Introducing UncommonGoods

Finding gifts for my friends and family has always been a tricky task, most of the time they don’t really know what they would like so I am left guessing and often go for something on the spur of the moment rather than giving it a bit more thought. These days I like to try and get something meaningful rather than something slap dash and often find myself drawn to more unique and personalised gifts like those from UncommonGoods.

When I first discovered UncommonGoods I thought they were like any other gift company, however, I quickly realised that not only do they offer unique gifts but they have sustainability and fairness at the heart of their operations. To them sustainability means more than just being “green” and their goal is to maintain integrity in everything they do.

This includes treating each individual inside and outside the company with dignity and respect for example offering health insurance to all their full-time (and most part-time) employees and providing a living wage. All their suppliers (artists to small manufacturers) make their products in a more socially and environmentally responsible manner. This is a mission I can really get behind.

UncommonGoods offer a wide range of gifts from unique birthday presents to geek chic gifts and useful everyday tools like this corkicle which helps keep wine chilled on a warm Summer day so no need to despair over warm wine at your family picnic!

My top gift picks:

• Smartphone instant photo lab
• Bioluminescent mini aquarium
• Moss terrarium bottle
• Glass memory locket

 Do you support any companies with sustainable values?