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Charity gifts

DO YOUR FRIENDS and family have everything they could possibly want? Are you actively considering a trip to Sock Shop this Christmas? If so, this is the page for you. Forget musical ties and novelty chocolates: if you buy something from one of these sites, you'll not only help someone, you'll also feel like you've done a good deed. And can you really say the same about comedy pants?
 

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Giving gifts to family and friends

You know it's the right thing to do. The hard bit is finding gifts people will actually want on their mantelpiece or around their neck. Choose carefully. Ask yourself: do they actually want one of these?
 
     
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     Vouchers for Charity
Gift vouchers for a wide range of stores with three per cent of their value going to a charity of your choice.
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    Charity Gifts
Twee garden ornaments and gift ideas, with proceeds going to one of 15 charities you can nominate.
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Charity Flowers
Send flowers and support a charitable cause. 170 charities benefit, but the method and percentage of funds donated is not clear.
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Giving gifts for family and friends


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This wonderful range of gifts (bees, toilet blocks, kalashnikovs and more) go on your friend's behalf to some needier soul. Your friend usually gets a certificate or fluffy toy. Make a point of reading the small print because it often says that the money might go to something else, depending on need. If that bothers you, look elsewhere.
 
     
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     Charity Vouchers
Charity gift vouchers, starting at £10, with the full face-value of the voucher going to the charity chosen by the recipient.
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    The Alternative Gift Catalogue
A spectacularly practical range of gifts (toilet block anyone?) to go directly to those in need from World Vision.
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Good Gifts Catalogue
Wacky range of gifts (including Kalashnikovs, honestly) for distribution to people who need them in the UK and abroad.
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Oxfam Unwrapped
Agricultural, educational and health related gifts for Oxfam fans.
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Send a Cow
Not the biggest catalogue but it looks cute. You can send rabbits, bees and rats too if so inclined.
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Practical Presents
25 practical gifts from the eminently sensible Practical Action.
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Great Charity Gifts
16 gifts (rickshaws, cows etc) via an order form you need to print out for fans of Muslim Hands.
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Gifts with a Difference
These gifts are in the form of support and training for children and their carers for fans of Barnardo's
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Creating a wedding list

If you already have all the toast-racks you need, your guests can stil wish you well by giving to your favourite charity (although be prepared for them to still buy you gifts - they always insist…).
 
     
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     Wrap It
Probably the most realistic option, since it combines charity donations with normal gifts. The downside is that the products are on the pricey side and there are only six charities to choose from. Click the Mind, Body & Soul section.
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    The Alternative Wedding List
The happy couple can choose from 27 charities. Easy.
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Wedding List Giving
Choose from 61 charities. Guests need to have or to create a PayPal account to make donations.
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Give in Celebration
For Cancer Research UK fans only. Easy.
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