Spiked: Let yourself be surprised
You'll have to be very brave now: Christmas isn't just around the corner—it's practically over already. So when it comes to gifts, you'd better get your act together as soon as possible so that the season of love doesn't turn into a disaster.
An explicit note to all males: Even if your wife, girlfriend, lover, sister, landlady or mother has loudly agreed to the "we're not giving each other presents" deal and has pretended that she thinks it's great to declare war on commerce, she still wants presents. Every woman wants that. You score most impressively with the small, valuable ones. But creative ideas are also welcome: For example, you could use a giant spotlight to say "I love you! Merry Christmas!" into the sky. The effect of this gift (especially on mom) is most lasting if the light installation also catches the eye of your neighbors: "My boy!"
Mother and sweetheart are still relatively easy to give presents to. That's why we've put together some gift ideas that you can use to surprise even really difficult candidates. For example, what can you give your good old student colleague Ferdi, a brilliant techie who is still doing his rounds at university at the age of 39, has never spoken to a woman and repairs computers at night to finance himself? Reka checks? No, with a nerd shirt of course. Preferably with "42" printed on it. You can also give a towel as a gift. Your colleague will understand you (more geek shirts: www.sheldonshirts.com).
Good gift for Bio-Betti
And how do you please your cousin Betti, for whom organic is a creed and who nurtures every herb she eats with her own hands in the little garden behind the house? No problem: quickly order another goat. You can. Via the Internet, using a kind of African Fleurop service for last-minute orders (www.mamamikes.com). You could easily subscribe to Betti's goat's cheese for life (of the goat) with this ingenious gift. So weigh up the costs and benefits of this gift carefully. Of course, you can also send the butcher along with the animal. Then you won't have to worry about a gift for Betti next year.
The Schlafburka is the absolute hit for friends who travel a lot or colleagues who suffer in an open-plan office. You can order the face condom at www.snazzynapper.com for a relaxed nap in the car, on the bus, on the plane or at the desk. The flap leaves only the nose uncovered, blocks out light and prevents other people from staring into the wide-open mouth of the person wearing the Burka while snoring. This also prevents them from seeing the drooling threads that meander down from the corner of the mouth. A great solution for both sides. The good piece is available in two cheerful designs and two sizes and is also perfect for covering Uncle Urs, who always nods off in front of the late news.
Even for your brother, who is constantly complaining that his cell phone has so many functions that he doesn't need, we have the perfect gift: a cell phone just for making calls and texting, with large buttons even for sausage fingers and just one button for your favorite number, recently launched by Orange. You don't have to tell him that the "Doro Phone Easy 410 gsm" also has an increased maximum volume, that the buttons are labeled with particularly large numbers and letters for better legibility and that the favorite button is intended for an emergency call because it is a device for the "retirement home" target group.
Heissa, it's going to be a wonderful party!
Anne-Friederike Heinrich
Mother and sweetheart are still relatively easy to give presents to. That's why we've put together some gift ideas that you can use to surprise even really difficult candidates. For example, what can you give your good old student colleague Ferdi, a brilliant techie who is still doing his rounds at university at the age of 39, has never spoken to a woman and repairs computers at night to finance himself? Reka checks? No, with a nerd shirt of course. Preferably with "42" printed on it. You can also give a towel as a gift. Your colleague will understand you (more geek shirts: www.sheldonshirts.com).
Good gift for Bio-Betti
And how do you please your cousin Betti, for whom organic is a creed and who nurtures every herb she eats with her own hands in the little garden behind the house? No problem: quickly order another goat. You can. Via the Internet, using a kind of African Fleurop service for last-minute orders (www.mamamikes.com). You could easily subscribe to Betti's goat's cheese for life (of the goat) with this ingenious gift. So weigh up the costs and benefits of this gift carefully. Of course, you can also send the butcher along with the animal. Then you won't have to worry about a gift for Betti next year.
The Schlafburka is the absolute hit for friends who travel a lot or colleagues who suffer in an open-plan office. You can order the face condom at www.snazzynapper.com for a relaxed nap in the car, on the bus, on the plane or at the desk. The flap leaves only the nose uncovered, blocks out light and prevents other people from staring into the wide-open mouth of the person wearing the Burka while snoring. This also prevents them from seeing the drooling threads that meander down from the corner of the mouth. A great solution for both sides. The good piece is available in two cheerful designs and two sizes and is also perfect for covering Uncle Urs, who always nods off in front of the late news.
Even for your brother, who is constantly complaining that his cell phone has so many functions that he doesn't need, we have the perfect gift: a cell phone just for making calls and texting, with large buttons even for sausage fingers and just one button for your favorite number, recently launched by Orange. You don't have to tell him that the "Doro Phone Easy 410 gsm" also has an increased maximum volume, that the buttons are labeled with particularly large numbers and letters for better legibility and that the favorite button is intended for an emergency call because it is a device for the "retirement home" target group.
Heissa, it's going to be a wonderful party!
Anne-Friederike Heinrich
