Finally, after months of being stuck in lockdown, we are finally getting ready to welcome all of you back into our store from Monday 26th of April! We’re very excited to see you again in the flesh and we want to thank you all for supporting us through these rough first months of 2021. We would like to remind all of our customers that social distancing measures will still be required [...]
As Mother's Day approaches, we want to take a moment to showcase some of our favourite mums in popular culture. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD Ellen Ripley Aliens beware - you don't want to mess with this momma. Ellen Ripley is not only a fearless leader and a slayer of Xenomorphs, but she is also deeply maternal and fiercely protective of her surrogate daughter, Newt. While later installments of [...]
The fun way to learn! Educational comics that turn KS2 school curriculum content into engaging comic strips, smashing motivational barriers to reading and learning. This especially includes Dyslexia and Autism. As a bonus they also use colour-coding and footnotes, as well as a dyslexia-friendly font. This way, our comics make learning more accessible and encourage reluctant readers to get into reading, increasing their engagement and learning retention. Welcome to [...]
Since we opened up business in 2014, Geek-Aboo has enjoyed the love and support from the local community in our home city of Glasgow. It is because of the people in this community that we are able to have the privilege of serving geeky goodness to the people of Glasgow and beyond. This is especially true today as we continue to face the effects of the global pandemic which has [...]
STOCK ALLOCATIONS PENDING Dear Customers, Due to the high demand for these products, as well as the limited stock and shipping issues arising from the pandemic, we are now forced to allocate stock on a first come, first serve basis. This means that many customers orders will not be fulfilled for the February 19th release and will either need to wait for the next print of this set or will be [...]
Dear Customers Since Brexit was finalised just before the New Year, the UK economy has faced additional hardship on top of the effects of the global pandemic. Most notably, trade to the EU has been halted indefinitely, with many businesses unable to transport goods and courier services left extremely underprepared for the logistical and financial burden of not being part of the EU. “Post-Brexit trade: UK having [...]
This year has been extremely challenging for people all over the world. With the global pandemic still pervading many aspects of our lives, people have had to find normalcy in very absurd times. Despite the challenges, Geek-Aboo has had a busy and eventful year providing our customers with all their geeky needs and then some! Today we'd like to take a look back on this past year, remembering how in [...]
Do you play Pokemon Go? Want a chance to win a whole bundle of official Pokemon merch? Simply take a #Pokeselfie with your favourite Poke-Pal and share on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using the hashtags #Pokeselfie & #Tempo-Geek. The Competition winner will be announced on January 4th at 5pm GMT on the official Geek-Aboo facebook page. Good luck, trainers! Contest Terms & Conditions Entries must be submitted by Thursday 31st [...]
The Scottish Government has announced that a Level 4 lockdown will be imposed across all of mainland Scotland, from December 26th. This stricter lockdown level, which was previously introduced in central Scotland in November, is being enforced in order to curb the rapid spread of a new more virulent strain of the coronavirus. In compliance with these new regulations, our Glasgow store will be closed during this time, however our [...]
The Perfect Gift for Geeks this Christmas In November we announced the launch of our Festive Mystery Geek-Boxes, the perfect gift for the perfect Geek in your life. With 8 different boxes to choose from, filled with awesome mystery goodies and a special Geek-Aboo discount code all wrapped in our very own Geek-Aboo wrapping paper, Christmas just got so much easier! Not only do these £25 Mystery Boxes have [...]
