Stuck For Secret Santa? Amazing Gifts For Under €30
Do you want to send an impressive Secret Santa or get your significant other, something special this holiday season? Sending gifts can be a traumatic and stressful activity for anyone. Plus there's always the price factor. From geeky to cheesy, this list should have you covered. And they're all available online! So you don't even have to leave the safe confines of your bed or deal with stressed out shoppers. Just make yourself a cup of tea and go shopping. Presents sorted!
1) Smartphone Projector €20.49
Allows you to transform your sitting room/bedroom into a cinema! Allows whoever receives this gift to see Netflix/YouTube/Selfies on a bigger screen. Plus it looks like an old fashioned cinema projector. It has an 8x magnification lens and a good solid silicone grip to hold your phone in place. Buy it at iwantoneofthose.com.
2) Smartphone Gloves €7.99
Solving problems for phone addicts who venture out in the cold. There are loads of options out there, but the cheapest I found were on vodafone.ie and firebox.com. Even if you don't buy them for someone else, you might treat yourself instead.
3) Personalised Mugs from €10.15
Loads of websites provide options on personalising mugs. Justathought.ie allow you to uplad images and messages from anywhere for 20, but there are tons of websites that do similar products, vistaprint.ie allow you to upload one photo from a jpeg file. Perfect gift for anyone you have a hilarious Facebook pic of!
4) My Scratch Map €12.79
Do you have to get a present for a friend who loves traveling? This is perfect. It allows them to scratch off the places they've been and enables them to see all the places they want to go. Plus it'll make for a cool wall ornament. From iwantoneofthose.com.
5) Self-Stir Mug €11.55
Perfect for techie friends, engineers, friends who love thinking that they've magical powers, or empowered with the Force. You can get ones that look like Tardis', or R2D2 or you can get the classic. It even comes with a travel lid so you can bring it into lectures with you. Available from iwantoneofthose.com.
6) Ear-Muff Headphones €25.59
You can get them on vodafone.ie for cheaper, but these look really nice. Again from iwantoneofthose.com. These beauties are perfect for listening to music and keeping your ears warm. Lovely gift for a music lover in your life.
7) Hot Boots €16.65
Slippers that you heat up in the microwave! They're also scented with lavender so you'll be soothed and calm - perfect for when all the Christmas family tensions come boiling to the surface. Available from iwantoneofthose.com.
8) Thug Kitchen Cook Book €19.00
For either your gourmet dinner crazed roommate or your culinary disinclined bestie. This book teaches you to get off your arse and do some f*cking cooking. Available from firebox.com.
9) Emergency Hip Flask €8.95
We all need a little extra something when times get tough. This handy little fella can be kept in your bag and brought out in emergency social situations.. Available from iwantoneofthose.com.
10) The Star Mug €12.59
For your friend that is 'out of this world'. Heat reveals constellations. Perfect for any friends interested in space, astronomy, pretty night skies, and hot beverages. Available from firebox.com.
11) College Times Shop Merch!
Do you know someone who likes to be both super styling and comfortable? Is that person on your present list this year? Then take a look at our merch store. You won't regret it. Maybe you'll even find something there to treat yourself with this holiday season.
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