www.LillianVernon.com

LillianVernon.com: Your Personal Online Retailer

The history of Lillian Vernon Corporation can be traced to a housewife, by name Lillian, who started her mail order business in her small apartment using her kitchen table as her office when she was expecting her first child. The initial capital for the business came from the $2,000 of wedding gift money she had with her. With that money she designed a purse and belt and later placed a $495 ad in "Seventeen Magazine." With that, she also offered a unique service - personalization with her customers' initials free of charge. Around $32,000 came in by way of orders due to the ad. From then on, the business has never looked back.

Today, Lillian Vernon Corporation, headquartered in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is a leading national catalog and online retailer that markets gift, household, children's and fashion accessory products. They specialize in personalization, organization and celebration. They publish three catalog titles: Lillian Vernon, Lilly's Kids and The Big Sale Catalog. The catalogs average 90 pages with more than 700 products in each edition.

The online website features tabs such as Personalized Gifts; Holidays & Celebrations; Home & Office; Garden & Outdoor; Store & Organize; Bags, Jewelry & Accessories; and Big Sale listed towards the top of the mainpage. You can explore through the customer review section available on the website. By going through customer reviews, you can get some insight into the quality and usability factor of the relevant product.

For shopping online, it is advisable to create an account at LillianVernon.com. The company offers a couple of benefits for the registered members. By creating an account, you can:

• Save time by storing your billing and shipping address. Just log in before you place an order and this information will automatically appear in the checkout process.
• Take advantage of the member-only site features such as tracking orders online, shipping to multiple address, your private Address Book, and personal Save For Later List.
• Take a look at previews of what's hot and exclusive. All members will receive email priority notification on internet specials, new products and Lillian Vernon exclusives.