UK Merchants

Play.com is the top site for DVDs, CDs, Games and much more in the UK.
The important benefit of shopping with Play.com is FREE delivery on everything.

We must emphasise that they do sell much more than just DVDs, CDs and Games. There is a good selection of clothing and toys. Other categories include books, electronic goods, software, computers and most computer accessories.

Pricing seems to compare well with all other merchants - see our price comparisons of some of the top toys.

It is also possible to sell your own goods on their site, such as DVDs, CDs, Games and Books.

Baker Ross stands out as being a lot different than the more well-known merchants. Their website offers great value and exclusive arts & crafts, educational games, toys for party prizes or resale and fundraising ideas for schools, playgroups, charities and organisations. They are a well-established family company existing since 1974.

They offer a wide and interesting range of crafting materials. Their toy selection is most definitely different, with such items as fashion jewellery, temporary tattoos, novelty stocking fillers, toy dinosaurs and craft kits.

The Baker Ross website has an easy-to-use set up, with an excellent list of FAQ's. There is free mainland delivery on all orders over £75. It is also possible to be sent a catalogue.

If you have a fundraising event and require goods to sell for profit, then Baker Ross have various packs available. The pack illustrated here should make about £107 profit.
The pack consists of all their best selling Christmas toys and novelties in one super stall pack.
There are also such items as Raffle Books and Tombola sets available. If you want advice on running a fundraising event, then there are comprehensive tips available.

A large department store with an excellent online presence. Sells a lot more than toys and gifts. Has been voted Brtain's most favourite retailer a few times. In a Which survey for 2011 John Lewis came a close second.

Very competitive pricing on toys, see our price comparisons of some of the top toys. The Daily Mirror has done some more extensive comparisons in the recent past and found that John Lewis are selling a fair number of products at a cheaper price than other stores.

They provide Free standard delivery on all orders over £30. You can also get FREE Next-day delivery to any John Lewis shop, or to one of 21 Waitrose stores.

Top Toys for Christmas 2011

Compared with some merchants, Big Red Warehouse is a fairly new company, beginning trading in 2001 as Newcron Ltd. They only really got going under their present name in 2006.

The focus of their business is on providing character merchandise for In the Night Garden, High School Musical, Disney Princess, Power Rangers, Dora the Explorer and many, many more. Suitable for children from the age of 3 - 10 years old, their range of products have a diversity of toys, bicycles, costumes, furnishings and more.

Their other product lines include adult gifts, bedroom furnishings, partyware and a distinct range of stationery. Other brands they promote are Betty Boop, Goochico Dolls, Horrid Henry and TY Beanies.

There are quite often special offers available, see our Christmas Offers page. Their site is simple to use, having a much cleaner presentation than some. Just like Amazon you can set up a wish list once you have an account.

The store of choice for many people. A vast selection of goods are available with an excellent choice of toys and gifts. Pricing can be quite variable, but well-priced products are definitely there. For most toys and gifts the delivery is free within the UK.

For many products there are a good set of reviews provided by past customers. Classification of products is excellent with many categories available to help make the search for a toy or gift quite rapid.

If you are not based in the UK there are other International Amazon stores. If you are from the United States you might want to begin at our Toys USA page.

One of the bestselling Melissa & Doug toys:

The Abby and Emma Magnetic Dress Up play set from Melissa & Doug features 2 dolls, doll stands and plenty of clothing and accessories for hours of dressing up fun and imaginative play. It comes with 60 pieces and is all housed in a sturdy wooden box. A great favourite with customers - 'fun, durable and well-priced' is a typical comment. For children aged 3 years and above.

A dedicated Christmas site with little gifts at a range of prices to fill that stocking (or is it pillow case these days?). They have items at under £1, under £2, under £3, etc., and over £10. From bouncing putty to chocolate coins, there is a fantastic selection available.

The site provides a vast menu of categories which make browsing for your stocking fillers a pleasant task, for instance at one stage you can choose from Something Fun, Something Silly, Something Useful or Something Curious!
There are also personalised items available.

One of the top sites to visit to find toys and games for all ages. TheToyShop.com is the online face of the Entertainer, the largest independent retailer of toys in the UK. Their current range includes big name brands such as Ben 10, WALL.E, Bratz, In The Night Garden, High School Musical, Crayola, Pixel Chix, Disney Pixar Cars, Playmobil, Thomas Friends, Hornby, Star Wars, Power Rangers, TP Activity Toys , MB Games, Transformers, Barbie, Fisher Price, TOMY, Play-Doh and Heelys.

Their site is clean and simple, but does include many categories to help your selection. You can shop according to brand as well as type of toy or game. Delivery is free on orders over £30. Lots of offers are always available, see our Christmas Offers page. We recommend their Discovery and Learning section.

Toys related to the film Toy Story 3 are extremely popular this year. We have chosen to showcase the 'Bucket O Soldiers'.

A straightforward, rather traditional, set of replica toy soldiers; these 72 figures come with a reusable bucket. 2 of the 'soldiers' have working parachutes - a nice addition we think.

Recommended for ages 4 years and above. Priced at £13 this looks a good choice for an absorbing christmas gift this year.

You have heard of 'Experience Days' for adults, well now Toys R Us offer similar experiences for children. They call it "R" Experiences and there is a fantastic variety of activities on offer.
From being cowboys and cowgirls for the day to driving and even scuba diving - there's an amazing amount of fun to be had!

A great shop window to visit and see their superb range of gifts. They specialise in Personalised Gifts, but there are many other options available. Choose from Gadgets, Food & Drinking, Romantic & Love, Funny & Novelty and Garden gifts.

What Hot Christmas Gifts like about this site is the high quality of gifts and their reasonable prices.

A luxury hay-packed hamper box with a mixture of gourmet sweet & savoury treats. The hamper arrives with a delicious bottle of Italian Sparkling Prosecco which has actually been personalised with the name of the recipient on the label .

Personalised Retro Sweet Jar - packed with 12 types of tasty retro sweets we all loved as kids. Contents include love heart sweets, parma violets, fruit salads, cola bottles and more. This is one of our favourite products from Need A Present.

Unique gifts and a great service. If you are looking for something different this year, then this is a place to try. Just looking through the fantastic feedback that many customers have supplied convinces us to recommend this site.

Not only is there a vast selection of gifts for Christmas but gifts for many other occasions, including birthdays, christenings, anniversaries, retirement and weddings. A popular category is the personalised gifts.

Yellow Moon offers unique gifts for a variety of special occasions. Importantly the site provides opportunities for schools and charities to fundraise through purchase of their goods. It is also possible to donate to Childline by use of cashbacks.

Their Christmas line includes baking items, card craft, festive essentials, gift wrap & tags and stocking fillers.

Lots of fairly cheap, but interesting, gifts - here we give one example of their stocking fillers.