🎄 Order Cut-Off Dates 

To help make sure your gifts arrive in time for Christmas Day, please take note of our recommended order cut-off dates below.

We recommend ordering as early as possible during the busy holiday period, particularly for international orders.

🎄 DOMESTIC 

Standard

• VIC, NSW, SA, QLD, ACT - Order by Thursday 17 Dec to receive by Dec 24, 2026. 
• WA, NY, TAS - Order by Friday 11 Dec to receive by Dec 24, 2026. 

Express

• Metro - All States & Territories - Order by Sun 20 Dec to receive by Dec 24, 2026. 
• Rural - All States & Territories - Order by Thursday 17 Dec to receive by Dec 24, 2026.
  

🎄 INTERNATIONAL 

Standard  

• NZ, UK, Europe, USA/Canada Order by Friday 4 Dec to receive by Dec 24, 2026. 

Express 

• NZ, UK, Europe, USA/Canada Order by 11 Dec to receive by Dec 24, 2026. 

Please note: These dates are recommended order cut-offs to help ensure delivery by Christmas. Delivery times may vary due to carrier delays, seasonal demand and circumstances outside our control.

GENERAL SHIPPING

We use the Australia Post Network to ensure that all purchases are delivered promptly to your destination. 

• Standard Shipping - $11.95. 4-8 Business Days*.
• Express Shipping - $16.95. 2-4 Business Days.

International Shipping - Calculated at checkout, delivery times may vary. 

~ From all of us at Paper Republic, we wish you a very Merry Christmas 🎄 ~

We offer free click & collect from our Camberwell and Royal Arcade store. Please select your preferred location at checkout. 
Once we have picked up your order, you will receive a notification that your purchase is ready to collect. 

Give your bestie a little boost with Fruitables: We Make A Great Pear, a fun and light-hearted hardcover gift book packed with pear-themed wit, wisdom and one-liners.

Whether life has gone a little pear-shaped or your favourite person simply needs reminding how fabulous they are, this playful book is full of fruity humour and friendship-inspired messages. A cheerful gift for a best friend, partner in crime or anyone who could use a little pick-me-up.

Product Features

• Fun and humorous friendship gift book

• Packed with pear-themed puns, wit and one-liners

• A cheerful pick-me-up for a friend

• Playful and light-hearted gift idea

• Hardcover format

• 3 x 12 x 15 cm

• Published in 2026

• Great for birthdays, friendship gifts and just-because gifting

Product Details

• Title: Fruitables: We Make A Great Pear

• Publisher: Joy Gift

• Format: Hardcover, 160mm x 160mm

• Publication date: 27 February 2026

Why It's a Great Gift

Fruitables: We Make A Great Pear is made for friendship, laughter and those moments when someone needs a little boost. Its clever pear-themed wordplay makes it a fun and unexpected gift for a best friend who deserves to know just how com-pear-able your friendship is.

Who This Product Is Good For

• Best friends

• Close friends

• Partners in crime

• Pear lovers

• Fans of puns and wordplay

• Anyone who enjoys funny gift books

• Birthday and friendship gifts

• Pick-me-up gifts

How to Use

Give it as a fun standalone gift or pair it with a greeting card, chocolates, flowers or another small gift for a personalised present.

Shipping

• Australia-wide shipping

• International shipping available

Click & Collect

Available for collection from:

• Camberwell Store, Melbourne VIC

• Royal Arcade Store, Melbourne CBD, VIC

Select your preferred pickup location at checkout and we'll confirm once your order is ready for collection.

Australian Owned

Paper Republic is an Australian-owned and run stationery and gift retailer based in Melbourne. We offer shipping Australia-wide as well as international shipping, with a carefully selected range of beautiful stationery, calendars, gifts and design-led products.