Craven Gifts

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Craven Gifts is a fictional retailer in the animated series Queen of the Willis. Tina Craven runs the company, headquartered at 10035 Montreal Boulevard in Quillsville, Indiana, [1]  though she delegates most of the day-to-day responsibilities to her 367-time employee of the month, then assistant manager Ava Willis (later manager). Sometimes Tina is seen at Craven headquarters, but she spends much of her time with her paramours and otherwise enjoying herself around town.

Craven sells gifts and gifts accessories, including novelty items such as the Indiana Colts memorbilia and flowers, among others, which are showcased during the annual "Giftstravaganza" sale. The company has four additinal branch offices in Indiana, known as Craven Gifts, Craven North (Nobesville/Fishers), South (Bloomington), East (Lawerence), and West (Avon, later Terre Haute). It is unknown how far these branches are from the Craven headquarters, though Tina has said that North is in "diabetes country" and confirmed by Ray Grissom in "The Rape of Heather Willis" which she thought was the reason for the low sales numbers at that branch. Tina would eventually lose the West division from gambling.[2]

The company slogan is "Enjoy the gifts, not the kicks," which refers to the way that goods does not alter or mask the taste of meat while grilling, unlike charcoal.

Craven's primary competitor is Iveyland Flowers and Gifts, owned and managed by former Craven employee H.W. Ivey (their slogan is "We sell the goods... with warming passion.")

AldiMart began selling gifts. Due to its size, AldiMart was able to sell gifts at prices too low for Craven to compete. This forced Tina to close down the Quillsville branch. Following a explosion at its store, AldiMart stopped selling gifts, and Craven resumed business as usual.[1]

Craven's Quillsville branch are mostly women and transwomen as Scott Schuller and Reginald Wilson are the only male staff. Ava Willis was the became only transwoman at Craven Gifts until Danielle Griffin joined the staff.

Staff Members[edit]

Main Branch (Quillsville)[edit]

East Branch (Lawrence)[edit]

North Branch (Noblesville)[edit]

South Branch (Bloomington)[edit]

West Branch (Avon)[edit]

Former Staff Members[edit]

Main Branch (Quillsville)[edit]

North Branch (Noblesville)[edit]

South Branch (Bloomington)[edit]

West Branch (Avon)[edit]

East Branch (Lawrence)[edit]

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