Gimmicky, gadgety and tremendous fun, this is the place to pick up gift items such as personalised Monopoly sets, adult sized Space Hoppers, Christmas tree posters (no more needles) and something that will get any Christmas party started, a chocolate fountain

www. buy4now. com

An umbrella site for a whole lot of shops, including Easons, Arnotts, Appleby Jewellers, 3G stores, Discount Electrical . . . far too many to list here in fact. We're liking the Kandinskyinspired Guggenheim carpet in mocha ( 465) from Kashan Carpets and Furniture and the trampoline ( 319.99) from Byrne's World of Wonder Toys

www. back2nature. ie

Organic skincare packs, hampers with olive and lemon trees, organic food, beers and wines, Back 2 Nature presents many possibilities for a greener, eco-friendlier way of living. The gifts come in red tissue paper, wrapped in raffia and until 12 December, there's a 5% discount and free Irish delivery on all orders over 100

www. villagesweetshop. com

Forget all your 70% cocoa solids rubbish. This is old-style tooth-rotting, blood sugarelevating confectionery with boiled sweets, bon bons, sherbets and refreshers all the way.

Who knew that you could get five different types of cola bottle sweets? These are great stocking fillers that will make you nostalgic for the days of penny sweets www. toast. co. uk Toast, which sells everything from patchwork quilts to superfine cashmere jumpers, appeals to a certain type of yummy mummy who aspires to a rustic and idyllic lifestyle and fantasises about making her own preserves and growing her own vegetables

www. sephora. com

A must-visit site for the beauty and cosmetic junkie in your life. It stocks everything under the sun but check out Sephora's own line of makeup and accessories as well. Its little make-up bags only cost 5 but look a lot more expensive, and their makeup brushes are also worth investing in

www. apple. com

You can't go too wrong with something Appley. iPod socks were last year's big hit.

Christmas 2006 is all about the nano. Buy the Special Edition Product Red ( 209) and a portion of the money goes to the global fund, which helps fight Aids/HIV in Africa.

Less pricey options are the ordinary nano (from 159), which has been remastered and is now thinner, brighter (and now comes in black), with room for up to 2,000 songs. And get them some itunes vouchers while you're at it

www. cathkidston. co. uk

Florals are the interiors trend that just won't go away but Cath Kidston is the original and the best. Her ironing boards and peg bags inject a modicum of fun into doing the laundry and check out her pastel flowered cream pyjamas . . . guaranteed to make you start taking lots and lots of duvet days