Sunday, November 30, 2008

...25 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

It's really hard to believe that tomorrow is December 1, and we're beginning to really count down the days. Don't forget to get out your Advent Calendar or your Elf tomorrow.

We have the best photo albums this year in the prettiest colors. Fill an album with photos and give a special person a memorable gift. Choose titles like Family Vacations, At the Beach, Our Children, and such.

And, only at Nofo, albums embossed with Figure 8, Wrightsville Beach, Morehead City, Atlantic Beach, In the Mountains, On the Slopes and more. The ideal gift for someone with that second home.

READER REWARD:

10% off Runaway Rabbit bunny slippers.

Expires December 2, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

put the JOY back into the season...be MERRY!!

Saturday, November 29, 2008

...26 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

There's a lot of not-so-good collegiate product out ther. So UNC and NCSU fans will be pleased to see well executed cloth cocktail napkins and bar-tailgate towels sporting their school colors and logo.

Pair them up with NC peanuts wearing team wrappers, frost flex collegiate cups, or acryllic goblets and the recipient will certainly become your biggest fan.

@ the pig...

Come meet the Elf from Elf on a Shelf and have him sign your book. Refreshments, activities and stores read by Mary Hunter Martin are to be had also. Today, 9-10am, Nofo @ the Pig

READER REWARD:

10% off Nest Christmas candle.

Expires December 1, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

sometimes the JOY is found in the details

Friday, November 28, 2008

Black Friday

...27 More Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

Come to Nofo and avoid those pesky crowds that are jamming the mall's parking lots and corridors and store aisles.

Traditionally, this is NOT a big day for us. It belongs to the discount stores and mall shops, and to folks who enjoy a shopping frenzy.

We're open, as usual, at the civil hour of 10:00 and we're ready to help you with your Christmas List. Our gift to you is the chance to shop peacefully and sanely and to earn a gift with every purchase!

READER REWARD:

10% off on a pair of felt slippers made just for you by Marcia Spencer.

Expires November 30, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

find the JOY in little, everyday things

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Nofo @ the Pig.....Cafe & Store Closed

Nofo@ the Forum....Cafe & Store Closed

Nofo on Liz........Cafe & Store Closed

On Thanksgiving Day we gather with our friends and family to share a meal and to give thanks for what we have. This year we are simply thankful for what we have left!!

The Nofo family wishes your family a joyful Thanksgiving Day.

choose nofo...choose joy

open your heart & let in the JOY!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

...29 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

If you have guests for Thanksgiving weekend, then you've a bunch of meals to plan for. Why not bring your guests to Nofo for lunch, brunch or dinner?

Or make it easy on yourself by picking up food from the deli, the Joy of NOT Cooking or frozen food from our freezer case. You have to have a Caroline's Cake, My Grandma's Coffee Cake, Sticky Toffee Pudding and Ginny O's Cheesecake at least.

Don't forget your Edward's ham (and call early enough to have it sliced.) You'll not make it through the weekend without grits and coffee either, so stock up today.

READER REWARD:

10% off The Thymes products

Expires November 28, 2009

** NOT valid for Frazier Fir **

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expect JOY and it will come

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

...30 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

We think it's so gracious to give a favor to your dinner guests and nothing's better than chocolate. Whether its presented at each place setting or is arranged on a tray and passed, chocolates are a treat for everyone.

Nofo has chocolates from Bliss, Azurelise, Godiva, Moonstruck, Neuhouse, Joseph Schmidt, et al. Choose a foil turkey for Thanksgiving or an individual piece presented in its own cello and bowed.

READER REWARD:

10% off Pine Cone Hill pajamas

Expires November 27, 2008

Monday, November 24, 2008

...31 More Shopping Days Until Christmas...

Emerson Quillin whiled away his childood in his mother's Kentucky beauty salon.He emerged as an adult with these whimsical cartoon images in his head.

Emerson has now placed these charming, funny ladies on wine and martini glasses and added his famous script. These tall, colorful glasses are boxed and ready to bring a laugh to a gal on your list.

Or, if this wine drinking doesn't have our giant wine goblet that hold and entire bottle of wine, this may be the perfect present.

@ the pig...

Come meet the Elf from Elf on a Shelf. Listen to stories read by Mary Hunter Martin, Saturday, Nov. 29 9-10am @ the Pig.

READER REWARD:

** Two Days Only!! **

10% off on Fazier Fir Products

Expires November 25, 2008

Sunday, November 23, 2008

...32 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

Darling Mummy and Mamaism's tee shirts are so hip. They're soft, comfortable, and ever so savvy. They're our favorite gift for young moms. They subtly say things like "Look both ways", "Don't be trashy", "Mind your manners", or "Don't mess with Mommy".

ALl these girls are Southern, and the creaters of Mamaisms are from Wilmington.

@ the pig...

Five Points Open House 1:00-5:00

Book Signing 1-5pm. Excellend Courses, the new Ravenscroft Cookbook. @ the Pig.

READER REWARD:

15% off Lodis wallets for three days only.

Expires November 25, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

make being joyful a habit

Saturday, November 22, 2008

...34 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

"Made for a king. Fit for a prince." A customer told us about a line of men and boys boxers called Royal Highnies. We looked them up online and thought the design good and found their rhetoric very clever.

When we called the nice folks at Royal Highnies, they insisted on sending up several pair to try. We chose two men we know with very discriminating taste and asked them to test them for us. The results were: "man, these rock. Where do I get more" and "Whatever 400 count pima cotton means, it's terrific." "Most comfortable boxers I've ever put on."

Nofo's happy to carry Royal Highnies for ages two to one hundred. We think they make a fantastic father/son Christmas gift. And, in the words of Royal Highnies, these boxers are "the perfect home for the family jewels"!

@ the pig...

Meet local chocolatier, Reginald Savage, Azurelise and taste his scrumptious chocolates. Today from 11-2 @ the Pig.

READER REWARD:

**TWO DAYS ONLY!!**

10% off Royal Highnies

Expires November 26, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

GET PUMPED UP WITH JOY!

Friday, November 21, 2008

...34 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

Nofo's known for it's aprons. No one has more styles than we. Whether it's the traditional chef's apron or the frilly hostess apron you're looking for, we bet you'll find it at Nofo.

We also carry the most beautiful handmade chef coats in red, blue, green or yellow seersucker with real frog buttons. What an elegant gift for the cook in your life. Made in North Carolina.

@ the pig...

Make plans to attend the Five Points Open House on Sunday, November 23 from 1-5pm

READER REWARD:

10% off Godiva chocolates

Expires November 23, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

SPREAD JOY WHEREVER YOU GO

Thursday, November 20, 2008

...36 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

This fall, actress and author Joan Bissett, published her first children's book, Tickle Monster. And, it's already on it's way to becoming a lovable classic.

For Christmas, Joan's introduced the Tickle Monster Mitt to wear while reading the story. This fluffy blue mitt has poke-through finger holes for tickling and turning the book's pages.

No grandparent should be without this magical book and mitt. It'll create giggly, squirmy, sqealy fun time, everytime!

@ the pig...

Make plans to attend the Azurelise tasting on Saturday 11-2 @ the pig.

CAUTION: Thanksgiving is a week away! Do you need food, napkins, decorations, favors, hostess gifts, etc.? Don't wait until it's all gone!

READER REWARD:

10% off Salem Baking Company's Cookies. Three days only.

Expires November 22, 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

36 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas.....

Nofolks remember the adult shorts and children's dressed we used to carry from Sandra Crawford Drennen. For years she stitched up her vintage fabric creations on the Outer Banks.

She's moved inland now and changed creative gears. Working with blown-up, postcards from the 20s-40s, Sandra's producing framed artwork and cylinder lamps.

Choose from her bathing beauties, flower and bird prints, in-up girls and beach scenes and make someone on your list very happy.

**Deadline for ordering Thanksgiving food is TODAY! **

READER REWARD:

20% off beautiful bottles of bubble bath from Get Fresh.

Choose New York, Kyoto, Positano and Paris.

Expires November 26, 2008

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DECLARE JOY TO THE WORLD

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

37 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas.....

Nofo's known for it's Bloody mary's. We win Best Bloody, Best Eggs Benedict, and Best Brunch awards yearly.

We sell our housemade Bloody Mary Mix from our cooler and we do a Bloody Basket that contains the mix, dilly beans, and cheese straws. We leave room for you to add the vodka.

Either the basket or the bottle make a unique gift. Order yours today!

READER REWARD:

***Two Days Only!! ***

10% off Bloody Mary by the bottle or the basket.

Expires November 19, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

FIND THE JOY YOU HAD AS A CHILD

Monday, November 17, 2008

38 Shopping Days Left Until Christmas...

A jar of jelly is so nice to get as a gift. Quality jams, preseves and jellies are just nice to have on hand.

We've two Nofo jellies that are particularly good this time of year: Merry Berry and our Crandberry-Orange Marmalade. They're all wrapped up and ready to give!

READER REWARD:

10% off on Tea Forte products. Expires November 19, 2008

choose nofo...choose joy

JOY PUTS A SPRING IN YOUR STEP!

Sunday, November 16, 2008

39 More Shopping Days Until Christmas.....

Peche chocolates are known throughout the world for their supurb quality. Peche de chocolat has won many international awards, is 100% natural, and boasts no preservatives, wax or genetically modified ingredients. Folks always recognize their distinctive foil wrapping.

Laura Antonelli imports Peche, and we've commissioned her to create a box of Peche just for us. We think it's the perfect hostess gift for the holidays.

READER REWARD:

25% off on our chandeliers. Expires November 22, 2008

** Don't Forget...

...Order your Thanksgiving food by 11/19 deadline!

choose nofo...choose joy

LAUGH. SHARE YOUR JOY