Silly Gift Ideas
Christmas is a great time to have a laugh and a joke with friends, old and new. Often it's difficult to buy for friends because you want to buy a gift without making it too personal. For example: you might work with someone in the office and although you want to offer a token of your friendship, you don't want it to be too personal or too expensive?
A great idea for this type of gift is what's known in the trade as a novelty gift - or to put it simply, a completely useless and stupid gift that has virtually no purpose whatsoever, other than to get a laugh or just to say thanks for being my mate?
So with this in mind, here's a selection of completely pointless, useless and stupid gift ideas.
Desktop Henry
Anyone who knows anything about vacuum cleaners will tell you that the Henry is the number one. Not only is Henry a very effective and compact vacuum cleaner, he's kind of cute too? Well, just when you thought that novelty gifts couldn't get any more ridiculous along comes the Desktop Henry? So if you have a mate who's desk is in need of a spring clean, maybe this is an ideal gift for him, or her (yeah, girls can be messy too!). £9.95 from Firebox
Duck Odd Socks
After years of suffering from the common odd sock quandary along comes a product which turns the problem on it’s head (or feet, to be precise)? Forget wondering and worrying, make a statement - you are a person in your own right and you will not conform to the matching sock stereotype - you're going to wear any flipping socks you like - this is the gift for you! £14.95 from Getting Personal
USB Fridge
Just what every desk doesn't need, it's own USB powered fridge! One of the world's most pressing problems (of course) is how to keep your drink cool while you take that not very important phone call or try to get your head round the latest batch of pie-charts? Well worry no more, just plug in this handy fridge to a spare USB drive and keep your drink nice and cool. problem solved! £19.95 from iwantoneofthose.com
Screaming Flying Monkey
It's a super hero monkey that flies screaming through the air? What's the point of this - answers on a postcard please?
Basically this elasticised furry monkey can fly for up to 25 metres and scream at the same time. Apparently it's really funny?
£4.95 from Firebox
USB Exercise Mouse
Here's a novel idea to keep working away at the keyboard - this little mouse will pedal away as you type and the faster you type the faster he will pedal.
He can even play funky music and display your word count on his lcd screen. How very useful? £14.97 from amazon
Mystery Box Surprise, Surprise!
Ok, we all know it’s nice to give your loved one a surprise on Christmas day but with this gift you’ll be just as anxious to see what’s in the box as the gift recipient.
The mystery box from Firebox.com is just that – a box containing a mystery gift, chosen at random in the Firebox warehouse.
Now, being naturally cynical, we think this is a glorified attempt to get rid of old stock, but, if you want to risk it, then the contents of the mystery box could be a nice Christmas morning surprise?
from £14.95
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