Christmas Day dawns and the pile of presents stacked under and around the tree look so inviting. Wrapped in paper of all colours and all patterns, swinging tags, shiny bows and foil paper ribbons to disguise the delights within, they are just begging to be opened.
As present opening time comes and your gathering huddles up to pass out all the boxes, bags and bundles, the sense of anticipation is heightened. As you rip off the paper you've every hope it's that Christmas gift you've been dreaming of all year. As the last fold of paper slips off, there it is – something useless, unwanted and to your mind worthless. Just what will you do with a butter warmer or even worse, a fibre optic holiday sweater?
Every year thousands of people receive Christmas gifts they wish the donor hadn't bothered with. They do say it's the thought that counts but some gifts do make the new owner wonder what thoughts could have possibly led to the purchase of some items. From a bright yellow plastic banana guard to spray on hair for balding males, the list of unusual gifts is endless.
It really doesn't take much thought to come up with a gift that sends a message other than "I couldn't think of what to buy you, so I took the stupid option". If you really are lacking imagination there is plenty of help online. Get the search engines to do some of the leg work with some well chosen search strings or find a site that caters for gifts to all tastes, ages and sex.
Online shopping for gifts is such a no-brainer that it's easy to develop a reputation as a present giver who goes the distance to give people something they want and enjoy.