When it comes to buying gifts at any time of year, we men are pretty useless. I know it’s only June, but if we’re really honest with ourselves we’ll admit we leave it all until Christmas Eve (and even then it’s normally something awful bought at the last minute).

2010 will be different though. Just like our good ladies who seem to buy Christmas gifts when the January sales start, we’ll be giving our loved ones well thought out, classy gifts that have been bought well before Santa embarks on his mass spree of breaking and entering.

It would also be worthwhile finding a Xmas gift that satisfies the missus, but also works well for the men. Many have contemplated buying the Glow in the Dark Loo Roll, if only because of its multi-purpose properties. You want to aim for something that’s clearly a gift for the woman of the house, but that you’d have no problem using once the good lady was out of the house.

One thing a huge number of women struggle to do at Xmas time is to just relax; so it might be worth going for the ideal Christmas gift for her The new ‘Massage Cushion’. This soft, extremely comfortable pillow includes a built-in motor that will massage your head and neck as you rest. It’s dead easy to use no matter where you want to chill out and, best of all, you can enjoy the look on the mother-in-law’s face as you explain that your thoughtful gift for her daughter takes batteries and vibrates.