Store sells gifts with a quirky Hull theme
THE HULL SHOP SPECIALISES IN AREA-DEFINING PRODUCTS
AN online business specialising in showcasing the “city’s uniqueness to the world” with quirky gifts has launched a Hull 2021 calendar.
Among the gifts are a “Hull sayings pack” and a “Hull chip spice pack”. You can also purchase individual items such as a “Hull dictionary”.
The Hull Shop was established by Paul Muscat, who is “born and bred” Hull.
“I started it [the business] about five years ago,” Mr Muscat said. “I knew Hull had a good sense of humour and I wanted to put that across products.
“It’s about tapping into Hull’s humour. The humour here is quite self-deprecating so it was really focusing on that.”
Mr Muscat has launched a Hull calendar for 2021 and says it is the fifth year he has done so.
“With what’s going on at the moment with the global pandemic, the feedback I’ve got from the calendar is that it’s making people laugh and smile,” he said.
“So it’s [about] tapping into that, because there’s a lot of doom and gloom on the high street.”
Mr Muscat said he would urge people to shop locally where possible.
He said: “A lot of ‘non-essential items’ will still be bought in the supermarkets, on Amazon. By supporting local Hull business, more money stays within Hull. I think a lot of the independents are going to be the ones hit in this pandemic.”
Here’s some of the items packs sold by The Hull Shop...
HULL 2021 CALENDAR - £8.95
Speaking about the calendar, Mr Muscat told the Mail: “We can sometimes laugh at ourselves a bit and we don’t take ourselves too seriously in Hull.
The dialect has been very popular so that is what I’ve focused this calendar on, [it’s] about tapping into all those local unique sayings and things that are not known outside of the city.
“It’s popular with Hull expats as well. People who have often left the city, but want to remember something by it. It gets sent around the world.”
The website says: “It all sense if you’ve ever been
2021 Calendar.
“The Hull 2021 calendar showcases Hull’s humour and dialect in this incredible work of mastery. The Hull humour and dialect form part of Hull’s uniqueness and this calendar showcases these innate qualities to the world. Each of the twelve months have been uniquely designed with a quirky retro theme that is sure to be a talking point on any wall.
“Feel free to share this with your friends and family and share the Hullness. The calendar has been printed in limited supply this year, so if you would like to own one we strongly advise you to order sooner rather than later to avoid any disappointment.”
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HULL FRIDGE MAGNETS - £8
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The website says you can choose between two different sets ...
Set 1 - Hull Dialect Magnets:
■ “Larkin out down tenfoot”
■ “Pattie and chips”
■ “Goin on rerd”
Set 2 - Hull Landmarks Magnets:
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Bridge
Hull likes phone box
It’s never dull in Hull - The Deep Old Town landmarks like to be
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Humber different
HULL SAYINGS PACK - £10
The website says: “Hull Sayings greeting card blank inside so suitable for any occasion with matching Hull sayings mug.
“Featuring the sayings “err nerr”, “don’t be nebby”, “gizza croggy”, “it’s mafting” and many more Hull sayings.”
HULL THROUGH YOUR LETTERBOX - £12.50
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The website says: “Our ‘Hull through your letterbox’ pack does exactly what it says. It has been designed to fit through your letterbox.
“We wanted to make life easy with the current global pandemic as we know life is complicated enough. Now you can receive our quirky Hullness gifts right inside your home with ease.”
The pack contains:
■ New metal Hull trolley key ring
■ ‘Ull pen
■ Pattie and chips fridge magnet
■ Hull dictionary
■ No place like Hull postcard
■ Hull dialect greeting card
Packed inside a white box through a letterbox.
EASY TO POST HULL XMAS PACK - £10
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The website says: “This pack has been designed with a good dose of Hull humour and is easy to post out and can fit through a letterbox.”
It contains:
■ It all “meks” sense if you’ve ever been to Hull 2021 calendar
■ Hull Xmas card (featuring croggy)
■ Hull postcard
Humber Bridge)
The website adds: “Ideal gifts to send out to Hull expats around the globe this Christmas.” (featuring
THE ‘ULL BOX - £19.95
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The website says: “Check out the ‘Ull box a must for every Hull expat who misses this great city.”
The pack includes the following:
■ Hull dictionary
■ Hull retro picture mug in box (featuring Humber Bridge, pattie and chips, Hull Old Town, American Chip Spice, cream phone boxes, Hull Fair and more)
■ 100g tub of American Chip Spice
■ Made in Hull fridge magnet
■ Pattie and chips greeting card
■ Hull dialect postcard
For more details about the store, visit www.thehullshop.com