Are you constantly forgetting that relatives or friends birthday? And trying to rustle together a present of either unwanted things you have around the house, or even making a quick dash to the shopping Centre. Thankfully those days should have passed and you can now get last minute gifts and deals in London and surrounding areas, from the safety of your armchair at home, armed with just a laptop.

There has been many websites In fact most things are changing these days, remember the days of just getting the more traditional vouchers that you would get in a card from the elderly relative at Christmas. Well gift vouchers needn’t be boring anymore there is plenty of exiting advanced versions available. There are store specific still available online such as iTunes gift cards, which are available for anything from applications to downloading music. Or clothing vouchers for ASOS or any of the other online major fashion retailors.

Groupon are a prime example of offering daily deals and discounts on a variety of different things, from the most interesting gift ideas, to the trips away. Which can be the most perfect gift for anyone at last minute, as all you do is purchase and print off. With the voucher, you can also slip it in alongside card, but this time it will be for something cool and modern, such as a makeover or even a trip go-karting. Plus having vouchers it will mean they should have an expiration date so the recipient can claim this wonderful gift whenever they like.

Also the v3 gift cards are a new way forward for the gift card. You can load cash onto this and it is treated as a temporary visa debit card, so that you can shop online anywhere so that accepts visa card. This is a fantastic twist to the traditional way of receiving a gift voucher.

It frees up where you can purchase the gifts (providing they accept visa, which everywhere pretty much does) and means that choosing the actual gift is up to them. Once you are coming to the end of the year both Groupon and v3 offer the perfect gift for Christmas, ever giving you as much choice as you like or even just giving the gift card. This is the way forward. Not even just at the end of the year these are available all year. Birthdays, weddings, christenings there is something for everyone.