Marvling Blog

The MB elves have been so busy posting, packing, stamping, sacking and eating biscuits and ensuring everyone gets their matchboxes in time for Christmas, that their homes have been sadly lacking in...

14 days to go til Christmas break but all sorts of ailments are hitting the MB workforce. Everyone has got paper cuts from boisterous boxes and evil envelopes, but more unusual complaints such as '...

To get everyone into the Christmas spirit Marv has been playing a selection of good old fashioned Christmas melodies, but after the 50th rendition of 'Santa Baby' (She has been playing the same pla...

It has reached tipping point at MB HQ. Reinforcements on the home front (post room) have been brought in in the shape of Jane and as the stocks of ammunition get lower, everyone is working overtime...

It started with Black Friday and ended with Cyber Monday. Thousands of orders were dispatched and inbetween the chaos, it was Marvling Bros Xmas night out. 9 out of 13 of the MB cohort converged in...

It is getting serious at Marvling HQ. Nell, Sal and Moll were all demanding more responsibility so jobs were hastily created by Ling (well job titles - everyone is still stuffing envelopes but with...

Ling was extremely agitated yesterday when she thought Nell wanted to leave the company. This week the post workload has increased and Nell has been taken off the Beer Garden to stuff envelopes. Li...

This time last year, there were tense scenes at Marvling HQ when vital supplies were held up in the post i.e. bubbles envelopes. To avoid similar scenes (Marv pacing up and down the street whilst S...

Disaster struck yesterday when the Hugs ran out. Moll who needs lots of Hugs to get her through the day had to take the day off to avoid a panic attack and Marv put on her determined face as ...

Less than 1250 hours til Christmas and Marv is putting everyone's nose to the grindstone as the orders increase. Ling has made nose comforters for everyone as a result (made from her recycled socks...

There have been revolutionary mutterings at Marvling HQ. Nell, Sal and Moll have been packing Hot Stuff for the last few weeks (no easy task as labels have to be levelled up, corks tested and bottl...

Packing up for Christmas is well under way, but Marv has noticed some strange behavioural going-ons at Marvling Bros Towers. Sal, who is packing Christmas Cheer is even more cheerful than she usual...

For months the Bros. have been meaning to make alternative postal arrangements ever since they tried to buy 1000 large letter stamps at their local post office and was told that they had bought all...

In the beginning there was Hot Stuff. Some said it was hot. Some said it was not. Some said nothing - their tongues were too numb. But now we bring you the undisputed champion of chillis 2014 - Car...

It has been  busy year at Marvling Bros Ltd. Notonthehighstreet in particular has completely swamped the company with work to the point that the official Marvling website has been a bit neglected. ...

It has been a nerve wracking time for the company as last week a visit from the Special Investigations Unit decided to give the premises a visit. Questions were asked including 'What exactly is a s...

Last week Marv had the most awful fright when she came home to find the FSA (Food Standards Agency to you and me) at her front door. Apparently they thought the Marvling Bros. had a shop premises a...

The Christmas period brought thousands of matchboxes into people's homes, bringing love, laughter and luxury all over the world. Hot stuff exceeded all expectations selling over ten times predictio...

Since the last post things have been very interesting for Marv and Ling. There have been anxious waits for overdue Matchboxes, bottles lost in the post, bottles arriving without lids, oversized cor...

As the orders for Hot Stuff reaches hundreds a day, the strain is starting to show on Marv and Ling. Production of the boxes has already moved from Marv's kitchen to a Cabin outside, whose contents...

When Notonthehighstreet emailed with a request for a sample Christmas Kiss, it caused untold havoc at Marvling Bros HQ. Despite having lots of press photos, Christmas Kiss didn't actually exist in ...

The MBs got a make-over today in response to the Notonthehighstreet comment that the current photos were a bit too clean cut.  This meant Ling got to boss Marv around as she was the photographer an...

It was raining the morning of the show and Marv was grumpy, because she thought no people would turn up to the show, and Ling was grumpy because the rain would make her hair frizzy - plus she forgo...

It is just over  a month since Marvling Bros have been with NototheHighStreet.com, and the matchboxes have been sent to delight people all over the UK. Amongst the orders have been It's A Girl whic...

Ling burst into tears this week when Marv informed her that In A Matchbox was not on the high street. Lots of tissues and a hot cup of tea later, Marv explained that Not On The High Street was a pr...

Well we are victims of our own success. Having spent months researching and sourcing luxury goods to stuff into the space 55mm x 36mm x 16mm, it appears no one believes we have actually done this a...

Busy times as Marv and Ling secured a space at the Up and coming Essex County Show in September. This brought a host of problems, as they both realised that all they actually had to put in the spac...

Every single matchbox made its way out into the world this week to bring joy into the world. Hot Stuff has already massively impressed the Chilli Community as 'the most original product on the mark...

Marv and Ling have had a red hot first week. As temperatures soared and the UK had its hottest weather for over 7 years, Marv and Ling were sweating it out, cutting up labels, cards and leaflets. I...

Very excited at Marvling Bros as the In A Matchbox website was launched today (Marv pressed the 'Switch the password off' button) Actually it was yesterday, but the Bros have been very busy cu...

'That's a great deal to make one word mean,' Alice said in a thoughtful tone. 'When I make a word do a lot of work like that,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'I always pay it extra.' 'Oh!' said Alice. She was...

Her little hands were almost numbed with cold. Oh! a match might afford her a world of comfort, if she only dared take a single one out of the bundle, draw it against the wall, and warm her fingers...

'I mean, what is an un-birthday present?' 'A present given when it isn't your birthday, of course.' Alice considered a little. 'I like birthday presents best,' she said at last.' You don'...

In October 2012, Marv and Ling, bored of exchanging gift vouchers at Christmas, giving away unwanted presents to charity and passing on surplus presents, came up with the idea of putting things int...