Fresh into stock we have several things perfect for Christmas Gifts for that 'hard to buy for person'. The Terrorist Teapot from Suck UK, is without doubt one of the best looking teapots we've ever seen (and we like tea!) - complete with balaclava tea cosy and capacity to brew up to 6 cups!

Also back in stock we have everyones favourite 'unfortunate' desktop buddies - Splat Stan and Dead Fred, alongside whom we welcome their new friend Stress Paul. This week should be a biggy for gift deliveries as we get ready for the 'big rush', alongside which we should have a new drop of stock from Penfield - if we can keep it around long enough to get it on the site, their stuff keeps flying out!

With Christmas just around the corner, we are starting to expand our gifts and gadgets selection, and there can be no gift more unique than the amazing 'Miracle Berries'. These incredible fruit tablets actually alter your tastebuds temporarily, making sour things taste sweet! Lemons taste like toffee, vinegar tastes of treacle and Guinness tastes like a stouty, chocolately milkshake. Eating sweet foods will cause an eruption of taste in your mouth!

These are available in our online store right now - http://shop.switch45.co.uk/miracle-berries-fruit-tablets-1147-p.asp

Obey 'Obama' T-shirts

We've finally managed to secure some stock of the Obey 'Obama' t-shirt in White. Featuring Shepard Fairey's artwork - taken from a long sold out print of presidential hopeful Barack Obama (originally seen with the slogan 'Progress' underneath), these tees are strictly limited edition, and with current topical events they won't be around for long....

http://shop.switch45.co.uk/obey-obama-t-shirt-1139-p.asp

Good morning and welcome to the first official Switch 45 blog...

Bear with us on this, as we're very new to the world of 'blog' - but we're gonna keep this regularly updated with all goings on inside and out of the Switch 45 world, plus provide some handy links to other cool stuff on the web.

So a quick intro for those who don't know us:

Switch 45 was opened in Newport, Isle of Wight in late 2006, after a general consensus there was a significant lack of stores we wanted to shop in. By combining a blend of the finest streetwear clothing, art and lifestyle items, we have created a store aimed at bringing mainland UK and world culture onto our Island shores. Since its incepetion in early 2007, our website has grown and developed, and you can now purchase the the great products found in store, online and at anytime.

www.switch45.co.uk

In-store we offer a large range of men and women's fashion brands and accessories, including:

• Carhartt
• Fenchurch
• Dickies
• Obey Clothing
• Penfield
• Famous Stars & Straps
• SPUK
• Dephect
• Chunk
• Nikita
• Motel
• Atticus

Also a range of original artwork, specialist music, and unique and contemporary gifts from the likes of 'Suck UK', 'Addject' and 'Worldwide' - hand selected to fulfil the wants of urban minded individuals. The shop is eclectic in its range and taste - all mashed together in a lifestyle sensitive store environment. Our website is under constant development to provide a mirror of this, and our keen eye for customer care and service is maintained across both platforms.

Switch 45 has grown significantly since it launch, this season adding much sought after brands Obey, Penfield, Famous Stars & Straps and Motel to our already busy rosta which includes streetwear giants Carhartt, Fenchurch, Nikita and Dickies. We aim to offer upfront key trends, using independent brands where possible, and specialise in retro and art based graphic t-shirts - recruiting brands such as Chunk, Dephect and SPUK to fill this area.

We'll be using this blog as our first stop for updates, so keep checking back for regular news, new products and other 'funky business'!

First blog over - now that wasn't so difficult after all ;)