Tag: letterbox gifts

A Fond Farewell To Our Original Subscription Box…

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A huge thank you & a sad goodbye…

You may have noticed a change to our website recently, as after 5 lovely years, the time has come to say goodbye to our original The Smile Parcel subscription box.

We’ve been so lucky to build a fabulous loyal customer base, some of you have been receiving our parcels for 2 years or more and that’s something we are so grateful and overwhelmed by.

We’ve been thinking for a while about extending our range of ready-to-go parcels, both in the letterbox friendly version and full-size gifts, but sadly, to do this, it meant we needed to let something go.

There’s still a one-off purchase version of our parcel with surprise contents, which is the closest option to our subscription box – with the creation of our ‘Mystery Parcel’ – and the best thing about these, is that they are ready to post within a couple of days of ordering, so there’s no more waiting for our monthly shipping date.

Feel free to have a nosey around our website and browse through our letterbox gifts and select ranges.

I hope you will stay with us …and another big thank you to everyone who has subscribed over the last few years, your support means so much!

Karen x

We’re A Kindpreneur!

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Hello!

I want to share something brand new with you today.

We’ve recently been accepted to become part of a new exciting venture – Kindpreneurs …the UK’s Kind marketplace!

Kindpreneurs was founded by Karen Thomas to showcase purposeful kind businesses and the unsung entrepreneurs behind the brands, while helping shoppers to connect with mission focused businesses.

Kindpreneurs focuses on small businesses, all with the same mission of wanting to make the world a better place!

These may include:

  • Earth Friendly – Eco friendly, recycled, compostable, biodegradable, plastic free, carbon reduced, energy efficient, zero waste or sustainable,

  • Animal Welfare – Free from animal cruelty throughout the development and manufacturing process or supports animal welfare,

  • Ethical or Fair – Ethically sourced or Fair Trade standards throughout the manufacturing process ensuring workers rights are looked after,

  • Reduce Poverty – Enabling the poor or homeless to create wealth for themselves as a means of ending poverty forever,

  • Giving Back – Helping those in need via voluntary time, pay it forward or buy one gift one campaigns (rather than just charity donations),

  • Kindness – Sharing compassion and acts of kindness to bring joy to others and make the world a better place by spreading ripple of kindness,

  • Communities – Engaging in community projects to create a sense of belonging and lasting change for those involved,

  • Diversity – Protecting those at most risk of prejudice and discrimination due to ethnic minority, race, sex, gender or disability,

  • Mental Health – Supporting those who experience mental health difficulties. Helping to prevent suicide or introducing mindfulness practices.

This platform is a brand new venture for Karen, but I have to add, that she is also a really lovely person, inside and out, and we wish her all the best of luck with such an inspiring project – we’re sure it’s going to be a great success!

If you’re looking to buy from, and support small independent businesses this Christmas, Kindpreneurs is a fantastic starting point!

If you’d like to have a browse, you can find our Kindpreneurs shop here: https://www.kindpreneurs.com/shop/the-smile-parcel/

 

Have You Visited Us On Etsy Yet?

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Good Morning!

We’ve been super busy getting organised and adding to our parcel ranges at TSP HQ, so I thought I’d do a little update post today!

We first opened the Etsy shop last year, but due to lots of different reasons (and possibly a few excuses too! 😉 ) it, sort-off, well, was ignored and forgotten about!

But, this year we got ourselves organised and finally got it up and running properly.

You can have a nosey here: http://www.thesmileparcel.etsy.com

Over in the Etsy shop you’ll find our complete range of Smile Parcel’s, including our ‘Plus’ monthly subscription boxes – these are a ‘Plus’ because they contain all our usual monthly surprise contents, but also include a beautiful candle and 10% from each one is donated to mental health charity, Shout, which helps support those experiencing crisis, via a text messaging service.

Shout website: http://www.giveusashout.org

We have a range of ready-to-post parcels, each with set contents, so you know exactly what you’ll be getting with this range…

And finally, you’ll find our latest additions, which you are loving and we love making them just as much, our “The Smile Parcel Mini” letterbox friendly gifts – these offer our same mission of sharing a smile, inspiration and a mental health boost, but all neatly wrapped into a compact pick-me-up.

Our prices range from just £9.50, up to £24, all with free UK delivery.

As always, if you have any questions or queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch, we love chatting to you…

You can get in touch via the “Contact Us” page on this website, or find us over on Facebook or Instagram.

Karen x

Letterbox Gifts Are Back!

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Hello!

If you’ve been following The Smile Parcel for a while, you may briefly remember our “Mini” parcels, well, they’ve made a return…

“The Smile Parcel Mini”, (as I’m sure you’ve figured out from the name) are Mini versions of our original The Smile Parcel, to create a compact, letterbox friendly option.

You can expect to find 5 or 6 products inside, all with our same mission of sharing a smile, inspiration and a positive mental health boost, and, as with all our parcels, we can add a handwritten note inside too, if you’re giving, or sending as a gift.

These aren’t available as part of a subscription and are instead, one-off, single purchases.

Our letterbox gifts contain surprise contents, as we know our customers love to open a surprise, but we will be adding some parcels to the Mini range, with set contents, for those of you who want to see exactly what will be inside – we already have a Christmas version available! Eek!

We have added boxes for different occasions or recipients, so whether you’re looking for a compact birthday gift, want to send a thank you, to treat your best friend, or give someone a little something just because, or maybe to simply say hello, we’ve got you covered!

We’ve been overwhelmed to the response to our parcels over the last few months, with so many uncertainties surrounding all of us, it was lovely to read your feedback and reviews upon receiving your little pick-me-up, whether it came through the letterbox, or by courier, so a huge thank you for your ongoing support of our small business, it means so much.

You can order The Smile Parcel Mini through our Etsy shop here: http://www.thesmileparcel.etsy.com/

Or, if you prefer, pop me a message through the Facebook page or send over an email, and I can send you our PayPal link or an invoice to pay using a credit or debit card.

Letterbox gifts are just £9.50, or £10, if you’d like a greeting card adding inside.

Karen x