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

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

Hey There Prezzybox Followers!

It’s less than a month til Father’s Day so it’s time, once again, to start thinking about what to get him. It can be hard to find the perfect gift, which is why we’ve made it a little easier by putting all our brilliant dad-friendly gifts into categories!

you can find our Father’s Day categories here as well as our fantastic fun page

You could win some fantastic prizes by telling us about your dad disasters, or sending us pictures/videos of your dad’s best dance moves!

In the run up for Father’s Day, We’re also working together with Orchid to raise money and awareness for those who have, or will have, male cancers. it’s a fantastic cause and really deserves a donation at the time of year when we honour our fathers. If you would like to make a donation, simply visit our Fundraising Page and to find out a little more about Orchid and to give youyrself a vital checkup, visit our information page.

We’ve got even more competitions going on in association with Orchid to raise awareness about male cancer, so check it out, have fun, save lives and you could win something!

Until Next Time!

Kat