What are we rabbiting on about? Peanut Butter of course! Yummy, sticky and just plain delicious, who doesn’t love a splodge of the nutty stuff on their toast?

If you are a fan of nuts in general then you’re going to love this, The Peanut Butter Maker allows us all to open our own little pea-nutty production line…right in our own kitchens!

Grab your nuts (Vintage Carry On film anyone?), throw them into the Peanut Butter Machine and stand back as the machine churns them up into warm, spreadable and extremely gorgeous peanut butter!

Believe it or not the whole process takes seconds and whether you’re a smooth or chunky type, you can set the machine to crunch, crush and pound your nuts to the consistency you like best!

You don’t need to add any other ingredients to the machine; no oil, fat or butter is necessary to complicate the deliciousness of your spread…nuts is all it takes!

And while we’re on the subject of nuts, why stop at peanuts? You can add most kinds of nuts to the machine….cashews for instance, or Macadamia nuts. Oh the joys! The possibilities! Gourmet peanut butter at the flick of a switch!

The Peanut Butter Machine is easy to clean, mains powered and so obviously brilliant that once you get yours-a- churnin’ you’ll wonder how you ever ate that jarred stuff.

So no buts…grab some nuts!

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Thankfully we don’t all think like the Japanese and try to make everything smaller otherwise we’d never have been given this delight of a lollipop. Whilst good things may come in small packages, we can happily confirm that great things come in MEGA sized packages!

75 times larger than a standard Chupa Chups Lollipop the Giant Chupa Chups Lollipop is certainly a bit of a mouthful (go on - we dare you to try it - you know you want to!). This ridiculously sized strawberry flavoured lollipop weighs in at a scale breaking 750g, with a 13″ circumference your dentist is going to have issues with you, lots of issues.

The Giant Chupa Chup is the daddy of all lollipops and is be the best piece of over-sized candy we’ve seen since we reported on the Giant Gummy Bear a few months back. A piece of heaven sent to us from the Chupa Chup gods, Willy Wonka eat your heart out, you didn’t have these in your magical Umpa-Lumpa filled factory now did you?

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Home to some of the world’s most useful, entertaining and affordable gadgets, gift ideas and gizmos. Over 250,000 happy customers can’t be wrong, Gizoo.co.uk offers a large selection of award winning products scoured from around the globe. We’re sure you’ll enjoy selecting from a unique range designed to make everyday tasks easier, make life more fun and even help to save the planet.

About Gizoo.co.uk

Originating in the year 2002 the entrepreneurs at Serif began sourcing PC gadgets to complement their existing software range. While away on their travels they came across a number of awesome gadgets, gift ideas and gizmos but their eyes were caught by something totally different – a mini remote controlled desktop racer.

This little car now has a lot to answer for. First, it took the office by storm, then the UK. The mini desktop racers’ generated so much interest among customers old and new, that Serif recognised the demand for a website specialising in the latest Gadgets, Gift Ideas and Gizmos. This website is now known as Gizoo.co.uk.

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Wouldn’t life be slightly dull without a few weird and wonderful toys and gadgets to play with along the way? As the good saying goes, getting old is inevitable, but growing up is optional. That’s why the Firebox elves scour the world, looking for the very latest gadgets, toys, games and other cool stuff for your amusement.

About Firebox.com

Firebox.com started out in early 1998 called hotbox.co.uk, an online retailer founded by university friends Michael Smith and Tom Boardman. Operating in Cardiff, the company saw rapid initial growth due to the huge success of Michael and Tom’s invention, the Shot Glass Chess Set. In the Summer of 1999 the company upped sticks and moved to London, relaunching as Firebox.com. In 2002 the company opened its first combined Head Office and Distribution Centre located in South London.

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Sky Lanterns	Stealth Laptop Sleeve	Giant Cupcake Tin
Twilight Umbrellas	PicoZ Mx-1 Extreme	Cash Stash Keychain

Personalised Giant Beer Glass
A great gift for a thirsty man, our Engraved Giant Beer Glass can hold a whopping two and a half pints - sure to be a huge success! You can personalise the front of the glass with a special message of your choice, up to 100 characters. A fantastic gift for a beer lover, guaranteed to bring a smile to his face and save him a few trips to the fridge!

Retro Sweet Hamper
Sweets have changed a lot in the last 20 years, a penny sweet no longer costs a penny and the kids of today no longer visit the traditional sweet shop for a 1/4lb of Kola Kubes and a Curly Wurly. Gone are the E numbers and additives that sent us all hyper, and blue smarties just aren’t the same these days. The retro sweets hamper is the perfect gift for anybody with a bit of a sweet tooth.

Personalised Football Book
Live football? Breathe football? Eat Football? (Plenty of salt and pepper on ours please chef). Containing genuine reproductions of all the important news stories following their favourite football team, the Personalised Football Book features the biggest back page headlines from the teams history, detailed match reports, transfer speculation, player signings and of course all the board room dramas.

Aston Martin Driving Thrill At Silverstone
The V8 Vantage is powered by Aston Martin’s 420 bhp,  4.7-litre V8 engine, developed for outright performance. The sound from the V8 is breathtaking, with the car capable of  0-60mph in just short of 4 seconds and a  top speed of 180 mph. The moment you put your foot to the floor in the V8 vantage you feel ten years old again, this is how sports cars should perform.

Personalised Top Gear ‘The Stig’ Poster
If the man in your life is a bit of a petrol head then he will undoubtedly be a fan of Top Gear. The Stig is a mysterious driver who’s identity has never been revealed who puts a lot of the cars on the show through their paces at extreme speeds. This poster allows you to add your partners name, revealing him to be the mighty Stig. Yes we know girls, it’s the little things that amuse us.

Naughty Knot
The Naughty Knot is a sexy red bow which enables you to wrap up and be the present yourself - a perfect gift for Valentines Day, a Birthday or just a sexy night in! It’s easy to put on and even more fun to take off - simply pull on the ribbons and watch as the knot falls to the floor revealing all. The Naughty Knot fits anyone from 5ft to 5ft 9, covers bra sizes A to DD and is fully machine washable.

Personalised Golf Gift Set
A lovely personalised golf gift for any golfer. This gift contains: Three tees, Pitch repairer, and a Personalised ball marker. The personalised ball marker can be engraved with up to three initials. It is also magnetic and is interchangeable with the pitch repairer. Is the man in your life a golf fanatic? Go on, put a smile on his face…..

You will know somebody in your life who is so passionate about the beautiful game you’ll wonder whether he loves it more than he loves you. He doesn’t we assure you, but giving him the Personalised Football Book as a gift will definitely ensure your stock rises.

Containing genuine reproductions of all the important news stories following their favourite football team, the Personalised Football Book features the biggest back page headlines from the teams history, detailed match reports, transfer speculation, player signings and of course all the board room dramas.

This individually bound, hard back book is tabloid size (38 x 30cm) for convenient storage and handling and holds the historical news reports for your selected team. The recipients name will be embossed in gold on the cover of the book and also includes an authentic gift certificate with your own unique message.

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You might not think that such a simple low tech ball-through-maze game would be able to hold your attention for very long, but this thing is frustratingly addictive and will keep you playing for hours until you become lord of the sphere!

To master the addict-a-ball you must guide your ball through a huge array of challenges, over platforms, through arches, down holes, vertical roll through’s meaning you must twist and turn the ball up to 360 degree’s in order to reach your goal.

There are two versions available, the large has 138 numbered sections you have to work your way through with the travel version still sporting 100 numbered sections to conquer. But be warned, working your way through the labyrinth like structure is no easy task and if your anything like us, you will lose many hours from your day whilst trying to figure it out.

It’s great fun and makes a great present idea for almost anybody and it’s even more fun watching their frustration growing and growing. It will sit their taunting them like a chocolatier in a weight watchers meeting, much to your amusement we’re sure.

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The moment you put your foot to the floor in the V8 vantage you feel ten years old again, this is how sports cars should perform. It’s the moment boyhood fantasies come true and spending the day reenacting scenes from your favourite Bond movies (maybe without the spectacular crashes), is something you’ll be telling the grandchildren about in years to come.

Add to this the fact that you get to race this beautifully tuned sports car around the legendary Silverstone circuit, where you’ll be following in the footsteps of F1 legends. You’ll race in from Bridge before negotiating your way through the difficult left handers where it’s all about throttle control, as you ease your way through Luffield and get the power down as soon as possible through Woodcote to head down the main straight.

The V8 Vantage is simply a stunning achievement in engineering, if you’re buying this for your loved one as a gift you’re going to be flavour of the month, every month for at least the next 5 years!

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The Slanket is a nifty idea which will help combat those bills, keeping you toasty warm and looking like a chilled out Jedi Knight, which is a win, win situation in our eyes.

The problem with blankets is that in order to do anything like read a book, change the TV channel or drink a beer, you have to take your arms out from under the blanket, making them cold and defeating the point of having a blanket. The Slanket combats this by incorporating sleeves into the design of the blanket, meaning no more cold arms for you my friend.

It’s a lightweight fleece blanket that your practically wear and it’s surprisingly comfortable. Such a simple idea, but then the simple ideas are usually the best and the Slanket certainly gets our vote.

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Sweets have changed a lot in the last 20 years, a penny sweet no longer costs a penny and the kids of today no longer visit the traditional sweet shop for a 1/4lb of Kola Kubes and a Curly Wurly. Gone are the E numbers and additives that sent us all hyper, and blue smarties just aren’t the same these days.

Thankfully, there are people in the world who love the classic sweets as much as we do and whats more, they’ve hunted them all down and put together a beautifully presented hamper jam packed with your favourite sugary treats, Yay!

The retro sweets hamper is the perfect gift for anybody with a sweet tooth and who loves a little nostalgia, and quite frankly, we think that’s most of us.

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A bunch of wilted flowers you pick up from the garage on the way home just no longer cuts it  when it comes to romance - our women expect more!

With a good majority of the Gifts Guide UK office being male, we must admit that it took us a little while to get this one. The Name a Rose gift pack contains some seeds and a certificate, which you give to your loved one as a present and tell them to name it… name the seeds?

Fortunately we do work with a good group of girls who explained to us that this is the ultimate romantic gesture, and whilst we may not get it, that’s certainly good enough for us. So you can head off to the local garden centre and pick up some cactus seeds whilst firing up the old inkjet printer, or you can go for the professional touch and truly add some romance into your loved one’s life.

The kit comes with everything you need to name the rose, which definitely helps. You simply fill in the enclosed registration form and your rose name will be registered on the Name A Rose database, published in the Name A Rose magazine, and submitted to the British Library.

We really don’t get it, but if it keeps “er indoors” happy, it’s good enough to make the website.

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Terry Turtle has a terrible bout of tourettes (try saying that fast ten times after you have had a drink..) making him the naughtiest turtle your likely to meet this year, oh how very rude!

Ideal for insulting passers-by, office colleagues or people you simply don’t like, Terry is preloaded with over 25 insulting expletives which will shock even the heavenliest of saints.

What greater delights in life are there than a head bopping, arm waving swearing turtle? In our humble opinion, not too many at all.

Terry has an infra red motion sensor which launches him into a tirade of potty mouth insults every time somebody approaches, which is especially amusing when it’s the boss. If motion sensors aren’t your thing then Terry comes with an “insult now” button which can launch him into his repertoire on demand, along with a “not-so-rude mode” and “safe mode” for when the mother in law comes to stay … maybe.

Obviously swearing is not big and it’s certainly not clever, but Terry pulls it off with such charm you can’t help but develop an affection for the little guy.

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I Want One Of Those, or IWOOT as we like to call them offer a range of quirky gifts, gadgets, experience days, photo gifts and gift ideas making them the perfect present buying solution for Christmas, birthdays, weddings or anniversaries. An ideal gift shopping solution for those ‘hard to shop for’ people you know.

About I Want One Of Those

Conceived in the year 1999 and launched as a live web entity at the start of the year 2000, I Want One Of Those has grown to become one of the UK’s leading on-line gift and gadget retailers. It all started in a pub (where most of the best ideas are), was set up in a bedroom with one laptop a phone, a modem, and a cat, and now has offices in London, and a vast bespoke warehouse in Manchester.

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Equaliser Music Hat	Electronic Mooncandles	iDream Speaker Pillow

The closest thing you girls are going to get to our masculine dreams is the Monkey Nail Blower, ready and waiting to blow your nails dry when you need him.

There is probably no cuter way to dry your nails than a little plastic monkey who is always ready and waiting to blast a stream of cool air onto your nails whenever you need him too. We do imagine a real baby monkey sitting on your dressing table and blowing your nails dry might possibly be cuter, but we do think your going to get into a lot of trouble for stealing monkeys.

The Blow Monkey Nail Dryer measures 11cm tall and is small enough to be taken with you on your travels, Requiring two AAA batteries which are provided this is definitely the next best thing to having that real monkey dry your nails for you. It’s extremely cute looking, it’s practical and the girls are just going to love it. that’s why we think it’s a perfect gift idea for any occasion.

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The Tao Digital Photo Keychain allows you to share photos with your friends without having to lug around a photo album, which is handy.

We all love to share our photographs with friends, family and loved ones but previously taking the photo album with you has been the only real option given technology hasn’t given us a handy solution for photographs on the move. This is where the Tao Digital Photo Keychain steps in and takes its well deserved bow, featuring it’s small yet pixel packed 1.5″ digital screen this portable digital photo album fills the gap nicely.

Available in black or red the Tao Digital Photo Keyring has an inbuilt 8mb memory which is enough to hold around 100 photographs. It’s 128×128 pixel screen displays your treasured moments with great clarity and it’s 4 hour battery life (when it’s switched on) means you will never be caught out in that next “do you have a picture of him / her / it?” moment.

Our gifting experts recommend loading the Tao Digital Photo Keyring with a photograph of yourself and giving to your loved one for a truly personalised gift that they will love.

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Available in 4 different flavours (cola, orange, cherry and blue raspberry), these Giant Gummi Bears are well, giant! Finish the whole lot in one sitting then your dentist is undoubtedly going to have a heart attack. Standing at 24cm tall and weighing in at a tooth decaying 2.3kg, if you’ve ever wondered what 12,600 calories look like in Giant Gummi Bear form, well wonder no more. Surely nobody could finish one of these in one go, could they?

We’ll skip all he bear jokes we could have thrown in here and keep this on track. A must have present for anybody with a sweet tooth, we’re loving the Giant Gummi Bears almost as much as we’re loving our children, and their far tastier too.

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OK, so we know your name probably isn’t Doug, and we’re being slightly silly with all the bugs tucked up in rugs, but the Snug Rug really is very snug (we’ll stop now we promise).

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood? To be honest we don’t know, we just thought we’d continue with the silly rhymes because besides telling you that the Snug Rug is a blanket that has sleeves, we don’t really have much else to add to this product description.

Don’t get us wrong, the Snug Rug is a really great gift and you’ll be as cosy as a cat in a hat… But it’s such a simple and clever idea, what more do we need to add? We could point out the obvious and tell you that the Snug Rug stops you getting cold arms when changing the TV channel, drinking a beer or reading a book, but we thought that was quite obvious.

So to end with we give you our final rhyme:

Little birdie flying high, dropped a message from the sky, oh said the farmer wiping his eye, isn’t lucky cows don’t fly!

Amen.

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Fellow cupcake lovers, threat no more. We give you the Wilton Giant Cupcake Tin. Oh, and when we say giant, well we mean GIANT!

No your eyes aren’t deceiving you, this is one Cupcake you are going to have to share. The Wilton Giant Cupcake Tin creates cupcakes that are over 20cm high and 21cm in diameter, making them the biggest cupcakes you are ever likely to see.

Whether its a birthday, anniversary, Christmas or dinner party with your friends and loved ones, the Giant Cupcake will serve around 12 people and will always be an original focal point at your party that will get your guests talking.

The Giant Cupcake Tin is non-stick making it extremely easy to clean and is made by American home-bake firm Wilton, who are so convinced of it’s quality they offer a lifetime guarantee on the tin. Talk about having your cake and not being able to eat it… in one go that is.

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Wouldn’t it have been far nicer if in donut-land, where everything is made of donuts may we add, the sun had started to rise in the morning and you’d been gently awoken by the natural light rather than them pesky air riad sirens? We knew you’d agree with us and that’s why we wanted to bring you, the iWake-Up Sunrise Clock.

Designed by people who just knew there had to be a better way of being woken up in the morning, 30 minutes prior to when you need to be awoken the iWake-Up Sunrise Clock will start to get brighter and birghter, meaning by the time your due to be up the light is at full brightness and you’ve been lulled out of donut-land and into waking, clever huh?

iWake-Up Sunrise Clock comes with a motion sensor snooze control which means rather than fumbling around for the snooze button, you simply wave your arms in front of it and it knows your not ready to get up just quite yet. You can set it to play the radio if you so wish or there is a soothing beeping sound to wake you up also.

We hate getting up in the mornings, but the iWake-Up Sunrise Clock did actually do it’s job on our road tests and make starting the day a slightly easier affair. A good job indeed.

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Of course the iLogic Sound Hat is also great for walking down the street or sitting on a train and blocking the world out in general, just you and your music.

If you’ve ever tried wearing headphones with a hat, you’ll know what a pain it can be. If you’ve ever tried using ear buds with a hat, you’ll know how much pain you can be in when the wire catches and almost pulls your ear clean off.

The iLogic Sound Hat puts an end to all that misery by allowing you to listen to your music on the go through its cleverly integrated speakers, just plug it into your ipod or MP3 player and away you go. The sound quality is simply awesome and with the added benefit that those around you won’t be able to hear your tunes, you can drift away into musical oblivion without people prodding you on the train asking you to “turn it down young man”.

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Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are. You keep the rain from off my head, some would say you’re an umbrella instead.

(We do of course apologise unreservedly for the poor poetry you have had to witness above, it seemed good to us at the time, though we now realise, it’s not), so lets get back to the Twilight Umbrella…

On the grand scale of things, there’s just not really much to enjoy about rain. Firstly it’s wet, which is slightly annoying when you’re caught out in it without an umbrella. But then umbrellas are rather dull themselves as they normally come in navy blue or black or some or some other dreary colour.

Step up and take your bow Twilight Umbrella, we applaud you for making walking in the rain more entertaining than a spider on ice skates.

The original Twilight Umbrella comes studded with zillions of tiny blue fibre optic lights, the colour phasing umbrella, well phases through 5 different colours as you might expect. With the pièce de résistance being the double sided Twilight Umbrella which not only entertains passers by, but allows you to look up into the glowing heavens yourself (ahem).

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On that note, maybe MI5 should be taking a look at these to stop their secrets from being stolen? Sadly though, it still wouldn’t stop them leaving it on a train, so maybe not.

So whilst we wait for the MI5 raid on our offices for upsetting them with our little joke, let us tell you more about the Stealth Undercover Laptop Sleeve. Cunningly designed as an old manila envelope, (didn’t see that coming did you?), this laptop sleeve will stop thieves eyeing up your laptop as what could be more inconspicuous than a tatty parcel?

The Stealth Undercover Laptop Sleeve is cleverly designed with all the marking’s you’d expect to see on your mail and takes laptops from 8″ right up to 17″, keeping them safe and secure using a well thought through Velcro strapping system… thingy.

You can now sleep well at night knowing that your laptop is unlikely to be stolen unless the thieves in question have a fetish for manila envelopes, that or they’ve read this review of course. We like the Stealth Undercover Laptop Sleeve and feel it would make an excellent gift, just don’t get confused and post it eh?

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One pairing you maybe haven’t put together yet is the i-eX Gaming Chair and flitting the night away on your games console. Let us explain this theory to you further.

It is little coincidence that games consoles and beanbags have developed at the same pace. The days of PONG (you do remember PONG right?) are dead and buried for everybody except the retro gamers of the world. In perfect harmony the days of uncomfortable bean bags exploding under your adult weight and showering you with little foam balls, have thankfully also been resigned to the past. Still not sold on the idea? Let us tell you more about the i-eX Gaming Chair.

The only gaming chair you are ever going to want, the i-eX was created with adults in mind with a unique ergonomic design providing back & neck support for that ideal gaming position. The i-eX is made from faux leather and has a structured bucket seat, panelled headrest, and arm support making this the ultimate gaming chair.

The i-eX Gaming Chair and You, working in perfect gaming harmony.

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Thankfully some clever soul decided that earbuds didn’t have to be boring and came up with the Extraordinary Earbuds, which we think are pretty cool indeed.

So you spend hours making yourself look good only to step out of the house with your boring old earbuds? We don’t think so buster! The Extraordinary Earbuds have got you covered with a design to fit any ‘look’ your going for.

The Skull Earbuds complement the rock / punk look like Starsky complements Hutch. The Diamond Earbuds look completely bling with the Duck and Ladybird Earbuds adding a little colour and cuteness to any outfit. The Fly Earbuds complement the … erm .. well they make you look like you have a fly in your ear, but that’s pretty cool too.

Functioning like you’d expect a pair of earbuds to function the Extraordinary Earbuds come with 2 sets of silicone ear tips to fit both children and adults and are compatible with any portable music device with a headphone jack.

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Making long cold walks home at 2am in the morning a thing of the past, the Cash Stash Keychain is a nifty gadget which ensures you always have money for those unexpected emergencies.

Such a simple idea that will undoubtedly help at some point in your life. The Cash Stash Keychain is a waterproof, aircraft grade, aluminium keyring which keeps a bank note safety attached to your keychain.

We love this in concept, it’s a great idea and we in the office all have them now, but we have come across a few downsides which you should be aware of. If your anything like us you’ll have the tendency to realise drunkenly that you actually have another £20 to spend on drinks and finding yourself waking up in a taxi with an IOU stored nicely away in your Cash Stash which the taxi driver won’t accept, is well, slightly embarrassing.

Secondly is the fact that if you have a tendency to lose your keys, it’s even more gutting when you realise you’ve lost 20 quid that was stored away in your Cash Stash too.

However, we do believe the benefits of the Cash Stash outweigh the negatives and if you just don’t get too drunk (ahem), all will be well. A stylish and practical gift idea for almost everyone.

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