Author Archives: Ryan Gripp

Jelly Belly gift Box 40 flavor count

One of the most popular candy items of all time is the Jelly Belly. In fact Jelly Belly’s go back a long way and made great strides in all of their flavors. Here is a brief history of them courtesy of Wikipedia:
David Klein (born in 1946) created the marketing concept of a new kind of [...]

Lakeside Employee Appreciation Luncheons

Employee Appreciation Luncheons were hosted during the week of May 4, 2009.  These annual luncheons are held to show our dedicated employees how much their hard work is appreciated.  This is just one of the many things we do as a company to show our employees that we value their contributions.  Lakeside has a long [...]

New items from our Harvest Catalog

Here at the Lakeside Collection we are celebrating the imminent release of the new Harvest Catalog. In this new catalog you’ll find hundreds of new items and unbeatable prices. Some of the items that I really enjoyed are:
The Quick Lawn Grass seed which is perfect for those areas in your yard that aren’t full of [...]

Lakeside is committed to the environment

Photo by Pranav
We recently posted up a section related to Lakeside’s commitment to the environment. Here is a brief excerpt of the article and you are encouraged to visit the section to see what we are doing to help the environment.
“At The Lakeside Collection®, we take our role as one of America’s premier catalog marketers [...]

Are you ready for boating season?

For those of you who are boating fanatics and just fans of boating are you ready for boating season? It’s fast approaching us as we count down the days until it becomes official. Memorial day is generally recognized as the day in which most people start to head out to their favorite lake of choice. [...]

A inside look at our Photo Studio

Have you ever wondered about how we take photos here at The Lakeside Collection? All of our catalogs and online website mostly feature photos taken from our new photo studio. The studio is located here in our offices in Illinois and was recently opened to allow more projects to be done in-house and to allow [...]

Earth day

Image credit: NASA
Today is Earth day, the day in which all humans on earth are supposed to remember the famous  planet in which we live. NASA which knows quite a bit about planet earth has released HD videos taken from the International Space Station. The Space Station which travels at a brisk 17,000+ miles per [...]

Top 6 April Fool’s Jokes of All time

Today is the famous April Fool’s, the day where things aren’t what they seem. Whatever you hear, see, or do could be a part of an April Fools. Instead of pulling an April Fool’s joke on everyone (which we would love to do) we complied a list of the top 6 April Fool’s Jokes of [...]

New years resolution: Weight. How are you doing?

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If you’re like the rest of us (including myself) you made a resolution to lose more weight earlier this year. How are you doing with it?If you are having trouble one of the easiest ways to cut back on your weight is to adjust your diet. You might not know this, but drinking [...]

Sharing a letter from a customer

We also like hearing from our customers, both good and bad. We received this letter from a happy customer and thought we might share it with you. Thanks to Laraine for sending the letter to us, it made our day! Do you like the Lakeside Collection? Just reply below in the comments section.