Last-minute holiday wonders

The festive season brings both joy and stress. There are plenty of opportunities for celebrating, 

but it can be bewildering finding perfect presents for your loved ones. Take a look and you might 

find what you’re searching for at the last minute.

 

CENTRAL

Everything under the theme of “colourful Christmas party” is being displayed at Central 

Department Stores. You will enjoy diving to the sea of lovely decorative items – snowmen, 

Christmas trees, reindeer and Santa Claus – to create a homey and lively atmosphere.

Perfect to adorn the tree, there are snowmen lights, music boxes, glittering wreaths, Santa Claus 

dolls in different designs, ornaments, fancy masks, socks in several shapes and animal sculptures. 

Most of them come in green, red, white, gold and silver and start at Bt75. 

 

MARKS & SPENCER

Marks & Spencer is a good option for anyone fascinated by the British lifestyle. It’s offering hampers stocked with fragrant products and healthy snacks for teatime. Redolent with the scent of peach and almond, fresh aloe vera and lavender, an aromatic basket includes hand & nail creams, body lotions, shower creams and hand wash. The prices range from Bt795 to Bt1,795. 

Health-conscious people will love the snacks like milk chocolate digestive biscuits, sugar free 

strawberry and almond cereal, blueberry puffs, mini wafer curls, butter Belgian waffle, cafe gold 

decaffeinated and sugar free butterscotch. They range in price from Bt995 to Bt4,995. 

Marks & Spencer’s goodies are available at Central.                       

 

MUJI

Simple but smart designs catch the eye of shoppers who want to jazz up their home or office for 

the festive season. The latest in Japanese home decor includes tea and coffee makers, aromatic candles, snowman velvet saucers, scatter cushions in giraffe and elephant shapes, 2013 organisers, 

alarm clocks, Christmas tree wall hangers, waterproof speakers for the smart phone, acrylic reindeer and crocheted wine holders.

In the boutique corner are notebook bags, casual leather shoes, backpacks, luggage and tote 

bags.               

Muji has branches at Central Department Stores. 

 

LOFT

Loft offers gifts from around the world for your friends and loved ones. “The world of ultimate 

gifts 2013” covers home decor, stationery, tableware, IT gadgets and fashion accessories.

The highlights include adorable Christmas pop-up cards, miniature vintage cars, tea strainers in 

candy cane shapes from the US, bone china mugs from Britain, solar powered lamps from France, 

Christmas snow globes and lovely music boxes from Japan, and battery chargers for the iPhone 

from Taiwan. 

Loft has branches at Siam Discovery, Paradise Park and Chamchuri Square.

 

IKEA

Products from Ikea made just for the winter holidays include many red and white items, ranging from gift wrappers, candles and tableware to hanging decorations and lights.

With the environment in mind, Ikea offers live Christmas trees in two sizes that can be exchanged after the holidays for a gift certificate. The trees will be mulched for fertiliser. 

Margareta fabric bearing giant images of spruce trees adorned with gift bags is great for creating advent calendars. 

Other best sellers are Julmys Christmas tree, with decorative stickers, angelic Julfint napkin holders, Skack dinnerware in snowflake patterns, and built-in LED lights in different shapes. 

For more details, visit www.IKEA.co.th

 

BE TREND

Until January 2, the idea-sparking store Be Trend is hosting a gift fair with a variety of merchandise from both home and abroad. 

The concept is “Gifts for all, all for gifts”, and the shelves are piled with teddy bears, tabletop Christmas trees, snowman coffee cups, reindeer dolls, Nutcracker dolls, Orgel musical boxes, duck-printed bags, ceramic tea sets, sugar rings, colourful iPad cases, flash drives in several designs, headphones and more. 

Be Trend has branches at The Mall, Emporium and Siam Paragon.