With Berkshire Hathaway shareholders weekend about to wrap up (Borsheims closes at 4 today), we realize you may want to do even more shopping. Don’t worry, we have the perfect solution!
The Borsheims Berkshire Hathaway gift card is a new product this year. You can purchase one in any denomination and it will allow the user of the gift card to receive Berkshire Hathaway shareholder pricing no matter when they use it.
What a great gift! And the recipient doesn’t even have to be a Berkshire Hathaway shareholder to receive the discount.
So come in and buy a gift card, and remember that the regular discount period runs through Saturday, May 7, at Borsheims and ends Monday, May 2, at Nebraska Furniture Mart.
If you plan on visiting the Qwest Center today for the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting, you should definitely make a swing down through Berkyville (the exhibit hall). I know I mentioned it before, but these deals are too good not to bring to your attention again.
Remember, they’re good only at the Borsheims Booth at the Qwest Center today.
I want to officially welcome you to the kick-off of Berkshire Hathaway shareholder weekend 2011. The fun begins tonight with our shareholder only cocktail party at Borsheims. We are hard at work here getting everything ready for you. Our main work? Cramming carefully displaying as much jewelry as we can in our cases so you’ll have the biggest selection at the lowest price (Berkshire price!!!).
We also have hundreds of shareholders already shopping. So join the fun early. You don’t have to wait for the cocktails to be poured to start perusing the selection!
There is a great article in this morning’s Omaha World Herald to kick of the 2011 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders’ weekend! Read all about how successful the shareholder discount is at both Borsheims and Nebraska Furniture Mart. (And find out that we go through 7,000 meatballs on Friday night!)
The Berkshire Hathaway shareholder discount period started yesterday (Monday) at Borsheims and begins today at Nebraska Furniture Mart. We had a store full of shoppers at Borsheims yesterday, eager to take advantage of the discount and get their shopping done before the big crowds arrive this weekend.
Here are some details about the discounts:
Please bring your shareholder pass with you. You don’t have to wear it around your neck, but we will want to see it at some point.
The discounts vary by item (at both Borsheims and Nebraska Furniture Mart), so we can only tell you what the discount will be on each particular item.
The discount at Borsheims runs through next Saturday (May 7).
The discount at Nebraska Furniture Mart runs through Monday (May 2).
For the first time, Borsheims will be selling jewelry from its booth at the Qwest Center during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ meeting. Borsheims has always joined other Berkshire Hathaway subsidiaries in the exhibition hall during the meeting, but has sold Berkshire Hathaway memorabilia. This year, in addition to the memorabilia, Borsheims is offering amazing deals on several jewelry box staples.
Here’s a list of what you can find at the Qwest Center Saturday. Bring your wallets and plan accordingly!
Ever wondered what it’s like at Borsheims in the days leading up to the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders’ weekend? Here’s Borsheims’ Director of Merchandise to fill you in:
Did you get your credentials in the mail yet? I haven’t seen any, but talked with a couple this weekend who said they received theirs just a few days ago. And just having the credentials in hand made them so excited that they spent the weekend “pre-shopping” at Borsheims and Nebraska Furniture Mart, picking out what all they’ll buy during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders weekend.
How fun!
If you don’t have your credentials yet, don’t worry! Here’s the scoop from Berkshire Hathaway headquarters:
- The 2010 Annual Reports were mailed to shareholders of record and beneficial-but-not-of-record shareholders in mid-March.
- Included in the mailing was a Proxy Statement
- A perforated postcard was attached to the Proxy
- Fill out and return the postcard to order your meeting credentials
- Shareholders are entitled to a maximum of 4 meeting credentials
- The credentials are required for the meeting and other weekend events, as well as to receive special shareholder pricing during the discount period.
So make sure you get those postcards in! We want to see you during the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholders weekend and during the shopping period. Remember, the discount at Borsheims runs from Monday, April 25, to Saturday, May 7. The discount at Nebraska Furniture Mart runs from Tuesday, April 26, to Monday, May 2.
This weekend draws huge crowds and some well-known celebrities to Omaha every year. This year, you have the chance to meet Ralph Nader. I ran into the former presidential candidate at his book signing. Mr. Nader is part of the Meet the Authors being hosted by The Bookwork. This event is still going on for a few more minutes. It is running from 11 a.m. ’till 4 p.m. in south end of the Qwest Center.
Mr. Nader is here to promote his new book, Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us!It is on sale for $22 (shareholder price) during the Berkshire Weekend. The book is described as:
Nader’s work of fiction paints a portrait of what America could become, asking: What if several of America’s wealthiest individuals decided it was a good time to work for the collective good?
I shot this short video of Mr. Nader and I thought that I would share it with you.
If you want to chat with Mr. Nader, or get a great deal on his and many other books, drop by The Bookwork display at the Qwest Center. The display also features one-day-only pricing of up to 20% off for shareholders on 60+ other books. There are investment and Warren Buffett-theme books as well as work by other celebrities including Bill Gates, Bill Buffett and Peter Buffett.
If you like the video and want to see all our Berkshire Hathaway Weekend videos, I hope that you will check out our YouTube channel.
The Borsheims Berkshire Hathaway gift card is a new product this year. You can purchase one in any denomination and it will allow the user of the gift card to receive Berkshire Hathaway shareholder pricing no matter when they use it.
