Archive for the 'Gift Gossip, Ideas & Tips' Category
Monday, January 28th, 2008
Whether you want to make Valentine’s Day really special for your wife or girlfriend or just want to impress someone new, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the occasion.
If you are unsure where to start, just read on and find out how to really impress the woman in your life with our 9 romantic gestures for a memorable Valentine’s Day.
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Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
St Valentine’s Day, Patron Saint of Lovers, is always celebrated on February 14th so there’s no excuse for forgetting. This year (2008) it falls on a Thursday.
To help you turn the day – or the evening - into a fabulous experience we’ve compiled 7 top tips for a romantic Valentine’s Day.
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
Whether you’re a parent looking for good gift ideas for your own kids or you’re buying gifts for god-children, nephews or nieces or your friends’ kids, you might occasionally be stuck for ideas when buying gifts for kids…
While shops are stuffed with bright coloured plastic toys that promise to turn our kids into geniuses – most of these are overpriced gadgets that will quickly be discarded.
If you want to buy gifts for kids that will provide hours of fun and play while not breaking the bank, read on and let the ideas flow!
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Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
It’s not always easy to buy good Christmas gifts for kids. Haven’t we all spent a great deal of time and money buying toys only to find the child took one look at it and spent all Christmas morning playing with the box?
If you want the toys you’re buying this Christmas to become much loved favourites, check out the following tips and turn buying toys into child’s play.
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
If you’re often left wondering what gift to buy your wife, partner, girlfriend, sister or mother, follow our 11 step man’s guide to buying great gifts for women.
You will find out how easy it can be to generate great gift ideas for women. It will (fingers crossed) help you make the right gift choices for the women in your life – ensuring you get in their good books and stay there.
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Friday, June 8th, 2007
Do dads really deserve Father’s Day? After all, don’t they just embarrass us by telling our friends how we used to run around the garden in a pair of red wellies and nothing else, or taking over the dance floor at family parties with their cringeworthy ‘dad dance’?
But then again, dads are good as a free taxi service, good at fixing things and always ready to offer sound advice – even if you don’t always want to hear it. So perhaps on balance, one day a year isn’t too bad to say thanks for putting up with us kids (whatever our age).
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Saturday, June 2nd, 2007
Does a kid’s birthday party invitation leave you wondering what gift to buy them? It certainly did me when my three and four year old boys got invited to another birthday party last week…
Just as I was raking my brains for ideas, I stumbled across Jessica Jonzen’s article “Getting Presents all Wrapped Up” for the Sunday Times. Far from putting my mind at rest, she mentioned…
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Monday, February 19th, 2007
As might be expected on Valentine’s day most of our balloons and gifts were sent “love messages”. Quite a few customers whished to remain anonymous and left recipients wandering who their admirer was.
A few customers even sent marriage proposals and signed their messages. While I hope all proposals were accepted, it strikes me how difficult it might be to come up with an original idea to pop up the question.
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Saturday, November 4th, 2006
While the “official” countdown to Christmas starts on the 1st of December, most of us start thinking about and preparing for Christmas a little before (why else would the high street shops put their Christmas range out in the summer!).
I’ve compiled a simple “Countdown to Christmas” to help you get organised this Christmas – and avoid stress all together. Enjoy the countdown to Christmas!
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Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
I’m always on the lookout for interesting gift ideas but sometimes come across some bizarre ideas I wouldn’t recommend.
I tried to list some of the main pitfalls of gift buying in 8 Gift Ideas to Avoid and listed examples of real life bad gifts on the Big Fat Balloons web site. I even posted a recollection of funny gift mistakes collated from friends’ experiences on this site.
I have to admit missing this one out.
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