Our Story

The Christmas Shop was Sydney's (and probably Australia's) first Christmas-themed store and started essentially as a 'fun hobby'.
It was originally established in the early 90s to operate for the Christmas season only, each year at a different location. Lovers of Christmas soon came to know of the shop and came from miles around to seek out the special things found there. Lyn Herbert took over the business in 1995, running it from 274 Rocky Point Road, Ramsgate. And in 1996, the store moved to King Georges Road, South Hurstville.   

We began to welcome customers and visitors from country NSW, inter-state and even overseas. Our customer base still continues to grow and, of course, we also serve people all over the world on our online store and social media outlets.

In September 2008, after more than 12 years at South Hurstville, we moved back to Rocky Point Road Ramsgate, where our current store is located - just a few doors away from where it all began.

Our current store enables us to have a much larger display area with the warehouse also on-site, as well as an abundance of customer parking! We have consciously maintained a similar layout and many of the familiar items from South Hurstville in an attempt to create the same cosiness and feel in our new store.   

Over the years, our stock range has grown considerably and is constantly being enhanced. Selecting and offering exclusive items not generally found in larger stores is an important on-going commitment. We now have over 10,000 different items from around 250 Australian and overseas suppliers.

In 2010, Lyn became very ill and was subsequently confined permanently to a wheelchair. However, "The Christmas Shop Lady" continued to inspire everyone with her passion, guide our wonderful staff with her creative genius and was often at the store to greet and advise customers.  Sadly, we lost Lyn in 2015 but her daughters, Yvette and Jacquie, are enthusiastically keeping her 'store of wonder' running and her 'Christmas magic' very much alive.

Our store is now open 11 months of the year from March-January (Santa's helpers try to recover a little from mid-January to end-February) to provide Easter trimmings and also caters for Mother's Day, Yulefest, Father's Day and Halloween. 

Also, with our customer's shopping comfort in mind, we have further extended our in-store trading hours during the busy traditional Christmas season.

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