I don’t think I need to write about the virtues of online shopping (no queues, time saved, comfort and ease), so let me rave about my latest online retail discovery, I Love Stuff, which perfectly describes what it is – a site of stuff that you’ll love.

On the site it reads: “I Love Stuff is the brain child of a group of women who are tired of going shopping with grumpy husbands, towing screaming children never to find what we need under one roof. So we thought – let’s set up a place where we can buy all the best stuff under one roof – our roof, or your roof, or your car, or next to the pool or … anywhere, but preferably still in your pajamas. So I Love Stuff was born.”

Brands include Sophie The Giraffe, Oxford Bricks (similar to LEGO, but cheaper), Black Betty (I love their rings), Aden + Anais (for great muslin cloths), Melissa & Doug, and Olivia & Fifi.

If there is one place to buy gifts for yourself, your bestie, your loved one, your child or your child’s friend, it’s here. There is a good range of quirkiness, prettiness and practical, and the more you seek, the more you’ll find on the site. I got a brilliant dinosaur excavation set for my son’s bestie’s party, which was delivered on the same day as I ordered (delivery times will depend on where you live, and if your item is available immediately).

If I had to choose five things for me, my office and my child, here’s what I would pick:

Bunny tape dispensers

I adore Black Betty

More Black Betty

Great building set

How cute?