My Brilliant Weekend

Help! You need something individual in a hurry that won’t break the bank and that will arrive in time for Christmas.

Buyagift may well have what you need. Here’s a look at its top 10 seasonal sellers, as inspiration for your own gift dilemmas:

• Go Ape! 2 for 1 Offer - was £58, now £29. An award-winning high-wire forest adventure course with a network of rope bridges, trapezes and zip slides, all set high up in the tree tops.
• Adult tour of Stamford Bridge for two - was £29, now £16. Visit the home of the 2004/05 and 2005/06 Barclays Premiership Champions and retrace the steps of John Terry, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba.
• Ferrari Thrill - was £125, now £75. Drive a classic Ferrari at a top track for an incredible price.
• Aston Martin Thrill - was £125, now £99. Favourite of secret agents and footballers alike, the awesome Aston Martin awaits!
• Discount harness sphereing for two - was £59, now £45. Try out this incredible adrenaline experience at a great price for weekdays in April and May 2008.
• Indoor skydiving - was £49, now £29. An incredible price - the must have gift for every adrenaline fan.
• Health club day pass for two - £20. Take a day out for some fun and relaxation at a top health club.
• Audi R8 Thrill - £99. Drive the car everyone is talking about, the sensational new Audi R8.
• Single Seater Experience - was £159, now £75. Experience the thrill, sensation and speed of driving a racing-spec single seater.
• Segway Rally Race 2 for 1 - was £99, now £49. Have a go at this entirely new and unique gift experience

Last posting dates: Buyagift will despatch items by first class Royal Mail up to 11am Sat 22nd Dec. However, the retailer advises you to order by Thursday December 20 to receive gifts in time for Christmas.

Orders are being taken up to 11am on Saturday December 22 for guaranteed next-day delivery and should be delivered by 1pm on Monday December 24.

For last-minute orders, customers can print a temporary voucher from its website.

And watch this space for news about its January sale… including a discount code…

Activity Gifts does just what its name suggests - helps you and your loved ones live your dreams of driving a tank, racing a rally car, sky-diving into a wind-tunnel or more than 100 other wild and wonderful experiences.

And it’s not just dashing about - you can spend a weekend being pampered at a top health spa, or give this experience as the ultimate Christmas gift.

To tempt you even more this retailer is offering free standard delivery to the UK on all Activity Gifts purchases during December.

Just enter the code FP07 at the checkout. And if guaranteed next day delivery is required the very same code will net you a discount from £10 to £5.

Why not give the gift that’s going to ensure you get a whole shedload of fun, along with all your mates?

Nationwide Paintball is launching a brand-new Christmas gift voucher. This neat little pressie idea will entitle the bearer and nine friends to a full day of paintball, hire of equipment and lunch where available. The voucher has a value of £150.

However. This is where it gets really good. The cost to you is only £20.00.

Apparently it really is good. So get yourself along to Nationwide Paintball and check it out.

You can win a three-day trip to St Petersburg while you’re there, in the retailer’s exclusive competition to promote the new film Hitman.

Activity Gifts, purveyor of thrills, spills and all kinds of wild fun, has been in touch to ask us to let you know about a host of new experiences they’ve got on the books for Christmas. And here they are:

• Garden design and makeover - Help a loved one create the garden of their dreams with the guidance of the professionals, or go the whole hog and transform their garden into paradise with this one-day attack. Prices from £165.
• Tank Mania - this fantastic experience lets you get behind the wheel of some serious military vehicles - and you don’t even need a driving licence to take part. Costs £130.
• Jewellery-making workshop - learn how to create your own bespoke jewellery in this fabulous day-long workshop. Costs £125.
• Indian cookery demonstration Enjoy a fantastic cooking demonstration at an award winning Indian restaurant in central London followed by a three-course lunch. Costs £50 per person.
• Fly with a fighter pilot - Fly with a fighter pilot in an ex-military aircraft. Learn about the effects of controls - turning, climbing and descending, then tackle e a variety of aerobatic moves. Costs £235.

Looking for a gift for a v. special person? Virgin Experience Days could have just the thing you’re after, at prices to suit all pockets.

The company says that, whatever they’re into, it has a v. box to make their day. All you need to do is select the theme of the box then the actual experience they choose is up to them!

Perfect! You’ll get full marks for being thoughtful while avoiding the embarrassment of having to include the receipt so they can quietly swap it for something else…

Plus, you can save money or even have a go yourself. Buy any V.Box and you’ll receive another identical box half price!

Here’s what’s on offer:

• V.Rapid at £50 - high-speed ride, karting or white-water rafting
• V.High at £100 - microlight, flying or gliding lesson
• V.Relaxed at £100 - a relaxation day for two or a spa hamper
• V.Powerful at £170 - drive a rally car, a military vehicle or a single-seater
• V.Adventurous at £180 - 4×4 off-roading, hot air ballooning or sailing
• V.Fast at £290 - drive a Porsche, a Ferrari or a racing car

And, just in case nothing there hits the spot, here are a few more offers from Virgin Experience Days:

• Bodyflying Christmas offer: £29.00 - available until December 21 2007
• Lotus Exige special offer: £115.00 - available until December 21 2007
• Create your own perfume discovery: £49.00 plus free atomiser pen with every order - while stocks last!