[摘要]圣诞节买礼物是一件很棘手的事，要买多少钱的？是否买收礼人不想要的礼物，出其不意？是否要给点头之交的邻居买点小礼物？这些都是需要考量的问题。

YOUR FAMILY

给家人的礼物

Spend: £20-50

花销：20-50英镑

You might want to spend more on your parents and less on your cousins, but the most important thing with present-buying for family is the thought.

你可能想要花更多钱在你父母身上，而且在你表亲身上花少一些，只是购买礼物最重要的是心意。

Those with big families may of course need to budget more carefully.

那些家族庞大的人自然可能需要在礼物花销方面更谨慎一些。

'My best tip is to collate a list of all the people you need to buy presents for and include how much disposable cash you have to spend overall.

“最好的窍门是整理出一份清单，列出你需要买礼物的人员名单，算出你总共要花的可支配现金数额。”

'This makes it a lot easier to think of possible gifts and allocate budgets', says Milda Chellingsworth, personal shopper, stylist and founder of Styling For You.

“这使你更容易想到合理的礼物以及进行预算分配。”私人购物者、Styling For You创始人兼设计师米尔德·切林斯沃斯说。

'If times are a bit hard tell everyone you are setting a budget this Christmas and ask them if they would like to do the same,' suggests Diana.

“如果处于经济有点拮据的时期，就在圣诞节前告诉每个人你正在制定预算，并问他们是否也想这样做。”黛安娜提议。

Also if you're a working married mum, your husband should buy the presents for his own family - but unfortunately you may have to help him so they don't end up with socks and hankies (see 'bad present ideas' below), so be sure to go on a joint shopping trip.

另外，如果你是已婚妈妈、职场女性，你的丈夫应该为自己的家人买礼物——不过令人失望的是，你可能不得不帮他出主意，这样他们才不会买回袜子和手帕（见下面的“送礼馊品”）。因此，务必要与你丈夫一起为家人购买圣诞礼物。

Surprise them

给他们惊喜

It's a nice idea to surprise parents, in-laws, siblings, cousins, aunties and uncles, but make it a calculated one.

给父母、配偶亲属，兄弟姐妹、表亲们、叔叔阿姨们惊喜是个不错的想法，但要精心策划。

'Do your research beforehand,' advises Karina. 'Check their favourite brands, notice items that might be running low, or note not-so-subtle hints.

“事先做好调查。”卡琳娜提议说。“核实他们最喜欢的品牌，留意那些可能快用完的东西或较为明显的暗示。”

'If you get it wrong though, be warned you may become the recipient of the dreaded #GiftFace!'.

“然而，如果你搞砸了，小心点，你可能会见到渗人的#GiftFace（收到不喜欢的礼物但不得不装出很开心的样子）！”

To avoid this, always wrap the gift receipt up with the present, she suggests - that way they can take it back without needing you to know about it.

为了避免遇到这种情况，卡琳娜提议把礼品收据与礼品放在一块——这样的话，收礼者可以在你不知道的情况下去退货。

Good gift ideas

送礼佳品

Something personalised; a scarf; homeware; kitchen gadgets; cookery books; something for the garden; scented candles/diffusers; chocolate; beauty products; gadgets; novelty DIY kits (like a wine-making or bacon-curing kit); books; a small hamper of unusual produce; wine/champagne.

有个性的东西；围巾；家用商品；厨房配置；烹饪书；花园用具；香薰蜡烛/柔光镜；巧克力；美容产品；小玩意儿；廉价自制用具（如酿酒用具、培根加工用具）；书籍；一小篮子不常见的产品；葡萄酒/香槟。

Bad gift ideas

送礼馊品

Socks or hankies; clothes if you have to guess the size; bars of soap; cheap Christmas-themed novelty gifts.

袜子或者手帕；衣服（如果你不清楚其尺码的话）；几块肥皂；以圣诞节为主题的廉价小玩意儿。