Birthday Gift Lists

If you’ve ever agonized over getting the right birthday present for someone close to you, you’ll appreciate how much easier it would have been if you’d had a narrowed-down list of options that were known to meet the exacting standards of the person celebrating. Thanks to Heal’s, the concept that has proved so popular for weddings is now available for birthdays, too. Creating a birthday gift list from Heal’s makes sure your friends and family have an idea what you’d like, so you can fill your home with items that complement each other and your existing look. And in return, they have a stress-free shopping experience, potentially turning hours into minutes – or minutes into hours once they’ve started browsing our website for their own gratification …

Where do I start?

Compiling a list is simple. Take a look at our products online or visit one of our stores up and down the country (use our branch finder for your closest), and note down items of interest, with a good range of prices. Perhaps you would like to concentrate on one room, or maybe you’re looking to spread Heal’s quality around your home. Then you just need to create an account and fill it with the items you desire. You might choose to make a list of email addresses that will be alerted when the list goes live. The final thing to do is publish it, otherwise the list will remain your private fantasy list, and nobody wants that. You can add or remove items whenever you want, and once an item is bought by someone, it will disappear. (After all, who needs eight salad tossers?)

After that, it’s just a case of restraining yourself from buying the things yourself … and that could prove to be the difficult part.

A special birthday?

You don’t have to create a birthday gift list every year ­– maybe you could save it for the milestone celebrations, like an 18th, 21st or any multiple of 10. These are often the birthdays over which people have such trouble locating the perfect gift, because it’s usually something you’ll keep for the rest of your life. In the intervening years you’ll never go short of socks and chocolate …

Best of all, you don’t need to close the list down when everyone has said happy birthday. It can double up as a Christmas or anniversary list that you can keep updating every time Heal’s inspires you. And the list doesn’t have to be for you, either. Why not create a list for a friend, parent or partner’s birthday full of wondrous Heal’s gift ideas. They don’t even have to know about it, but it will be a wonderful surprise when everything arrives.

They say it’s the thought that counts. But if people don’t have to think at all, it can count a whole lot more …