Scotland may have said No but Santa is saying Yes.
Scotland may have said No but Santa is saying Yes.
Three months after suffering their indyref defeat, some independence supporters are snapping up Christmas gifts that suggests their battle isn't over.
Online retailer Yes45shop says it is doing brisk business in seasonal products ranging from a pro-indy Rudolph mug - his Antlers form the Y i Yes - to "Saor Alba" tees.
The firm also offers £1.60 Ayebars, "the chocolate that likes to say Yes" from its "45" range of confectionary, named after the proportion of Scots who backed independence in September.
Its bestsellers include hoodies with "Don't blame me I voted Yes" for £22.99 and "Santa Says Yes" Christmas cards.
A spokeswoman for Yes45shop said: "We are really busy. People who voted for independence are very proud of their vote. And a lot of them want to show that and to show that they still want to be active in the campaign for independence.
"We hope our products will start a lot of conversations."
The start-up company, based in central Scotland, prints its own t-shirts and mugs and sources from Scottish manufacturers. It also sells keyrings, stickers and other merchandise featuring a "45% and rising" logo.
The firm gives away 10% of what it makes to charity with a recent monthly donation of £450 for November providing an indication of the scale of its business.
The spokeswoman said: "We expect to be very busy in December."
The SNP is also cashing in to the niche market of Scottish nationalists with rock star-style "Nicola Sturgeon" t-shirts and hoodies and a range of merchandise that includes a party-branded onesie.
Political parties have always produced merchandise and the UK Labour party, for example, is currently offering Christmas gifts varying from mugs celebrating its historic 1945 landslide to brollies and keyrings.
The Herald, however, was unable to find any Christmas gifts to fill the stockings of successful Better Together campaigners.
The Yes45shop will also have a High Street presence this Christmas after setting up a stall in another commercial business to capitalise on the pro-independence market, Glasgow's Yesbar.
As The Herald revealed earlier this week, several of the Yes campaigns local shops have re-opened in recent weeks and others have never closed.
The InverYess retail outlet, in the Highland capital, last week celebrated Yesmas with pro-independence goods and home baking.
Some defeated Yessers, meanwhile, are concerned with the tone of some of the badges and t-shirts emerging. "I don't like the 'don't blame me, I voted Yes' message," said one campaigner. "We need to reach out to No's, not be seen as self-righteously condemning them."
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