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Treat your Superman to some retro love this Christmas!
Knowing how difficult it is to shop for guys - we thought we'd give you a quick run down of some of our favourite retro t-shirts - and hopefully inspire you with our collection retro gifts. We've added some pretty cool 'Cult Classic' t-shirts recently - all of which would be perfect for the retro t-shirt loving geeks on your shopping list...
We also turned up the volume in our gift section by introducing some amazing Coloud headphones...
Make reading fun for your favourite book worm by sprucing up his Kindle or iPad with one of our cool Run for Cover gadgets!
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 30!
Einstein's Ghost! The working week is over which means it's time to rest up and watch movies, yay us!
So like a lonely sleepy Panda stuck up a tree let us try and tempt you down to safety with handfuls of leafy retro cinematic goodness and nostalgic movie magic...... mmm crunchy!
Have a happy retro weekend :-)
SATURDAY 24th NOVEMBER
Spider-Man 2 (2004) 5* 5:35pm-8:15pm (2 hours 40 minutes)
Peter Parker continues his fight for justice, but unrequited love and personal worries take their toll and he is tempted to abandon his web-slinging alter ego. However, the arrival of deadly new bad guy Doctor Octopus plunges him into a race against time to save New York. Comic-book adventure sequel, with Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina, James Franco and Rosemary Harris.
The Good Old TV Times!
Led on your belly with head on hands, in front of a faux wooden box on top an oak cabinet, eyes as wide as saucers glued awaiting the eveningâs entertainment! Four channels is all we had and even so weâd only watch two of them.
Being the youngest, the family hierarchy dictates that you be the remote control. Dad would direct you to the channel to switch as you stodgily walk on knees to the big brown box. After a while youâd try and tempt fate by switching channels whilst dad was sleeping only to hear a muffled but firm "I was watching that"! Then youâd rush back to your spot on the sofa trying whole heartedly to blame your older sister only to get the evil eye off both off them.
Sure we were telly addicts but who wasn't?
Straight home from school the big brown box would be glowing with luminescent joy and weâd watch, Thundercats, Masters of the Universe, Inspector Gadget, Danger Mouse, Bugs Bunny on Rolf's Cartoon Club, Happy Days, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air and just before bedtime Only Fools and Horses and Cheers.
The theme music to Poirot and Lovejoy still send shivers down my spine and give me that queasy âI have school tomorrowâ feeling and have most likely forgotten any homework I had and do I have P.E?
On the bright side hereâs a few T.V. themes to get you through the day so you don't have to think about school and hey we're grownups now and we never have to go to school ever again :-)
Thrifty shades of Retro! xoxo
With Christmas (fast) approaching...we thought it would be a good time to introduce you to some of our favourite items in the TruffleShuffle sale. What is it they say, take care of the pennies and the retro Christmas gifts take care of themselves? We all love a cheeky bargain - and with so many people to buy for - who could blame us?
As always - we have our super retro, super awesome Gift Finder which allows you to browse in sections specific for whoever you're shopping for - but we thought we'd take you through some of the sale items you may have missed while browsing the site...
For the 'Tele loving' men on your Shopping list...
For the 80's cartoon kids on your shopping list...
Knock Knock! Who's there? Doctor....Doctor Who?
If (like me) you have a family full of Dr Who geeks, then you're gonna be needing some cool Dr Who t-shirts, and maybe even some Dr Who accessories too - depending on just how much you love them! Shopping for fans of the cult classic couldn't be easier with the help of your Ol' friend - TruffleShuffle.
If it's a Dr Who t-shirt you're looking for, then look no further - as we have some cool designs to choose from! Along with these Men's Dr Who t-shirts, we also have Ladies Dr Who t-shirts and accessories (can't forget about the lovely ladies of the Dr Who world!)
Our awesome range of Dr Who dressing gowns allows you to transport around the house in style AND comfort! Both, such cool designs (they wont want to leave the house!)
We also have a whole range of geeky gifts to help you 'exterminate' your Christmas Shopping list this year!
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 28!
Benjamin Franklin's kite! It can't be movie time again?!
So, like Aladdin furiously rubbing his magic golden lamp, let us be your over the top pantomime Genie and grant you wishes three, one of celluloid awesomeness, two of retro fantasticness and three of cinematic greatness.
Have a happy retro weekend :-)
SATURDAY 17th NOVEMBER
Jumanji (1995) Comedy Central 5:50pm-8:00pm (2 hours 10 minutes)
A man who has been trapped inside a mysterious jungle board game for 26 years is eventually freed when two children start to play it. Unfortunately, he arrives with a rampaging horde of animals on his heels, leaving only one solution - to finish the game he started all those years ago. Fantasy adventure, starring Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst and Bonnie Hunt.