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If you’re gift hunting for a person who has everything, why not get them something that only Brad Pitt has enough of- newspaper coverage. Their 15 minutes of fame won’t be as wide-spread as would be their face on the front page of the BBC site, but it’s not far off!

The UK website inthepaper.co.uk or its US counterpart inthepaper.com will get your friend on the front page of “The Daily” with an announcement that they have been chosen to play the lead in new James Bond film, or something equally outrageously believable.

If you’re friend isn’t the biggest movie buff, they can also be “Abducted by Aliens”, and you can even add your very own picture. The photoshop opportunities are endless…

To order a paper, you simply need to fill in the fields with your friend’s details, choose the article you wish them to appear in, add a photo (if you wish) and you’ll have a gift that you can be guaranteed no one else will bring to the party.

This gift can be as funny or romantic as you want, so if you’re stuck for a Valentine’s Day idea this year and don’t want to go down the fluffy bunny route, get them in the headlines instead.

I came across a gift shop like no other today, and thought it only fitting to share it with you in the run-up to Christmas. The official SPAM website has a plethora of gift ideas for that one person in your family or group of friends that can’t get enough of the army ration that is SPAM.

Personally, “spiced ham” is not my thing, but even I would appreciate receiving a SPAM wine charm to mark my glass of fine champagne that I’d have with my processed meat.

The gift range includes a SPAM Three Legged Pig ($5), a life-size SPAM costume ($65), SPAM can earrings ($12), various articles of SPAM clothing and even a SPAMTA Bear so you can start them young.

All this and more is available from the SPAM Gift Store. If you know someone who would balk at the thought of owning a mere SPAM souvenir instead of the real thing, there is also a range of SPAM flavors to choose from.

These include:SPAM Garlic, SPAM Cheese, SPAM Hot and Spicy, SPAM Hickory Smoked, and if there’s not enough pork in normal SPAM for you, there’s SPAM Bacon.

Not just found in your inbox, SPAM can just keep on giving…

Source: the official SPAM site

Everyone has an iPod now- they’ve become so normal. So what better way to make your friend more unique than Michael Jackson, than by giving them ear phones in the un-orthodox shape of lady bugs?

Or if that’s a bit too girly, there are the gross-out flies which would satisfy every boy’s lifelong desire to stick an insect in their ear.

The Ear Bud range also includes pigs and ducks for the more rural-minded of your acquaintances.

Each set of ear buds is fully compatible with devices that have a standard 3.5mm headphone socket, so most iPod devices would still be listenable through your duck.

At just $15 (£10.20) a pop, you’ll be gift wrapping a set for your friend and opening one for yourself!

Available from: fredflare.com

Here’s a gift wrapping service with a twist- aren’t you sick of seeing perfectly manicured presents under a tree like you’re actually staring in Love Actually? No one really wants their christmas tree looking like the center piece of a department store: enter Crap Wrap from Firebox.

This service will still provide you with wrapped presents so you don’t have to do it yourself- it will just look like you’ve done it yourself.

Firebox guarantee to wrap your presents in a comically bad manner with bits of brown tape everywhere and the trademark of a two-year-old’s arts and craft abilities stamped on your present.

Interested in having something Crap Wrapped? Check out Firebox

Christmas is almost upon us, but unfortunately so are all of those credit card bills. With enough presents to buy for your extended family, the last thing you need is to rack your brains and your coin purse for is a secret santa gift for someone in the office.

We’re here to take some of the pressure off with a list of Top Five Secret Santa Gifts, all under a tenner!

Tostabags

Our first idea may not look like the most exciting thing to unwrap (You got me disposable bags? How did you know!) but with every office equipped with a kettle and toaster and not much else, these tostabags will come in really handy for a hot meal on a cold day.

To use, simply put a mix of ingredients in the bag and pop it in a regular toaster. You can create omelets, grilled cheese sandwiches, or even cook a lamb chop. This is the perfect gift for anyone with an aversion to cooking.

Price: $9.95 (£6.48) from Firebox

Panic Button Key and Any Button Key

This is something that someone will eventually need when they’re next called into the boss’s office. The Panic Button Key will fix to your keyboard ready to be pressed furiously when things go wrong. It won’t actually do anything, but at least the people sitting around you will know that you’re on the stressed side when you press the special button.

The Any button Key is that handy key for when your computer tells you to “Push any key to continue”… This is the perfect gift for the most literal co-worker.

Price: $10.00 (£6.50) Abernook

Chicken Chucker

This device has the sole purpose of chucking tiny plastic chickens across the room. Seeing as wads of paper are so boring, this chucker will allow you to target senior management and possibly get away with it.

The Chicken Chucker comes with 5 “flingable fowl”, a spring loaded gun and a guaranteed laugh.

Price: discounted $3.99 (£2.60) Amazon.com

Desktop Dartboard
This dartboard will do more than improve your aim while you’re on the clock, it also has a flip side which will give you guidance to all of life’s tough questions. Answers of wisdom include Go to Lunch, Leave Early, Take a Vacation, Buy, Sell, Retire and more.

For a 2-in-1 gift that’s under a tenner, this dartboard will really hit the bulls eye this year.

Price: discounted $9.99 (£6.50) from Kotula’s

The Hoff Mug

Everyone in the office drinks at least 5 cups of coffee a day, making this gift perfect for anyone. The Hoff Mug this is the only vessel anyone in accounts can use ever again for their next dose of caffeine.

If you work with someone as cool as David Hasselhoff (who doesn’t?) this is the Secret Santa gift for them, complete with the words, “Don’t Hassle The Hoff” inside the mug.

Price: $7.65 (£5.00) Red5