Here are some Christmas gifts for under £10

1) Screw on Toothpaste Pete & Charlie onto your toothpaste and the paste comes oozing out of their mouths - great for kids £4.99

http://www.ticatoca.com/view.php?product=41

2) If you know someone with a computer then they'll love you for giving them these wire tidies from Dotz. They come in loads of colours and look very cool, you can also tag them so that you know which wire is plugged into what $9.99

http://www.ticatoca.com/view.php?product=44

3) These are some cool ice cube pods that come in the shape of teeth (scary), The moai (off easter island) & the sinking Titanic $5.48

http://www.ticatoca.com/view.php?product=48

4) you can have some fun at the dinner table with these Dressed for dinner napkins, they have ties printed on them and they'll definately make someone chuckle at the dinner table $5.95

http://www.ticatoca.com/view.php?product=68

Hope this helps, happy shopping,......
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Hi :)
I'm in a similar situation: not enough money to buy super gifts for the family and other related.

So, here's my solution: christmas gift baskets.

For instance, I would use a shoe box, wrap it with a christmas related paper, add some silk or crepe paper, and add a few spa related products such as a soap, a body cream, bath salts, etc. You can find such things for less than $2. Total: $10

Another idea would be to gather some chocolate products and put them into a small basket along with a big red ribbon.

Or another one would be some bottles of beer in a nicely decorated box.

There are dozens of different ideas for low budget Christmas gifts - in addition, most of those gifts are highly appreciated as people get more than "one" gift and can make choice whether they prefer one more than another item into the basket.
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christmas on a budget... Check out shoptimesaver.com (my site) I will soon be posting coupons for customers for there favorite items and favorite stores, will be done by the end of the week - check out in the mean time coupon sites like bing.com... they give u cash back on all your purchases. possibly try getting a credit limit at macys or somewhere u can charge some gifts... If you dont have credit consider the fact you have 1 month and a half to try making money by other means... try to make some extra money through mahalo... I have got up to 40 dollars almost in less then a month.

How you can make money on mahalo.

tweet questions - every tweet you get 10 cents.. go to twitter.com and sign up. After signing up go to your settings in mahalo and add your twitter id. Once that is done every question you tweet you will get 10 cents.

become a page manager. find pages like www.mahalo.com/jurrasic-park claim the page and you will get up to 50 dollars per month for each page you claim.

answer questions.. Every question you answer on mahalo has the potential of becoming a best answer.. once you recieve the best answer you will get paid for doing this.

Consider selling some of your junk on craigslist.. ebay or other places like bonanzle.com

I could go on and on about how to make extra money online however send more details if need be and i will try to help more.

Thanks, Mike !
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I'm in a similar situation right now and my plan is to make my presents this year.

I've been skint for the last three Christmases and ended up bying crap presents at the last minute because I'd managed to scrape a little bit of money together but still couldn't afford to buy decent presents.

I've been looking online and found some great ideas that are so easy to make it's untrue!

The first thing I'm going to do is make some of these little boxes:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2214886527_f428ec5711.jpg

Here's the blog that explains how to make them - it's so easy, there's no glue involved, just lots of folding, a bit of cutting and some tucking-in ;)

http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/01/30/magic-boxes-a-life-as-lou-online-class/

After that, I'll probably make some friendship bracelets for the women in my family and my little sister (maybe my little cousins as well - they're boys, but going through a dolls-and-pink phase, lol).

These are really easy to do, here's a great tutorial video:

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/braiding_disc

The next is going to be my biggest project, I think - it involves French Knitting, which is insanely easy (I used to do it when I was four years old), with any material you like, really.

This blog (same one as the friendship bracelets) goes through the entire process, step-by-step, and shows you how to make bags and baskets REALLY easily!

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/french_knitting/

Here's one of the finished products

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1103/plasticbag13ao4.jpg

The final one that I MIGHT do (if I have the patience) is this:

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/drink_can_tinwork

The finished product looks lovely and I really want to make some of these if I have the time...

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/gfx/d/tinwork12.jpg

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/gfx/d/tinwork13.jpg

I hope this helps ;) Good luck!
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http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2008/01/30/magic-boxes-a-life-as-lou-online-c...

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/braiding_disc

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/french_knitting/

http://www.atomicshrimp.com/st/content/drink_can_tinwork

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A lot of good stuff has been covered, so I don't have a ton of ideas, but I'll let you in on my favorites.

Whenever I have a secret santa type thing to do, where the limit is low ($10) I make the person a "movie night" basket. If you know them well and know what they like, burn a movie (or movies) from your computer, or get one of their favorite movies from a discount store (which can get as low as $1). If you don't know them well enough to give them burned movies or to guess and buy a cheap movie, go to your local rental store and get a gift certificate in the amount to cover 1 new release movie and the tax for 1 night. Make sure you go somewhere they either have an account or where they won't need to pay for an account.
You need a basket to put everything in. I found one like this at my local dollar store. You could also go to a local movie theater and try and get a large empty popcorn bucket or bag from them. If those don't work, a gift bag or plastic bowl will do just fine.
Then head to the dollarstore, grocery store, or your cupboard at home. With the rest of the $10, fill the bucket with other things they might want for a movie night. I always include 2 of anything that can't be shared, assuming there will be two people. Some idea: Microwave popcorn(most important, include 2 or 3 packs if you can), Sodas, beers or wine, packet of kleenex if it's a sad movie, gum, candies, chocolate, cups, chips... anything you think they will like. If you can get a couple small popcorn bags from the theater, include those as well. I always use a few packs of popcorn and fill the rest with candy and chocolate. If you go to the dollar store you can usually find some good stuff for just a couple dollars. The great thing about this is that you can cater to any budget by buying more expensive candies or more movies, etc. lots more ideas here.

Another idea, works well if you know the person well too (as you don't want any consequences) is to get a small USB thumb drive (they're now under $10 for 2gb). Fill it with music, movies, or games they'd like from your computer. I always give older children (10 and up) a copy of my SNES emulator and Roms... Every kid loves video games.. now you can give 900 video games on a stick that will fit in your pocket! If the person isn't too technically inclined as to play a movie or music off their computer, you might want to try burning them CDs instead. A good media library can give a person 100's of hours of entertainment, and if they don't like your choices they can still use the USB drive.

The better you know the person, the easier it is. If you know a knitter, give them various yarns, buttons, and knitting needles. A kid could get a basket of toy vehicles or barbie clothes.

If the person you know if a crafter, try getting them some cross stitch or needlework kits. I'm one of those people that needs something to do with my hands, so I'll just sit and cross stitch will I watch tv. Paint by numbers, rug hookings kits, or puzzle books are also a good idea. Kids might like a good coloring book with a stack of fresh pencil crayons, crayons, markers, glitter, glue, etc.. all of which can be bought at the dollar store.

Magazine subscriptions are often quite cheap for a year (under $20) and my mom always gets me a newspaper subscription from my hometown.

One last one, for JUST the right person, is a gift of a tattoo or piercing - A gift I'd personally love to get. The reason some people don't have more is because of the cost.. A tattoo/peircing is not a necessity at all - It's something you only buy if you have cash and I know plenty of people that have held off because they just don't have the $20 of free cash to blow on an eyebrow piercing (or whatever). I've been waiting ages for several peices of work I've wanted just because I'm in school and might need that money later. A friend has a 1/2 finished sleeve because she's out of work. Again, randomly giving your mom a a nose piercing is probably not a good idea - but you'll know the kind of person that would take this as a gift. I've bought 3 of my friend's tattoos as gifts for birthdays (and went with her to get them), and I've received a navel piercing as a gift from my dad that I begged for when I was 14. If the person has been saving for a $400 dollar sleeve, clearly your not going to buy the whole thing, but if you give them $20 towards it (and mention the idea to others as well) they will be ecstatic. Trust me on that one - only for the right person of course!

Good luck!
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