Way too early for Christmas! It's only September!!

It is incredible really! Even though we are in retail and we live for the sight of shoppers coming to our site, there is one thing that we just cannot bring ourselves to do.... and that is starting Christmas in late Summer.

A few years ago I went to London for a weekend and decided to go and do a bit of window-shopping in Harrod's famous store in central London. It was early September and the weather was just amazing. It was warm, with blue skies and people wandering around in shorts and t-shirts. We stepped into Harrod's and made our way down to the basement area (I had to have a look at their latest gadgets and electronics) and as we walked down the stairs, the very first thing we saw was a Christmas tree... in September, on a warm day!

Now I love Christmas as much as the next person and we all know that it has become so commercialised now that the original meaning is lost to more and more people every year. Even so, when I see or hear a mention of Christmas or Christmas Shopping in Summer (and yes, to me September is still Summer!), it just makes me a little ill and makes me feel like running away very quickly.

Luckily, I was able to dismiss the unpleasant experience in London and the lack of taste Harrod's demonstrated in having a Christmas feature this early in the year by explaining it away to myself as perhaps being an 'English' thing. I mean every nation has its own quirks and maybe a Summer Christmas is their way or drawing themselves closer to their Australian friends.

So I have to say that I was even more surprised when I walked into Brown Thomas on Dublin's Grafton Street last weekend (again, just window shopping - I don't have a penny to spend and especially not there) to see the same thing all over again. As I climbed (well, I just stood on the escalator actually), the sight of a Christmas tree loomed up in front of me! So it obviously wasn't just a mad English thing then - the madsers are here too now!

Well, here at Pressieport, while we'd love people to shop like maniacs all year long, we feel that there have to be limits to what we do. September and even October are way too early for Christmas-sy behaviour. Rest assured, you won't ever see that on our site before the clocks change back to winter time and that's a promise!

Pressieport is now on Twitter

Well, actually, we've been on Twitter for a while, but we seem to be making a lot of new friends lately, which is great.



Just click on the 'Twitter' icon to start Twittering with us or to Follow us.

9 Days left to order your Mother's Day Presents!

Mother's Day 2009 is on the 22nd March.

Because this falls on a Sunday - as always - pressieport.ie will be taking orders until the 19th March @ 4pm. That leaves you with about 9 days to place your order and to make sure you don't forget to tell your mum how much she means to you.

You owe her big time! She changed your nappies, listened to your screeching, put up with your incessant questions, tolerated your mood swings, survived your teenage tantrums and was still willing to talk to you after all that! And you can be pretty sure that this is just the tip of the iceberg!

Mother's Day is one chance you have every year of saying 'thank you', 'sorry' and 'I love you' in one go. It's a day specially for your mum so make the most of it.

Whether you get her a huge gift, some flowers, a great meal out or even just remember to send her a card, it'll make her day. Of course, if it's a gift you're after, don't forget us :-)

Winter Sale

Our Winter Sale is now on - but only until the 10th February. We have slashed the prices of many of our products because we want to clear the place for new stock.

We have slashed the prices on our WiFi Digital Photo Frames, Drivemocions and many more gifts.

And don't forget, we only charge €6 flat for all orders shipped around Ireland overnight to your doorstep. If you spend more than €100, we'll even ship for free.