I'm sure you know the feeling well. Christmas is fast approaching and you have all those presents to buy, and cannot think further than those same old gifts that are swapped year after year. You want to give your loved ones a pleasant surprise with a new and unusual christmas gift. Well here are a few ideas for you.

For the men in your life think gadgets. Large and small, weird and wonderful, you can find them all. From a credit card torch to TV watch, just search on Google for "gadgets" and you will be spoilt for choice.

The next group covers those gifts which make the recipient feel good but someone else receives the gift! Adopt a Polar Bear, buy a Goat or Cow for Farm Africa or even Adopt a Vine.

Give excitement. Buy a voucher for driving a Ferrari on a racetrack, a day of white-water rafting or indoor skydiving.

Give relaxation. Buy vouchers for a day at a health spa, a beauty makeover or a session in a flotation tank.

Give entertainment. Buy vouchers for a meal at a favorite restaurant or a tickets to a show.

Give fame (of a sort). You can buy the right to name a star or have a new rose variety named after you.

Give real estate. If you are looking for a bargain there is a website where you can buy an acre of land on the moon and get a second acre free!

Coming back down to earth you can give a share in a football club. Just make sure that you choose the right team or this one might backfire on you.

Buy a tiny piece of the Glencairn Estate in Scotland and have legal usage of the title "Laird". Who would not be proud to hang that certificate on his wall?

And finally, if you want a novel way of greeting your friends and family at Christmas, you can give them a Message Egg. Pop the can open, add water and within a matter of hours the egg will begin to crack as a bean plant emerges bearing a Happy Christmas message.