Grundies

Excellent selection of upmarket grundies in a well thought out site. If you don't know what you're looking for, use their brilliant bras finder, briefs finder or legs finder. And if you’re a bit late, you can ask them to include a card from figleaves.com apologising for their late delivery, and promising they won't let it happen again! Prices vary, but lots of bras for under £25, lots of knickers for under £20. www.figleaves.com

Flowers

OK, it’s not original but flowers are great last minute pres, and this site makes it easy. Good quality bouquets from around £30. They also have a same-day last minute emergency service - most deliveries should be ok if you order before 2:00. They also offer a range of champagnes and wines, as well as a charming bear rather unfortunately named 'Bogie'. www.flowersdirect.co.uk

Chocs

Delicious Belgian chocolates. We recommend the Comedia selection from the Chocolate Gallery - 48 chocolates in 8 flavours (including coffee, tea, mint, orange) for £14.95. Neuhaus, please would you send us the rest of your range so we can recommend these too?www.neuhaus.co.uk

The Sanctuary

A tranquil haven in the heart of Covent Garden, it says (and it is). A variety of gift packages are available. For example, £40 buys one evening’s membership, allowing use of the atrium pool (and swing!), heat treatment, sauna and steam rooms, whirlpool, a visit to the "relaxation suite" and the opportunity to lie around like a great fat moose in the Koi Carp Lounge. Not bad at all - lots of other deals too. www.thesanctuary.co.uk

Perfume

This is great. All the big brands at discount prices, with an easy to use search engine for when you know what you are after. Plus, they do even bigger discounts on "testers" (products sold in plain boxes without caps) - ideal when buying for yourself or for popping into a pretty bag to make a cheeky cheapskate’s present. Nice. www.dutyfreeperfume.co.uk

When in doubt... jewellery is always a good option. The wonderful thing about buying jewellery is: it looks like you've made a big effort. And where buying presents for women is concerned, effort is everything. However, thanks to this pioneering website picking out the perfect pair of earrings is simple, you fill in a very basic form and they send you a list of suitable presents, then you pick your favourite and they'll wrap and despatch it for you. Genius. www.chezbec.com