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Kaleidoscope
• www.kaleidoscope.co.uk
Headers: Shoes & Accessories, Coats & Jackets, Dresses & Skirts, Lingerie, Nightwear, Tops, Trousers, Swimwear, Home & Living
Stylish clothes and accessories for the more mature woman plus a range of home and garden accessories. There is also a selection of dining, living room and bedroom furniture. Buy online or request a catalogue. Based in Sheffield, Kaleidoscope belongs to the same group of companies as Freemans and Grattan.
• Special Offers: 15% off first orders.
• Special Features:Credit options available plus there is a free 14 day returns policy on unwanted items.
Kiarie
• www.kiarie.co.uk
Headers: Candles, Candle Gifts, Home Fragrances, Cushions
Kiarie is a design company based in Wick and has been operating since 1904. Browse their online collection of tasteful home decoration products, many of which are good gift ideas. Large range of cushions, candles and fragrances.
• Gift Wrapping: Choice of gift wrap, either £3.95 or £4.95
Littlewoods
• www.littlewoods.com
Headers: Women, Men, Kids & Toys, Sport & Leisure, Home & Garden, Appliances, Electronics, Jewellery & Gifts
Littlewoods, famous for many years for its catalogue service, now offers over 40,000 products online, including clothing and footwear for all the family, sports equipment, toys, furniture and home accessories, electrical equipment plus a wide range of garden equipment, tools and accessories. Request a catalogue or buy online.
• Special Features: Interest free payment plans available. Free 14 day returns policy.
• Free Delivery
• Special Offers: £15 off when you open a credit account
isme
• www.isme.com
Headers: Womens, Mens, Babies & Kids, Electronics, Appliances, Home & Garden, Sports & Leisure, Toys & Games, Jewellery & Gifts
Isme is the online arm of Marshall Ward - many of you may be familiar with the Marshall Ward catalogue. Like most catalogues, they sell a wide range of clothing for all the family, plus household and leisure items. If you don't want to pay for goods immediately, you can set up an Assist account with them and pay monthly. No credit charge is made if you pay by the due date. If you prefer, you can order a catalogue online. Marshall Ward also offers a range of financial services including loans and insurance.
• Special Features: Free 14 day returns policy - goods will be collected. Sign up for the newsletter and be entered in a monthly draw to win £1000 to spend online at Marshal Ward.
• Special Offers: 10% discount with your first order.
Museum Selection
• www.museumselection.com
Headers: Books, Clothes & Accessories, Entertainment, Food, 
Garden, Home, Greetings Cards, Jewellery, Stationery
Museum Selection began life as a mail order historical gift retailer, and now you can also purchase their products online. Museum Selection works with some of the leading museums & galleries in the UK and worldwide (inlcuding The British Library, the V&A, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the National Portrait Gallery) to source and create their products. In fact, you can search either by product or by museum. Museum Selection is based in Cleator Moor, Cumbria.
• Gift Service: Will send your order to an address other than your own, with a personal message.
• International Delivery Available
Myakka Trading Company
• www.myakka.co.uk
Headers: Indian Furniture, Throws, Rugs, Cushions, Home Accessories, Outdoor Living
High quality, hand crafted Indian furniture, plus a nice range of unusual home and garden accessories including some excellent jute rugs. Very nice website. Myakka is a family run business based in Wincanton, Somerset.
• Free Delivery on orders >£500
Natural Collection
• www.naturalcollection.com
Headers: Nursery/Kids, Clothing & Accessories, Gardening/Wildlife, Beautiful Home, Cleaning/DIY, Well Being, Kitchen/Grocery, Outdoor Living, Personal Care, Energy Saving/Gadgets, Office/Study, Books/Cds/Games
Stylish and well chosen range of natural, organic, energy efficient, fairly traded and hand crafted products, ranging from clothing to solar powered garden sculptures. Buy online or request a catalogue. Natural Collection is based in Sunderland.
Natural Collection has won the Daily Mail/ Ideal Home Show Sustainable Retailer of the Year Award 2006, and the Observer's Ethical Retailer of the Year Award 2006.
• Free UK Delivery on orders >£100
• International Deliveries Available
Next Directory
• www.next.co.uk
Headers: Women, Lingerie, Men, Children, Homeware, Electrical, Gifts, Flowers, Gift Vouchers
Next Directory is the UK's largest direct home shopping company. You can shop online, on the high street and by telephone. (Next has hundreds of high street stores throughout the UK). The website also has a "quickshop" feature - if you know the code numbers of the goods you want to order you can just enter these. You can pay by credit card or you can open a Next account and you will receive a monthly statement. There is a small charge if you order a copy of the Next Directory.
• Special Features: Returns are free on account purchases. Next day delivery on flowers.
• Connection Service: Connection service available on freestanding washing machines, washer dryers and dishwashers. Your old machine must be disconnected first. They will also dispose of your old appliance. Charges apply.
Oxendales
• www.oxendales.com
Headers: Fashion, Lingerie, Nightwear, Footwear, Men, Home & Leisure, Electricals
Part of the JD Williams home shopping group, Oxendales offers value for money clothing in wide ranging fittings (12 – 34, with selected styles in 10 – 36) plus furniture, home accessories, audio visual equipment, small electricals, PAYG mobiles and kitchen appliances. Buy online or request a catalogue. Oxendales is based in Manchester.
• Special Features: You can add up to 12 different delivery addresses in your Oxendales address book.
• Free Delivery (except some heavy items)
Patriot Pewter
• Patriot Pewter
Headers: Flasks, Tankards, Goblets, Trophies, British Military, Us Military, Giftware, Childs Gifts, Designer, Trays/Coasters, Clocks, Frames, Engraving
Finest Sheffield made Pewterware, tankards, hip flasks, goblets etc. All items can be personalised with military or sporting motifs plus there is an engraving service. Patriot Pewter can be found in Sheffield (where else?), South Yorkshire.
• Free UK Delivery
• International Delivery Available
Premier Blinds
• www.premier-blinds.co.uk
Headers: Vertical, Vertical Slat, Wooden, Roller, Fabric Venetian, Venetian, Woven Wood, Wood Verticals, Curtains
Premier Blinds is a Scottish company, based in Glasgow. They have a great selection of made to measure blinds, whatever your taste. I especially like the wood-weave ones which are excellent! Blinds come with a one year guarrantee. Curtains come in a range of plain fabrics and are also made to measure. You can choose from lined, unlined or blackout. Prices are very reasonable.
• Free Delivery
Wild and Funk
• www.therenovationstore.co.uk
Headers: Beauty, Home Fragrance, Bed & Bath, Stationery, Kids, Messages, Kitchen Essentials, Hardware, Home Accents, Entertaining, Home Office, Garden, Out & About
A taste of elegant living. Very nice range of well chosen home accessories - including kitchen accessories, art, dining accessories and bathroom accessories - plus a small selection of nursery items. The Renovation Store is based in Durham.
Science Museum Store
• www.sciencemuseumstore.com
Headers: Handy Gadgets, For the Home, Discovery, Fun & Games, Engineer, Take Off
Who doesn't love the Science Museum? (Especially now that its free to get in!) For those of us who don't live in London, we can use the website to browse all the latest gadgets and toys in the Science Museum store or order a catalogue. Better still, join the mailing list and get the latest special offers and bargains. You can also buy prints from the collections of the Science Museum, The National Railway Museum and the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television.
Scottish Quality
• www.scottishquality.com
Headers: Art, Crafts, Food & Drink, Home & Garden, Jewellery & Watches, Music, Sport, Tradition, Scottish Houses, Custom Engraving
As the name might suggest, the products on the site are uniquely Scottish, from stunning photographs and art prints, knitwear, leatherwork and textiles, gourmet food and whisky, to stylish home accessories, all made and designed in Scotland. You can even buy the designs for a house based on the Scottish blackhouse and longhouse. Naturally, there is a Lewis Chess set, handcrafted on the Isle of Harris. Scottish Quality is based in the Isle of Skye.
• Special Features: 30 day returns policy
Scotts of Stow
• www.scottsofstow.co.uk
Headers: Kitchen, House & Home, Bed & Bath, Garden, Country Living, Gifts
Stylish living, from Egyptian cotton bedlinen to fine bone china diningware. Plus cookware, electrical items, furniture, pet accessories and outdoor clothing. Plus more. Although Scotts has 4 fairly specialised shops in Stow, the online outlet is more like a department store, with the range of goods reflecting that. You can also request a catalogue online. Fast easily navaigable website. Head office is based in Groundwell, Swindon, Wiltshire.
Solution UK
• www.worldofclean.co.uk
Headers: Cleaning Machines Chemicals and Sundries
Aimed primarily at the professional cleaner (although anyone can purchase from the website), Solution UK offers the very best in cleaning machines and accessories for carpets, hard floors, stone, graffiti and for control of odours, insects and allergens. Home of M-Power, the Scorpion Super-caharge, the Challenger and the Mitey-One Hybrid Turbo machines. Solution UK is based in Bodmin, Cornwall.
• Free Delivery on orders >£100
Stair Carpet Runners
• www.stair-carpet-runners.co.uk
Headers: Stair Carpet Runners, Carpet runners, Hallway rug runners
Often quite difficult to find locally, there is a large range of runners for stairs and hallways, incuding traditional and contemporary designs. Stair Carpet Runners is operated by the French company Attid-Ditta Ltd. All prices in UK Currency £ GBP with euros equivalency.
• Free UK Delivery
• International Deliveries Available
Strelitzia Artworks
• www.strelitzia.co.uk
Headers: Furniture, Mirrors, Jewellery Boxes
Founded by Steve and Nina Price, Strlitzia Artworks is a family run business producing Art Nouveau style, handpainted, handmade, furniture and furnishing accessories. At the moment there is only a small stock of items, but more is envisioned for the future. You can also commission pieces if you wish.
Tchibo
• www.tchibo.co.uk
Headers: Homeware, Clothing
Tchibo is a German retailer who opened its first store in the UK in 2000. There are now 30 shops nationwide, with a home shopping service based in Liverpool. Originally coffee specialists, they now sell a wide range of non food items for the home - its difficult to say exactly what they sell as they have new ranges in every wednesday! Tchibo has over 60 shops within the UK. Buy online or request a catalogue.
Tesco Direct
• www.tesco.com
Headers: Computing & Phones, Home Electrical, Sound & Vision, Furniture, House & HOme, DIY & Car, Sports & Leisure, Baby & Toddler, Toys & Games
Tesco.com is the world's biggest online grocery retailer, but there is also a massive range of other non-grocery products available on the Tesco website, form electrical items to toys and games. Plus Tesco runs regular price checks to ensure that prices are highly competive.
• Special Features: Free returns within 28 days. Clubcard points on all purchases.
• Connection Service: Connection service on cookers, washing machines, refrigeration equipment, washer/dryers and dishwashers - charges may apply. Removal and disposal service also available.
The Safe Shop
• www.thesafeshop.co.uk
Headers: Burglary Safes, Data Safes, Fire Safes, Cabinets, Cash Boxes, Key Boxes
The Safe Shop has over 200 safe products to cover most requirements for offices and homes. Where applicabale, installation information can be found on individual product pages. Based in Preston, Lancs., The Safe Shop is a division of Ribble Business Communications Group which was established in 1986.
• Free UK Mainland Delivery
The White Company
• www.thewhiteco.com
Headers:Bedroom, Bathroom, Cloths & PJs, Dining Room, Little White, Furniture, Gifts
The White Company offers a range of stylish products for the home, mainly in white. Almost everything they sell has been designed exclusively for the company. Founded in 1994 as a mail order outlet, the White Company now has 6 stores throughout England, with plans for more in the pipeline.
• Special Features: You have 3 months to return goods.
Universal Textiles
• www.universal-textiles.com
Headers: Thermal Underwear, Socks, Hats, Gloves, Scarves, Underwear & Nightwear, Clothing, Towels, Bedding, Homewears, Sleeping Bags
Great value on socks and thermal wear from Universal Textiles and one of the few places I've seen where you can buy 100% cotton socks - and at excellent prices. You can also get a host of other textiley type products from Egyptian cotton to Barbie beach towels. Highly recommended. Universal Textiles is based in Harrison Road, Leicester.
• Special Features: 30 day, no quibble, money back guarantee.
• Free Delivery on orders >£50
Wallace Sacks Ltd.
• www.wallacesacks.com
Headers: Bathroom, Bedding, Candles And Holders, Chairs, Clocks, Cushions, Dining Room, Gifts, Home Accessories, Kitchen, Leather Bean Bags, Lighting, Mirrors, Photo Frames, Pillows & Duvets, Rugs, Tables, Throws, Towels, Vases, Wall Art
Contemporary and stylish home furnishings by designers Wallace Sacks. Launched in 2000, the website offers the full Wallace Sacks range of home accessories, most of which is also available in many UK department stores. Wallace Sacks is a family owned company founded in 1978 and based in Scrubs Lane, London.
• Special Features: 28 day returns policy.
• International Delivery Available
We Are The English
• www.wearetheenglish.co.uk
Headers: Household Furnishings, Bedding & Towelling, Clothing, Merchanise, Books, CDs & Videos, Party Packs
Based in Nottingham, We are the English, supplies a range of merchandise with an England theme, from flags to car number plates plus some official FA merchandise. Clothing available for men, women and children. The site also features lots of quotations and articles plus a forum.
• Free Delivery on orders >£50
Westfalia Mail Order
• www2.westfalia.net
Headers: Tools, Technica, Household, Health, Textiles, Farm Shop, Gardening, Batteries & Rechargeables, Car Accessories, Treasure Trove
Established in the 1920s, Westfalia is a mail order specialist with over 6,000 products for DIY tools, electronics and hardware plus car accessories and homeware not to mention garden tools, accessories and machinery! Everything from metal detectors to porcelain china! Buy online or request a catalogue. Westfalia is based in Ivybridge, Devon.
• Special Features: 30 day returns policy. For every article carrying the Westfalia Quality label, you get a 10 year guarantee!
• Free Delivery on orders >£50
Wool Rugs
• www.wool-rugs.co.uk
Headers: Rectangualr Wool Rugs, Round Wool Rugs, Octagonal Wool Rugs, Wool Rug Runners
Wool rugs and rug runners. Wool area rugs woven from pure new zealand wool. Choose from either traditional or comtemporary styles. Wool Rugs is operated by the French company Attid-Ditta Ltd. All prices in UK Currency £ GBP.
• Free UK Delivery
• International Deliveries Available
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