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Christmas treats for less than a tenner: Lucia van der Post asks a talented cast to use their ingenuity in finding appealing presents

Post van der, Lucia, Ings-Chambers, Edwina, Stevenson, Alexander

1997

Overview

Marks and Spencer is always a good source - it is selling a terracotta pot filled with narcissi or amaryllis. The Conran Shop, 81 Fulham Road, London SW3, has coloured glass tumblers at £2.95, glass candlesticks at £4.95, coloured glass flower pots at £2.95, or coloured cotton napkins for £1.75. At Manguette, 40 Gordon Place, London W8, there are delicious rock-shaped soaps, for £9.95, at Next, splendid notebooks for the same price, while Johnny Loves Rosie hair slides are £8.95, and Aromatherapy of Roma candles (available from Space NK apothecary shops) are just £7.95. Here, on the rest of the page, are what our guinea pigs chose. Zeev Aram, founder and owner of Aram Designs \"I would like a good bottle of cold-pressed first pressing extra virgin olive oil because it is very enjoyable while it lasts, you are not stuck with it forever like a sweater or a tie, and it is good for you and your health. Try a simple Olio Sasso from Camisa in Old Compton Street, or half a litre of Il Pad-rone from Carluccio's in Covent Garden. Don't use it for cooking, keep it for salad.\"

• Publisher: The Financial Times Limited
• Subject: Anniversaries & dates / Costs & prices / Fashion designers / Products & product use / Retailers General, Retailers-Chain Stores