Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Don’t you agree that the best part of Christmas is the anticipation? In the weeks before you find yourself counting off the days on the Advent calendar, trimming the tree, watching the kids’ nativity play (complete with tea-towel toting shepherds) and of course joining in the endless round of Christmas parties.
I am not the type to prepare for Christmas in July – or even November! – I am not organised enough for this. However I have been preparing Big Fat Balloon’s Christmas and our Christmas helium balloons are online and ready to order for those who what to send friends and relatives something different.
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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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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2006
A few weeks ago Selfridges allegedly sent out a press release announcing there were “Only 143 shopping days until Christmas”.
Twelve days ago the Daily Mail was lamenting about the commercialisation of Christmas announcing, “With more than a third of the year still to go and the summer holidays in full swing, Harrods and Selfridges launched their Christmas shops”.
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