In most towns and cities, you’ll be hard-pressed to find any retailer with open doors on Christmas day, mainly due to legalities. However, a selection of petrol stations up and down the country, in a bid to assist those in need, roll up the shutters for a few hours on December 25th.
Thankfully, we’re one step ahead of the game this Christmas, even if you aren’t. This article will detail the variety of top-quality gifts you can pick up from your local garage, guaranteeing that you won’t look like the Grinch himself.
A tin of biscuits
The crème de la crème of petrol station ‘prezzies’ and a fan-favourite amongst late Christmas gift buyers around the country, a tin of biscuits is enough to woo any friend or relative. If you’re lucky, you might even get a box of shortbread that has been specially packaged just for the festive season – ideal for you post-Christmas dinner cup of tea.
Road map
In this day and age, with the copious amounts of all singing all dancing apps available on iPhone and Android, one would be quick to conclude that the need for a 1000:1 OS map is no longer. However, in recent times we have seen various bad weather storms strike the UK, leaving cars stranded, with no mobile signal. A map in the glovebox might seem very ‘1992’ however, it could be an invaluable gift.
A crossword puzzle
As we’ve previously mentioned, everything we use to entertain ourselves in 2019 is done through the medium of the smartphone. Lengthy train journeys and flights, however, often result in us losing signal, or even worse, our poor, depleting battery life. That said, hours of entertainment can be found in a crossword puzzle.
Travel pillow
Whether it be in the car (as a passenger obviously), on a plane, or on a train, at the forefront of everyone’s mind is comfort. Getting that much needed period of shut eye can make or break a journey, especially on a long-haul flight which is genuinely taxing on the body.
The fold down table to the front or window to your side doesn’t quite replicate the relaxed output exuded by a memory foam pill but, a travel pillow, complete with an eye mask can come pretty close!
A CD
Undoubtedly, your local services will play home to a CD rack that stocks a plethora of albums from 2004. It is highly unlikely that you’ll ever get a new disc in this section, but why not treat your family to Will Young, Alanis Morissette, or Lemar?
And the pièce de résistance…
In years gone by, it has become a common perception that a bag of coal is only for the naughty kids who haven’t behaved this year. However, with rising fuel costs, any homeowner with a roaring fire would be more than welcoming of a big bag of coal!
We aren’t suggesting that you should depend on our list but, if it comes to it on Christmas morning, it’s here to help!
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