Giftassist Blog

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 [...]

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5 gifts for successful hitchhikers

Posted on11. Jun, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Did you hear about the football fan who is hitchhiking all the way to the world cup? I read about Andrew Grady in the paper a few days ago – his is a great story. 13,000 miles, travelling through 16 countries with only a cheap tent for shelter. Obviously that would be one hell of [...]

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Is Monopoly the greatest board game ever?

Posted on07. Jun, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Last week it was announced that Blackpool would be getting their own version of Monopoly. This new version will join the staggering 1,812 other versions of Monopoloy that have been produced. Clearly a game where people are rewarding for accumulating massive wealth, whilst trying to bankrupt their opponents is a winning formula. Don’t get me [...]

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What gift would you buy Jonathan Trappe?

Posted on03. Jun, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Last week Jonathan Trappe did something truly incredible. He flew across the Channel, whilst sat on an office chair, held up with a cluster of balloons. A true daredevil if there ever was one. So, with a personality that outrageous, what kind of gift would you give that would stand a chance of being remembered? [...]

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A gift for the oldest person in the UK

Posted on31. May, 2010 by Rob Watson.

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Last week Eunice Bowman was pronounced the oldest person in the UK at the ripe old age of 111. A pretty monumental achievement by anyone’s standards. So what exactly would you buy someone who has lived through 2 world wars? Clearly Eunice is way past the years for adventure experiences and iPods, but reading her [...]