Hey there,

It’s Friday again, and we love Fridays here at Prezzybox HQ.

We’ve got a great competition for you guys today, In association with the new film – ‘I Love You Philip Morris’ We’re giving you the chance to win an Acer laptop!

If you haven’t heard about ‘I Love Philip Morris’ yet, where have you been?! It’s about a guy called Steven Russell (Jim Carrey) who leads a seemingly average life – a happily married man and a member of the local police force. That is until he has a severe car accident that leads him to the ultimate epiphany: he’s going to live life to the fullest – even if he has to break the law to do it. Taking on an extravagant lifestyle, Steven turns to cons and fraud to make ends meet and is eventually sent to the State Penitentiary where he meets the love of his life, a sensitive, soft-spoken man named Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor). His devotion to freeing Phillip from jail and building the perfect life together prompts him to attempt (and often succeed at) one impossible con after another. This is the unbelievable true story of what can happen when the legal system, a daredevil spirit and undying love collide.

It’s in your local cinema now so go see it!

And if you want to be in with a chance of winning the  so-chic-it’s-painful Karim Rashid Seashell Eee PC, simplyclick on the competition banner above and answer  the question.

Good Luck!

In other news, we’ve had a visit from TV royalty this week

It’s Jedward! Or as they’re more commonly known, Nikki and Zak messing about with Personalised Masks. The personalised masks are all kinds of awesome and available now!

Now, as you know, it’s Friday so it’s time for our Friday Video. It was St Paddy’s Day earlier this week, so I thought I’d show you Failblog’s st paddy’s day roundup. I hope your St Paddy’s Day didn’t end up like this!

Have a great weekend!

Kat x

Happy Friday everybody!

The week is over and the weekend is looking like it might be a sunny one after all!

Prezzybox HQ has been buzzing this week with plenty going on. We’ve got a new competition for you next week that you’re not going to want to miss as well as loads of new products on the site just in time for Mother’s day! We’ve also got a very important task for all of you, all will be revealed next week…

So keep your eyes peeled for new and exciting things coming your way.

Lastly, as it’s Friday, Enjoy this week’s random but cool video…

Kat x

Happy Friday, Prezzybox Army!

The boss comes back on Monday, so we’ve been enjoying our last week of craziness before order is restored. We’re hoping they’ll be back with loads of stories from their 3 week romp around Oz (and maybe some presents for the staff, pretty please?) Perhaps we’ll even put some of their holiday snaps up on here!

I’m sure you’ve all be waiting with baited breath to find out who won our big Valentine’s Day competition! Well, wait no more. The golden envelope is here and we are very happy to announce our loved-up winners!

In third place…..

Abereat Sabir!

“Would you believe it could all start from a game of hide and seek?

As I put on the blindfold, I walked around with my arms outstretched. Well, I don’t mean to boast, but I am very good at this game. All my other senses come alive as I become attuned to the movements around me. However, one of my friends decided to slip out of the room. As I followed, I seemed to lose my co-ordinates. Bang! I walked straight into the door of the cupboard under the stairs! Suddenly, I heard a floorboard creak. Frustrated, I began to berate my friend for leaving the room. As I made my way along the hallway to the foot of the stairs…I misjudged my location again. Bang! I’d walked into the staircase railing again! Now definitely frustrated I climbed the stairs to where I knew my friend was. I grabbed hold of her foot and said victoriously, ‘See I got you!’

As I pulled off my blindfold to my horror I realised, this was not my friend! There sitting on that step of the staircase, the person whose foot I was holding was….no other than my whole future, smiling down goofily at me, as the blood rushed to my face!”

We loved his story of ‘blind love’ (geddit?) So much that we awarded him third prize!

In Second Place….

Naomi Muggeridge!

“I was a student nurse living with three other nurses. One of the girls had a boyfriend in the RAF. One evening he came over with a friend to mend her car. As I was leaving to go out for the evening I walked past a tall, dark handsome stranger standing in my hall.
The following day I asked my friends boyfriend about the stranger and he said ‘oh, he’s going to phone you later, he had a dream about you last night and you were feeding him crumpets!’ ..’mmmm!’ said I, ‘crumpets!!’ and the rest is history..One dog, 2 cats, 2 rabbits and 2 children later…”

Crumpets are always a massive hit in the Prezzybox office and when crumpets and love mix, the results are spectacular!

A load of valentine’s goodies are winging their way to the lucky winners as we speak!

And finally, Last but most definitely not least, Our Grand Prize Winner!

In First Place…… (drum roll please)

Carroll Marsh!

“I met my gorgeous hubby in 1978 in weirdly funny, yet sad circumstances. I was visiting my lovely Gran, when she said she had a decorator upstairs. I made a cup of tea and she called him down. I didn’t really fancy him that much as we all sat down on the settee with our cuppas.
Gran loved her budgie, Billy, who was flying round the room.

Suddenly Billy landed on Gary, the decorator’s foot at just about the split second he was crossing his legs. Next thing I knew poor Billy was hurtling through the air heading towards the lovely roaring coal fire!!

It was like slow motion Aaaaargh! We still laugh about it!!!”

This story made us laugh and cringe in equal measure (I also have her word that they bought Gran a new budgie after the incident!)

So congratulations, Carroll, the Edible Arrangement and all those other goodies are on their way to you now!

A massive ‘congratulations’ to our winners and a great big thank you to everyone who entered!

Have a great weekend everyone…

Kat x

I know it’s a little early to be wishing you all a happy Valentine’s day, but at prezzybox we believe it’s good to celebrate love all year round!

The Prezzybox team have been exploring at the Spring Fair this week. We’ve been scouting out all the new gifts and gadgets that we’ll be bringing to you over the next year, you’ll see some of these appearing very soon in the ‘What’s New’ section of the site!  Keep an eye out for some of these fantastic new products, you won’t be disappointed.

Don’t forget there’s still time to get your entries in for our Valentine’s Day competition which closes on Sunday night. Simply click here and tell us your romantic story for a chance to win an Edible Arrangement! What are you waiting for, go do it now!

As it’s Friday, I’ll leave you with a video to get you in the weekend mood….

Have a great weekend!

Kat x

Greetings Prezzybox Army!

It’s finally February and we’re a little closer to springtime!

It’s a bit quiet at Prezzybox HQ today, our Marketing manager, Ben left last week and 2 more of us have left the miserable UK in search of some summer sun in Oz! We’re all very jealous, but we hope they have a fantastic time.

If you haven’t checked out our fantastic Valentine’s Day competition, do it now. We’re giving away some amazing Valentine’s day goodies as well as an Edible Arrangement!
Before I leave you this week, take a look at this video to make you smile this Friday. Have you ever seen a death metal chicken? Well, you have now…

Kat x

We’ve been celebrating at Prezzybox HQ this week!

Our trophy-shelf groans out in protest as we win yet another prestigious award – the first ever Shopsafe award for Customer Service!
“This award recognises the superb levels of customer service given to Shopsafe customers over the last 12 months. In particular, the levels of service given to customers over the busy Christmas period were second to none.”

Shopsafe said – “We’ve never given this award before, but felt the high standards set by Prezzybox deserved some recognition.”

A great big “thank you” to the staff and customers at Shopsafe, we couldn’t be happier with our shiny new award. It’s great to receive some recognition after our small but dedicated team battled with the busiest Christmas on record. We’ve proven once again that we can provide customers with unbeatable service even under pressure!

But enough ego stroking, we have some more great news for you all!

Valentine ’s Day is coming up, so we’re giving you an opportunity to win a Valentine’s Day you’ll never forget. We want to hear the story of how you and your partner first met. Was it love at first sight, did you fall in love with your best friend or was there a funny, clumsy set of circumstances that drew you together? Either way, write your story in the box on the competition page to be in with a chance to win!

If you win first prize, you’ll receive some fantastic Valentine’s Day goodies including a £50 voucher valid at Edible Arrangements!

You’ll also receive a 2 for 1 Spa Day at one of the spectacular Bannatyne’s Spas nationwide to enjoy with your partner and a whole host of other Valentine’s Day goodies!

Second and third place will also receive an amazing Valentine’s Prize Pack to share with their partner. If you don’t win, you still might receive a small token from Prezzybox,

So what are you waiting for? Get yourself over to the competition page and enter!

Lastly, as it is Friday, I’ll leave you with a video to get you ready for the weekend! Wouldn’t it be cool if you could commute like this…

Have a great weekend!

Kat x

Aloha!

Well as most of you will know, the Halloween competition has closed. We’ve been reading through your fantastic stories & poems and we’ve picked the three lucky winners.

In First Place…

Alistair with his bone-chilling tale of spooks in the graveyard…

“Many years ago I worked on the wholesale fruit and veg market in Manchester. I started work at 3 am and had to walk in from Fallowfield.

One morning I was late setting off, so I decided to take a short cut through the graveyard to Stockport road. At that time of morning there is usually no traffic and nobody about.  As I walked through the very dark and misty graveyard I expected silence, but as I approached the middle I could hear a faint tapping. I walked on and the tapping grew louder. It was the sound of metal hitting stone.

The hair on my neck stood up as I walked on, nervously looking around. The sound grew louder as I walked towards the distant street lights on the road. My heart beat faster as the tapping came nearer. Looking around, nervously , I spotted through a clearing in the mist, a little old man with hammer and chisel working on a gravestone.

Angry that he (and my imagination) had scared me so much I stormed over to him and yelled, “What on earth are you doing working here at this time of night? You scared me half to death.” He looked at me and replied, “They spelt my name wrong!”"

In Second place…

Emma with her funny poem of gruesome gift disasters…

“If you scare easily, then do not read on For if you do, regret it you will.

I’m about to tell a tale so full of dread It will make your heart stand still.

This story goes back to a forgotten time When I was young and naïve.

I ordered gifts online for friends And the ending you will not believe…

My order arrived, three weeks late (My best friend’s birthday had passed)

The contents were shoddy, damaged and cheap I was quite literally aghast.

I was horrified at how much I had paid For products so poor, they caused shocks.

My friends were astounded when I told them my tale And recommended instead, Prezzy Box.

And so a happy ending my story does have For Prezzy Box I finally found.

With misery behind me and only good things ahead I now get more for my pound.

No more horror stories, no further tales of woe, Prezzy Box is second to none.

For quality gifts and award winning service Prezzy Box is my number one!”

Finally, in Third place…

Scott (age 6) with his delightful halloween tale…

“On halloween night, all the children were dressed in their halloween costumes ready to go trick or treating, as children were knocking door to door to get their goodies someone was following them hiding in the shadows.

He waited until the children’s goodie bags were filled to the top, then he jumped out of the shadows making ghostly noises, “ooh ooooh” the children were so frightened they dropped their goodie bags and ran away screaming, he picked up the goodie bags and returned to the shadows laughing to himself.

The children got home and told their mums and dads about the ghost, who came out to look for the bad ghost to get their sweets back and the ghost was never to be seen again, the chidlren were so upset the parents went home to make and have a halloween party.

The children liked making halloween biscuits, cakes and playing funny games, the ghost was watching the children have a wonderful time through the window and knocked on the door to return their goodie bags and say sorry, the children were very happy to have their sweets back and invitied the ghost in to join their party. ”

Congratulations to all our Halloween winners, hampers full of halloween goodies are now winging their way to their doors!

Thank you to everyone who entered, I loved reading each and every one of your fantastic stories and poems and I hope you had a great Halloween.

So what did you all get up to? I’ve got a couple of pictures from the Prezzybox Army to share with you!

The cake was made using our very own Giant Cupcake tin, and the little witch is Baby Brooke from Hereford, ready to go Trick or Treating. If you have any cool Halloween photos or if you used any of our wonderful Prezzybox products to make your halloween party go off with a bang, let me know and I’ll post them here!

Until next time

Kat x

Hello!

Are you carving your pumpkins ready for the big night on Saturday? That’s right, Halloween is just around the corner and while you get yourself ready for a monster halloween party, I’d like to share some fantastic party tips with you all.

Firstly, get yourself some Gelli Baff…

And one of the fantastically scary Horrid Henry Mega Mischief Sets…

When you’ve got your goodies, fill a basin with water and use the Gelli Baff to turn it into a deliciously gruesome goo. next, take the wiggly worms, spiders, teeth and other nasty things from the Horrid Henry Mega Mischief Set and drop them in the goo. Give it a good stir and bring in your contestants.

Blindfold them and then you can either assign a score to each nasty thing in the goo (the worms would score highest as they’re gooey too and a little more difficult to find)  or you can see how long it takes each contestant to find and remove all the goodies from the basin of goo.

The Mega Mischief Set is also great for playing pranks on your halloween guests, and if you have more Gelli Baff left over, it’s a great way to give your kids a new, fun bathtime experience for Halloween!

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our Halloween competition! write a spooky poem or story to be in with a chance of winning a copy of ‘Drag Me To Hell’ on DVD and loads more Halloween goodies inclluding some Gelli Baff and a Horrid Henry Wicked Trick.

More fantastic Halloween party tips coming soon…

Kat x

Hi There!

The seasons are changing and the air is getting chillier. I even wore my gloves in the car on the way to work this morning, a clear sign that summer has left us and Autumn is well and truly here.

People think I’m crazy for loving Autumn, but October is undoubtedly my favourite month of the year, partly because of the Halloween spookfest that occurs on the 31st. To celebrate the coming holiday we’re giving you a treat, but only if you can trick us first.

We want to hear your spooky stories and petrifying poetry. If you can include some of your favourite Prezzybox Products, it might be worth a bonus point!

We’ve got some great treats for you this year. Firstly, we’ve got 2 copies of the best horror film of the year – “Drag Me To Hell” Sam Raimi’s triumphant return to the horror genre. I’m a massive Sam Raimi fan, and if you are too, you’ll love this movie!

There are also got loads of halloween goodies to treat you with including our Halloween Jelly Moulds, Pink Sun Jars, Gelli Baff, Butchered Apron and some Horrid Henry Wicked Tricks and Pranks.

So get writing and enter the competition now for a chance to win!

Please take note that entrants under 15 won’t be able to win the Drag Me To Hell DVD. But we’ve got tons more goodies for you if you win.

Don’t forget, there’s still time to enter our competition to win a fantastic holiday for 2 to St Petersburg/Clearwater Florida! Enter here for your chance to win.

So get entering and good luck!

Kat x

Hi There Prezzybox Fans!

I hope you’re all having a good week and looking forward to the weekend ahead. Those of you who recieve our newsletter will have recieved a very special treat indeed today! I hope you enjoy it.

Even if you didn’t get our newsletter, I’ve got a couple more treats for you thisFriday! But to avoid missing out on our exclusive offers, enter your email address on the homepage to sign up to the newsletter.

Anyway, on to your treats…

There’s still plenty of time to enter our competition. You could win a holiday to Florida! Just Click here and fill out the form for a chance of winning.

Second on your list of treats is a brand new gift to hit the Prezzybox site. We’re all pretty excited about the new Personalised Classic novels, Imagine going on an adventure like Alice when she went down the rabbit hole or imagine you and your friends taking on the mighty Dracula! perhaps you’d like to get into the head of the misunderstood Frankenstein’s Monster or embark on a romantic adventure like Pride and Prejudice. Well, with the personalised classics, you can personalise these and many more classic tales with the names of 6 friends. you can then read about your spectacular adventures for years to come.

We’ve also got something very special coming to the site soon, I’ve been making the video today…

Anyway, in case those weren’t enough treats for you this Friday, check out this little nugget of retro British Comedy. He may be a little marmite, but we love him, it’s Mr Bean!

‘Til Next Week…

Kat x