Groovy
Chocolate
A retailer who not only sells chocolate gifts but also
chocolate greetings cards ! |
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Thorntons
Online home of the high street chocolate retailer complete
with a full gift service. WE'VE
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Moonpig
An online greeting card supplier who provides high street
type cards but personalised. WE'VE
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Firebox
A web site selling all the latest widgets and gadgets,
especially for men who are still boys at heart but also many general
gifts. WE'VE
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Amazon
Amazon isn't all books - they also have a wide range of gifts
too and are especially useful when you leave things to the last
minute ! WE'VE
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TShirt
Studio
This company specialises in personally printed items - not
only t-shirts but also other items such as mugs or mouse mats.
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Initial
Ideas
One of those glossy catalogues that comes through the door
each Christmas with a wide variety of gifts of all types. WE'VE
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PrezzyBox
A general gift shop, spotted by us when looking for
Photomosaic Jigsaws. WE'VE
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Presents
Direct
A general gifts catalogue company. WE'VE
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The
Original Gift Company
A general gifts catalogue company including various
personalised gifts. WE'VE
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Science
Museum Store
Yet another Christmas catalogue that is now running a full
web site. WE'VE
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Presents
For Men / Gifts For The Girls
A company we've used for a couple of years now with a wide
variety of gifts targetted at "men" and "girls"
respectively ! WE'VE
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Pia
A jewellery catalogue come web site. Very pretty items
but dodgy service. WE'VE
PURCHASED THINGS FROM THIS COMPANY ONLINE - ONE ITEM WAS
DELIVERED PERFECTLY, HOWEVER WE WERE MESSED ABOUT TERRIBLY
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Past Times
A high street retailed as well as an Internet store,
offering nostalgic gifts. WE'VE
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Crocus
Although mainly a gardening company, Crocus also have a
variety of gifts available too. WE'VE
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Pedlars
A company we first found from a catalogue, a small
family firm selling an unusual selection of gifts. WE'VE
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Magic By
Post
The name says it all ! WE'VE
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I Want
One Of Those
Another gadget company, promoted both through
catalogues and a web site. WE'VE
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Gadget
The most well know retail train of gadgets also runs the most
equally well known web site. WE'VE
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Francis
Frith
A company selling historic photos as gifts. WE'VE
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Bits
And Pieces
Bits And Pieces sell jigsaws and other forms of puzzle.
We've used them for Christmas presents before now. WE'VE
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Spencers
Jewellers
We came across Spencers Jewellers when looking for an online
retailer of 'Angels' figures. WE'VE
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Marks
& Spencer
As well as having a full range of clothes available
online, M&S also have a good selection of flowers. WE'VE
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John Lewis
Like Marks & Spencers, John Lewis also have a good selection of flowers available online including jewelery. WE'VE
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Telephone
Lines
Want to give someone an original Trimphone ? Or a
1930's Bakelite phone ? This is the place to try. |
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Killer Cards
Thankfully we haven't yet found anyone we'd want to send any
of these cards to but you never know what's around the corner... |
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Discounted
Gadgets
A similar gadget shop to many of the others except this one
promises cheaper prices. |
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Bing
Got a picture of the recipient of your gift ? Why not
get a caricature of them made ? |
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Collectable
Collectables
Try saying that after drinking alcohol ! This web site
specialises in memorabilia, posters, advertisements and
packaging. |
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Poison Mugs
Not in the best possible taste but nevertheless a series of
unusually designed mugs ! |
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Name
Your Own Rose
Why buy any old rose when you can give someone the gift of
their very own variety ! |
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Cadbury
Gifts Direct
A very successful site previously which closed down for more
than a year. Very pleasing to see Cadbury's have brought this
idea back to life. WE'VE
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Albany Hill
A different company from the usual crowd offering a variety
of feminine gifts.
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Angels
This is a small chain of shops based in Leeds which we came
across when looking for a supplier of Demdarco Willow Tree figures.
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Printed Clothing
One of the Internet retailers we found and most appreciated
was a personalised printing company - t-shirts, mugs,
etc., all from your own images uploaded onto the
Internet. Unfortunately, they stopped trading in
December 2002. This is an alternative supplier we've
found. However, you can also look at many of the digital
camera printing companies as they offer similar things. WE'VE
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WWF Shop
Used by us as an easy source of panda based gifts but lots of
gifts of all types available here as well. WE'VE
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McLaggan Smith
Mugs
A huge range of mugs with witty slogans and clever
pictures. WE'VE
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D C Lighting
Although actually a professional lighting company (stage,
photographic, etc.) we came across this company as one of the few
people selling animated Disney lamps. WE'VE
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Personalised
Products
Originally found by purchasing direct from W.H.Smith,
this company sell a variety of personalised items. WE'VE
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Time To Spa
The retail website for the Elemis, La Therapie and
Steiner toiletry brands. WE'VE
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Pro-Idee
Another one of those glossy catalogues that comes through the door
each Christmas, this one with a variety of the latest
inventions and gadgets. WE'VE
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China Etc.
A company we've looked at before but used for the first time
Christmas 2003 to buy some Wedgwood. WE'VE
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Cigarette Cards
Yes, I know it sounds strange but Cigarette Cards can
actually be quite decorative. WE'VE
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Hotel
Chocolat
Haven't tasted any of their products personally but they
certainly look wonderful ! WE'VE
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Allders
Another Clicks'n'Mortar department store. We've used
them to purchase specific presents for people. WE'VE
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Blue
Foot Bear
Heavily advertised, this company provides a variety of
well dress bears, both family friendly and risqué ! WE'VE
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Dr.Gadget
Owners of the gadget.co.uk domain, we often trip upon
this store be accident when looking for the Gadget Shop. |
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Mail Order Express
A company selling a variety of toys, games and
puzzles. We found them after looking specifically at a Drummond Park
game and finding this company were the suppliers. WE'VE
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BoysStuff
Another web site for the man in your life. |
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Mouse Mats
UK
A company selling mouse mats in all sorts of shapes and
sizes, including personalised mats. |
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Sharp Cards
You can buy just about everything else on the World Wide Web
so why not greeting cards too ! |
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Lastminute.com
Sometimes expensive but nevertheless an effective site with a
good variety. WE'VE
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Red
Letter Days
The original gift experience company. WE'VE
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Red And Proud
A site dedicated to gifts specifically for red haired people -
honestly ! |
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Character
Gifts
A nationwide chain of shops selling gifts based around
popular children's characters. |
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Historic
Newspapers
One of several companies offering old newspapers for
sale. We actually used this company to buy the newspapers on
the day Emily was born. WE'VE
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