Toulouse: Lucile and Marie create “Hello Banana”, an online gift bar
Marie Aïneto and Lucile Boudin have just founded the online sales platform “Hello Banana”, which allows you to send personalized surprises without breaking the bank.
Give a smile to a friend, a colleague, a new mother, a child, her lover … by seeing a very personalized gift bag, without breaking the bank: this is what the Toulousians Marie Aïneto and Lucile Boudin offer through their platform. online form “Hello Banana”.
“The idea is based on the principle of the salad bar. We choose our formula according to our budget: Wink, Big smile, Maxi surprise, Mega kiff … Then, we select the ingredients that we want to put in: delicacies, beauty products, everyday objects, giant coloring pages , swaddling clothes, musical boxes, slippers… ”, announces Lucile. Everything is packed in colorful pockets, with confetti, stickers,… “to bring people in a good mood when they open their package and pass on our good vibes”, adds Marie.
All the local products that make up the pouches are intended to promote made in France. Sold between € 9.90 (for the Clin d’Oeil pouch) to € 48.80 (for the Santa Claus Hood), these surprises are for everyone. “We created this concept, because every day something happens in people’s lives to send a little attention, whether it is a move, a return from maternity leave …”
Les Toulousaines are also aimed at professionals who wish to communicate with their customers. Aged 33, Marie and Lucile created “Hello Banana” during the first confinement. “Each on our side, we wanted to send small things to our friends, via the net, but nothing happened to suit us or it was too expensive,” admits Marie. As we are never as well served as by ourselves, the idea of founding “Hello Banana” took hold. After a first common experience in a communication agency in Toulouse, the two friends had the project to work together again. It’s chosen, and in a good mood, please!