Over 20 Years of Experience in the Gift Business

Company History

Temptation was started in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, in 1983, by married couple Mike and Sheena Adams. They had a simple retailing philosophy. Shopping should be fun!


The Early Days

Mike and Sheena set about creating a store that would sell unusual gifts, at a price people could afford, and to make sure that customers felt comfortable while shopping. They felt, (and still feel), that too many shops take their customers for granted, so they tried to create stores where customers feel welcome, are listened to rather than sold to, and where the goods on offer are priced within the reach of all budgets.


Expansion of the Company

Over the next ten years the company opened stores in Amersham, Beaconsfield, and St. Albans, and moved to a more central location in Berkhamsted. Turnover grew rapidly, helped by the expansion of the Amersham and Beaconsfield stores, and the building of a central warehouse and head office in Amersham. The company became a limited company in 1999, but ownership remains entirely in the hands of Mike and Sheena Adams. Annual turnover now exceeds £2 million, still small by the standards of the big High Street Multiples, but big enough to make us one of the most successful independent gift retailers in the United Kingdom, and big enough for you to have complete confidence in our integrity and professionalism.


How We Do Business

Quite simply, Temptation sees itself in partnership with its customers. We try to treat our customers the way we ourselves want to be treated when we go shopping. We want you to spend what you can afford, not what would maximise our profits. We want you to buy the right gift, not the most expensive gift, and above all we want you to feel confident that if you have a problem with what you have bought, we will do everything we can to solve that problem. (See our Guarantee and Returns Policy)


TemptationGifts.com

Buying gifts from our website should not be any different from coming into one of our stores. Last year we had over a quarter of a million satisfied customers buy gifts and cards in our stores. Unlike many companies selling goods over the "web", we have the experience of many years of retailing behind us, and the goods we offer are all in stock in our warehouse. We have tried to create a website that is easy to use and fun to visit. The number of gifts is growing and changing all the time, so if you can't find what you want on this visit, do call again.


www.TemptationGifts.com is wholly owned by Temptation (Gifts) Ltd, Registered Office, 6, Sycamore Road, Amersham Bucks HP6 5DR. The company registration number is 2294820 and the company is registered in England.