Valentines in Overdrive

    PLANO, Texas, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Valentine's Day, the traditional
 celebration of love, is a race to the finish line for Cookies by Design
 shoppes nationwide. Known for their lavishly decorated cookie bouquets,
 planning for their biggest sales season of the year begins far in advance
 with new design concepts but nothing can prepare the shoppe owners with the
 formidable task of finding the additional help required to deliver what
 will/can be up to 10 times their normal deliveries.
 
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     This year, Madison, WI shoppe owner Ann Kratofil formed an unusual
 partnership with a local limousine service. "We can go from 25 deliveries a
 day to more than 200 deliveries for Valentine's Day alone," says Kratofil.
 "We have worked with the limousine company over the past few Christmases
 but thought how wonderful it would be to have your sweetheart's delivery
 made in style!" She adds, "This year's 13-cookie rose bouquet almost needs
 a limo for delivery!
 
     Other shoppe owners recruit off-duty firemen who have the added
 advantage of knowing the local community and seldom getting lost. Some
 resort to arming friends and relatives with GPS devices, a Cookies by
 Design logo-shirt and a big smile.
 
     About Cookies by Design(R)
 
     Cookies by Design(R) created the world's first cookie bouquet almost 25
 years ago and continues to provide customers with creative gifts of
 hand-decorated cookies and gourmet cookies in a variety of shapes and sizes
 for every occasion. Today, there are more than 190 shoppes in 42 states.
 For more information, visit http://www.cookiesbydesign.com.
 
 

      For further information, please contact:
      Darci Vohs
      Cookies by Design(R)
      dvohs@cookiesbydesign.com
      972.398.9536 x. 104
 
 

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