It was October the 6th, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
I do like Christmas, a lot, but when in early October last year I found them hanging Christmas decorations in my local chemist I knew that it was back on… Christmas.
You see, if decorations are going up in early October and not coming down until the New Year it means that over 1/6th of our lives are spent in a state of Christmas-ness. Too much for this particular Grinch… and most people.
You know what’s now coming-up in this merchandise blog…
We need to talk about Christmas… now! 🙂 As you know things have been different this year – shortages of lots of things – including merchandise. It was actually the same last year, we sold-out of Christmas gift merch about a month earlier than usual and had disappointed customers. Our competitors were the same, it was across our industry.
The 5 Most Popular Christmas Merchandise Categories, and when most stock options were gone last year:
We are being pro-active this year, we are busy talking with clients about their Christmas/Holiday gift ideas now. We do apologise for this early Christmas-ness but would rather your clients and staff did not miss-out if they did last year. There is also a strong business case for employee gifting.
Start looking at ideas >>> Shop Gifts Now
Lastly, remember our free service called ‘Vision Boards’… we can show your logo on any product – great for removing any doubt or selling that gift idea to your boss.
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The Promotion Products Team