Ashton & Finch

Ashton & Finch: personalised gifts and accessories from a UK online shop

Ashton & Finch is an online retailer specialising in personalised gifts and men's accessories. Its catalogue is organised around several core families —cufflinks, lapel pins, keyrings, socks, jewellery, personalised gifts and mugs and homeware— and is aimed at buyers looking for presents tied to a recipient, an occasion or a personal interest. The shop states that it offers free UK delivery on orders over £49.99.

Cufflinks organised by theme

Cufflinks form one of the largest sections of the catalogue and are grouped by subject rather than by material. The range covers wedding cufflinks, sports cufflinks (football, golf, rugby, cricket, cycling, fishing, shooting and tennis), novelty and animal designs (dogs, cats, dinosaurs, casino and gambling, gothic and skull, game), interest-led pairs (music, aviation, motoring and transport, jobs and professions, food and drink, computer, space) and heritage or special lines (flags, country and heritage, religious and masonic). There are also dedicated categories for personalised cufflinks, sterling silver cufflinks and engraved cufflinks.

Lapel pins, keyrings and socks

Lapel pins follow a similar thematic structure: sport (cricket, equestrian, football, fishing, golf, hunting and shooting), animals (dog, horse, bird, boar, deer and stag, fish, dinosaur and fossil), professions and transport, heritage and occasion (country flags, Irish, Scottish and Welsh designs, wedding, birthday, anniversary and Christmas) and novelty or speciality pins, including funny, gothic and skull, space, love, religious and masonic designs, plus personalised lapel pins.

Keyrings are divided into personalised and engraved options, dad keyrings, themed designs (dog, country, birthday, job), functional keyrings for property, garage, shed and car, and zodiac or heritage lines covering Irish, Scottish and Welsh motifs. The socks section spans men's and women's socks, funny, personalised and novelty socks, sports socks for football, golf, rugby, cricket, cycling and tennis, occasion socks for weddings, birthdays, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Father's Day and Mother's Day, work and interest socks, and animal or heritage designs including dog breeds, cats, horses and Welsh, Scottish and Irish patterns.

Jewellery and men's accessories

The jewellery range is split between women's and men's lines. Women's jewellery includes bracelets, earrings, jewellery sets, necklaces and rings, while the men's side covers button stud sets, cufflinks, money clips, tie clips and wallets. Among the featured items shown in the catalogue are an engraved silver lucky sixpence money clip presented as a good luck keepsake and 925 silver shamrock earrings with a rotating design.

Personalised gifts, drinkware and homeware

Under personalised gifts, the shop lists engraved keyrings, engraved cufflinks, personalised tie clips and money clips, personalised bottle openers, coasters and mugs, personalised pens and desk gifts (including zodiac and sport pens, bookmarks and letter openers) and personalised keepsakes such as pill pots, engraved trinket boxes, money boxes, compact mirrors and business card cases. Occasion-based selections cover wedding, birthday, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and Christmas gifts.

The mugs and homeware section combines mugs (funny, personalised, dad, mum, dog, animal, sports, and occasion or theme designs including birthday, wedding, Christmas, romantic, zodiac, UK and job mugs) with drinkware and tabletop items such as cheese boards, coasters, bottle openers and wooden fridge magnets with bottle openers. Decorative homeware includes candles, candle holder stands, diffusers and atomisers, Himalayan salt lamps, photo frames, money boxes, molten glass on wood, engraved trinket boxes, pill pots, handbag compact mirrors and notebooks or journals.

Gift guides by recipient, occasion and interest

The site also publishes gift guides that cut across its product categories. These are arranged by recipient (men, women, dad, mum), by occasion (anniversary, birthday, Christmas, christening, Father's Day, graduation, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day and wedding), by seasonal and family milestones, by hobby and interest (cricket, football, golf, rugby and tennis) and by heritage or theme (England, Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom or Union Jack, and Wales). A separate home products grouping covers decor and accessories, kitchen products, garden products and health products.