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Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Customers Say Goodbye to Bay Hills Card & Gift Shop

The store's owner left a farewell message to his customers, and received dozens in reply.

Along the storefront of the former Bay Hills Card & Gift are a series of thank you messages from loyal customers. The Arnold-based Hallmark location closed its doors this week, after being open for just over 25 years. Store owner Brad McCormack told Patch that keeping the store open was no longer financially feasible. McCormack said  he was closing his family business, which he inherited from his father, and moving on to a new chapter in his life. In a farewell message to his customers posted on the store's door, McCormack wrote the following: "It is with deep regret that Bay Hills Card and Gift is closed. Thank you all for the many great years of being part of the Broadneck business community." In addition to McCormack's own farewell …

tom

1:36 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013

A bit off topic, but it's disappointing how many Hallmark cards are now made in China. Hallmark isn't the only one, but certainly one of the more prominent ones. I try to send only greeting cards made in USA, but they're becoming more scarce these days.   more ›

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