Christmas!?! I hear you scream…. surely we’re not there already?
Amazingly,
we started receiving our first orders for Christmas gifts in August.
This triggered some debate at Treat Towers this morning about when it’s
acceptable to start your hunt for your Xmas pressies.
On
one hand, it seems better to wait until the Christmas trees, the
tinsel, the lights on Oxford Street and the sudden explosion of things
made from cinnamon are out before committing to writing out the list of
family and friends that deserve treating. You’ll more likely be in the
festive spirit and you may be able to get it all done in one day of panic-fueled day tearing through the shops. But then the risk is that
it all gets left to the last minute and you end up settling for
something that’s less than reflective of the super-stylish gift buyer
that you are. Fact – Reindeer socks will not get you brownie points.
On
the other hand, from a keeping-your-sanity point of view, starting your
search early is always sound advice. The best reason is actually the
least obvious. Every year, there are some brands of gifts that totally
sell out by mid-November, just because they make really cool gifts, and
these brands do not produce any more until the new year. So to make sure
you have the best choice of gifts, you really want to get going before
the end of October. Saying that, there are always other gift options
available, but we suspect that those who buy early generally give the
best thought out gifts.
For Christmas 2013, we’ve also
noticed a bit of a change from previous years. Many customers have
started asking for personalised gifts for xmas, which we did not see
last year. Luckily, we also started hunting for personalised gifts for
you over the summer and we’ve found some awesome ideas. Again, with some
of these it’s worth getting in there early as some personalised gifts
will take a little longer to produce.
We’ve started adding our collection for Christmas online now – to see what’s available, see our collection here
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