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The safe way to put a gun to your mouth

Posted on14. Oct, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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For some reason, that I’ve never fully grasped, there’s something incredibly appealing about guns. OK, so no doubt it’s a boy thing. So for that reason I’m sure you must know someone that would love this bold, hilarious and allround cool-as-hell Gun Mug from Dwell. This is the kind of thing that would raise an [...]

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Who says kids won’t enjoy saving?

Posted on06. Oct, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Want a great way to encourage your kids to save money? Got a Niece or Hephew that spends all their pocket money on sweets? I just added the Hungry Hound Coin Bank to the Giftassist Gift Matching Service, but thought it was so funny it deserved it’s own blog post too. The cute little dog [...]

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The weirdest musical instrument I’ve ever seen

Posted on23. Sep, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Hunting down fascinating presents for the Giftassist gift matching service leads you to some pretty incredible finds. This is one that I just had to share with you. The Otamatone is a joyous musical instrument that sounds as incredible as it looks. But words will not do this gift justice, you need to see it [...]

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Have we made Giftassist better this time?

Posted on15. Sep, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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It’s ready. Yes, thanks to all of your feedback last Christmas, when we first launched the gift matching service, it’s now even better than ever. The personality questions are now more relevant. The site is easier to use and perhaps more importantly, we’ve crammed it full of even more fabulous gifts. We really believe that [...]

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The relaunch of the Gift Matching service is close

Posted on22. Jul, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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As many of you know, last Christmas we launched the Giftassist gift matching service. For those of you that tested it for us you would probably agree it needed a bit more work. Well, far be it for us to rest on our laurels. We listened to all of your comments, we’ve been putting in [...]

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Gifts for treasure hunters

Posted on15. Jul, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Dave Crisp hit treasure hunter gold recently. With his trusty metal detector he unearthed 52,000 roman coins, believed to be worth £1 million. I don’t know a great deal about what goes on in the mind of a metal detector fan, but I imagine thoughts of digging up a small fortune must creep in there [...]

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What would you buy a kick ass gran?

Posted on08. Jul, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Did you hear the one about the 77 year old black-belt granny? Well, it’s no joke. Ena Mallet, grandmother and lollipop lady recently gained her 7th Dan black belt in Jui-Jitsu. A pretty impressive task for anyone, let alone someone in their 70′s. To mark this prestigious occasion I believe a special gift is in [...]

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Gifts for a guardian angel

Posted on29. Jun, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Police in Switzerland have a recruited an angel to help slow down speeding traffic. OK, so their angel might only be an actor (I guess real angels are fairly hard to come by). But the Swiss obviously believe an vision of a employee of Heaven might have a positive effect on a speeding driver. Who [...]

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Extreme male grooming gifts

Posted on21. Jun, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Think male grooming stops at moisturiser and expensive shaving gel? Oh no, men’s new fixation with grooming goes far deeper than that. So in the aim of helping you out there that might be looking to find a more unusual gift for your metro-sexual man, and to satisfy my own curiosity, I decided to track [...]

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Holiday safety gear kids might actually like

Posted on17. Jun, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Ever worry about your kids wondering off whilst you’re on holiday? It’s especially worrying when they don’t know the address of the hotel. So how about this for a solution… Get the details tattooed onto their arm! The tattoo lasts about 2 weeks and is a load cooler than having to wear illuminous wrist bands. [...]

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Welcome to earth – 5 gifts for Martians

Posted on15. Jun, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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This week it was announced that the UK space agency are helping fund developments that will search for life on Mars. So what would happen if they found life? What would they look like? Would they be friendly? And more importantly, what gifts would we give them? Yes, it’s a serious question. You want to [...]