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It's official folks! TruffleShuffle is now a whopping ten years old!! We can hardly believe it and it's all gone way too fast!

We'd just like to say a massive THANK YOU to each and every one out there who has picked up something from our store, told your friends about us or even just got in touch on our social media. Without all of you being totally amazing we simply wouldn't be where we are today.

So what would any self-respecting bunch of people do to celebrate this big event? Throw a huuuuge retro themed party of course which is just what we did back on Saturday the 8th. Taking place at Bristol's creative hub The Paintworks, we couldn't resist sharing a few choice snaps of our celebrations from our uber talented photographer, Jamie Corbin.

Of course any party needs some decent security on the door. Thankfully we had some Stormtroopers on our side for the night keeping everything under control...

Dealing with some questionable guests came naturally to these guys. A huge TruffleShuffle thank to you to the amazing team at The UK Garrison for making our party a force to be reckoned with!

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We're back folks!

Yep as some of you might remember, last month we launched a fab new feature to our blog where each month, we pick one member of the TruffleShuffle team to interrogate quiz so we can show you guys a little more about the many faces many behind TruffleShuffle.com.

Last month saw our buyer Lucy kick everything off and take to the stage (HERE). We had so much fun we just couldn't wait to do the next one and blow us down it's here already!

Up now is our next victim happy volunteer, Simon to share a little about himself with the world....take it away!

What do you do here at Truffle Towers?

When I’m not being chief office wind-up merchant, my job involves keeping our lovely customers in the loop with new deals and products via online emails. Want to see them for yourself? Sign up on our email subscription page!

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School holidays were supposed to be about lie-ins and staying in bed until lunchtime, but this dream was shattered in 1985 when the alarm clock had to be set for 8:45am in order to hit the sofa for the 8:50am start of Wacaday.

Oringinally co-presenting the Saturday morning show Wide Awake Club, Wacaday gave Timmy Mallett the chance to shine in the zaniest way possible, and within days of the first show being aired (which coincidentally was the same week Timmy turned 30), us 80s kids were hooked on this utterly brilliant show!

25 years after those good ole Wac-a-days, Timmy remains a legendary character. His thirty year career started out as a radio presenter (in charge of a team including Chris Evans and Brian Cox) before presenting various TV shows, singing a number one hit single, appearing on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here!, performing in a couple of pantos and more recently enjoying the limelight of being a very successful artist.

We have the pleasure of working with Timmy on our range of Mallett's Mallet T-Shirts and thought you TruffleShufflers might want to know the same things we've wanted to know all these years...

TS: So Timmy, we love your fabulously daring sense of fashion in particular those crazy glasses you wear! Which are your all-time favourites?

TM: I have squillions of pairs of spex. Lots were made specially for my TV shows and hit records! The Eiffel Tower, the mad skier, the Olympic rings, The Wacaday spex and the big Mallett's Mallet pair.  I have the pink cadillac spex and the Itsy Bitsy spex with palm trees! Wild, and  I love 'em all. I have a pair in my studio at the moment that I spent the morning painting. I've attached toys and buttons to them and they will be on my face at my next show!

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A couple of months ago we started stocking Pinky Punky Mallett's Mallets which have gone down an absolute treat with you nostalgia fans, so we thought we'd bulk up our collection of Timmy merchandise and release a range of UTTERLY BRILLIANT Timmy Mallett T-Shirts. Featuring Timmy, Pinky Punky and the world's easiest-to-remember catchphrase - BLAAAAH! Any of our dear blog readers lucky enough to have owned a Wacaday T-Shirt back in the day?

Ladies Pinky Punky Timmy Mallett T-Shirt

Men's Pinky Punky Timmy Mallett T-Shirt

Ladies Timmy Mallett Photo Print T-Shirt

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Everyone knows Christmas is a great time for classic movies and television. And lets face it Christmas probably wouldn't be the same with out an Only Fools and Horses special.

So, If you are or have a TV Addict in your life we probably have the perfect gift/treat.

New or old, everyones has their favourite TV Show. Whether you woke up excited by Saved by the Bell, couldn't wait for Wacaday or loved the lunchtime activity down on Sesame Street we have t-shirts that will delight any TV addicts stocking this Christmas.

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Q: What do you get if you cross an 80s legend with a legendary retro t-shirt retailer and some of the UK's most fashionable journalists and stylists?

A: The wackiest, most awesome, fun packed press day you could ever imagine!

A couple of weeks ago, we invited some of our favourite journalists and stylists to join us and our good friend Timmy Mallett to have a sneak peek at our new Christmas t-shirts and gifts, have a bite of yummy oldschool grub and play some classic games - including an actual game of Mallett's Mallet with the one and only Timmy!

Thanks to all that attended, thanks to Timmy for being an amazing host, and thanks to all the TruffleShuffle staff for running round like headless chickens organising rounds of Mallets Mallet, Connect 4, Cluedo and various others!

See some photos and tweets from the press day below...

The invitation

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