December 2015 - Snellings Gerald Giles

Traffic jams, busy streets, till queues which measure up to the Great Wall of China – all of this can only mean one thing, Christmas is coming…Fast. And while the inevitable 25th December speeds ever closer, for those of you that don’t buy your Christmas presents in the Summer sale and run a little more lastminute.com, we thought that we’d give you a helping hand and have pulled together our top 5 last minute Christmas gifts.

The newest brand to our Gerald Giles family, View Quest create some stunning vintage styled DAB+ radios. Their gorgeous models include Hepburn, Bardot, Retro, Retro Mini and Christie. All slightly different in their own retro way, but each comes with DAB+ tuning. Some models have built-in Bluetooth so you can stream tracks straight from your smartphone or tablet while others benefit from dedicated iPod docking stations.

Perfect as a TV for the kitchen, study or bedroom this Full HD model from Samsung is a good all rounder. 40 inches of LED screen size allows you to truly experience your favourite films. With Samsung´s clever wide colour enhancer, it increases the range of colours emitted, bringing a greater depth and experience than ever before. HDMI slots give you the flexibility to add your Amazon Fire Stick or Chromecast and you can always access your favourite on-demand services like BBC iPlayer, Netflix and more.

Available in carbon or pearl, the 2nd generation of the SoundLink Mini from Bose is better than the first. Bringing you all the features you already loved and a few little lovely extras too. These are ultra compact speakers which you can slip into your bag, so you can listen to your favourite music anytime anywhere via Bluetooth connection from your smartphone or tablet. Producing unbelievable sound, this Series 2 SoundLink Mini has a 9 metre range for added flexibility. Easy to operate, it guides you through Bluetooth pairing with handy voice prompts and has a stylish casing too.

For the perfect stocking filler, these Bose headphones are what you should choose. Lifelike audio and lightweight comfort. These on-ear headphones give you both, at home or on the move. Put them on and rediscover your favourite music with more nuances, deeper lows and clearer highs than you may have ever noticed. And the sleek, slim design looks great too. Fits easily into the protective carry case for easy travel.

Bring 360° sound to any room in your home with these futuristic omnidirectional speakers evenly filling an entire room with your favourite tunes.In a unobtrusive cylinder shape, this speaker can be placed on top of a work surface and contolled easily, you can even Bluetooth your favourite tracks straight from a smartphone or tablet.
The intuitive top panel can be used to control which song you want to play through a swipe of a finger, paused or play a song through a tap and volume can be changed vi the vol +/-. Download Samsung´s multiroom app and you are free to control what tracks you want to play in which room of the home (if you buy extra Samsung multiroom units). The only problem you’ll have this Christmas is who chooses the next song!

If you want any advice on the products listed or any more ideas for those difficult to buy for friends and family, then drop by Gerald Giles in Norwich and ask for some help!

At Gerald Giles we want our customers to experience for themselves exactly what makes Samsung great. So we are challenging you to come into Gerald Giles and take the Samsung Nano Colour Challenge and the Wireless Audio 360 Challenge.

Nano Crystal Display Technology built into selected new Samsung TV sets redefine the boundaries of picture quality with colours displaying in much more vividness than ever before (up to 64 x more detailed and 2.5 x brighter than previous UHD screens) and up to 1 billion colours can be displayed on screen. Television experience has become so intense and vivid it seems only a step away from reality itself. So we can all agree that Samsung design some of the best TVs around, at Gerald Giles we have set up two Samsung TV sets and we want you to come in and spot the differences between one displaying in SUHD, Samsung’s Nano Crystal Technology and a Ultra HD Samsung TV without SUHD being used. If you can then let Samsung know, you could be in with the chance of winning £1500!

Not only that, but Samsung have also designed some ear tingling, wireless 360° speakers, so you can enjoy the freedom of movement within your home while listening to the same balanced, crystal clear sound wherever you are. We have these on display in-store for you to use and experience the full 360° omnidirectional sound and again you can take part in the Wireless Audio 360 Challenge and be in with the chance of winning £1500 from Samsung.

Drop by Gerald Giles between 9-5pm Monday – Saturday (we’re also open for late nights until 8pm on Thursday 10th and 17th of December) to find out how you can enter the Samsung Challenges and take part as well. Good luck! *Last date of entry 31st December 2015*

It’s the 1st of December, the clock is readily counting down to Christmas Day and there is still so much to plan! But did you know the secret way to make a Christmas Pudding for moist, flavoursome results every time? Steam! And for the record, you needn’t go through the palava of sticking it in the slow cooker or rummaging through cupboards to find the perfect pan – these days you can do it in your own oven! Miele have brought the use of steam into the 21st century with their selection of marvellous steam ovens. To help you along the way this Christmas, why not try out Miele’s special Christmas Pudding recipe below?

And if you make this Christmas masterpiece in a Miele oven, we want to know (with photographic evidence)! For advice on how a steam oven cooks, bakes or roasts contact us today!