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Julep Gift Cards | Sharing Memories and Moments

Julep Gift Cards | Sharing Memories and Moments

We have put a lot of thought into making our Julep gift cards as personal as possible. Here are a few of the ways... 
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August Reggae Playlist - Here Comes The Sun

August Reggae Playlist - Here Comes The Sun

Spring and Summer are around the corner and we think there's no better time than this for listening to some reggae in the sun. Our latest Julep team member, Bongiwe,...
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July Playlist - July, it was a lovely year!

July Playlist - July, it was a lovely year!

Sure, the name of this playlist might not make too much sense to you right now. But you should listen to the first song by Natty...
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Pretoria: You asked, we listened!

Pretoria: You asked, we listened!

We're confident that you all have at least one friend in Pretoria that would love a Julep Box.
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June Playlist - Youth Daze

June Playlist - Youth Daze

On 16 June South Africa celebrates Youth Day to commemorate the Soweto youth uprising of 1976. We've filled a playlist of our favourite young South African artists.    
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Who is most likely to send you a Julep Box?

Who is most likely to send you a Julep Box?

Who is the person most likely to send you a Julep Box? Our data may surprise you... 
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Julep Flowers Spotify Playlist

Julep's Mother's Day Playlist

Julep's May playlist is filled with your mum's favourite songs. How do we know what they are? Well, we asked our Instagram followers and they told us.  It features songs...
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Writing great cards #3: Tell the truth says C.S. Lewis

This series of posts on card-writing is an attempt to make something many of us struggle with a little less intimidating. In no way do we want to intimidate you, and perhaps C.S. Lewis is the man to bring you back to basics.
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Writing great cards #2: Mary Oliver wants you to pay attention

Mary Oliver is a Pulitzer Prize winning poet known for her clear and poignant observances of the natural world. When it comes to communicating with the people we love, she tells us to pay attention to the little details. 
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Writing great cards #1: Westlake on invention and expression

J Willis Westlake says that the two principles applicable to the composition of any writing are invention and expression. Invention is the finding of something interesting to say, expression is how you say it.
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Sending love (and flowers) to the frontline

To the essential workers across Jo’burg - thank you for everything you are doing to keep us safe and at home. We hope we can send fresh flowers of gratitude your way again soon. 
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April Playlist - Social Distancing

April Playlist - Social Distancing

As we're all practising our social distancing in lockdown, we thought an instrumental playlist could be just the companion you need at this moment to take a break from the noise. Whether...
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