21st Birthday Blog - Latest Posts
The Key To The Door?
27 August 2008
When someone you know and love is about to turn 21, whether they’re your child, mate, niece or nephew or even a colleague, finding a gift that has a hint of the traditional, something memorable or a keepsake, but not something that will sit on the side gathering dust for the next 21 years can be a fairly tall order.
We’ve stumbled upon Cocoon Collection, a website that offers a range of 21st birthday gifts that does a pretty good job of offering pressies that are just a little bit different, (without any way-out wackiness of course!) but tend to include something thoughtful, memorable, even funny too!
Whether it’s simply a 21st birthday commemorative keyring or a whole Giftbox jammed full of goodies like 21st photo albums, 21st birthday mugs you can personalise at home, Belgian chocolates, and more, it might just be worth your while taking a look and seeing if there’s something on sale that fits your 21st birthday bill!
5% OFF @ I Want One Of Those
20 August 2008
IWOOT are currently giving 5% off any order! Click link below to activate the discount and enter the following code:
Discount Code: AOFF5 in the discount box.
Shopping Experience For Her
12 August 2008
This is by far one one of the best experiences for the special girl in your life. We all know how much they love their beauty, clothes and shopping. Well this package is all three rolled in to one!
The House Of Fraser Personal Shopper Experience comes in the following deals:
- £250 (£225 worth of vouchers & short shopping guide)
- £500 (£450 worth of vouchers & medium shopping guide)
- £1000 (£900 worth of vouchers & long shopping guide)
You will also be greeted with a smile and hot beverage to start you off on the shopping experience of your life.
Personalised 21st Birthday Cards
31 July 2008
Can I just start by saying, this personalised cards website is fantastic!! I know there are others, but the flexibility and control that Yoodoo give you is second to none!
Check out the screenshot of the custom made 21st birthday card I made for my good friend Vinnie!
An glossy A4 copy with a personalised front, and inside cost me less than a fiver! You pay more than that in some high street card shops!
Give Yoodoo a visit and make that 21st birthday card that little bit extra special!
My Girlfriend's 21st Birthday
16 July 2008
It was my girfriend's 21st birthday yesterday so I thought I would write a bit about what I did and have planned.
We were both due to go in to work in the morning, but I said I would pop round her house to see her before she left (she only lives round the corner). I had printed out some A4 'banners' and blown up a couple of balloons attached (see photo). Before I went to her house I tied four or 5 of these creations up to 5 telegraph poles along her route to work.
I then arrived at her house, gave her a couple of small presents (a box of nice chocolates, a Radley pencil case and Ipod holder) and wished her a happy birthday and proceeded to leave for work. On the way to work I recieved a phone call from her saying 'I cant believe you did that!'. Brownie point 1!
We had decided to both take a half day at work, so leaving at 12 I left to see her again. I said we could go wherever she wanted and this lead us on a road truip to Hastings for the afternoon. It was pretty windy, but as we were walking along the sea front I told her about the main present I had bought her...
I had booked us a fancy room in a hotel in Strand, London for when we are back from holiday in a couple of weeks. We are going to see the new Take That musical 'Never Forget' which she was ecstatic about. I was thinking of possibly going for a walk to China Town before hand to have a posh chinese meal!
Last but not least (which I can take no credit for), she is having a big party this weekend for friends and family which I will write a bit about later on as its all hush hush at the moment!
The Supercar Experience
08 July 2008
One thing that I strongly feel is a MUST DO for a male turning 21 is driving your dream car round a well known track.
There is so much choice around now with regards to the type of car andf circuit. The most popular super car types are an Aston Martin, Ferrari, Lamorghini or Audi R8, however there are many more such as the Lotus Elise and various Porsches.
Unfortunately this is something I missed out on for my 21st birthday, however the Silverstone circuit is just around the corner (3 hours away!) and I have booked myself in for a go in the Gallardo!
21st Birthday Decorations
08 July 2008
If you are after 21st birthday decorations then you simply NEED to visit Party Delights or Party Box!
They both offer a huge range of 21st birthday accessories, banners, confetti, balloons, candles, napkins, shimmer, straws (the list goes on!).
They both also offer personalised banners which was pretty cool, although Party Delights go the whole way and actually print the 6ft/10ft banners for you. This however comes at a cost but it definately look like they are worth it!
My better half just bought some decoartions from these shops which encouraged me to write about it in the blog. I was just amazed how cheap the 21st birthday decorations were!
If any of you purchase any decorations from either of these sites, make sure you send your party pics in for the site!
For 21st birthday decoartions these guys are simply the best.
Dead Fred Pen Holder
05 July 2008
I always thought these were really cool but they were always sold out wherever I looked; however on my travels to Bluewater the other day I saw a whole batch of them in the G4 gadget shop and had to buy one!
They are a really cool little gadget for anyone that doesn't take life too seriously. Mine is currently residing on my desk at work and it is a really good finishing touch.
There is a whole collection too! Some of you may have seen the Voodoo Knife Block in our latest gadgets section and there is also 'Splat Stanley' mug holder.
Newspaper From The Day You Were Born
17 June 2008
Have you ever wondered what was happening in the world on the day you were born? Well help is at hand with this brilliant gift idea.
Newspapers are available from every day within the last 100 years that have been carefully stored and protected to reach you in perfect condition.
For £39 (expensive but worth it!) you can grab yourself a real newspaper from your date of birth. I think that is an incredible price considering it had been preserved for 21 years in most readers of this blogs cases. It would make a brilliant and very memorable cherishable gift for family, loved ones and friends.
Grab a newspaper from your date of birth now!
Retro/Unique/Fun Gifts & More!
10 June 2008
I found a really cool newly launched web site/shop the other day whilst doing my evening browsing called 'Rock The Kitchsbar'.They specialise in retro, unique, fun and novelty gifts for all occasions.
Some of their most unique items are bizarre hats you can buy such as Lobster hats. Other cool types of gifts include a triple tea cup (pictured right) and a Snoop Dogg bath duck!
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One ultra impressive feature about the Rock The Kitschbar website is that while you browse you can listen to their Jukebox; most distinctively tracks from Monthy Python's Spamalot.