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

He found the perfect idea from a friend who suggested hiring a spa for the weekend.

The great things about spas is that it doesn’t matter what the weather’s like – you’re always snuggly warm inside the bubbly hot water. And you can’t beat sitting in a spa, looking up at the stars on a crisp, winters evening with a mug of hot chocolate.

There are plenty of companies that offer this and prices vary from £150 for 5 days hire from one company, to £315 for a week at another. They all deliver around the UK with Free Delivery if you’re local, but a charge if you’re not. Again, the delivery price varies from company to company and how far away you are from them, so its worth finding a local company.

Spas can hold from 2 people up to 12 people, depending on how big a party you’re after. The great thing is that the company will set it all up for you and dismantle it at the end of the hire period – hassle-free relaxation for you!

Here’re a few companies to check out:

• http://spa2hire.co.uk
• http://www.thehottubshop.co.uk
• http://www.tubbies.co.uk/

Thanks for your fantastic gift suggestion Tommy!

If hiring a spa isn’t your cup of tea, why not buy gift vouchers for your loved one at SpaFinder, so they can be pampered in a spa resort of their choice.

Either way, it’s a lovely indulgent christmas treat!

In days where we often entertain at home, or at least drink more at home than we ever used to (it’s often cheaper than visiting the pub!) a wine rack seems to be something that everyone needs.

It’s always handy having a bottle of the grape juice to hand in case of unexpected visitors or a bottle of bubbly for those surprise celebrations.

However, combine that fact with the size of houses, flats and rooms nowadays as they become smaller and smaller, then finding gifts that can fit into a home is just as important as finding a gift someone likes. After all if there is no room for it, it’ll get relegated to the loft or become someone else’s present next year!

This stylish wine rack is just the ticket I reckon. It’s sleek, shiny, functional and is designed to be fixed to the wall – a brilliant space saving gift! It can hold 8 bottles of wine – more than enough for an evenings entertaining.

Not only will this idea make a brilliant christmas present but it’s a great gift idea for a wedding present or someone just moving into their new home.

Buy this nifty device as a christmas gift for someone this year for just £24.95. And if you have a bit more budget why not stretch to a nice bottle of wine to go with it!

Get the Flow Wine Rack from PrezzyBox for £24.95.

No it’s not a demand. It’s my latest gift website find. It may appear to many that I have a slight obsession with chocolate but really what is there not to like about them?

After my recent gushings over Montezumas I have now discovered an online shop selling some delicious Belgian chocolates which will make great christmas gifts.

They even have a selection of chocolates in boxes that would make ideal Wedding Favours. Want to find out more?

Chocolate Now gives you complete control over what chocolates you order, how many and even how they are gift wrapped. Not only do they have plenty of choice but you can also buy chocolate Christmas Hampers or even chocolate Wedding Favours either ready made or in DIY sets so you can assemble your own (which works out cheaper)

My mouth started watering as soon as I read the selection of 40 chocolates I could choose from; Banana creme fraiche, dark ganache with Lavender, Green Apple, chocolate mousse, coconut truffle and ginger cream to name just a few of the scrumptious looking and exotic sounding chocolates.

The thing about buying gifts for people is you want it to be easy and for there to be plenty of choice which is just what you get at Chocolate Now.

Try a bit of everything with the Chocolate Now Self Select option which lets you handpick what treats are delivered. For the easy option select the Chocolate Now Pre-packed option or how about sending the Chocolate Now E-Choc service which is the equivalent of a gift voucher so the recipient can choose exactly what they want.

To make the gift extra special there’s a choice of over 30 types of stunning, luxury gift wrapping – a life saver if you are a bit clumsy with the old wrapping paper and sellotape.

Buy your chocolate gifts at Chocolate Now

My new website of the week is Bizzy Balloons. The name for this online shop says it all – a one stop balloon shop, busy with ideas for presents to suit plenty of occasions.

If you find you are stuck for a gift idea to congratulate somebody on passing their driving test or celebrating your nephews christening, a balloon gift isn’t as silly as it sounds – in fact they are really rather fun!

My balloon of choice would have to be the singing musical balloons like this Happy Birthday musical balloon set for £29.

You can just imagine the look of surprise on peoples faces – slightly less embarrassing than a singing telegram, especially if it arrives whilst you’re at work!

The best thing about the Bizzy Balloon site is that you can now get a talking tag to add to your balloon gift for only £4.99.

How does it work?

Simply add the tag to your shopping basket and you will be emailed a telephone number to call. You can then record a 60 second message which will be tied to your balloon. I think it’s much more personalised and unique than writing on a tag.

These Talking Tags are also going to be available at our favourite online card shop Moonpig.com soon too!

The thing with sending a balloons is that you can add a host of other bits and bobs along with it. Flowers, teddy bears and mini cakes to name a few.

I love the fact that you get Free UK Delivery with your order and if that wasn’t enough you even get a box of chocolates thrown in for free!

What are you waiting for? Get visiting Bizzy Balloons for gift ideas right away.

Kiss Chase is one of the latest gift experience websites online at the moment.

They have created an exclusive online gift voucher website, which partners up with several top of the range hotels across the UK to provide a great opportunity for you to buy someone you know and love, an amazing treat.

The vouchers can be bought to let the lucky recipient enjoy some well deserved pampering spa experience, a romantic retreat away, a golfing break or even a fabulous lunch at a posh hotel.

It’ll be a difficult decision to make because the options are all very appealing, and there are plenty to select from. This makes it a perfect gift idea whether you are buying for your mum, boyfriend or aunty Mabel.

The website is very simple to browse through to help you make your decision either on price, area, venue or experience.

The dining experiences appear to be their current bestsellers, and it’s no surprise with what’s on offer. Enjoy a cocktail and canapés soiree in a trendy London bar, a 3 course lunch for 2 in a classy hotel in beautiful Cheltenham, or how about a fabulous evening dinner for two at The Grand Hotel in Brighton for £58.

You can even get vouchers for Easter or as a Wedding Gift for someone’s special day.

Find out more by visiting Kiss Chase Gifts as they continue in their pursuit of gift giving.

Discount Codes for Kiss Chase

At Web Savings World you can find Kiss Chase promotional discount codes

These beautiful and unusual sculptures make fantastic presents for all occasions, but this Lovers Knot is particularly appropriate for Valentine’s Day or as a Wedding Gift. Remember there is only 5 days to go until Valentine’s Day.

This Love Knot sculpture features a series of entwining knots – just like the celtic knot – these knots are a symbol of love everlasting. Each piece of soap stone varies in its marbling and colour and with each ornament being hand carved – no machines involved – every creation is unique.

The sculptures are all hand carved from Soapstone, a naturally occuring mineral which as its name suggests is very soft to carve and create these stunning ornaments. Remarkably each piece is carved from just one piece of soapstone, from a craft co-operative in Kenya.

Green and Clean Gifts please!

I love the fact this website offers fairtrade products – no sweatshop factories here – which they have sourced personally from the co-operatives and communities in Africa and Asia themselves, so you know the artist has got a fair price for his or her hard work. They are also very good value to us too!

Unfortunately the site has a bit of a complicated way of working out delivery prices, depending on the weight and size of the gift you are buying. The total cost is all worked out for you, but you have to register on the site before you can find out the full price.

Despite that, the items are all good quality, unique and they can ship worldwide if it’s a gift for someone overseas. Last chance to buy before Valentine’s Day next week.

And it won’t break the bank – you can buy it online for just £7.70 from A Gift Idea

Fresh from the TV studios of ’This Morning’, comes a website destined to be very popular coming up to Valentine’s Day. If you are stuck for gift ideas for Valentine’s Day, this site may just be the inspiration you need.

The premise is simple. Send any message to anyone by having it written on rose petals. For a gift that’s just that little bit different.

But it’s not only for Valentine’s Day, there are also good ideas for Mother’s Day, Birthdays and Anniversaries as well as celebratory gifts for births, weddings, engagements, sorry’s and get well soon’s. Any occasion really where you want to do something that’ll stand out from the rest.

Your chosen flower will look a little like this:-

You can even get roses with an photo of the lucky recipient printed on it!

They not only do a selection of roses and rose petals, but a whole variety of other goodies and romantic gifts. From hampers and choccies to teddies and balloons.

It’s a simple site to use, and at reasonable prices not forgetting free standard delivery.

They are also happy to promote any discount codes that are available on certain products – meaning you can usually get an extra 5% discount off the cost. For example by entering the code 2222 at the checkout you can get 5% off any online orders over £15.

Get more gifts for your money by taking advantage of them at www.rosesbydesign.co.uk

Sending flowers and plants is a very traditional way of giving presents or commemorating a special occasion. However what would happen if that traditional concept was given a unique twist? You would get a fantastic new way of giving presents, and that is just what Gift A Plant have created.

Some people may perceive buying flowers for somebody as the easy way of present buying – but not anymore. Gift A Plant have created a directory of plants and flowers that have all been officially given names.

How has this naming come about?

Over the centuries gardeners, plant collectors and plant breeders have named favourite plants, and ones that they have created, after family, friends and occasions. The Gift A Plant nursery now grows all of these named flowers and plants so they can be bought as a very special and very personal gift for anyone you chose.

The directory has been designed so you can search for christian names, surnames or both. Find out whether your mother has a flower named after her, buy your grandmother a beautiful plant with her name or buy a gift to celebrate the birth of your first grandson.

Find out who is named after a rambling rose, buy an Azalea Dear Grandad for your gramps or find out if there is a plant named after your pet dog. They even have a Christmas section featuring Clematis Jingle Bells, Fruity Xmas Selection Box or Rose Granny’s Favourite.

The beautiful Clematis Jingle Bells

These make perfect gifts for birthdays, anniversaries and weddings, christenings, retirements and valentines day gifts. They are also great as memorial gifts to commemorate family members or pets.

You can even go for plants named after celebrities so fans of Cliff Richard, Rick Stein and George Best may appreciate a floral gift named after one of their icons, which all look beautiful when they are in full bloom.

These floral plants make truly personal gifts and can be given for any occasion. Have a browse at what’s on offer and buy something online from www.giftaplant.com

This is a gift idea suggested to us by one of our readers.

Get your personal message written in the sand on a beautiful mediterranean beach. The pictures will then be sent to your chosen recipient. A unique and very personal gift.

For a very reasonable price, someone will handwrite your personal message on a sandy tropical beach (well somewhere in the Med) and then take several pictures of it to send to the lucky person you have written to.

A really quirky but touching idea which is sure to bring a smile to someone’s face.

Whether you want to propose to somebody this way, just say Hello or Happy Birthday, or tell someone some important news, this is one way of getting the message noticed.

Maybe even send it as Happy New Year or Happy Christmas greeting to someone overseas like this family did

In fact it can be used to send any message you want. Prices are reasonable and there are 2 choices of service.

Premium includes:

• a framed certificate detailing the location of the beach with your message on it, the giver and the receiver and the date it was done.
• pictures of the message and the chance to download the digital images
• sand and seashells from the beach

The cheaper option, called Light includes:

• a download of the certificate detailing the location of the beach with your message on it, the giver and the receiver and the date it was done.
• a download of the sand message picture

Prices start from just 89 euros (that’s about £60)

Buy this unique gift from www.sandmessage.com

Website: www.moonpig.com

We’ve just discovered a super cool new personalised card site that also do a fab range of personalised gifts too – perfect as pressies! Go to FunkyPigeon.com.

Once you’ve chosen the ideal gift for somebody, you then have to contend with choosing the perfect card for them. Well, help is at hand! I have discovered Moonpig – a great site that enables you to buy your birthday cards online, in fact not just birthday cards but cards to cater for any other occasion you can think of.

Work cards, wedding cards, good luck cards, anniversary cards, cards for kids, birthday cards, you name it and Moonpig.com have it – the list is virtually endless.

The site is easy to use and has a fab range of different styles to suit everybody from retro humour, spoof humour and cutsie style cards as well as the more traditional type cards which are ideal for aunts, uncles, mums, dads, grans and granddads. Each section is separated into different categories which makes it very easy to browse through before deciding on your chosen design.

The latest ’personalised’ range allows you to customise a magazine cover style card to send to somebody. This could be in the style of ’Hello’ magazine where your friend makes the front page or it could be Golf Weekly where your dad makes the headlines – the choice is all yours.

You’ll need to register an account with them to order your cards, and you don’t get to see the final basket price before you register. This can be annoying if you just want the one card, or if you’re just window shopping. On the plus side, they store all your addresses – you’ll only ever need to enter each address once.

Prices are very reasonable, especially when you compare them to the high street card shops. Moonpig charge £2.99 for a standard sized card, including delivery to you or the recipient. Order before 2pm and they’ll send them out on the same day.

Moonpig – Cards for any occasion

Moonpig.com have a brilliant range of top notch cards for all occasions. Their card gallery will show you all that is on offer for any event you want to celebrate.

The best thing about them is the fact they all are personalized cards – you can change almost any aspect of them. You could choose the fairy cake card and have your message written on the icing or for a really unique greetings card. Why not choose to upload a photo or two and have them printed to resemble the front page of ’Oi’ magazine, or a film poster? Moonpig allow you to choose the message rather than having a generic poem written by some stranger in a card factory.

They even have the ability to create invitations and announcement cards, so you can tell everyone in the world you are getting married, have just had a baby girl or are having a big birthday party.

Any occasion, celebration or event is catered for at the touch of a button and the scroll of a mouse.

Don’t forget to have a gander at the Moon Pig Top 20 cards for Mother’s Day and get your order organised in time for Mothering Sunday.

Moon Pig Discounts

They also give discounts for larger orders. You get a 20% off if you order £25 worth of cards. Or you can even buy £20 of credit in advance and get an additional £5 of credit. Either way, Moonpig.com’s standard card price effectively goes down to £2.39 or so. Basically, it’s worth buying in bulk.

Why The Name Moonpig?

Moonpig is a pretty strange name for an online card shop – apparently Managing Director Nick Jenkins was looking for a short easy-to-remember name. Then he remembered his nickname at school: Moonpig! Anyway, we’re certainly a fan of the name and the site – moonpig.com

Go and take a look around www.moonpig.com

My sister is having a hen party in a few weeks and we are arranging a fabulous party night for her. I would love to buy her something for the party that will give it the WOW factor. Any ideas?

Well, 2006 was the year of the chocolate fountain.

2007 is the year of the Cocktail Fountain.

This amazing centrepiece will look fabulous on any table as the cocktails cascade over the illuminated bowl to form a colourful waterfall of pure deliciousness.

Fill it up with the tipple of your choice, whether it’s vodka and cranberry, sex on the beach or your own special brew. Guests can then fill up their glasses whenever they need a top up. Make your party one to remember, in fact make it the party of the century!

Create that WOW factor for £45 from Need A Present

Looking for a gift for a wedding anniversary?

Want something extra special for your husband, wife or parents? Then how about this romantic flight for two in a hot air balloon. Imagine floating over rolling green hills, admiring the spectacular views, snuggling up to your loved one.

Just remember to take a coat – it can get a bit nippy up there but I’m sure the champagne will keep you warm!

Buy this package for £349 from Buy A Gift

A beautiful gift for someone who has just moved into their new home, or likes to entertain by having people over for dinner.

Made from acacia wood, this handcrafted salt and pepper bowl will look really special on someone’s dining table.

Wood is also the traditional present for a 6th Wedding Anniversary!

Just £7.50 from Fab Stuff

If you know someone who is a real food lover then this would make a great gift for them.

A solid oak cheese catcher with a stainless steel grater will look very stylish on their table at their next dinner party. It also grates cheese well too!

Just £7.95 from Fab Stuff

I am going to my best friends wedding this year and would like to buy her and her husband-to-be a wedding gift to remember, rather than the usual set of egyptian cotton towels or wine glasses.

Read to find out what our Agony Aunt recommends.

What a nice thought – I love the idea of giving a unique gift that the happy couple will be able to keep as a reminder of their wedding day.

How about a hand drawn caricature portrait of the happy couple? Each caricature is hand drawn and unique and you can suggest ideas of what the artist could include. Just send them a photo of your friends, state the occasion, any hobbies or any details that you want to be included and ta-dah! Their very own work of art.

I think these caricature portraits make novel and memorable presents for anybody and any occasion.

Available from DrawMe.co.uk

Prices range from £49.95 – £79.95