Gifts 2 Go - Unique Gifts & Gift Hampers

60-Minute Makeover

2008-04-28T15:10:00.003+01:00

We had one of our Terramundi Money Pots featured on 60-Minute Makeover on the 23rd of April. We'll give a £5 discount code on purchases on Gifts-2-Go to the first five people who comment on this blog and tell us which Terramundi it was!

Manic, Panic and other things ending in "ic"

2007-11-07T12:51:00.000Z

This last week has been incredibly hectic. We've been kicking into high gear for Christmas - I don't even want to think about the fact that there are less than fifty days to go! I think we have gone through more coffee in the last seven days than we can account for. Speaking of which... we're still testing the flavoured coffees for a new line we're looking at introducing in the new year - what flavours would you be interested in? Possibilities at this point are Double Chocolate, a Hazelnut/Cinnamon flavour and Toffee Cappucino - these have certainly been favourites in here!

We're also thinking about doing personalised Terramundi money pots - names, personal messages and more. The idea, of course, is that you pick any colour and design of pot you like and then we put your message of choice onto the pot in a permanent textured paint. Finding a paint that won't peel is easier said than done, though - we won't do anything that won't last!

Of course, the reason I've been beside myself all week is adding all of the new Christmas hampers and Italian fine food hampers that we're sorting out for the holidays. I've got my eye on one of the Winter in Venice gift sets - I really like the wooden cabinet with the Honeysuckle scented bath products.

Someone must be reading this.

2007-10-29T11:34:00.000Z

Well, I did complain a couple of posts ago that I never get included on the tasting of our products... and it seems like someone has listened.

Friday evening, our director decided we'd have a little tasting of some of our Italian Wines. I have to admit, I'm not a wine drinker - I much prefer the coffees we've been trying lately - but the two I tried were very nice indeed.

The first one I tried was our Pinot Nero red - the Vinificato Rosso. Now, because I'm a little bit of an artist, the first thing I tend to look at is the colour. The Pinot Nero is a lovely deep, rich red, and was sharply fruity with a little bit of a bite to it - it's not a sweet red wine - and it went down very nicely with the crisps and sweet chilli/cheese dip we were snacking on. I'm sure it'd be lovely with a nice roast beef dinner or even an addition to our Truffle Gift Hamper as an accompaniment to the pasta with sauce, as far as it goes.

I also had a little taste of our White sparkling wine, the Casaleggio Brut - this one was a fairly dry wine, but it also went down well with the nibbles we were having. It's quite refreshing - I could imagine it would go well with sweet puddings or breads, like our Panettone and Sparkling Wine combination. I know that one comes with the Prosecco Rose sparkling wine, but I'll be adding the Casaleggio as an alternative option today. I've also been told that the Panettone makes a wonderful bread and butter pudding if you're looking for something a little different - we have just received our most recent shipment from Italy, and they're available now for the Christmas season!

Cakes and Biscuits and Perfumes, oh my!

2007-10-17T16:58:00.000+01:00

Well, I'm putting the Ashers Bakery gift hampers onto the site now... and they look even better than I'd thought. I still haven't gotten to try the Chocolate and Grand Marnier cake, nor the Cranberry and Orange biscuits.

That said, this week has been surprise coffee week. We're taste-testing some coffee that might just wind up being on the site, and with a new flavour every day so far, we're having a lot of fun. And this time I did get to be on the tasting list, because I was the one who found the company in the first place. Today's flavour was Mocha Orange. Very, very nice. If you're interested in us stocking gourmet flavoured ground or instant coffees in our gift hampers, please tell us about it!

Keep your eyes out for some new gift hampers in the next two weeks - with name-brand perfume and aftershave gift packs.

Whisky and Liqueur Cakes - Sneak Preview

2007-10-05T14:44:00.000+01:00

I have to admit I have a terrible sweet tooth. And the new cakes and biscuits sitting behind me, all waiting for photography and adding to our festive hampers, are absolute torment, especially since our tasting crew has told me that they are absolutely fantastic. Of course, I'm not allowed to try any yet!

The whisky and liqueur cakes come in round collector's tins, and I can't wait to see what they look like once we start putting together some gift ideas around them. The nice folks at Ashers Bakery have certainly done some beautiful work with these.

Here's to hoping someone will decide I get to be on the next tasting trip :)

New Terramundis Today!

2007-09-28T13:19:00.001+01:00

Today Gifts-2-Go has received the latest in the Terramundi range of Italian hand-thrown money pots. If you or someone you care for is celebrating a milestone birthday have a look at the newest ones - 18th, 21st, 30th, 40th and 50th birthday pots to help them save for many happy returns.

In the next couple of weeks, expect to see the newest Christmas hampers and holiday gifts on our site - we have a new range of luxury chocolates and some beautiful pampering gift boxes which will be available soon.