Penny Hobbs, manager at Hobbs the Kitchen Shop, Penzance picks the following top sellers for Christmas:
Colori Paring Knives from Kuhn Rikon
This is a consistent best seller – great when you’ve got extra people helping to prepare the Christmas Feast.
Bee’s Wrap from Eddingtons
Customers love this and it makes a lovely present for people trying to reduce plastic in the kitchen (or lunchbox).
Euro Scrubby from CKS
Made from 100% cotton but tough enough for the grimmest of grime, this has an almost cult following here. It is essential for cleaning up at Christmas.
Swing Top Glass Bottle 125ml from Arc Tableware
We sold lots of these last Christmas. We’ve sold plenty of the big glass storage for people making blackberry and sloe gin. These little bottles are a perfect size for giving away a little nip to family and friends as part of a homemade pressie.
Local Scenes Tea Towels and Mugs from Betty Boyns
Betty Boyns is a Cornish designer and we do very well with her tea towels and mugs.
Chatsford Mug Tea Infuser from ICTC
There is such a strong movement towards ‘proper’ tea instead of teabags, particularly now that teabags aren’t always compost friendly. We can hardly keep these in stock – and at an RRP of £5 they make a great little add on to a present of a pretty mug.
Top: Described as an Aladdin’s Cave and toy shop, Hobbs has been serving cooks in Cornwall since 1994 and is the winner of the Excellence in Retailer Initiative Awards for reducing plastic in deliveries and in-store and sourcing alternatives.
