Finding items of a personalised type nature for our beloved niece and nephew isn't the easiest of tasks. For Iris we've only ever found a hairband in Dawlish and a necklace in Liverpool and for poor old Bert's, generally only things in the doggy section of a shop, how very, very rude!
So imagine the ever fragrant ones abject joy when she stumbled upon a mug bearing the illustrious name of Bertie in the 10p corner of our local Tracey Sollis charity shop! She said her heart fair skipped a beat when she saw it.
However, on closer inspection the mug was adorned with quite a grown up sort of motif, a bit Anglo Saxony which, although Berts has only just studied the subject at school, apart from the name, it didn't exactly exude the usual spirit or interests of a ten year old boy. It was also obvious that who ever the original Bertie was, the mug was very much loved and well used, as there was a little wear to the lettering.
Alice admits to hivvering and hovvering for quite some time over the considered outlay of 10p, but in the end left it, knowing that if she was suddenly overcome by non purchasers regret, with it being emblazoned with a bit of a rare name, it would almost certainly still be there if she had a change of heart. For 10p I'd be inclined to get it, to put the young masters toothbrush in for sleepovers, if only to see his little reaction! Alice says she's going to sleep on it!
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