Cash & carry for tourist souvenir >

[logobear]

Logobear (Newcastle upon Tyne) sell tshirts with local scenes & slogans,
- but international tourists are always wanting 'Union jack' gifts and generic UK / England/Scotland/Wales bits & pieces, pens, mugs, London bus, Policeman tea pot, tea towels etc

My local cash & carry used to have a few bits n bobs but now nothing. - Maybe Newcastle is too small to support much of a tourist industry appart from our excellent nightlife!

I prefere buying such things from a cash & carry rather than online so I can touch & feel so wondered about a trip down to M25 to fill my van up.
Can anyone recommend a gifts Cash & Carry specialising in souvenirs?

Many thanks
Phil

[Justin]

Elgate are always sending me emails about this type of stuff.

[logobear]

elgate do a heap of stuff, but most all of it is irrelevant, - I would rather walk into a giant warehouse of chineese stuff, and rummage through and discover stuff that I think I can sell.
Round Newcastle there are a few that have heaps of imported stuff that never sees a website - market trader stuff.
Where do London market traders get their tourist soveniers? (I hate trying to spell the word 'souvineer'!)

[Justin]

Most of the GB stuff I've seen on Elgate is the same as I've seen in London shops and attractions.

[wayupnorth]

Not sure if this helps but I used these for my shelf fillers. Never knew what was going to be in stock but prices were good.

https://www.sparksgiftwholesalers.co.uk ... s/1880.htm

and

http://www.somethingdifferentwholesale.co.uk/index.php