Best Secret Santa gifts for every budget

The office Christmas party approaches and you need to find a Secret Santa gift. Here’s a round-up of the best value purchases you can make for £5, £10 and £20 budgets.

Gifts for under £5

Five at the Office Christmas Party

The Famous Five isn’t just for Children any more with a range of jokey books out that make perfect Secret Santa gifts.

You can get Five at the Office Christmas Party for £3.99 from The Book People.

It has a two for £5 offer on the whole Blyton for Grown-Ups series so you could also pick up Five get on the Property Ladder or Five Escape Brexit Island too.

Hangover Rescue tea bags

Help a colleague recover from the office Christmas party with these herbal tea bags. The box contains 12 white pear and ginger herbal tea bags.

These tea bags cost £4.95 from Notonthehighstreet.

Grow your own chillies

It is rare to find a secret santa gift that is actually useful but this Grow Me - Hot Stuff kit is a snip at just £4.99. The recipient just plants it, tends to it and then burns their face off on some mega-hot jalapenos.

You can buy it from PrezzyBox.

How it Works book

This series has a book to suit most people ranging from How it Works: The Husband to How it Works: The Cat.

You can buy them for around £4-£5 each on Amazon.

Gifts for under £10

The GCHQ Puzzle Book

Inspire someone in your office to quit and become a spy with this book that has been compiled by the country’s best code-breakers, and home to spies, GCHQ.

The book is £6.99 on Amazon.

Stainless steel straws

If you’ve been watching Blue Planet II you’ll know that plastic straws are contributing to the huge problem plastics are causing in our oceans. A single plastic straw doesn’t degrade for hundreds of years. So, help a colleague be more environmentally friendly with this gift of stainless steel straws.

The pack contains four straws and a cleaning brush for £7.50 from Eqo Living.

Honest Brew Secret Santa Howler

Beer lovers will appreciate this tube containing three cans of seasonal craft beer from three different breweries.

They can enjoy Northern Monk’s Northern Star beer, Five Points XPA Session IPA and Yeastie Boys’ Inari Biru Rice Beer.

This will set you back £7.50 from Honest Brew.

Credit Card tool

Stick something useful in your colleague’s wallet with this multi-tool shaped like a credit card. It works as a tin opener, bottle opener, screwdriver, saw blade and knife.

Pick it up for £7.99 from Lakeland.

Turkey hat

Keep things festive with this woolly Christmas hat that looks like a turkey that's just come out of the oven.

It's £10 from Next.

Gone for Lunch Book

Reclaim a lunch hour with this book packed full of ideas for things to do during your lunch break, even if you can only grab 30 minutes. With an activity for every week of the year your colleague could learn how to knit or improve their photography skills.

Buy Gone for Lunch for £7.99 from Foyles.

Gifts for under £20

Kettle Bell

Got the office fitness fanatic? Watch the look on their face go from happy to pained as they realise that while they have got a 8kg kettle bell – one of the best at-home weight systems – they also have to carry it home.

£19.99 from Decathlon

Leather gloves

You can pick up a bargain with these leather gloves from Marks and Spencer. They're available in 11 colours including black, tan, or hot pink at just £17.50.

Card Holder

Made from natural leather, this tan card holder has six pockets for cash and cards and is a bargain at just £18.99.

Get it from Trouva.

Skyn Icelandic Skin Hangover Kit

Help your colleague recover from the office Christmas party with this beauty kit containing eye gel, cooling lotion, face mist and an eye pen. It’s all vegan-friendly too.

It's £17.50 from Feel Unique.