DECEMBER UPDATE 2022

This will be our last update of 2022 – it feels like this year has flown by! Since this is our last major update before 2023 is upon us, we’d like to take the time to say: Happy Holidays! 🎄

We have been reviewing our prices again lately, with items still rising sharply around us, but we are pleased to say we have managed to absorb extras at present and have decided to announce a PRICE FREEZE on our 0.5 and 0.7mm aluminium products, right up to the end of February 2023, so you can at least have some certainty now on buying from us, in a very uncertain world.

A final reminder that we will be closing on Wednesday 21st December for Christmas Break – the cut-off point for orders will be 12pm. We will re-open on Tuesday 3rd January. Please try to get your orders in as early as possible as turnaround times will be slower before and after the shutdown. Strike action by Parcelforce is also happening right through November and December, this week it is Wednesday 30th and Thursday 1st, so apologies in advance if you are affected by this (we update our site message – at the top of the website – with current confirmed strike dates, so please check this).

Important Dates:

• Christmas Shutdown – Wednesday 21st Dec (last orders Noon that day) to Bank Holiday Monday 2nd Jan (We re-open on Tuesday 3rd January!)

November/December Free Gift

The free gift for November is from our selection of wonderful decorations included in our NEW! Luxury Christmas Decoration Gift Set! Every single order in November will have had one!

In December we will be sending you a special printed gift, to say thank you for your custom throughout the year – every customer who orders over £150 will receive a printed NeatNote Station, that is supplied flat with a scored section to bend, combining a place for sticky notes/pen and dry wipe note section – perfect for any busy business owner’s desk!

November/December Special Offer

November and December’s Special Offer is our NEW! Luxury Christmas Decoration Gift Set – 8 decorations in 2 options (classic baubles or festive shapes) packaged in a keepsake tin! Order before December 20th to receive 20% off!

New Products:

• NEW! Cash Cards
• NEW! 8 and 12 Point Clocks
• NEW! Xtra Value Pack – 76mm Circle Baubles
• NEW! Best Seller Pack – 76mm Circle Baubles
• NEW! Candy Cane Holder Plaque
• NEW! Hook and Loop Advent Calendars
• NEW! Luxury Christmas Decoration Gift Sets
• NEW! Horseshoe Shape
• NEW! Dove Shape
• NEW! Bookmark and Book Tag Gift Set
• NEW! Custom Cut Variable Shapes
• NEW! Note Station/Book Ends
• NEW! Xtra Value Packs – Baby on Board, A6, Bauble
• NEW! Best Seller Packs – Baby on Board, A6, Bauble
• UPDATED! Wall Chart and Game Board Sets
• UPDATED! Fridge Magnet Gift Set

Cash Cards!

Our New! Cash Cards were another fantastic idea submitted on our Wish List! This is a simple 54 x 85 mm business card with 2 slots cut into the long side to allow for money to be slotted on. The card can be then printed up with all sorts of designs and given as a gift for any special occasion – starting with Christmas but also brilliant for Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, and Easter!

Gift Sets!

We have an ever-expanding range of Luxury Gift Sets which would make perfect Christmas gifts no matter the recipient’s interests!

We have a brand new Luxury Bookmark and Book Tag Gift Set! This set comes with an 85 x 54 mm bookmark and allows you to add a book tag set from a choice of three different variations. You get to choose from our wide selection of tassels to complete the bookmark, and also add our 96 x 59 mm tin to gift or store the whole set together.

Our A5 Hanging Triptych along with our A7 Hanging Photo Panel Luxury Gift Sets are brilliant for personalising with family and/or pet photos! Consider using festive family photos to create lovely seasonal decorations for the house – or mix photos and quotes for inspirational sets! The option to add a tin with printable topper gives your product a professional finish!

The Luxury Fridge Magnet Gift Set has been updated with a new Christmas option. This shape set includes: a traditional snowflake, snow globe, snowman, gift, and tree in a mix of large and medium sizes. This set makes a great present for anyone! The magnets can be used to decorate any magnetic surface and can be personalised in a number of different ways.

Don’t forget about our popular Luxury Cufflink, Pandora Bracelet and Pendant Gift Sets either! These sets make beautiful gifts for any jewellery lover. Additionally, check out our Luxury Multi-Charm Keyring, Heavyweight Keyring and Pet Tag Gift Sets as individual gifts. And our Luxury Coaster Gift Set and new Coaster and Placemat Luxury Gift Set to create wonderful products themed for winter, Christmas, or any other celebration that your customers will cherish!

Dazzling Decorations!

Our New! Christmas Decoration Gift Set would make a brilliant gift this holiday season. It comes in two variations – a Bauble Set and a Fancy Christmas Shape Set! Both sets have the option to add our 102 x 102 mm Tin. The tin comes with a 0.5 mm White Topper to allow the tin to be designed and personalised as part of the gift too – plus it’s a great way to store the decorations together! A pack of ribbon in assorted colours is also available to allow you to add a nice finish to your gift sets.

Decorations for Christmas are ideal gifts because they are so easy to personalise with photos and names to create a fully custom set that can be used year after year! Think about decorations as gifts for a baby’s first Christmas, or first Christmas in a new house or as a married couple! Consider using our Best Selling Bauble Shape, our selection of Baubles on our Bauble Barmy listing, or even our fancy Christmas shapes such as: snowman, snow globe, snowflakes, gingerbread people, stars, stockings, elf boots, and more!

Hook and Loop Advent Calendars!

After our experiments with using hook and loop pads on our World Cup Board Set, we started thinking of other ways we could put them to use on our other products!

Advent Calendars are a brilliant product, and something that can be reused to offer a more ‘green’ alternative to buying one every year! These new Advent Calendars utilise the hook and loop pads, and are available in a few different shapes and sizes for the main board. They come with the choice of a set of circles or squares.

Use the Tree or House to create a wonderful countdown to Christmas in which decorations are gradually added, or use our standard A4 or A3 Ricoh size to create any kind of scene you think would work best! These Advent Calendars are perfect candidates for personalisation, so keep that in mind when marketing to your customers!

Candy Cane Holder Plaques!

The Candy Cane Holder Plaque is a new addition to our Christmas range – another completed customer request through our Wish List item where we allow you to request new design or product ideas! The plaque comes with 24 x 10 mm holes to allow you to hang candy canes from it (most standard sized candy canes should fit!). This makes a wonderful Advent Calendar/Countdown to Christmas or Naughty & Nice Plaque idea too!

Also available is the option to add a Dry Wipe Kit and 6 mm MDF Backing. The MDF Backing stops just above the holes and adds an extra layer of luxury and sturdiness to your product! The Dry Wipe Kit is a brilliant way to create an interactive plaque – try adding space where the number of days until Christmas can be written!

This fun product could also be used as treat boards for a way to give rewards once tasks are completed – it works for kids and adults too!

Clocks!

A brand new addition to our range of clocks is the 8 and 12 Point Clocks – a result of another Wish List request! These clocks are available in 6 different styles and are ready to be personalised with family photos, artwork, and more!

We are still continuing to revamp our website in the background and the next section we have been focusing on is Clocks! We are in the process of updating the listings with photos of some fantastic new designs, and we have also split up the old Fancy Shaped Clock listing into two new listings: ‘Natural’ Fancy Shaped Clocks and ‘Object’ Fancy Shaped Clocks.

Further changes include some of our Standard Clocks being rebranded as ‘Budget’ Clocks at a great lower price, and the Mech options have been updated to include both our Standard Mech and Luxury Sweep Mech across most of our range of Clocks!

Clocks are practical for both the Home and the Office and make fantastic gifts, especially for those ‘difficult to buy for’ people! Personalise them with photos, artwork, word clouds, and more depending on the preferences of your customers! We currently offer a Small Luxury Clock Gift Set which includes a small clock perfect for sitting on a desk. The Set comes in a brilliant keepsake tin which can be personalised to make a truly wonderful gift!

Here’s to a great final Christmas run-in from all the team!

Kind Regards,
Nicci, Carl, Claire, Caroline, Pippa, Jodie, Emily, Louise, Tina, Nigel, Jo, Brandon, Rob, Bill, Lisa, Petal the Doberman, Trixie the Jack Russell, & Donder and Blitzen the Sprocker Siblings – the Subli Metals Team!