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PG asked a selection of card retailers for their ‘hot’ card sellers. Gary Wilson, owner of Celebrations, Blyth, Northumberland A small shop in a seaside town with a loyal locals customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Cute
Carte Blanche
Me To You
Humour
Words ‘n’ Wishes
QH and Bags Of Gags
Traditional
Jonny Javelin
Velvet
Right: A Words ‘n’ Wishes Bags Of Gags design.
Words ‘n’ Wishes
General
Handmade/ Hand-Finished Ancillary
BCG Prelude History & Heraldry
Secret Garden Dream Daisy Personalised pens and keyrings, Candlelit Names, and Top Bloke tin mugs A Little… bracelets
People still love the little grey bear; it helps that the card designs are often refreshed. Our customers are mature so these two ranges suit. They’re not too close to the knuckle with good one-liners and quality jokes. One of our best-selling card ranges. The words and artwork are very good, but most importantly is that they are good value at £1.99. Really excellent designs. We’re getting more and more in. Wholesale cards that are nice looking and well presented. We usually have five to six spinners of H&H products instore. The products are good, well presented on the spinner, and the prices are reasonable - from £2.99 to £4.99. These sentiments bracelets do really well. They've been our bestselling gift of the last two years. And, importantly, the company won’t supply another store nearby.
Joma Jewellery
Vanessa Bellion, owner of Derbyshires, Formby, Merseyside A large shop in a coastal town with an age 30+ loyal locals customer base. Category
Name of Publisher
Product/Name Range
Comments
Humour
Emotional Rescue (distributed by Carte Blanche) Paper House (GBCC) Rainbow Cards (Ling) Cherry Orchard Abacus
Norbert & Val, Virtual Safari, Crazy Critters
Heritage Cards & Souvenirs
Cumbria & The Lakes
Abacus
Graphite
Contemporary
Mint Publishing Clare Maddicott (Abacus)
Candy and Glitterati Velvet
Traditional
Colour
Grass Roots
Handmade/ Hand-Finished
Real & Exciting Designs (Mint Publishing)
Moonlight
Our collection of humour ranges appeals to all different age groups, and the ranges are funny without being rude; there’s something to tickle everyone! The publisher offers local to region scenes on cards. The designs we stock are of the Lake District, a beautiful area close to us. A male range which captures themes and hobbies appealing to men. We have customers from two different ends of the age spectrum and these chic card designs appeal to both. Traditional with a modern edge, the appeal is that the designs are friendship sends with sways of colour and glitter. Nice modern designs with lovely unusual finishes.
Right: A Funny Bones design from Rainbow Cards (Ling). Below: With a touch of sparkle, a Glitterati design from Mint.
Photographic
The Animal Function Funny Bones Wot A Mug Happy As Larry
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