About us

We are Richard and Marcel, two brothers who shared a dream from a young age; Starting a shop together, buying, furnishing and deciding everything ourselves! How nice must that be.

Dordrecht
Finally, the time had come. In August 2011, Marcel took the plunge and not only launched the online webshop, but also opened the first physical It's a Present! The store was located on the Voorstraat in Dordrecht. The choice for Dordrecht was simple, we were looking for a location in a beautiful historic city and of course there had to be no comparable store! In Dordrecht, the rents were still affordable and we soon found our dream property. In 2011, our dream became reality ☺.

Utrecht , Lijnmarkt 16.
When we got the chance to take over a gift shop in the city centre of Utrecht in February 2013, we didn't have to think about it for long. The super beautiful building, with three floors and a view of the Dom, became our second shop in no time! The shop in Utrecht quickly started doing well, but of course this involved a lot of work. We noticed that the revenues in Dordrecht were not huge and that the travel time was starting to get to us. We chose to fully focus on our shop in Utrecht, and with a heavy heart we closed our first branch in Dordrecht.

Amsterdam , Gasthuismolensteeg 4
When we had everything in order in Utrecht after a while, we started to get the itch again in 2015. Maybe a second store in the capital would be nice? Since the reactions to our store in Utrecht were very positive, we decided to look further. A store in Amsterdam, in one of the nicest shopping areas in the Netherlands, was quickly found. In 2015 we opened a second It's a Present! in the famous '9 streets' in Amsterdam!

Haarlemmerstraat 25
Two years after the opening of the store in the '9 streets', a second building in Amsterdam came our way. The beautiful and large space was located on the Haarlemmerstraat; A unique opportunity that we could not pass up. In April 2017, the third store was a fact.

Kloveniersburgwal 44
In January 2020 we got another chance to open a new store in Amsterdam. The beautiful and large building is located in the red light district, around the corner from the Damstraatjes. With great enthusiasm we opened our fourth store in February!

Rotterdam , Witte de Withstraat 5
Even though this city had been on our wish list for a long time, there was only one street where we really wanted to be: the Witte de Withstraat. November 2020, in the middle of the corona pandemic, a beautiful building finally became available here. Although it was an exciting decision, we took our chance and made the most of it! When the store opened its doors in December 2020, the positive reactions were fantastic! The wait for the right building was definitely worth it and Rotterdam has another beautiful gift shop.

Utrecht, Jacobskerkhof 50
In March 2023, we started looking for a central location where we could store all our stock and distribute it to all stores. But we preferably did not want to end up on an industrial site. Fortunately, we found a beautiful building in the center of Utrecht, right next to De Bijenkorf. Upstairs we have a spacious store and office, and in the basement is our warehouse for all branches. From here we also ship all orders from our webshop.

You will find original gifts at It's a Present!
What does It's a Present! actually stand for? Our idea is that you should find the best gifts for everyone – and we mean everyone – in our stores! All items from the diverse range of It's a Present share one clear goal; they must be original. We only buy products that we like, which is why our collection consists of an enormously diverse range of brands and items from all over the world! We scour many a fair, city and the internet to find the best and most unique gifts. We hope that you – and your sister, brother, father, mother, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, friend or girlfriend – will find the perfect gift in our gift shop!

If you have any questions, you can always email us!
info@itsapresent.nl

For webshop related questions you can email us at:
webshop@itsapresent.nl

Greetings and hopefully see you soon in one of our stores.

Marcel & Richard.

Photos taken by Tomas Mutsaers

IT'S A PRESENT ! BV, Jacobskerkhof 50, 3511 BL, Utrecht
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