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It's the most wonderful time of the year, yes it's the season when top ten lists pop up all over the web and your knowledge of irrelevant facts is at an all time high. The good news is that all of these top ten lists make for great holiday chit chat, and for the trivia masters among us, the potential to garner more information to impress the masses.

Never wanting to disappoint, we've put our list of the top ten new products for 2018 at Clubcard to fuel your quest for higher knowledge.

The practice of introducing yourself by exchanging cards has a long history dating back to the European royal courts including "visiting cards" used exclusively by Aristocrats with very intricate rules on how these cards were to be exchanged.

You're going to SXSW, Congratulations! South By Southwest is the ultimate melding of what's current and about to take the world by storm. This cosmic convergence of film, interactive media, music and conferences takes place in Austin, Texas, the weirdest place in the lone star state. By weird I mean, "stereotype smashing, where in the world am I and can I just move here and stay weird", kind of weird!

SXSW 2018 takes place from March 9 to 18 and once you arrive you'll be rubbing elbows with an incredibly diverse group of people travelling from around the globe, eager to connect with new people and new ideas in the southwest's most unique city.

Now that you've made the decision to attend, how do you get the most out of your SXSW experience?

You don't have to be a Russian oligarch to appreciate these most luxurious items printed at Clubcard in 2017 in fact we've never printed for a Russian oligarch. That's our story and we're sticking to it!
Whether you're looking to be ensconced in the velvety softness of suede laminated cards, expressing your artisanal bohemian side or impressing with the same type of letterpress cards carried by royalty, we have something to send you off in style.

We invite you to sit back, poor a glass of Chateau Margaux 1787 and peruse the finery of the Top 10 Most Luxurious Products of 2017.

It's that time of year when you're inundated with top 10 lists and we didn't want to leave you hanging without a few from us. Ready? 10, 9, 8 ok you get it... let's start the countdown of the freshest new products from Clubcard in 2017.

T-shirts are likely the one piece of clothing you own more than anything else and that's a real surprise considering the inauspicious beginnings of t-shirts as underwear never meant to be seen in public. How did t-shirts become an undisputed icon of fashion and daily clothing choice?

Late in the 19th century, one piece (onesie) underwear was ingeniously cut into 2 and voila, the t-shirt came into being. T-shirts quickly became the go-to standard for labourers, field workers, miners and anyone looking for a layer of clothing to wick sweat away. The white t-shirt was officially adopted by the US Navy to be worn in place of formal, restrictive and hard to clean uniforms.

You've found the perfect gift and now you need to find wrapping paper that sets the right tone and mood for that special day. Now you could search for some run of the mill, store-bought wrapping paper but wouldn't it be great to surprise your family and friends with presents covered with personal photos, original artwork and memories that tell a story all their own before the gift is opened?

Step 1: Order Received

Orders received by 3pm on a business day are invoiced and a full file check is completed, proofs are made when requested. Approved orders are scheduled to go into production on the next business day. Orders that need clarification or file problems or are put on hold and an email is sent outlining the concerns. Orders that require design work are scheduled with the graphic design team.

Stickers are everywhere these days, telling enviable tales of adventure on the back of RV's, breaking the ice at gatherings with those embarrassing "hello my name is" tags, completing handmade and professional product packaging and distributed as the "go to" swag piece at events and concerts. Stickers are a major part of the marketing matrix for lifestyle brands, with loyal fans eager to self-identify as part of the tribe.

Patriotic flag and political campaign stickers placed with pride or cheeky stickers that make us LOL have become a staple of our morning commute. And let's not forget the detective work of decoding those white oval country code stickers.