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OOT Bag Ideas

achilvereachilvere member
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What are you putting in your out-of-town bags?  I really want to showcase great products from Michigan.  What other things (maps, etc) are you putting in your bags?
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    AmoroAgainAmoroAgain member
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    edited December 2011
    I really wanted to do this, then realized that everyone from OOT used to live in Michigan so... lol

    Anyway, I'd say it depends on the time of year.  You could put cherries or apples in there, or some of the local wines (Red Arrow Red is a favorite, as well as the Ice wine from that same winery)-- maybe do a "little known facts about Michigan" card?

    http://www.50states.com/facts/michigan.htm


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    shrades77shrades77 member
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    edited December 2011
    We didn't go overly "Michigan" on our OOT bags so I can't give you a ton of ideas, but did include a few things...  we made a brochure (very cheap - we used VistaPrint) listing all the top attractions in the city - the ones we recommended, as well as restaurants near the hotel that we liked.  We included a bag of GR Popcorn (they have small bags for a great price), and were thinking about doing cans of Faygo along with Better Made chips or something like that (however, we just opted for some candy and nutra-grain bars instead).  HTH! 
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    shrades77shrades77 member
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    edited December 2011
    Ooooohhhh....I forgot - Mackinac Island Fudge!  There are a few places online that offer very small servings of it, which would be perfect for your bags.  We also made personalized bags at http://myweddingreceptionideas.com/. HTH!
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    lindz221lindz221
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    edited December 2011
    I am working on the same thing right now. These are great ideas, thanks ladies!
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    shrades77shrades77 member
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    edited December 2011
    one more thing that we put in our OOT bags that i was SOOOOO excited about - individual lint remover sheets!!  i found these for a great price (and it was actually one of the only places i could find them) at http://www.shopgogirl.com/lint-sheets.htm. we got tons of comments on them.  HTH!!
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    achilvereachilvere member
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    edited December 2011
    Shrades, I love the lint remover idea!

    I think we're going to go with fudge, cherry salsa from Cherry Republic, Faygo, soap from Bars by Bellini (she even makes one that smells like Victoria's Secret Love Spell!), and playing cards from Firekeeper's Casino, along with things like aspirin, maps, info about the Grand Rapids (maybe an On the Town magazine), etc...

    Thanks for all the suggestions!
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    cabeelcabeel
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    edited December 2011
    Don't forget great Michigan wine ... but that's probably not practical for OOT bags!
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    Jessica7924Jessica7924 member
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    edited December 2011
    We got the small bags of popcorn from Grand Rapids Popcorn Co.  I tied a ribbon around 2 bags with a thank you tag on them and it was a huge hit!  What's better than carmel popcorn after a night of dancing?  Their prices were really reasonable too!!
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