THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Autumn has officially begun, with the evenings drawing in earlier its time to get ‘hygge’! That’s right – here at …
Corporate Gifts
This Blog Is About Corporate Gifts Corporate gifts – sounds boring, doesn’t it? We searched the internet for examples of the kind of gift you can give. Twenty minutes later, we realised that outside of (incredibly lovely) bars of chocolate there is very little else on offer to send to a business or employee as a gift. Honestly, we saw some tragic ideas…. The Worst Corporate Gifts We Saw Included those old-fashioned ‘balls on a string that knock together’ executive toys, clocks that told you the time in Paris, New York and Hong Kong (money never sleeps!), hip flask (for …
Pets As Therapy
Modern Mint are ABSOLUTELY THRILLED to announce the new charity we will be supporting in 2016 – Pets As Therapy. Pets as Therapy are a fabulous charity using pets to change lives. We first came across them last year during a garden talk we were doing. Whilst sheltering from the rain we got to meet and chat with the charities Chair of the Board Anne Clilverd and her Pets as Therapy dog Cesc, a beautiful and calm whippet. (Cesc has the softest fur coat you will ever come across, should you meet him and Anne at a Pets as …
Why we Love the Nordeck Chair
Looking for products for our shop is a fascinating job – the important questions are: What is it made of? Where has it come from? How long will it last? We don’t ask about cost or who is going to buy it – tastes change, so if you believe a product or producer is suitable – why not support them loudly? The world turns and the greatest and most useful products find their places… When we first saw the Nordeck chair we were stunned – several different lengths of wood, three bits of rope – and that is it. Everything …