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Spring Fair Wrap-Up (and the new items we showed off!)

24/02/22

Spring Fair 2022 was a huge success and we loved being able to see our customers in person after such a long absence.

It was also great to get your valuable feedback on all the brand new, upcoming products that we exhibited at the fair. The response was overwhelmingly positive and we're aiming to bring these to the website in the coming weeks. Of course, we look forward to seeing them for sale in your store soon after that!

Click here For more info (and some sparkly pics) of the new items we featured at the show. You can also use that link to sign up for an email alert the moment they're available for purchase.

 

 

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Wild Things Gifts at Spring Fair 2022

31/01/22

We'll be at Stand A42, Hall 4 at this year's Birmingham NEC show between 6-9 February...

... and it's going to be one to remember.

We're looking forward to showing off not just one but multiple new product lines, and the early feedback we've had from preview customers has been nothing short of exceptional. You're going to want to get your hands on these!

Read the full press release for further details on how we're making our Birmingham appearance a big one. We look forward to catching up with many of you at the show.

 

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Wild Things Gifts - now a proud member of ACID

17/11/21

We're immensely proud of our products, and we're also proud to have become one of the most trusted gift wholesalers in the UK. This is, in part, due to our discerning customers who value our dedication to in-house designing and manufacturing.

In a world of cheap knock-offs flooding the market from overseas (as and when they're not stuck on shipping containers), we are fiercely protective of our original designs. As such, we've teamed up with ACID - Anti Copying in Design.

This is as much to our account holders as it is ourselves; just as we value your custom, it means a lot to us that you're proud to call yourself an official Wild Things stockist. For as long as we are in business, we'll vehemently protect our intellectual properties (and therefore the quality of our products) from illegal reproduction.

 

 

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Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser

01/11/21

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, throughout October we pledged 50p from each sale of our pink items to Macmillan Cancer Support.

We'd like to thank each and every one of our customers who added a pink item to their orders - as a result of your support, we're pleased to confirm that the charity drive has totalled £416.

As always, stay tuned for details of our next social/charity initiative and thanks again to everyone who took part!

 

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Handmade in Britain

22/10/21

There's never been a greater appreciation for products that are made locally, and doubly so if they're handcrafted items.

When you stock items from Wild Things Gifts, you're offering your customers both.

Just about every aspect of what we do is British, through and through. Not just the products themselves, but the entire production line - they're designed here, made here and shipped from here.

In addition, not a single item leaves our Exeter HQ until it has been personally inspected by our quality team. This commitment to never cutting corners has earned us a reputation amongst our stockists as a dependable wholesaler who delivers superior goods, every single time.

Support for local businesses like yours is sky high. Be sure to let your customers know that Wild Things products are handmade right here in Britain, with love.

 

 

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month at Wild Things

23/09/21

As the most common cancer among women and the second most common type overall, many of us have been affected by the devastation of a breast cancer diagnosis.

Many of us, too, have benefitted from the services Macmillan provide and their crucial work has only been made more difficult in the wake of the pandemic.

That's why we're donating 50p from each and every sale of our pink items between now and the end of October - National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Click here to see all available items in our charity drive, and we thank you in advance for adding a little pink to your upcoming order.

 

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Thank You Rainbows: An NHS Update

13/09/21

With the two-year mark of the pandemic on the horizon, support for NHS staff and volunteers has never been more crucial. Amid uncertainty and widescale burnout being reported in the care sector, NHS Charities Together is offering support to such workers via its federation of 241 different charitable organisations.

We released the Thank You Rainbow in August, 2020 with the promise of donating 50p from every sale. We were blown away by the widespread support from our network of stockists, and given the popularity of the rainbow we've been able to raise £2,277 together. Well done, everyone!

Sales of 8062-RAI continue to remain high, so in turn we'll continue to set aside 50p from every item sold with the intention of making a similarly large donation in 2022.
 

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Virtual Trade Fair Now On

24/08/21

In lieu of our presence at this year's Autumn Fair, we've gathered together all of the exceptional offers we would have taken with us and popped them all here.

This is a great opportunity to stock up for less in the run-up to Christmas - be sure to log into your account to see the deep discounts on offer!

 

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August Special: Medium Cascades Are In

05/08/21

Fans of our Medium Cascades - and it appears there are a lot of you this Summer! - will be delighted know that they're in the spotlight for our August Special Offer.

Incorporating some of our most popular colourways - crystal, moonlight and the all-new prismatic - our special Medium Cascade package offer gives you 24 rainbow catchers plus a free gift box for every one.

With the recent colourway editions to the 2200 range, there are bound to be some within this pack that you've not yet seen. Medium Cascades are a perennial favourite among our customers (and have just entered the top ten biggest sellers) so this is a great opportunity to stock up - click here to nab yours!
 

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The Perfect Gift for Thank a Teacher Day

09/06/21

As a lovely little way to say "thank you", our special edition Crystal Fantasy continues to be a huge hit with customers. In fact, it quickly became (and remains) one of our biggest selling products of all time!

We also expect it to be a strong at-the-till purchase for National Thank a Teacher Day, which falls on June 23rd this year. The creatives among you are already imagining the fun you could have with a counter display...

To make the Thank You Rainbow even more of a basket essential, we'd love to give you fifteen premium gift boxes at no charge when you purchase fifteen 8062-RAIs to go in them. Click here to take advantage of this special offer with your Wild Things account - ends 30/06/21 (or while stocks last).

 

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The 2021 Catalogue is Here!

04/05/21

Our brand new catalogue is landing on doormats around the country (and even further afield in the case of our international customers). The early response has been wonderful - you're loving the fresh new layout and browsability, and we're equally grateful for the positive feedback on the new products featured within. Thanks, everyone!

If you haven't already received yours, do give the sales team a call on 01392 211268 and we'll have a copy right out to you. You can also view the digital version right here (to save a PDF copy, look for the download/save icon in the top right of your browser after clicking the link).

Lastly, it has been a real pleasure to catch up with many of you following the such a long break in trading. Seeing your stores go from strength to strength lifts our own spirits, and the entire team at Wild Things Gifts are here to support you as we emerge into brighter times ahead.

Enjoy our latest designs and we look forward to hearing from you soon!
 

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National Pet Month at Wild Things Gifts

01/04/21

For many of us, our four-legged friends have been an invaluable source of companionship during one of the most isolating times in modern history. Sadly, animal welfare as a whole has been one of the many victims of the pandemic.

Animal charities have, so far, been excluded from financial help packages and are also experiencing an unprecedented demand on their services. Blue Cross is one such charity that is feeling the strain, with its network of 4,000 volunteers doing their utmost to support pet owners and rehome unwanted animals.

They’re also instrumental in educating the public on the responsibilities of animal ownership, something that has become more important than ever.

As you can probably guess from the name, Wild Things are passionate about animal welfare and are proud to support Blue Cross. That’s why we will be donating £10 from every sale of our National Pet Month gift collection directly to them throughout the month of April.

We’re committed to increasing our support to good causes in 2021, and you’ll hear about our latest charity drives both on this page and via Facebook.

For now, we give gratitude to our furry friends and the kind-hearted humans who look after them.

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March Update: We're Firing Up the Engines.

02/03/21

The Wild Things team are back to working five days a week as of March 2021 (while observing all safety guidelines, of course.)

And as our stockists also emerge from semi-hibernation, we've seen an surge in orders with the news of retail outlets opening on April 12th. This is fabulous news and we can't wait to see our customers go from strength to strength in life after lockdown!

As a little (okay, pretty big) incentive to place your orders with us throughout March, we'll be complimenting every order with 30 premium gift bags for every £200 spent (with a deadline of March 31st). That's 20 small and 10 large gift bags with a value of £24, and if you order more stock, you get more bags. Simple as that.


 

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Lockdown 2021:  Update from Wild Things Gifts

Originally Published: 05/01/21 Updated: 05/02/21

We are working on a whole range of new products and can't wait to be able to show them to you - hopefully at the Autumn Fair in Birmingham in September! We have booked an enormous space on the perimeter of Hall 7. Stand number is 7E20.

In the meantime we remain committed to keeping you in stock with a range of bestselling gifts, jewellery and collectibles.

Ordering From Wild Things During Lockdown:

Okay, so here's the latest: we'll be closed on Fridays until further notice, but from Monday to Thursday it's business as usual.

If you call our sales number on those days, chances are you'll get through to our sales superstar Lisa. Of course, you can always place your order online - night or day - right here on the website.

In the circumstances deliveries may take a little bit longer but at a minimum we certainly aim to ship any order placed between Friday and Wednesday on the following Thursday. As always full tracking details will be provided with your order confirmation - just make sure someone is around to collect it on arrival!

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Chatting Shop: An Audience with Progressive Gifts (January 2021 Issue)

20/12/20

Closing off the tumultuous year that has been 2020 and the positive things retailers can look forward to in the not-too-distant future…

Driven by the ongoing pandemic and Brexit, do you think there will be an even stronger appetite for products that have been Made in Britain, with both retailers and consumers seeing it as increasingly important when making a purchase? 

Without a shadow of a doubt. But of course, shopping conscientiously isn’t a particularly new trend; people have been more selective of which businesses they support and more interested in the origins of a product for quite some time. The pandemic has just brought it all into very sharp focus. One of the few silver linings of this year is that it has brought a greater appreciation of the things on our doorstep – local businesses, people in the community, the nature and outdoor spaces around us. 

It’s a shame that it took a pandemic to encourage that, but I’m hopeful it’s something we don’t forget after this is all over!

How has your marketing changed over the course of 2020?

Just about every aspect of what we do is British, through and through. Not just the products, but the entire production line itself – they’re designed here, made here, quality checked here and shipped from here. As that has become a big selling point in recent times, we’ve adjusted our own marketing to reflect this fact (and, in turn, our stockists can confidently pass this onto their customers).

Regarding marketing support, what do you offer retailers in relation to Made In Britain products?

It's not unfair to say that large swathes of the gift industry were daunted by the idea of trading online, especially the small brick & mortar businesses. Either the feeling of hopelessness when it comes to competing with the big boys – we all know who I’m talking about - or straight-forward technophobia. And that’s not a dig; they’re understandable fears, especially if you’ve never even owned a business website before to suddenly having to process eCommerce and get good at online marketing, fast.

And we’re proud to see them rise to such a big challenge. A lot of our customers are getting extremely savvy at an impressive pace, and we’ve been doing our utmost to help them make the transition – providing online marketing materials, making ordering their stock online easier than ever, and adding numerous features for our account holders (such as easily downloading high-quality product images for their own web stores).

Speaking of the Supply Chain, what about the dreaded Brexit situation?

I won’t lie, it’s been a real headache for us given that our premium quality crystal components come from the continent before being assembled here, and we do export out to Europe. There are still a lot of question marks and the details from the top aren’t forthcoming, even this late into the day, but we’ve largely worked through these issues.

In terms of the effect it has (or will have) on supplying our customers, it’s very much business as usual. We saw the writing on the wall with regards to crates getting stuck in Felixstowe and made sure our stock room was filled to the rafters well ahead of time. A lot of gift wholesalers – mentioning no names - have a habit of letting people down with stock shortages, especially at this time of the year. We won’t be one of them.

What does the future hold?

We’re all keenly aware that the turnover figures for high street retail make for grim reading, but I’ve got a lot of optimism for the gift industry and particularly the kinds of products we sell. Naturally with everything that’s going on, there’s even greater demand than ever for very personal, heartfelt gifts (doubly so if they’re handcrafted in Britain). We’ve certainly got the product to capitalise on it – interest in the Wild Things range has never been stronger.
 

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Capturing a Rainbow in Crystal: An Update on our ‘Thank You’ Suncatchers

10/10/20

The regular Thursday night applause may already seem like a distant memory, but the nation’s appreciation of healthcare workers remains as strong as ever.

Wild Things collectors and enthusiasts will recall the launch of our ‘Thank You’ rainbow suncatchers back in August – a limited edition piece in the Crystal Fantasy range, directly inspired by the great outpouring of support displayed in windows up and down the country.

We’re proud to report that not only has this product become a bestseller for our stockists but it has also allowed us to make a direct contribution to NHS Charities Together.
 
Owing to its popularity we are extending the availability of the Thank You Rainbow into 2021 – if you’d like to introduce this morale-booster to your customers or replenishing your existing stock, don’t hesitate to call the Wild Things sales team on 01392 211268.

 

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Wild Things Gifts Ltd - COVID-19 Business Continuity Plan

02/08/20

It remains business as usual for the team at Wild Things Gifts Ltd, however, we are mindful of the impact Coronavirus / COVID-19 may cause. With the spread of Coronavirus, we want to share with you what we are doing to minimize any potential disruption.

We have created a business continuity plan which includes:

•     Identifying employees at increased risk.
•     Enabling more of our people to work from home (including split teams).
•     Developing contingency plans for the situation where most, or all, staff need to work from home on an on-going basis
•     The creation of an internal response team has been established to guide our preparations and continuously monitor the situation.
•     Following the Gov.UK guidelines to reduce the chances of infection and the spread of the virus.

As always, we remain committed to supporting your business during this period and will continue to monitor the situation, providing you with updates appropriately.