Life coach: Dan Rookwood

Of Swedes and Secret Santa

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Panic present: Malin + Goetz travel-size products
Dan Rookwood10 December 2014

What’s a suitable Secret Santa gift — for around £20 or less — that isn’t complete tat?

One year I received a tenner with a Post-it that read: ‘Thought you’d prefer the money.’ Another year I got a Scrabble letter mug with my initial. My default for inexpensive personalised gifts is notonthehighstreet.com: pencils (£12.95); typewriter cufflinks (£12.95); monogrammed travelcard holder (£8.50). Or how about a Land by Land scented travel candle (£12), or a set of Malin + Goetz travel-size products (£20)? Don’t leave it too late or you risk panic-buying 52 Things to Do While You Poo (£6.99). And nobody wants that.

Dan loves: Larsson & Jennings

Smart and simple: Larsson & Jennings’ watches

British aesthetics, Swedish mimimalism, Swiss manufacture — all three come together in Larsson & Jennings’ well-priced watches (£195-£345). At its London flagship in Seven Dials, you can customise a watch while recharging your batteries with a Swedish coffee at the Fika bar.

53 Monmouth Street, WC2, larssonandjennings.com

Dan is an editor at mrporter.com

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