About Us
Welcome to Zanisa,
created to celebrate the things we are most passionate about and to share them with you.
Our goal is to provide you with a unique experience in your search for gifts, decor, accessories and jewelry. Our contemporary collections focus on items that are handmade, natural, recycled, organic, fairly traded and sustainable.
Along the way we've met some wonderful people, all with amazing spirit and stories. (You can meet them in our Profiles section).
We applaud them for the work they do and the beautiful things they create and are proud to bring these items to you.
You'll find below a summary of the offerings available within the Zanisa experience.
Mac users: best browsers to view our site are Safari and Firefox.
PC users: best browser to view our site is Internet Explorer.
- Getting Around:
No more flipping back and forth from page to page, everything is always at your fingertips.
View thumbnails and item details at the same time.
Drag the thumbnail scroll bar to view your selection and click on a thumbnail for details.
Our Related Items area shows other items that work well with the one you're currently viewing.
- Item Descriptions:
View multiple images of each item with built in zoom and drag tools.
Detailed item descriptions - we start with the basics and go on to include ingredient lists and information about the people who make them. Just click on a name highlighted in green and it will take you to their profile area.
- Special Features:
We include a handy reference tool to identify what makes each item special to us.
The special features that are dark brown apply to the item being viewed. Summaries may be found by clicking on them.
- Sorting Options:
You take control of what items you see and how they are sorted.
Choose to sort them by price point or newest items first.
Choose to see all or just one of our special features within each category.
(Unless you specify your choices, we will automatically show them to you sorted alphabetically including all special features.)
Sending that perfect gift is just a click away.
Input the amount you wish to send, the recipient's name, email address and a personal note.
Your recipient will receive an e-gift certificate valid for 1 year from date of delivery.
View sample gift certificate.
Adding gift wrapping turns your gift into a work of art.
At checkout you may choose to wrap individual items or complete orders in one gift box ($5.95 per box).
Our signature espresso boxes with hand-dyed silk ribbon come with a customized note from you.
Certain items that already come boxed will be wrapped in our signature espresso paper with hand-dyed silk ribbon.
View sample gift box.
Make a statement with your corporate gifting.
We create customized gifts tailored to your specifications.
Go to CONTACT and click on Corporate Gifts to make enquiries.
At checkout you may choose to send items to multiple shipping addresses.
Shipping charges are calculated on a per address basis.
Registering with Zanisa is quick and easy and provides you with access to all of our services.
(Of course your information is never shared).
Once registered, just login when you visit and access MY INFORMATION, GIFT LISTS, and CONCIERGE. Save time at checkout with stored delivery and billing information.
After login, access your MY INFORMATION page to update billing, email and password information.
Make life easy and save time with multiple gift lists.
After login, create and edit gift lists for friends and family and place items in these lists as you browse.
When its time to send a gift just go to the list created for that person and choose from the items you've already picked out for them.
Never miss a birthday or anniversary again.
Our concierge service is offered to help you keep track of important dates.
After login, turn it on or off at will. You are the only one who has access to this area.
Enter names, important dates and personal notes to yourself and an email will be sent out 10 days prior to that date as a reminder.
Zanisa strives to be environmentally friendly in every aspect of our company.
With the help of americanforests.org, Zanisa will plant a tree for every order of $50 or more.
- Energy:
Our site is hosted using wind-powered energy.
- Packaging:
Our standard packaging is a combination of recycled paper and biodegradable peanuts.
We re-use packaging that our items are sent to us in and are working with our vendors to make these as environmentally friendly as possible.
Our gift boxes and tissue paper are FSC approved 100% post consumer recycled with water-based ink.
Our handmade hand-dyed gift ribbon is so beautiful it will be used again and again.
In order to create less waste, we do not include invoices in our packages. Invoices are emailed immediately upon order completion and tracking numbers are emailed upon shipping.
