John Smith asked:


You have written out your list of people for whom you need to buy presents, but you are seriously stuck for ideas. How many years have you been buying gifts for these guys? It just does not seem to get any easier to find inspiration and you have reached a stage where it is too time consuming to traipse around every department store in town until you have exactly what you want. Your mum and dad, your sister and brother, your spouse or partner, aunties, uncles, the neighbour, your boss, workmates, Uncle Tom Cobbly and all, your list goes on and on. There is a concise and extremely appropriate solution to this mind blowing problem, and that is the idea of personalised gifts. These fabulous items will make everyone feel special. With their own name or personal message on a personalise gift, they will know that you appreciate them, and they will receive no other gift like it. There are personalised gifts to suit every pocket, every taste and every interest. You can buy personalised gifts for all age ranges too.

For kids there are loads of ideas to choose from. A Silver Balloon Personalised CD will sing his or her name over and over within the lyrics of the song, and there is an added bonus of a bedtime story read by Jon Snow to help the little fella off to bobos. Children of all ages will be enthralled to hear their own name, and this is a great personalised gift for Christmas or birthdays as well as for a newborn baby. Or the personalised Doggy Bear will go down a treat with the littlies, and biggies too. This very cute and cuddly guy arrives dressed in a hoodie with a personalised message on his front. So he is ready for any celebration, and any occasion. Doggy Bear is always there for a hug, and can cheer anyone up in an instant.

There are lots of options for the men on your list too. If your bloke likes a drop of the Scottish stuff, he will be thrilled to bits with a personalised gift set of Glenfarclas Single Malt with a personal message. Not only does he get to sample a wee dram of one of the finest whiskeys around, but he gets a copy of the Times newspaper which was published on the date of this special occasion. This present is ideal for a birthday or wedding anniversary. In fact, let’s not just give it to the men. Women deserve this delicious gift too. Another great personalised gift for men is a gorgeous personalised Golf Gift Set. This includes three tees, pitch repairer and personalised ball marker and is a must for all golfing fanatics. To accompany this lovely gift, you could give him an engraved golf putter which he will be proud of. And to finish, a gorgeous personalised golfing calendar with some stunning photos. If he is not into walking around a bit of grass on a rainy day, whilst intermittently whacking a small ball with a thin stick, but prefers a bit of sitting staring and occasionally shouting at a bunch of men shoving a larger ball around a bit of grass, then the Manchester United personalised print will make him beam with pride. He will have his name printed onto a photo of a row of famous Man U football shirts. He can pretend that it wasn’t just a dream, and that he actually played once, just once, for the team that is loved the world over.

For the girls, there is endless choice in personalised gifts. If you are looking for a romantic gift, you need look no further than an I Love You Calendar, personalised with her name on every month’s photo. She will be reminded of you and your stylish gift every time she looks at it. For the keen tea drinker, a Bespoke Blends Personalised Tea gift will be individually matched to the gift receiver. All you have to do is submit some details about her likes, dislikes and interests and a special tea will be blended and packaged in a traditional tea caddy. The label on the caddy will be personalised with her name and she will be happy in the knowledge that there is no other tea like it. You can also enhance this personalised gift with a tea infuser, the perfect match for this personalised gift. For the well travelled woman a world map – Places We Have Been – shows exactly that. She can track places that she has visited, places on her wish list, next year’s holidays and she can add comments about these fabulous locations on the laminated wipe-clean map as well. The title box holds your personalised message to her. So now she can map out all the places she wants to visit in the future, while trying to remember exactly where she has been. It sounds like a perfect excuse to get the travel snaps out.

And finally, do you buy your dog a present on those special occasions? If so, give pooch a personalised dog calendar this year and he’ll love you forever.



Juanita