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Valentines day might still be 2 weeks away, but sales of our cards are hotting up already! We have some valentines themed gifts also on their way, but they're not here yet. We're not at all worried. In the mean time, we have cards.

Here are our favourites:

Tiny People love maths card, mostly because we love our tiny little people, but also because you can...

We're a bit obsessed with shelves around here - see this post from way back when for further confirmation. They're perfect for showing off your favourite collections and crafts, and are far more interesting and personal than a Klimt or Monet print.

I was lucky enough to receive another set of shelves for Christmas. Once they were hung on the wall, I filled them with some of my favourite bits and...

But I think I prefer the scotty dog. He's just in love with the camera.

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This one is a proper Sunday afternoon, on the sofa, with a cup of tea and a packet of biscuits film...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

OK, so this is the second instalment of Indiana Jones in the 80s, the first one being titled 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', which technically we can't cover until we get to 'R'. However, you don't need to have watched the first one to thoroughly appreciate the...

Oh! It's been lovely! We've had a good long break, we have all recharged our batteries and we're now ready for 2015... Kicking off with a sale in the shop, so pop down and grab some bargains.

I've been eating, drinking, socialising, celebrating birthdays and playing this awesome puzzle/adventure game.



Lumino City is so beautifully crafted and atmospheric. I've just finished it, which is exceedingly...

Royal Mail's final posting date has well and truly passed. We have gone from being absolutely manic, permanently shallow breathing, to just kicking back and enjoying the show. The show being those lovely chaps that leave their shopping until the last minute. Example of a conversation today, 'My darling wife advised me you have a set of three awesome retro canisters'. Our reply 'Well, yes, we did,...

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We have a festive choice!

Gremlins


Billy gets given a cute, fluffy creature called a Mogwai by his dad, with three simple rules to follow: 1/ No bright lights, 2/ No water, 3/ No food after midnight. Billy accidentally gets Gizmo (the Mogwai) wet, causing him to sprout baby fluffy Mogwais. These guys aren't quite as sweet as Gizmo, and trick Billy in to feeding them after midnight by fiddling with...

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F is a very, very exciting letter. The films I haven't chosen are really cool too - Fatal Attraction, Fame (ask my Mum about me jumping off the arm of the sofa to perform what I was convinced was the splits mid air during the theme of the TV show, if you want a laugh), Fast Times at Ridgemount High, to name just a few. However, my favourites, for their 80'sness, are:

Footloose


Oh god. I love this...

Next Thursday the 11th of December, we're staying open until 7pm, offering late night shopping specifically tailored for your other halves/manfolk in general. For one night only, we are offering FREE WRAPPING! Also, we'll be handing out manly drinks and robust snacks for fellas (and ladies if they would like them!) to enjoy, whilst stocks last. If you fancy herding your other half our way, and...

We are so busy! You can only run on adrenaline for so long. 'Look at all of the orders, it's so exciting!', shortly followed by 'look at all the parcels, where do we put them all?', followed by 'is that really our postage bill?', followed by 'need chocolate'. We've also been super busy with physical shop sales too, which is our favourite sort, so that we can have a natter with you. We had our best...

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The Empire Strikes Back? Nope. E.T.? Yawn. For me, the only choice here is:

Escape from New York



Set in the future - 1997 to be exact - Manhattan is a maximum security prison, where criminals are pretty much left to their own devices, but they're not allowed to leave. Which is great, until Air Force One crashes there! Kurt Russel is Snake, a man with a patch (that doesn't seem to inhibit his depth...

We spent forever looking for Christmas gift wrap this year. Some of our favourite suppliers are quite small, so investing in a big print run for such a seasonal product is probably a bit risky for them, so we really struggled to find any we liked. We have got a bit from some of the larger wholesalers we deal with, and it's lovely, but we just haven't been as excited by it as we have some of our...

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There can be only one. Fine, there are 2.

Dirty Dancing


I had SO much fun forcing our Australian friend Alex to watch this movie when she was over here a few months back. We had an 80's movie fest, but the other one we watched is an F and we're not there yet.

Alex was surprised at the number of references to this film she had previously heard but didn't recognise - 'Nobody puts Baby in the corner'...

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I wasn't very impressed with my 'C' choices.

Cocktail

Tom Cruise is a shallow young bartender who learns a lesson or two about life. He wears white trousers. 

OK, it isn't very good, but it's very 80s. In fact, don't watch it, it's terrible.

Caddyshack

I tried watching this for research. It's not very good and I...

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I couldn't pick. Too many options.

The Breakfast Club.



I'm really only mentioning The Breakfast Club because everyone thinks I should. I don't love this movie at all, but it is a fabulous example of an 80's high school movie, so watch it if you haven't already. Judd Nelson's floppy hair is a joy. I find the characters a bit annoying and unbelievable, but then, teenagers are annoying and full of...

Brilliant Biscuits, delicious chocolate, sweeties in an ice cream van tin and baubles with proper chocolate hap'neys and penny farthings inside. Our Food Department appears to be lacking in anything savoury... New solgan: Berylune. Lacking in anything savoury.

People younger than myself seem not to have watched even nearly enough 80s films. So if you're wondering what to do with your weekend, here is the first installment of my A-Z of unmissable 80s movies and why you should watch them.

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An American Werewolf in London? All the Right Moves? The Abyss? All fine choices, but it has to be:

Aliens.


Why I like it - I remember recording Aliens on to VHS and it...

Melodramatic? Probably. But if you're part of a group, a business or just a busy household, you will surely see the benefits of Trello.

Ok, so what is it?


Trello is like an electronic white board. There is an app for your phone or tablet, but you can also access it via your internet browser - you can log in with your gmail account if you have one. Like a whiteboard, you can write whatever you want...

So, tomorrow is the big day. From a teeny spark of an idea that Amy & I had on a day out, that Zoë then fanned in to a full blown plan of action.


It's looking pretty good , if we do say so ourselves. So head down tomorrow and see what all the fuss it about!