Whether it’s for Christmas, birthdays, or any other special occasion, if you are wondering what gift to get for someone and you’d also like to support a local business, here are 10 Aberdeenshire businesses to shop from for gifts.
From functional items like mugs and bowls to decorative pieces like vases and adorable little seals, Nicola creates handbuilt pottery from her home studio. As she doesn’t use a pottery wheel, all of her pieces are unique and a great idea for a gift, especially if you know someone who has recently moved into a new home.
Palmsafe is an Aberdeen based business that went viral during lockdown for their hand sanitiser that doesn’t dry out or crack the skin. They have a ton of different scents and a new edition to their range is their Luxury Hand Wash which I absolutely love and I actually use for shaving too as it leaves my skin super smooth - and it smells amazing! All their products are vegan and cruelty-free. You can use PS20 for 20% off their entire site and if you spend over £35 you get free postage too.
Hungry Squirrel make award-winning nut butters including Cookie Dough Cashew, Maple Pecan, and Hazelnut Cacao as well as granola and chocolate bars. They’re vegan friendly and gluten-free and they’re a great gift for the foodies in your life. I absolutely love their Cookie Dough Cashew butter and I usually have with oats or on pancakes for breakfast.
Fierce Beer is a craft brewery based in Aberdeen, and they now sell their beer all over the UK and over 20 countries. They produce a diverse range of beers, including pale ales, IPAs, stouts, and sour ales and they have a gluten-free and vegan range too. You can also curate a custom case of 12 beers from their shop which is a great way to taste the different unique flavours.
With their custom tartan watches and designs inspired by the Scottish landscape, MacKinnon Watches create beautiful and timeless products that support local manufacturing such as weavers who have worked on manufacturing tartan within Scotland for hundreds of years. You can use my discount code MARISA20 for 20% off.
“How to travel Aberdeenshire by bus” ebook
I had to include my own ebook here as I think it’s a great gift idea for someone who has revcently moved to Aberdeen or doesn’t have a car. In this ebook you will find more than 50 destinations around Aberdeenshire that you can visit by bus, including how to get to places such as castles, distilleries, hiking trails, villages, etc. and descriptions of each of these places, the names of the bus stops and how to get to the destination from the bus stop. It also includes suggested itineraries to help you plan and make your trips more economical and allow you to visit more places in a day.
Singularity Sace make handmade modern and exciting hot sauces with a variety of flavours. They also collaborate with other local businesses to create some unique flavours such as the Fuego De Cerveza in collaboration with Fierce Beer - perhaps you could pair that with a Fierce Beer for the perfect gift?
The Green Cocoa Team hand craft dairy-free and gluten-free treats using luxury dark Belgian chocolate. They also have a gift hamper which includes 3 tubs of chocolates and 3 chocolate bars which you can mix and match on their website. Perfect for dark chocolate lovers and your vegan friends.
Everyone has that one plant obsessed friend that keeps buying more and more. So what better gift to get them than another plant baby. Rooted has a big selection of indoor plants, seeds, and planters as well as lovely house times such as candles, ceramics, jewellery, and skincare products.
Doric Skateboards create designs that celebrate the city of Aberdeen while encouraging people to get excited about skateboarding. From skateboards to different clothes to mugs and stickers, there is something for everyone.
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