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In the words of Noddy Holder: “IT’S CHRISTMASSSSSS!”

Yes, tis the season to be jolly…so I keep telling myself. Now I’m not saying I’m Ebenezer Scrooge mark II but these past few years I’ve been more “bah humbug” than “ho ho ho”. Despite my lack of enthusiasm for the holidays recently, I still uphold the jolly tradition of giving Christmas presents (as well as watching Christmas TV/films) - see I’m no Scrooge!

Since us Wardrobe girls became friends back at Uni, we’ve been giving presents every year and this year is no different. Buying lots of Christmas presents can be an extremely stressful task especially when you’re tackling the high street crowds (raging much?). Oh lets not forget the impact it can have on your bank balance- bad times.

Here at Wardrobe we like to set a budget for our gifts which makes it a lot easier. How awkward would it be if you bought someone a gift for a fiver and they spent say fifty quid on yours! We also love to do ‘Secret Santa’ which means everyone in the group gets at least one decent present each and your bank balance doesn’t suffer much.

Every year, finding presents gets tougher and tougher but this year the guys over at TruffleShuffle may just have saved me from having a mini-breakdown. Their gift section has got bigger and definitely better. Also their new online gift finder is a godsend. Just to prove how immense the collection is I’ve put together a little retro gift guide to hopefully give you some ideas.

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The start of the familiar Christmas shopping frenzy has definitely started and we're being kept super busy at Truffle Towers getting all your gifts and goodies out to you in double quick time.

For those of us who haven't quite got round to making a start yet - we figured we'd share some of the items from our brilliant gift finder which have been flying out faster than Santa on his sleigh throughout November.

Hopefully they'll inspire you to bite the bullet and get your Christmas shopping all wrapped up at www.TruffleShuffle.com

Our luscious Love Hearts Tea Lights have been selling out fast and it's no surprise as they make a great gift idea for the important lady in your life. At a very wallet friendly £4.99, they're a perfect stocking filler or Secret Santa gift idea too.

These super socks feature the mark of the Caped Crusader, Batman! A great gift idea for the deserving Superhero in your life, they'll love sneaking them under inconsipicuous suits or proudly flashing them underneath turn ups for a touch of Ker-Pow WOW!

It's no suprise, given that we're named after Chunk's famous dance from this very movie, that we have a pretty damn awesome range of gifts, clothing and accessories inspired by The Goonies.  You guys seem to love them just as much as as they're all flying out faster than ever, particularly our new tee inspired by the original movie poster and available for guys and gals.

Check out our whole range of gifts inspired by The Goonies here!

Another movie classic which is proving incredibly popular on the T-Shirt front this year is the amazing Labyrinth.

Check our our latest addition to the range in the form of this terifically toasty hoodie inspired by the famous Worm.

I'm just a worm. Say, come inside, and meet the missus......

And finally - lots of you are giving the gift of allegiance to the good boys of the bunch with these cracking Optimus Prime Transformers boxers!

Starring the leader of the Autobots in full battle mode, they'll add a touch of comic cool to any underwear drawer!

Happy Christmas shopping folks xoxo

Christmas Deliveries at TruffleShuffle.com

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The lovely people at Heat magazine have been getting their Santa hats on to give their readers some inspiration for their Christmas shopping this year.

Check out our Retro Metallic Pink Lips Telephone and Purple Hematite Plated Fuschia Pearl Minnie Mouse Mawi Stud Earrings from Disney Couture among the pages below!

Feeling inspired?

Just follow the links to buy....

Retro Metallic Pink Lips Telephone

Purple Hematite Plated Fuschia Pearl Minnie Mouse Mawi Stud Earrings from Disney Couture

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Dear Santa,

We've been very good this year so please, please, please can we have this for Christmas!

It would be the perfect addition to Truffle Towers and would make a lot of TruffleShufflers very happy.

It would match our office Pac-Man mugs perfectly too!

Here's hoping!

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So most of your Christmas shopping is done and ready to be wrapped and all you have left to buy are all those little stocking fillers. Panic not, with our new Gift Finder we have all you need for those little extra gifts.

They say that the best things come in small packages and so where better to start than with our selection of cheap gifts for under £5?! With over 50 products to choose from you will be sure to find something for everyone including that difficult "Secret Santa"! For my dad who is always losing his keys the Where's Wally Key Finder And Torch Keychain is perfect, the Love Hearts Tea Lights Set to add to my mums candle collection, my nephew is going to love his new G.I. Joe Canvas Belt and while I was searching the huge collection of mugs I couldn't resist a little treat for me when I spotted this cute Hello Kitty Polka Dot Mug!

If you have a set aside a bigger budget for something a little more expensive then perhaps something from our gifts for under £10 range might solve all your Christmas shopping needs and delight your friends and family with some of our fabulous stocking treats! My niece has requested some make up just like mummy, so the Little Miss Bad Lips and Face Make Up Set is just the ticket. For my other half who thinks he is a bit of a Superman these Men's Superman Figure 2pk Socks from the loungewear range is a good start to the transformation!

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Inspired by a whole host of proper old school treasures, retro revivalists Too Late To Dye Young are on a mission to remind us of just how good our childhood TV heroes were and we've just launched a tonne of their latest designs!

We've run down a few of our favourites below for you but check out the whole range here!

First transmitting in 1952 as part of Watch With Mother and running for 20 years on it's initial run, The Flowerpot Men has a very sentimental place in many hearts! The show featured Bill and Ben, two flowers in pots who could speak their own form of English, Oddle Poddle and move their branches like limbs. We think this amazing tee from Too Late To Dye Young is absolutely Loblob (lovely) and is a fab nostalgic find!

Show your appreciation for an Aardman classic with this Men's Shaun The Sheep tee. After appearing in the short Wallace and Gromit film, A Close Shave in 1995, he was catapulted to fame and promptly given his own TV series. We love the way this tee give the character an 80's twist with the slogan, Shaun Says Relax!

Remember the crime-fighting bat with superpowers, AKA Batfink! With his super-sonic sonar radar and metallic black wings, he was the ultimate superhero of the 1950's and 60's! This wicked tee from Too Late To Dye Young comes wiht his classic catchphrase, To The Batmobile!

Omelette du fromage, Dial M For Monkey, Major Glory, 90's cartoon classic Dexter's laboratory wasn't half good! Pay tribute to the young boy who concealed a massive laboratory in his bedroom, keeping it secret from his parents and closed to his life-ruining sister, Dee Dee with this wicked tee from Too Late To Dye Young. Featuring a shot of Dexter and the slogan ‘You Push my Buttons,' you can hear that little ginger genius's voice in your head right now, can't you?

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