Best e-Commerce Exporter WINNER!

We are delighted to announce that our website Siopa.com won "Best e-Commerce Exporter website award" in the Retail Excellence Ireland Awards. It is fantastic to be recognised for all our hard work in building this new website which is focused on exporting the best of Irish gifts worldwide. We would like to thank all our loyal GiftsDirect.com & siopa.com customers for all your support and of course our dedicated team.

Sunday Independent 7th November 2011

Full Article Here

Siopa.com and Giftsdirect.com send gifts all around the world making the process as convenient as possible for their customers. Consumers send gifts to their sons or daughters living abroad who cannot make it home for Christmas or their birthday. Likewise, corporates send gifts to clients abroad and the process works vice versa. “We have well over a thousand gifts on Giftsdirect.com and over 600 on Siopa.com, so we believe we would have a gift for anyone for any occasion,” says Lulu O’ Sullivan, CEO of Siopa.com and Giftsdirect.com. “We also ensure the quality of the gift is spot on when it arrives.”For Lulu, one of the most important aspects of any company is customer service. “We’ve been delivering around the world for 20 years and have built our whole business on customer service. “We get letters from customers telling us they have never come across the degree of customer service they get from us. To be successful you have to do what you say you’re going to do on your website; any deviation from that is an absolute disaster.”

Fm104 & Giftsdirect.com Helicopter Ride Experience, Niamh & Jim Face Their Fears!

June 19th 2010

Giftsdirect.com set Niamh & Jim from Strawberry Alarm clock a challenge to go on our Helicopter Ride this week.

Niamh faced her fears to go in the two seater helicopter at Western airport. Niamh was very nervous but Jim & Lee the helicopter pilot tried to put her mind at ease (or wound her up!). But once they got off the ground they were able to see spectacular views from the cock pit.

Jim went first and said "It was amazing and the views were incredible"
"Fabulous views, you could just everywhere see from Dun Laoghaire harbour all the way over…it’s an incredible machine and the stuff that they can do."
"Niamh is either going to love it …or be screaming to get out, but I tell you it’s something she won’t forget it, it’s absolutely brilliant"

A much more nervous Niamh went second, but she did it! When she got out she had a big hug from Jim, 

"I did it, just about… when we were going up I said I can’t do it, he said you got to do it now!"

Give someone special a flying experience they’ll never forget, choose from our range of Helicopter and Airplane flying lessons, and rides: Flying Experience Gifts 

Share their joy with a very special delivery

23rd April 2010

Can't make it to the wedding of one of your best friends who lives overseas? Want to send a gift with a personal touch to make the happy couple smile and remember you on their special day? How about a pair of personalised champagne flutes with the date, wedding venue and names of the couple? Or perhaps you want to arrange for your groom to receive something that he can wear on the morning of your wedding, such as a set of silver plated cufflinks engraved with his initials?

Provide GiftsDirect.com with your own unique message to the bride and/or groom and they can now personalise your chosen gift, whether that means embroidered names on a set of luxurious white his and hers bathrobes, a personalised bottle of champagne or a duo of wine(add a box of Butlers chocolates for a little extra) with a label marking the date and expressing your own individual message to your loved ones.

Starting from just €24.99, personalised gifts can be sent almost anywhere in the world, so whether it’s your cousin in Canada or your friend in Australia, GiftsDirect.com will answer your needs, allowing you to play some part in the couple's memorable day - even across thousands of miles and without the trouble of having to arrange the delivery of a gift yourself. All gift deliveries with GiftsDirect.com are sent by courier so they have to be signed for, giving you the peace of mind that your gift has been delivered safely and on time.

For personalised gifts, chose from any of the following (starting at the lowest price) and order online at www.GiftsDirect.com or simply call +353 1 8611580:

Top 5 Personalised Gifts For a Couple

- €32.00 for personalised wedding plate (can be personalised with the couple’s name, date, venue and a message of up to 30 characters)

- €39.99 for personalised wine duo and a box of Butlers chocolates

- €49.99 for personalised champagne

- €65 for personalised cut crystal champagne flutes in a presentation gift box (the glass can be engraved with any message of up to 50 characters)

- €75 for Ogham personalised wedding gift (hand painted using the distinctive old Irish Ogham script) with the first names or surname of the wedding couple framed in a quality black wooden frame

More Ideas For your Bride or Groom

- €24.99 for personalised red wine

- €35.00 for personalised square silver cufflinks (silver plated cufflinks are presented in a gift box and engraved with up to 3 initials on both cufflinks)

- €42.00 for personalised diamante cufflinks (nickel plated with a Czech crystal are presented in a gift box and engraved with up to 3 initials on both cufflinks)

- €99.99 for personalised bathrobe (high quality velour bathrobe from Lissadell with the bride or grooms name embroidered on the breast; €199.98 for both his and hers robes with embroidered name on each)

Delivery charges vary depending on destination. For more gift ideas for wedding, new baby, engagement, get well, christening, birthday, thank you, retirement or corporate gifts, please visit www.GiftsDirect.com or call us on +353 1 8611580.

All our wines and champagnes are presented in either a beautiful black box with black satin bow (label contains your own personal message) or in a stylish wooden box, or "mini suitcase", with brass-effect clasp and fittings plus a leatherette handle.

29th October 2009

We've Been Shortlisted the Golden Spider Awards! 2009

We're delighted to have been Shortlisted for the: Golden Spider Awards 2009 Best e-business Website (exclusive web business) http://www.goldenspiders.ie/categories.php

Lulu O Sullivan On TV3 Midday Programme

19th June 2009-06-19

Our MD Lulu appeared today on TV3’s Midday show  to discuss the upcoming occasion of Father’s Day on Sunday 21st June.
Link To The Feed of the Programme: http://www.tv3.ie/shows.php?request=midday

Lulu discussed the history of Fathers day – not a “Hallmark” occasion as many may think but in fact began in 1900’s when a grateful daughter wanted to express her deep appreciation for her own father William Smart, a civil war veteran, was widowed when his wife died in childbirth. Mr. Smart raised his six children on a rural farm in eastern Washington State. When one of Mr. Smart's children Sonora Louise Smart Dodd, one of Mr. Smart's children, was grown she wanted to show her appreciation for her father. He had shown her a great love and strength in raising her and her siblings as a single parent. So, in 1909, she proposed a day to honor her father in June (the month of her father's birth).

The very first Fathers' Day followed on June 19, 1910 in Spokane, Washington. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge showed support of this becoming a national holiday. However, it wasn't until 1966 when President Lyndon Johnson officially proclaimed Fathers' Day a national holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June.

Our new brochure was also featured on the show which includes a huge range of Father’s Gifts, and Gifts for Men for Birthdays Gifts For Him & other occasions starting from 25 Euro to over 300 Euro!

Our most popular Gifts this year have by far been the Flying Lessons literally “Flying” out, plus Wine Appreciation Gifts, Cooking Courses, Tank driving & other Experience Activity days which are available either by post or email to ensure last minute orders can be catered for!

Also Appearing on the Show Today:
Aidan Bishop - Comedian - www.theinternationalcomedyclub.com
Don Morgan - Journalist - Irish Times
Ken Foy - Crime Correspondant - Star Sunday
And Our Very Own:
Lulu O'Sullivan - MD www.Giftsdirect.com

Awarded with "Best Online Exporter"! 30th October 2008

The Irish Internet Association a& Enterprise Ireland hosted the annual Net Visionary Awards at the Royal Hospital, Killmainham on Thursday evening. I had been short listed for a category & I was overwhelmed and honoured to receive the award for "Best Online Exporter" 2008 for our worldwide gift delivery service. We have now placed it beside our award for 2007 of "Internet Entrepreneur 2007". I am just delighted with both achievements.  Many thanks to all our loyal customers who voted for me, I'm truly grateful for your support. And also the amazing staff, family and friends who have all contributed with the growth and success of GiftsDirect.com And finally thank you to the IIA for the wonderful evening, the venue was beautiful, well done, the events sponsors and to our host Realex.

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