Why Shopping Small Really Matters
(And Why It Means the World to Our Family)
There’s something special about shopping with a small British business, something you just don’t get when you click “Buy Now” on a giant global marketplace at 11:59pm while eating chocolate over your keyboard.
(We’ve all done it. No judgement.)
But here’s the thing…
When you shop small - especially at this time of year, you’re doing so much more than buying a product. You’re supporting real families, real dreams, and real little lives growing up in muddy wellies.
And if you're new here, hi - we’re The Country Set, a husband & wife team living in the heart of Warwickshire, desperately trying to turn our countryside giftware dreams into a reality for the like-minded community we adore.
We create for horse lovers, dog people, farmers, country souls and everyone who understands that life is better with mud, fur and hay involved. 🌾
🐴 Meet the Team Behind the Scenes
Running the show is us - husband and wife, juggling rural life, a business, family life and a sassy mini human who’s growing up surrounded by four-legged chaos.
Our “team” also includes:
🐶 3 dogs (one actually tries to help… the others contribute moral support)
🐴 4 horses (all very opinionated, none on payroll)
🐱 1 cat (believes she is the CEO)
Every product, every order, every package we send out - it all happens in the heart of our countryside home with this little zoo “assisting” in their unique ways.
🐎 You’re Supporting Pony Dreams - Literally
Every time you shop with us, you help support our daughter’s Pony Club adventures, riding lessons, muddy competitions, and all the carrots her pony absolutely does not need.
When you shop with a billionaire, you help…
Well… someone buy another extension to mansion No.4 or fund another trip to space.
We’ll let you decide which feels nicer. 😉
🫖 Every Order Sparks a Genuine Happy Dance
The big companies have massive warehouses, conveyor belts, robots and drones.
Us?
We have:
💚 A converted utility room for design & production of our range
💚 A kitchen table covered in packaging
💚 A husband-and-wife team who care deeply
💚 A child who insists on adding stickers
💚 A dog lying exactly wherever we need to stand
💚 Horses neighing in the background
💚 And a kettle that never gets a break
Small business joy is real joy, and we feel it with every order notification.
🌾 You’re Supporting Real British Craft & Countryside Passion
Our products aren’t bulk-designed by anonymous corporations.
They’re inspired by the life we actually live:
muddy, hectic, heart warming countryside chaos.
Everything we create reflects:
✔ our love for horses
✔ our appreciation for dogs
✔ our respect for farmers
✔ and the little quirks that make rural life magical
It’s personal, authentic, and proudly British.
🎁 Thoughtful Gifts, Made With Heart (Not Machines)
When you order a personalised gift from us, it’s not thrown down a conveyor belt or stamped by a robot arm.
It’s designed, made, checked and packed by real people (us!) with real care.
We make gifts with meaning, the kind you can’t mass-produce.
🚜 You’re Keeping a British Family Business Alive
Your order helps us:
💚 Keep our business running
💚 Care for our animals
💚 Support our daughter's Pony Club dreams
💚 Keep rural family life thriving
💚 Support fellow local/British businesses we use
💚 Grow a brand we’re incredibly proud of
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to our family - not to a billionaire’s 10th holiday home.
👨👩👧 Customer Service That Actually Cares
If you need help, you speak to us.
Not a scripted call centre.
Not a chatbot pretending to be Dave.
Just us, a normal countryside family who want to make sure you’re happy with your order.
We treat customers like neighbours, because that’s how it should be.
💚 When You Shop Small, You Shape the Future
You help prove that small British businesses can grow.
You help keep local families afloat.
You help rural communities stay alive.
You help teach our daughter what hard work, passion and kindness can achieve.
Your choices have power and we never take that for granted.
🌟 This Christmas, Your Support Means More Than You Know
When you shop with The Country Set, you’re supporting a real British family full of dreams, mud, animals and heart — not helping a billionaire add extra engines to a rocket.
So if you choose to support us this Christmas…
Thank you. Truly.
You’re supporting more than a business, you’re supporting our life.
🎄 Shop Small. Shop British. Shop The Country Set.
✨ Browse our Christmas Gift Range → https://thecountryset.co.uk
✨ Personalised Giftware → https://thecountryset.co.uk/collections/personalised