Unusual Gifts

And so on with the task of finding the perfect present for Mother’s Day. I have just spotted this decorative but useful water pitcher which is known as a Gluggle Jug and I think it’s so brilliant I wish I was a mum so I could buy it for myself!

Not only does it look gorgeous, but it can be used as a water jug, a vase, utensil holder and more. The list is only limited by your imagination!

It costs a bargain £24.99 and you can get it delivered right to the door in time for Mothering Sunday.

This has to be one of the most unusual gift ideas I’ve ever seen so I just had to post it for everyone to see.

A pedicure session sounds like a heavenly, relaxing spa treatment until you discover that it’s actually a shoal of itty bitty fish nibbling away at all the dead skin on your tootsies. But at only £25 for a Fish Pedicure it’s a unique gift that won’t break the bank.

Whilst flowers may be a traditional Mother’s Day gift, there’s nothing ordinary about this Lemon Tree. And it’ll produce delicious lemons in the summer months – ideal for adding to a Gin and Tonic whilst relaxing on a hot, sunny day.

Buy a Lemon Tree online for £39.99 – it’ll make a really unusual but interesting present for your mum!

There’s a new breed of personalised greetings cards out now and they’re massive!

Massive Message provide huge personalised posters sent to your family or friends in place of a greetings card. Beware they’re bigger than a giraffe!

They’re a bargain at £8.95 all inclusive – or you could have go at winning 1 of 5 they’re giving away at this UK freebies website.

These adorable Dolphin Salt and Pepper pots not only look cute as ornaments but are a practical addition to the dining room table.

They’re a great little novelty gift for someone, especially someone who collects dolphins! You can buy them from NoveltyGifts4U.co.uk or win a free set.

For fans of Star Wars this competition must be on the top of your ‘Things to do today’ list. Even if you’re not a fan you probably have family or friends who are. It would make a brilliant and unique gift.

It’s really easy to enter and be in with a chance of winning!

You can’t beat an edible birthday gift – they make the perfect present.

The Sshcakes.co.uk company have created their own individual angel cakes covered with a lemon, vanilla or chocolate butter icing.

Decorated by hand and individually giftwrapped, each Wishh Cake comes with a card, candle and edible iced ‘Wishing Wand’ to make birthday wishes come true.

Win one by joining the Free Offers Alert list at Freebie Bag.

I recently received an email from a GiftChooser follower who was on the hunt for a fabulous gift idea for his wife’s birthday.

Fed up with buying the usual restaurant meals, flowers, chocolates etc… he wanted more of an unusual gift.

Holland & Barrett

Website: www.hollandandbarrett.com

A healthy Pick ’n’ Mix? And one that will definitely be cheaper than Woolworth’s last bag of Pick ’n’ Mix (which sold for a staggering £14,500!)

People always want to look and feel good, so buying presents from a health and well-being shop such as Holland & Barrett isn’t such a bizarre idea as it may first appear.

£19.99 at Gone Digging

As the credit crunch continues biting, everyone is starting to watch what they spend. Unfortunately people still have birthdays, so buying a gift that they’ll be able to enjoy time and time again is one of the best kinds of presents to get.

As we start to cut back on eating out, it’s clear that the dinner party is coming back into fashion.

£29.95 at Prezzybox.com

If you happen to have a best mate, wife, husband or partner who has vowed to give up smoking as one of their New Years resolutions, then this electronic cigarette will make the perfect birthday gift to help them give up their habit.

Do you have friends and family on your list who have everything they want anyway? Then what is the point of buying a present they don’t want, need or like?

Not everybody wants to spend their hard earned money on unwanted christmas gifts. So more people are turning to meaningful gifts and cards for their seasonal giving.

Kate Gary is a designer and artist in the UK. She crafts and creates a quirky and eclectic range of loveable characters then uses them to embellish a variety of her handcrafted products.

They make truly unusual gifts for people as they are handmade in such a limited number.

£12.99 at The Present Finder

Agony Aunt at Giftchooser recently got a query from a Julia who is stuck for gift ideas for a school friend.

She asks Agony Aunt:

We are doing a secret santa at school, and I don’t know what to get my 13 year old friend. She’s not exactly picky, but I want to get her something unusual. she likes ice-cream, chocolate, cows and pink, she’s a girly girl. She is also quite funny and likes jokes and humour. Please help as I am really stuck.

From now on you don’t just have to simply write and send a card – you can actually say your card!

It’s a brilliant way to make your greetings card that little bit special and extra personal. Welcome to the future of greeting messages.