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BEING PRESENT

CHRISTMAS PREPARATIONS start early for Holly Goodman, who hand-delivers or posts hundreds of festive hampers and gifts through her business, The Good Gift Co. This is to ensure her beautiful boxed hampers, decked with grosgrain ribbon and leather tags, arrive in plenty of time to be popped under the tree.

“I love Christmas time, creating gifts that people will be giving, knowing they will put a smile on someone’s face,” says the 29-year-old, who launched her online business in 2017.

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