Today was the day that I finally appreciated Tiger. I've been in a couple of times before and just didn't really 'get' the concept. It's carries the most eclectic range of products that you will find anywhere - stationery, craft items, kitchen gadgets, and, bizarrely, spices. I think it was the spices that threw me. Today, I 'got' it - it's just an amazing shop.
I could fill my house with this shop. There's probably not much in here that I wouldn't buy if I had the money and the space. Today they had some excellent yoga bargains - £2 for a yoga block is a very good offer. They also had a see through cat poncho at £5 and a foam brain for £3. Literally from the sublime to the ridiculous.
It's a great place for quirky presents, but also if say, you are having a party and want to theme your table settings, or coordinate decor for some event or other. I'm imagining really - I never have parties and am unlikely to have any sort of event that requires coordinated decor, but if it's ever a possibility, I will be in Tiger at the break of dawn to stock up. I will definitely be back for some of the crafting products, and no doubt my kitchen drawers will end up full to the brim with their funky and cool kitchen tools.
Alongside the fun quirky mad stuff, they also have some very well designed and stylish items. Today, I bought some beautiful tea light holders - they are matt white, very fine china, with jet black nature silhouettes printed on them. Very stylish I thought, and only £2. I also bought a 'printers' drawer' for a tenner. I have been looking for one of these for over a year, and had found some in a second hand shop, but they were a bit big, hideously expensive, and manky, because once upon a time, they were actually printers' drawers. So I'm most pleased with my replica.
I managed to resist the bicycle horn that is in the shape of a cartoon bear's head, but only just, it was close. I'm VERY lucky that Tiger is not nearer to where I work..... read more