I don’t know about you but when it comes to Christmas shopping for men I go into a major panic. One thing that I have learnt over the years is to try and keep a particular persons interests in mind. You don’t have to just end up in a main street store and buy the usual Christmas jumper.

Ask yourself some basic questions: Does he have any hobbies? What does he like to do? What are his main interests ie sport, films, music etc?

Most men have at least some sort of interest in either golf, fishing, motor sport, football and almost every man on the planet likes gadgets. The quirkier the better I have found. My husband is forever updating his phone or ipod for the latest in technology.

What about music, everyone has a taste in music that they prefer! Has his latest band released anything new, has he been raving about somebody but you haven’t really taken any notice of him. This is a really good time to start listening to people.

Maybe a few of these ideas might help you …….

How about a Portable Digital TV & DVD Player, This is the special wireless headphone edition of the Nextbase SDV1102. Included in the box is a set of wireless headphones and IR transmitter. This allows you to listen in comfort, without wires!.

Or maybe a great new, bright coloured ipod nano, the 16GB version flash drive holds up to 4,000 songs or 16 hours video. Great for music lovers!