This Christmas, as banks burn and bankers rub their hands on the warmth of their yearly bonus, will you be spending less on your children, your family and friends? I don’t think so! We want to celebrate the joy of Christmas and have some Yuletide fun, rather than worrying about the fate of some oddly named bank on the far side of the world.

To prepare for a Christmas with more than Santa’s belt tightening, many people are going online to look for the best deals on gifts for Christmas already. The sale of goods via the Internet in the UK jumps up by millions each year, and a global financial hiccup is unlikely to stop people from wanting to buy and exchange Christmas gifts with their friends and family.

So why should you buy MORE than ever this Christmas? Two reasons.  First, the more that you spend, the more you are putting back into our ailing economy. Second, it’s Christmas and it’s often the only time of year that you get to show everyone around you how much they mean to you.

Even if you haven’t got very deep pockets this Christmas, it’s still possible to pick up some great bargains via the Internet. Online sales were up 38% in 2008, so clearly not everyone is panicking about finance during this period of apparent economic gloom.

And anyway, surely, if the Credit Crunch is biting down so hard on all of us, some retailers will be dropping their prices to make sure that we still purchase the items that they need to sell. Now could be the perfect time to go online and buy the gifts you want to give this Christmas. Take away the stress of trawling the streets and buy now on the Internet. Remember, it doesn’t have to be a big Christmas gift; it’s the thought that counts.

Men! If you usually leave it to the last minute to buy your Christmas gifts, listen up. You could save money by buying all of your important gifts right now during the Autumn and not have to stress and sweat to pick out Christmas gifts on Christmas Eve this year!

Remember if you do want to leave your online Christmas shopping until the last minute, there are still the Christmas post and delivery times to consider. It’s no use grabbing an online bargain if the item will arrive in early New Year! Always check the delivery dates, especially around Christmas when normal postal services become completely ludicrous by around ten days before the big day.

Don’t panic, Christmas can be as big or as small as your budget, but take our advice and look to Internet shopping to save you money and hassle this Christmas time.

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Visit our Playboy Merchandise category today for some great early christmas presents.

They are available to buy now. RRP for beanies is £5.99 and keychains £3.99.

They are sure to be a big hit amongst young Peppa Pig fans.

 View our Ty Beanies category today for the latest beanie babie releases!

The first is ‘Simsalabeans‘ which is a Halloween range consisting of many keyrings, magnici’s, candles, purses, stickers etc. These items will make a great alternative to sweets and chocolate on Halloween. Due to be released early September.

The second range is a new Wild Friends range called Mo the Camel and Melinda the Ant! Great new range, consisting of the usual many sizes of soft toys, bags, purses, pens, mugs plus much more. Due to be released in September.

The last range is the new Winter 2008 range which are Huskies called Jack and Jill! They are very cute and are sure to be a great hit this christmas. Again the range consists of many different size soft toys, mugs, bags, cushions, purses plus much much more! Due to be released in October.

Please visit our NICI Soft Toys category today to find some great gift ideas for all ages and Occasions.

The new designs are:

Loops

Bloom

Love Fantasy

Rockets and Robots

Ouchie

Spooky

and Snazzy.

They are also releasing alot of new products this autumn in each of the designs above which include the following:-

BUD Frog (similar to the ducks but frogs!)

Mini rubber duck keyrings

Baby bottles, bibs, socks and babygrows

Hats

All Things Gifts will be stocking all the BUD Rubber Ducks. The mini, medium and keyring rubber ducks will be in stock from the middle of October and the large Rubber Ducks from the middle of November.

This set includes 5” action figures from the finale of Series 4, including, Davros, Supreme Dalek, a Crucible Dalek and the Doctor.

For ages 5 years and over.

Similar to the 5 Inch Gold and Black daleks released last year it comes with many dalek phrases! such as ‘You will all be exterminated”

Also has full movement control

Both the dalek and controller require 3 x AAA batteries (not included)

Suitable for ages 5+

Also coming soon is a 12″ version of the Supreme Dalek with automated head and eye movement, a poseable arm gun and more Dalek phrases!

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We offer a wide range of gift ideas for all the family from Doctor Who Toys, Gadgets, Me To You Bears, NICI soft toys, Ty Beanies, BUD Rubber Ducks, Hinz and Kunst nut and bolt men plus much more!

So why not visit us today and take advantage of this great offer!

Not a limited edition but looks to be very popular as part of the figurine glows in the dark!

Available from independent me to you stockists during August.

Recreate scenes from episodes 4 & 5 of Series 4 with this 4 figure gift set.  The set includes:

Donna Noble

Sontaran General Staal (removable helmet)

Commander Skorr (removable helmet)

Sontaran Trooper (non removable helmet)

Each comes with their own accessory.

Suitable for ages 5+