A Merry Lockdown Christmas from MilitaryMart

Christmas Eve, 2020

It's been a strange old year, and Christmas Eve under lockdown is stranger still. But we didn't want the year to close without saying a proper thank you to everyone who's supported us through it.

We've been trading in Lancashire for 22 years now, and this year tested that like no other. Through it all, our customers kept finding us - cadets kitting out for whatever training they could still get to, bushcraft folk making the most of local walks with a hammock and tarp, and a fair few of you just looking for something warm and waterproof to get through a strange winter.

The Polish Lavvu moment

If you were around back in the spring, you'll remember the great Polish Lavvu tent rush - prices on the wholesale side went up faster than we could relist them, and we did our best to hold the line on price for as long as we could before we simply ran out of stock. That's lockdown retail in a nutshell: chaos, scarcity, and customers being remarkably good-humoured about the whole thing.

Thank you

To everyone who ordered from us this year, waited patiently for slower-than-usual deliveries, or just dropped us a nice message - thank you. Small independent shops like ours don't get through a year like this without people choosing to shop with us on purpose, and we don't take that for granted.

If this year has been a hard one for you, you're not alone in that either. If you need someone to talk to, the Samaritans are there any time of day or night on 116 123, free to call.

From all of us

Merry Christmas from everyone at MilitaryMart - Dave, Jess, Jordy, Tom and the rest of the team. Here's to a better year ahead, and to seeing you out on the trails, the campsites, and the cadet parade grounds in 2021.

Dave, MilitaryMart