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When is a paper cup recyclable?

Paper cups are paper and therefore recyclable right? Wrong. The vast majority of paper cups have a plastic lining and therefore can’t be recycled. Enter the Talking Tables totally plastic free, ...

Small Store Shout Out

We see so many of our amazing customers tagging our products in their stores, with the window and table displays always looking bright and inviting. We want to acknowledge some of our favourite tag...

Hello 2022! Our Eco Year

At Talking Tables we wanted to create something visual to illustrate the eco journey we’ve been on for the last few years. Not just to celebrate what we’ve already achieved but to also highlight ou...

Chelsea Flower Show 2021 - 5 Trends I expect to filter through to tables and gatherings by Dan Cooper

The Chelsea Flower Show is where horticultural trends have been set since 1913. It’s the gardening equivalent of London Fashion Week and the most prestigious flower show in the world. Big-budget sh...

Where To Get Your Table Setting Inspiration

You can find a lot of the tablescapes we have created over on our Instagram, as well as our Inspiration page. Here the team details what theme was chosen and why, the products used, brand collabora...

Talking Topic: Staying Successful As An Independent Retailer

Edinburgh is the city I went to school in so is close to my heart. A favourite shopping area is Stafford Street, and a great store for cards and gifts is Paper Tiger managed by Michael Apter. Pape...

TT Festival Of Freedom: Keeping It Eco

For the Talking Tables’ Festival Of Freedom we are excited to have partnered with some fun and delicious drinks brands, including Sibling Gin – a local family-run gin distillery. We shall be making...

Talking Topic - Being an independent store in 2021

This week Talking Tables' Founder Clare took a visit to sunny Scotland... 'When I visit my parents and family home in Fife, Scotland, I make a visit to the retailer Loch Leven’s Larder. The setti...

Talking Topic: The reality Of Brexit

The last few years have certainly thrown some curveballs at UK businesses, most notably in the form of Brexit and a global pandemic. Brexit forced businesses to change up and revaluate planning and...

Talking Topics: Everywoman's One To Watch

We are proud to partner with Everywoman, an organisation that celebrates and advances women in business – one of Talking Tables’ key pillars. Not only that but Everywoman also champions one of our ...

We Are Collaborating With The National Garden Scheme

We are excited to be collaborating with the National Garden Scheme this year. As they kick off their Great British Garden Party fundraising campaign 2021 together we’d like to encourage people to ...

Our Eco Journey: The Next Big Step

Today is Earth Day - a day promoting clean living and a healthy, sustainable world. As you know we are pleased to have made substantial moves into becoming more sustainable and eco-friendly as a b...

Our Top 5 Virtual Selling Tips

With the whole world embracing taking business virtual we have learnt a lot in the last year. As with every product-based business a big part of Talking Tables is speaking to existing and potentia...

Talking Topics: Sustainability Is The Goal

If you've been following us on social media you'll have seen some of the steps we have been making to design and produce more eco-friendly products. This week TT's director of supply chain gave u...

Talking Topics – How we’ve adapted to working from home

Over the last 7 months the country has had to adapt to a brand new working environment, with many of us working from home for a period of time. As most of the Talking Tables team has slowly headed...

Talking Topics - Giving Back During A Pandemic

Giving back to worthy causes and charities has always been a key pillar and passion for us at Talking Tables. This year we know a lot of people have found themselves in touch circumstances due ...

Welcome To Talking Topics

Introducing Table Topics – Each month here at Talking Tables we are discussing interesting and important points of discussion, inviting members from all teams and offices to take part and share...

Create Your Own Autumn Table With Talking Tables

With the seasons change and all of us spending more time at home we have loved seeing a trend of more people putting in time and creativity to host their family and friends around a table. Now is t...

At Home With Talking Tables

Watch our video TT at Home...

Marking Milestones

Watch our video "Marking Milestones"...

Give Back & Gather – Talking Tables’ Take On The National Garden Scheme Fundraiser

Last week The National Garden Scheme invited supporters to host their own ‘Great British Garden Party’ and invite family and friends to join and make donations to their fund supporting vital nursin...