It’s that time of year again when offices throughout the land succumb to the ever growing ‘Secret Santa’ craze. Read our essential guide to the best gifts available that’ll make you want to break with tradition, become Unsecret Santa and be applauded by your colleagues for your fabulous present buying prowess!
1. Wooden beard and moustache comb
For something unique look no further than www.notonthehighstreet.com With something to suit all ages, tastes and budgets this fantastic company make buying a thoughtful and quirky gift easy peasy. For the hipster in your office bestow upon them this personalised wooden beard and moustache comb by Wood Paper Scissors and be their friend forever!
2. Christmas chocolate bar library
Gone are the days (thankfully) when it was acceptable to gift a naff box of unimaginative chocolates to a poor unsuspecting colleague. The independent and artisan chocolate business is a growing market and the pick of the bunch has to be Montezuma’s, with such a vast array of high quality deliciously decadent chocolate gifts to choose from you’ll find it hard to resist ordering a little something for yourself too! Check out this Christmas chocolate bar library-genius!
3. Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics
For the environmentally conscious (hopefully that’s all of us) you simply can’t go wrong with Lush Fresh Handmade Cosmetics, purveyor of wonderfully fragrant natural products. They have an imaginative and expansive festive range to explore, but for those of us in a present buying induced panic they have kindly provided us with a creation specifically designed for our covert gift giving operation….
4. Wind up salt and pepper ‘bots
For the resident stationary lover in your office a trip to Paperchase will guarantee a happy recipient. With everything from funky diaries, to hip flasks (see what I did there!) for transporting your morning coffee there really is something for everybody. Who could fail to be delighted with these marvelous not to mention unusual wind up salt and pepper ‘bots?
5. 642 Tiny Things to Write About record book
Buying for a bookworm or wannabe future writer? Waterstones is more than a safe bet. With a huge array of fiction and non-fiction titles, they also stock imaginative gifts designed to lure out our creativity that’s been locked away since our carefree pre adult days! Unleash that inner author with the inspiring 642 Tiny Things to Write About record book. It’s bound to get those creative juices flowing.
There you have it, some festive shopping inspiration! Perhaps you can tick off more than just your secret Santa with these excellent ideas…Happy shopping!
