Need help finding a fabulous birthday gift? Give yourself a present- skip the shops and buy it online. Birthday gifts to put smile on any birthday boy or girl’s face are abundant and are easy to find in the virtual Aladdin's cave that is the world wide web. Just remember these simple rules...
Choose relationship appropriate birthday gifts.
Always buy birthday gifts that reflect your relationship with the receiver. You wouldn't buy the same birthday gift for your mom that you would your girlfriend, would you? We would hope not!
Remember it's their birthday gift, not yours!
Put their interests first. Don't buy your husband a DIY book because you want him to put up a few shelves, nor buy your brother a tie because you think he needs to ditch the grunge look. Buy birthday gifts for them, and not you!
Keep it personal.
Personalized birthday gifts offer a more sentimental option and are particularly fitting on landmark birthdays, like a 21st or a 40th celebration. An engraved bracelet, an embossed journal or a custom print are all original ways to treat your loved one.
It's not about the money, honey.
Avoid giving a birthday gift with an obvious monetary value, and never ever give cash! Although gift vouchers are sometimes the most practical option, they can be impersonal and imply a lack of imagination. If he's just too difficult to buy for, consider a gift experience – a day on the race track or a scuba diving lesson is an original alternative to a gift voucher.
The girls love him, the boys want to be him - just about everyone wants a slice of Mr Bond. This cool collection of 100 quality postcards from the James Bond archives commemorates...
Price: £14.99 From Bloomsbury Store
Just the thing to warm the cockles of your hunting-gathering man this winter. Bottoms-up!
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Transform your boring old gingerbread men into crime-fighting black belts with these nifty Ninjabread Men cookie cutters! The set contains three different martial arts warriors...
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If they are the kind of traveller who instinctively turns left on entering an airplane, this luxurious travel bag is the perfect travel companion. Made from supple calf skin and...
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The Martin Loofah King is a completely unique (and pro civil rights) loofah mitt that makes every shower rather momentous and quote-worthy thanks to the "I have a clean"...
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Men will go crazy for a football table as stunning as this. It's shaped like a modern football stadium, has integrated lighting that indicates the scores and also keeps the chrome...
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Sure to be the nicest veg you'll ever eat, the Gardener's tin features tomatoes, carrots, worms and other things from the garden in biscuit form.
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Dougal's Den now have a range of witty (but true) greeting cards inspired by everyone's favorite domesticated pals.
Price: £1.99 From Dougals Den
Postcards that bibliophiles everywhere will love. This pack of classic postcards contains 100 of Penguin's iconic book cover prints.
Price: £14.95 From Bloomsbury Store
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Hazel was a 12-year-old stage IV thyroid cancer patient and was preparing for death until she hit the age of 14 and the tumours in her lungs miraculously began to shrink,...
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It's the good book for iPhone lovers and bibliophiles. Keep your iPod wrapped up in a brown leather book casing that doubles up as a wallet. You'll never forget the important...
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Extremely Loud and Incredible Close (now a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock) is not a book based on 9/11 you think it might be. Oskar is a nine-year-old...
Price: £5.84 From Amazon
Marvel at this incredible umbrella that at first glance appears to be plain but when it rains, iconic images of London like Big Ben, the Union Jack, a red bus and other famous...
Price: £26.99 From The British Museum Shop
Whether you want to sing in the rain with Gene Kelly or set fire to it with Adele, this macabre Alexander McQueen umbrella is the perfect accessory to keep you dry and en trend.
Price: £345.00 From Oki-ni
Never have a gloomy rainy day again with a blue sky opening up over you every time you need to use an umbrella. Nothing but blue skies up ahead!
Price: £33.99 From Not On The High StreetWe've all had that split second realisation. The panic! This is a gift emergency. Never fear, we've got some great last minute gifts to bail you out.
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