Gift Focus - Nov/Dec 2019 (Issue 116)

Want a versatile, crowd- pleasing gift for under £10 that’s available in various designs and good for the environment? Puckator has an extensive collection of reusable Bamboo travel cups. The company’s Bambootique products are made using sustainable bamboo fibres and can be reused over and over again. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on the planet. It can grow several feet in a single day and typically reaches maturity within three to five years making it highly sustainable. Combine that with the environmental elements of reusable travel cups and this simple change helps save the planet on two fronts. Puckator currently stocks a huge array of designs in this one particular product. The company has a bespoke FSDU available. T: +44 (0)800 011 6969 puckator.co.uk Personalised Memento has a nifty solution to plastic straws; a metal option engraved with your name so no one can even think about pinching it! What’s even better, it comes with a cleaning brush and the planet is saved with every-single- sip, all without breaking the bank! Pop one personalised metal straws in bags on a classy night out for a guilt-free drinking solution. The gift probably never thought of but everyone could do with. The stainless steel metal straws will last the distance, perfect for kids and adults alike T: +44 (0)1782 744 900 personalisedmemento.co.uk Gibsons has an array of gifts for under £10, which are great for the whole family, including its fun range of Piatnik collector playing cards. Available in 25 different designs, each themed pack includes 52 card designs. Frida Kahlo playing cards are the latest pack to be added to the range and celebrate the work of the Mexican artist who painted many portraits, self-portraits and works inspired by the nature and artefacts of Mexico. Other popular themed packs include Banksy, gin, prosecco and science-fiction. The company has quick-play games that would make great gifts on a small budget. Pixit is the highly addictive, simple to learn dice game that can be played alone, in pairs or in groups – hours of fun inside one little cube! With each game taking between 15 to 30 minutes to play, it’s the perfect entertainment for a long journey or a cosy afternoon. T: +44 (0)2086 618 866 gibsonsgames.co.uk Opticaid UK has collaborated with the Scottish I Like Birds brand and designer Stuart Cox to create a range of 12 RFID blocking card wallets with birds on. The card wallets conveniently hold up to 12 bank cards and protect contactless details from been potentially scanned by fraudsters. These products will make the perfect gift, retail at only £7 and feature the brand’s best-selling bird designs, which include owls, puffins, swallows and blue tits to name a few. The collection is displayed in a 24 pieces branded I Like Birds counter box explaining the wallets RFID blocking attributes. T: +44 (0)1132 391 400 opticaid.net Christmas is coming and Ziggle is ready – whether it’s a woolly hat when they are looking out for Santa, a bib for Christmas dinner or fun leggings for exploring the pile of presents under the tree. Ziggle Baby accessories add some Christmas magic and good cheer to whatever Christmas has in store for little ones. These products make perfect presents and handy stocking fillers for Christmas day. This year the company has expanded the Christmas range by adding new characters to the collections so those little ones can be dressed in full-on festive outfits. The new Rudolph Reindeer matching top, leggings, socks set, which can be teamed with the woolly hat and mittens and super absorbent bib. The company’s award-winning products are stocked in hundreds of independent gift and kidswear stores and garden centres. T: +44 (0)1625 569 530 ziggle.co.uk 31 GIFTS UNDER £10