From the 15th to the 22nd of April inclusive, we will not be processing orders. Next posting 24th April 2026.

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Postal Issue, delivery

Postal Issues

Understanding Postal Issues Postal Issues seem to be a daily occurrence. I’m constantly being contacted about delivery UK second class deliveries. Most people are chilled and realise that Royal Mail second class is a slow un-tracked service. Still, a couple of people recently thought the order was delayed because I hadn’t bothered to send it.
April Vacation 2026 close up of gift chocolates and flowers

April Vacation 2026

April Vacation 2026 Our April Vacation 2026 is fast approaching. It’s a big milestone for Janey and me. We will have been married for 40 years. We are taking a few days away from the business to celebrate our Ruby wedding anniversary. Where did the time go? From the 15th to the 22nd of April,

Badge Quantity Discount

We are now offering a badge quantity discount to all buyers. There is no need to ask for a quote now. Small quantity, trade buyers, and wholesale options are now shown to everyone on a per product basis. The rate bands start at 10% for just 3 badges. For 10 to 50 badges, the rate

New look

Time for a new look! We’ve freshened up the website design. The earlier design was getting a little tired, and we thought you would like a new look. Klarna has been removed from the payment options. There is an issue with the Klarna repayment banner overprinting the description. We are looking for a fix to

Shipping to the USA

The US customs regime has changed. As a result, the low value duty free allowance on orders entering the United States was deleted. As of today, 1st September 2024, we will send all our orders via Royal Mail. The orders will be tracked. The duty will be paid in advance. All our items are made

Christmas 2023

As we write we pass the last date for ordering to obtain in the UK our badges. The international date is now well passed. We are closed 21st, 24th & 25th of December and 1st January to see in the new year. Why the 21st December, yes, we celebrate Yule! Yule is a festival celebrated

Re-Building

We’re currently rebuilding the site’s store. We’ve been using Etsy for the ecommerce side of the site for some time now just because it saved us time. Given the time that we now have on our hands following scaling back other business activities we decide to move our ecommerce back ‘in-house’, it should take us

Postage changes

With more delays being notified with first class post we are now sending mainland UK excluding highlands and islands orders via EVRI two to three day. Highland and islands orders will go Tracked 48 Royal Mail.