Top 10: Gifts under £50

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Gin or beer brewing kit

It can be easy to come home from work, get into your PJs and sit down to watch Bake Off. Instead, why not pick up a new hobby? Hear us out now, post-Christmas we're all going to be trying to lose a few pounds as the encroaching darkness of winter sets in. Sounds depressing, right? Exactly.

Why not get the gift of not sitting around watching Christmas telly with a Beer or Gin making kit? Firebox's The Artisan Gin Maker's Kit retails for around £30, while the Brewdog Elvis Juice Beer Making Kit sits at about £40. The kit comes with almost everything you need to brew a gallon of Brewdog's Elvis Juice, their popular citrusy beer, and the gin kit just requires you to find yourself a bottle of vodka (as super cheap or extravagant as you like. The box contains everything else you need – juniper berries, botanical mix, apparatus and a hefty artisan bottle.

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Tile Pro

The Tile Pro is the perfect present for the scatterbrain in your life. This small and simple Bluetooth tracker will put an end to those mornings chasing your kids to leave the house on time while you help them look for their lost keys, bags etc. The companion app helps you find whatever the device is attached to and if you lose your phone, you can ring it using the Tile. Clever, right?

Every running Tile app tracks Tiles around it too, so if you lose both then you can call upon your fellow Tile users to help you find it. With a Bluetooth range of 90m, a replaceable battery which lasts around 12 months and a one-year warranty - it deservedly won our best Gift Under £50 at the Honest John Kit product awards back in May, too.

>> Read our full review

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Soundcore Life 2

We'd argue that the Anker Soundcore Life 2 are one of the best pairs of over-ear, wireless headphones you can buy for under £100. In fact, they're less than £50 at the time of writing. A lot of the time, especially with audio kit, you're paying for the brand. And that's why the relatively unknown Soundcore are such good value. 

With the Life 2, you get what you pay for - if not more. They're comfortable and lightweight, in addition to offering ANC, a long battery life and a rich sound quality. They can't compete with brands like Bose, but with a price difference of over £150, we think these are a much better value option - especially if you're new to the world of noise-cancelling headphones. They're also often discounted on sites like Amazon. Bonus.

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Edison Bulb Light Garland

Create lovely illumination in the garden with this warm white light bulb garland using LED's to create a filament effect in a mixture of bulb styles. Each garland has seven solar-powered bulbs so there are no limits to where the garland can be placed.

The string of lights are perfect to hang along a gazebo or trellis. The cluster lights were made to hang from a parasol to decorate outdoor dining or make an unusual indoor feature these lights are not solar but battery-powered which are supplied with the set.

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Personalised Book Just Of You

From the top films released during the year you were born to the greatest invention from the decade of your birth, this 60-page book will tell the story of what was happening in the world when you were born. This book offers a totally unique gifting opportunity for gift-givers and is sure to be a treasured keepsake.

Small print: The Luxury Hard Back cover book is delivered in a lidded gift box, but the Soft Back cover book comes without a gift box.