Be Smart

Want to buy your friends and family some fabulous gifts this year but simply don't have the moolah, the Benjamins, the readies - are you cash-poor, in other words?

Why not splash out what little money you do have on some of these gift boxes from The Onion's store which make it look like you've got them something expensive and electrical, when you haven't got them anything at all?

You'll just have to make sure you're standing near a doorway when the realisation that it's all a big joke dawns on the recipients. (Your excuse? It's the thought that counts, of course).

Alternatively, get them something great, and wrap it to make it look terrible. Or pay Firebox to do it for you (I don't know why, but it's apparently been very popular this year).