Green Friday on Preloved
Cut through the noise of Black Friday and join us here at Preloved where we look at how you can include Green Friday into your holiday shopping spree!
Green Friday on Preloved
Green Friday is Preloved's eco-friendly and sustainable alternative to Black Friday. Learn how we're celebrating and how you can join with us this year.
Find Your Own National Trust Winter Wonderland
If you want to get away from the maddening crowd this weekend, why not get back in touch with nature? There's something very special about country walks in the colder months, with wellies and a woolly hat. Take a thermos with you and have pit stops while the dog round around sending crunchy leaves flying everywhere. Here's what the National Trust recommends.
Get Crafty this Christmas with the National Trust
The National Trust are here with some amazing food and craft workshops to help you and your family escape the shopping madness this Green Friday and festive period.
Our Preloved Top 10 Handmade Gifts
To help you avoid the mad Christmas shopping rush this year, we've put together our top 10 Preloved handmade gifts, so you can avoid the mayhem and help support small businesses with our top 10 handmade gifts on Preloved this festive period.
10 Alternatives to Wrapping Paper
While Christmas is, to many, the most wonderful time of the year, it is also the most wasteful. Do 5 minutes of mystery justify the amount of wrapping paper we use? We don't think so. Here are 10 ways to present a gift without wrapping paper.
4 Alternatives to Sending Christmas Cards This Year
The Christmas card has been around for a couple of centuries now. What originally was used to update friends and relatives of the family’s adventures has slowly trickled to a somewhat bland. Most of the time, these cards go to people you haven’t spoken to in years, and you keep up the tradition out of either fear of being judged or, well, tradition. Keep on reading for some alternatives to sending Christmas cards.
Consider Eco-friendly and Sustainable Gifts This Christmas
This year has seen a raise in minimalism, zero waste, and a strive towards a more environmentally aware way of life. As we move away from consumerism and get on board with charities, nothing quite beats the excitement of opening a present on Christmas morning. Check out 10 gifts for the environmentally conscious.
Shop Local - Christmas, Artisan and Flea Markets
Visiting your local markets is a great way to get inspired for original gifts. It is unlikely you will find inspiration from looking through the same shops and online stores over and over if you don’t know what you are looking for. By visiting markets you can see the items being put to work, you can pick them up, look at them, and talk to the seller about its provenance.
Gifts in a Jar
Repurposing mason jars has become really popular among the creative people on the internet. With Christmas fast approaching, we have collated some great gift ideas to present in a jar.
