I can't be the only person struggling to buy secret Santa gifts. So lets form a drop in help desk

[Arisbottle]

My secret Santa gift receiver is a man which immediately makes it hard for me.

We are supposed to spend about £10 and buy four small gifts any ideas

He is in his 50s and spends all his time doing sport

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Not Secret Santa but I need a couple of really cheap 'token gesture' presents for:

• 18 month old boy
  
• 6 year old boy
  
• man into jogging
  
• woman - clever and glam

[Tigresswoods]

2 words: scratch cards

[UniS]

19 year old church going civil engineer.
-Body shop ( or similar ) hand cream/ body butter & similar bits.

• Fair trade snacky hamper.

[UniS]

small "token pressie for 6 yr old boy - LEGO. from a mini figure ( £1.99) upwards , most 6 yr olds will be delighted.

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Thanks Uni. He has loads of Lego though and I don't know which sets he's got.

[DillyTante]

Story Cubes £10. Great for you kids. Apparently great for adults when drunk too!

[DillyTante]

young kids

[Anifrangapani]

Manchester Art gallery has some great things in the £5-10 range. Iwas spoilt for choice. Obviously no good if you are not near Manchester.
MOSI also has some fab bits.

[FlojoHoHoHo]

Marks place as I know this is coming up soon.

[wannabedomesticgoddess]

Thanks remus and UniS. :)

[Carpediem2007]

I have a 5 1/2 y DS, and any pen (angry bird) or stationery items is 'awesome' apparently. Bought angry bird stationery set and an angry bird pen for a atoken present for his friends and he was very envious so had to go back and get him one too, they had cost £1.29 each in a bargain home shop. Also loves glitery pens, any sticky tape, and pencils sharpeners. these are cheapand lots of nice choice.
We have lots of lego and he still loves getting extra lego stes of any size or theme.
18 m, maybe a bath toy or chunky book?
Man into jogging: running gloves/sport bottle/running socks/hat/shower gel/headphones
Woman: hand cream, body lotion, bath bomb/salt- Boots/Sainsburys/Tescos all have cheap sets

[Carpediem2007]

Cath Kidson cups cost £5 in Waitrose, I got this for my secret santa at work a woman in her 50s. Exceptionally I staid within budget (£5)

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Thank you. Bath toy a great idea - will do that.
Running man - bought him nearly all of those things last year, but I suppose you can never have too much shower gel!

[thegreylady]

paperchase has some gorgeous owl themed stuff

[toomuch2young]

I have a 50 year old guy nice chap, only real hobby seems to be drinking as is a workaholic!
Do I just buy vodka? Or is that naff?
Budget £10 'ish'

[owlface]

I have a 50 year old lady who is lovely, glamorous and if it wasn't over the £5 budget I'd be getting her SwarowskI jewellery as I know she loves it. Does anyone have any ideas please? She also likes history, family, healthy food.

[ChunkyMonkeyMother]

Thank you for the TK Maxx heads up!

[Idocrazythings]

You could get the sporty/ joggy people a box of jelly babies or some of the fancy energy gels? A little jar of Vaseline for mens chafed nipples from running? A quick dry micro fibre towel, little light you put on your arm for visibility, hi-vis beanie, special shoelaces that you don't have to tie up?

[devonsmummy]

Any ideas please for a 40year old golf a holic?
I've done the joke golf ball, towel & novelty chicks before?
Am totally stuck
Budget 10-15£

[devonsmummy]

Novelty chocs - not chicks!

[mumzy]

Lidl do a nicely packaged mini panettone for 99p, primark do fun gloves/ socks for £1 and poundland do good diaries for £1

[mumzy]

Saw an owl shaped lip balm in Accessorize recently

[GlaikitFizzogTheChristmasElf]

When I got the Italian man at my work the organiser looked at my sympathetically, but he has been the easiest SS I have ever had! I got him a herb garden window box and a set of herb chopping scissors! He loves to cook and lives in a flat!

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

Great ideas for The Running Man. Thanks, Crazy. :)

[Kelly281]

I'm beginning to panic about my SS this year. We had to buy 'a mug for a mug', limit around £5. We were all buying these from Amazon at lunchtime, and my colleagues convinced me this monstrosity was excellent for my SS.

I'm now fretting that the lady will be completely offended! It looks awful . Would you be mortified opening this? Everyone else will be opening similarly 'humorous' mugs....