Archive for May, 2011

The gift-giving season!

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

There’s something about summer that sparks a gift-giving frenzy.  Fathers’ Day is on the horizon, there are more people born in the summer and autumn, (therefore birthday gifts and those for new babies are plentiful) - plus, most brides like to get married when its warm, meaning the need for wedding gifts, gifts for the wedding party and anniversary gifts exceed normal demand!

At MyRedPacket, we have a range of gift ideas for every occasion, each one special and affordable - with most having the extra element of personalisation.  Therefore, you should never be stuck for the perfect gift!

New items on the site include these soap buns - perfect as a filler gift or as a pampering token for any lady if the whole range of ‘flavours’ are bought.

They look good enough to eat!  (But please don’t…)  These gifts go fantastically well with the sundaes and gateau gifts, that aren’t how they sound - these gifts are made up of facecloths and bath pampering products, all arranged to resemble a sweet treat.  For any woman’s birthday gift or for a romantic anniversary gift (because they’re easily shared…) - these will not only look delightful but will also prove a practical, useful gift too.  Far better than something shoved to the back of a wardrobe, or something that collects dust on a shelf somewhere - why increase someone’s workload when they can be pampered within an inch of their life?!

When we think of romantic gifts we often imagine a bountiful box of chocolates, probably influenced by that dashing Milk Tray man that once adorned our screens and was the epitome of love, mystery and romance.  Women (and men) love receiving chocolate as it’s seen as an indulgence; why not take this one step further and present them with their very own personalised goodies?

Each chocolate is a ruby-red heart and the box can be personalised with a message of your choice.  It can even say, “I’m sorry” should you need a ‘making-it-up-to-you’ gift.  Practically guaranteed to get you in the recipient’s good books!

For a great gift to give a couple on their wedding, look no further than our range of personalised items.  The younger generation don’t need Tupperware or wine glasses as the chances are, they’ll already have their own home and will have these shoved at the back of their kitchen cupboards as it is.  The most likely thing they’ll actually want is money - to pay for a much-needed relaxing honeymoon or as contribution to the cost of the wedding (very few couples are lucky enough to get handouts from their parents anymore).

However, this can feel a little hollow for guests, to hand over a card with cash - almost as if they’re paying to be there.  One solution is to give slightly less cash and buy a token present that will not only raise a smile but be a practical, useful gift - and not one that comes out at Christmas when the relatives all come round.  Something like this:

For any hip, happening young couple, this will be a cute and quirky item they’ll use all the time.  At £19.99, they won’t break the bank and will still leave some left over to shove in a card.  You feel as if you’re actually giving a gift, they get something they’ll use all the time and still have a little to put in the coffers for whatever they choose.  Everyone’s a winner!

The sun automatically makes us happy and more sociable than in the wintry months, where it’s too cold to contemplate constantly partying or arranging events.  Therefore, the amount of gifts you may need to help celebrate each occasion could leave you spending your days hunting around on and offline for ‘just the thing’.  Well, no more - come to MyRedPacket first for all your gift ideas and you could save yourself a great deal of time and money.  You might even find something to treat yourself too!