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No need to run around frantically trying to find a shop that opens at 6am on Christmas morning. Again. If your relative/friend/partner cares more about the world and receiving something thoughtful rather than materialistic, charity gifts are the perfect solution.
Sites such as Oxfam Unwrapped, Present Aid and Action Aid's Gifts in Action have made it easy for us to be last-minute and able to polish our halo at the same time. Buy a bog for £50 or a bag of maize flour for £27 and rest assured you'll help somebody who needs it in a developing country -- and you won't get in trouble for forgetting to buy a pressie.
If these charity gift sites are already too mainstream for you, why not get hold of a couple of charity memberships? Give your organic-obsessed friend Soil Association membership. RSPCA membership is perfect for a cat-loving mum, WWF membership would be good for anyone (is there anyone who doesn't care about nature at all?) and if there's a teenager in your family who seems ready to embrace more than binge-drinking, a Greenpeace donation might go down well.
Make a homemade card (you still have a few hours) and write what the present is, plus any other useful details such as membership number etc. If a certificate, membership document, picture or other welcome pack staples are supposed to come with your internet-charity-purchase, just blame it on Royal Mail.
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