It’s been full on until now and we have all had our work cut out satisfying everyone’s desire for a Trug as a pressie for a loved one or friend and what wonderful work it is – making dreams come true as I believe I mentioned before! Now we have a couple of days in…
One more week to go before Christmas and we are still experiencing a good flow of orders online and many visitors to our retail shop. We still have reasonable stocks of most Trugs but are expecting a big order in on Monday 19th December! Don’t worry because we can always accommodate our online and retail…
We just sent a Trug to Stan Fisher in Connecticut, USA on 12th December using the UPS 1 – 3 day service. It arrived with Stan on 14th! Well done UPS and thank you for your excellent service through Parcel2Go.
Don’t wait until January for your Christmas Trug! Buy it now from Thomas Smith’s as we have the foresight to build up stocks for Christmas. Currently at least one of our competitors is quoting middle of January for delivery. Most Trug styles and Sizes in stock with us or being made. Thomas Smith’s Online Shop
As a footnote to my recent post about the Association of Sussex Trug Basket Makers, the decline has essentially been caused by the introduction of cheap Chinese knock-offs of the real thing. There are several companies importing these and their introduction has decreased the “price point” that is expected of a Trug. However, we, for…
I was, initially, amused to say the least when I wandered around The Truggery’s website and saw Sarah Page’s blog about the Association of Sussex Trug Basket Makers that was formed in 2015. She sites one of the reasons for the decline in the making of the traditional Sussex Trug as being the “explosion in…
It’s all go in the Trug Shop at the moment, keeping abreast of the orders coming in! Mike and Caleb are working hard to produce enough Trugs to keep our customers happy and ensure delivery before Christmas. Today Mike is making an order of South Down Trugs for one of our local customers in Hailsham…
