Cards and Gifts from overseas

Easter is a popular time for people to buy gifts and cards for family and friends and even though we aim to highlight companies based in the UK only, we seem to be having more and more brits leave the UK to set up a new life in Europe. Spain and France are two of the more popular countries for Brits to pack up and head off to.

Promises of a better quality of life and better weather are two main reasons to head overseas, however many ex-pats are finding it difficult to buy suitable English cards and presents for family and friends still back in Britain.

To fill this gap in the market there are several online shops that cater for this problem.

Cards

You can buy personalised gifts online from cards shops such as Moonpig.com. Once ordered, your card will be printed and posted directly to the recipient, perfect if you are a bit late in remembering someone’s birthday. The costs start from just £1.99 and include delivery too.

For another alternative company, FrenchWishes was set up by an ex-pat couple after moving from the UK to France and now supply a gorgeous range of unique english cards for many occasions including birthdays, wedding, anniversaries, congratulations, get well and moving house cards. You can also buy gift teddies, matching giftwrap and tag sets and free delivery is available if you are ordering anywhere within the EU.

Gifts & Hampers

You can buy hampers full of goodies to send back to loved ones, family, friends and partners who are living or working overseas - especially those serving abroad in the armed forces or at a BFPO address. The site BoxHappy has a great selection of packed hampers with food, sweets, gifts and toys and most are under £25 and their aim is to make as many people as happy and as special as possible.

A Quarter Of is an online version of an old-fashioned sweetie shop who stock a whole load of nostalgic, traditional and retro sweets, that’ll take you back in time. They make a perfect gift idea to send to anyone in the world.

Wherever you are in the world or wherever your loved ones may be, there are always plenty of gift ideas and gift websites to cater for your every wish.