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Guide ยท 2026

How to choose a novelty brand (2026)

Advice about picking a novelty brand is usually someone's opinion. This page is counts instead: what 198 real novelty brands actually publish about themselves, and what that means when you compare two of them.

What to check, and how often it is published

CheckListings with itWhy it matters
A live website 198 (100%) Open it before you plan anything. A dead link usually means the business has moved on.
A list of services 198 (100%) Tells you what they actually do, instead of what the name suggests.

The services that come up most

Counted across every listing that names its services. Use it to tell a common offering from a rare one.

  • Greeting cards12
  • Novelty gifts11
  • Stationery8
  • Wholesale7
  • Party games7
  • Books7
  • Apparel7
  • Puzzles6
  • Card games6
  • Letterpress cards6
  • Personalised gifts5
  • Accessories5
  • Anonymous prank mail5
  • Novelty socks4

Types, and how many of each

Desk Toys & Fidgets 74Indie Makers & Small Studios 70Gag Gifts & Prank Mail 63Party Novelties 44Weird Tech & Useless Gadgets 31Subscription Boxes 19

Before you commit

  1. Open the business's own website from its listing here, and check the page is still live.
  2. Compare two or three on the same points. Save the ones you like and put them side by side.
  3. Confirm price and hours with the business directly. 0% publish a price and 0% publish hours, so most of this has to be asked.
  4. Check the date on the listing. Each one shows when it was last checked against the business's own site.

Open your saved list

Counts come from the 198 listings on this site on the day this page was built. They describe this directory, not the whole industry.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What should I look for in a novelty brand?

Start with what is published. Of the 198 novelty brands listed here, 198 have a live website and 198 list their services. None publish opening hours and none publish a price, so expect to ask about both. A listing that publishes more is easier to check before you commit.

How many novelty brands are there?

198 on this site, sorted into 6 types.

How is this list put together?

Every listing is a real business, checked against its own website, with the source link and the date of that check shown on the listing page. Nothing is ranked by payment.