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Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Joanbunting » Fri Nov 09, 2012 5:30 pm

Because we live in the sticks and have to send gifts all over the place we have done most of our shopping on line recently.

We are always in the market for reliable and sensible sites so perhaps some of you would like to share their favourites.

Lakeland is a must but I have also discovered another couple -

handpickedcollection.com

notonthehighstreet.com.

I get really annoyed when companies will not deliver to BFPO addresses and don't tell you until you get to the checkout. Quite a lot of Amazon stuff is thus affected.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby jeral » Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:39 pm

It does get on one's wick reading through all the delivery stuff. I typed: "deliver presents to bfpo addresses" into Google and got 62,000+ hits so that might be worth checking out.

The general sites I know are those where'd you'd have to have more money than sense for overpriced "trinket" presents (i.e. better off sending a gift voucher instead).

It's worth keeping an eye on so-called discount codes. Some websites list some generally, but if an option is shown on a particular site it's worth asking how you get one - might be a first time discount or free delivery whatever.

I stupidly placed a repeat order with a company and forgot I'd got a repeat-order discount code Doh! Some also give codes for friends/family if they order, so if recommending sites any knowledge on codes would of course be useful or worth looking out for.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby jeral » Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:54 pm

You might find of interest two or three of the sale items from here: http://www.scottsofstow.co.uk/Sale/MCat ... 2483459713

I don't know if they deliver to BFPO. I have bought some things from them and returned something without too much difficulty.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby calabash » Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:33 am

I have a U.S. shipping address for all those items that Amazon et al can't ship directly to Bermuda, is there perhaps a similar service for Europe?

Things are becoming more global though, Bergdorf's, Saks, Neiman Marcus, etc. now all ship directly to my office, which is a really, really bad thing :lol: :lol: I did have to tell L.K. Bennett that post-Duchess of Cambridge they need to up their game on shipping destinations, I've had to go through all kinds of hoops to surprise my DIL with the LKB shoes she likes for her New Year's Day birthday present. I order pressies for my son from Thomas Pink and they are really efficient - sending directly from London in under a week.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby calabash » Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:14 pm

Here is a more Eurocentric website for gift ideas:

http://style-files.com/

She is a Belgian style blogger I have been following for a few years.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Mon Nov 12, 2012 11:16 am

Good idea for a thread.

These are good all round gift sites:
http://www.coxandcox.co.uk
http://www.giftatelier.com
http://www.primroseandplum.co.uk
http://www.colloco.co.uk/store/#!/~/cat ... rt=nameAsc

Good for personalised gifts:
http://www.biscuiteers.com
http://www.gettingpersonal.co.uk

Not a website but a good idea... I saw somewhere the idea of buying small boxes of chocolate truffles/sweets etc as a present and wrapping it in a nice scarf/hankie as an extra present, like this...
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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Joanbunting » Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:55 pm

Thanks for those OMCO,

I'll check them out this afternoon.

I loke the scarf/hankie idea too.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Lou » Thu Nov 15, 2012 6:38 pm

OMCO posted about this: http://www.harveynichols.com/food-wine/ ... -salt.html
on another thread.

Which I think is an excellent stocking filler for a foodie friend.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Fri Nov 16, 2012 12:34 pm

It would make a great stocking filler Lou.

Browsing the website i've also spotted this which looks great. To be honest the contents are probably things which some people already have but i'm a sucker for aesthetics and packaging! And have you seen the name of the jar on the bottom right :shock:

http://www.harveynichols.com/food-wine/ ... arder.html

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Lou » Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:59 pm

It is not a gift if it does not look pretty OMCO, I agree, I too fall for packaging.

They still have the salt available in selfridges:
http://www.selfridges.com/en/Food-Wine/ ... LESALT40G/

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Stokey Sue » Thu Nov 22, 2012 2:53 pm

This site (Etsy) has come to my attention

http://www.etsy.com/browse/gifts

I haven't used it yet, but it is basically a giant on-line craft & arts fair, and like all such it has some junk - but I know that some good local arts and craft people sell through it and recommend it

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Lou » Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:38 pm

There is also a UK only version:
http://folksy.com/

Not all Etsy sellers ship to the UK.

My friends buy a LOT from those websites, and have had some excellent experiences.

There is alos a website dedicated to the worst of etsy:
http://www.regretsy.com/
Which is a little tongue in cheek.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Stokey Sue » Thu Nov 22, 2012 3:50 pm

Lou wrote:There is also a UK only version:
http://folksy.com/

Not all Etsy sellers ship to the UK.

My friends buy a LOT from those websites, and have had some excellent experiences.

There is alos a website dedicated to the worst of etsy:
http://www.regretsy.com/
Which is a little tongue in cheek.


Well yes!

I think you can pick your settings on Etsy to get only the relavant sellers?

This is the young artist who led me to Etsy - free plug, not a mate, I've only met her once, but she is very likeable and the prints are good value IMO

http://furfeathersandtails.co.uk/

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Amazing » Thu Nov 22, 2012 5:42 pm

Remember if you buy food presents they are VAT FREE. (UK)

£20 of every £100 you spend is VAT.

At the farm shop we try and persuade people to buy food and save money. Most folk don't realise that, otherwise £20 of every £100 you spend is VAT.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby Joanbunting » Thu Nov 22, 2012 6:12 pm

Amazing wrote:Remember if you buy food presents they are VAT FREE. (UK)

£20 of every £100 you spend is VAT.

At the farm shop we try and persuade people to buy food and save money. Most folk don't realise that, otherwise £20 of every £100 you spend is VAT.


Good point Amazing but I am sending present outside of the UK.

As for VAT companies like Lakeland deduct VAT for goods sent to BFPO and other addresses (eg Jersey). The faff you have to go through to get VAT deducted from Amazon is unbelievable - so much so it is rarely worth the hassle. But then that's what they are hoping, they gain you loose - so I persue it.

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Re: Great Websites for Pressies

Postby irishcountry-cousin » Wed Nov 28, 2012 10:59 am

This is an Irish site, with Irish sayings on tee shirts and my favourite, on very good quality bags. I got lots of these last year, especially, "This bag is for the messages" which made my friends laugh out loud. A year on the bags are still in great nick.

Now, I realise some of the slogans will go over the head of outsiders, but still worth a look

http://www.hairybaby.com/index.php?opti ... &Itemid=41

or
http://www.hairybaby.com/index.php

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