on Yahoo! Southeast Asia.

More than couples, there’s another group of people who are feeling all the love this Valentine’s Day and they are the entrepreneurs.

Many businessmen work around the occasion, which is not even a holiday, just to lure more customers and accommodate all the requests for the day.

Mandarin hotel’s E-commerce and PR manager Erika Aquino said that they don’t have as many guests “normal days.” She adds that the hotel’s occupancy reaches to 75 percent during weekends.

However, it’s a different story come Valentine’s Day because all their rooms get booked. “On Valentine’s Day, hotel-wise it’s even more popular than the Christmas season,” Aquino revealed.

To spice up the occasion, their hotel offers room packages complete with expensive champagne bottles, chocolates and even massages and hair cuts.

Also doing brisk business this Valentine’s Day is the restaurant industry. As we all know, a lot of couples like mark the day with an intimate meal.

Caron Santiago-Macasaet of Melo’s Restaurant says that during Valentine’s Day, more than one hundred guests dine in every branch. She added that favorite requests of the diners are the steaks as well as Rockefeller Oysters.

“We make sure our stocks are complete (and) we do a lot of advertising for Valentine’s Day,” she said.

Of course, there is no Valentine’s Day without giving away flowers to the ladies. Dustin Andaya of Philippine Cut Flower Corporation, who runs Island Rose, shared that their sales tend to increase more than 150 percent from their regular days. Continue reading →