1. Buy Gifts Early (Or: Don’t Be 'That Person')

Procrastination is the true Grinch. If you leave your shopping until the 23rd, you will either buy something dreadful or you will invent a time machine. Neither option looks great on your CV.

Pro tip: choose at least one thoughtful BuzzPinky item (a bestseller, a nicely boxed gift set, or a stocking-friendly surprise). It reads to the recipient as: “I care about your happiness” and not “I panicked at Tesco.”

2. Prepare for Relatives (and Survive the Questions)

Expect queues. Expect questions. Expect someone to tell you the turkey has commitment issues. Your defence: calm breathing, a small glass of something festive, and an escape plan involving an embarrassing family story you can pass off as “nostalgia.”

After everyone leaves, reward yourself with a BuzzPinky pick that requires plugging in, charging, or anything that takes you away from the kitchen and into pleasant silence.

3. Choose Gifts That Won’t Get You Side-Eyed

You want a gift that’s cheeky enough to make them laugh but tasteful enough that they’ll keep talking to you afterwards. The rule is simple:

• Funny, not humiliating. If it could be used as evidence in a future family reunion speech, don’t buy it.
• Use the "Does it giggle?" test. If shaking it makes a suspiciously loud whoop noise, maybe that one’s for long-term partners only.
• Choose quality packaging. A nicely wrapped BuzzPinky gift reads as intent, not desperation.

Below are three crowd-pleasers:

4. Treat Yourself — You’ve Earned It

This year was long. That plant you tried to keep alive is now on indefinite leave. Treat yourself. We promise self-care with a blush, not a spreadsheet.

Little wins: hot chocolate, a cosy blanket and something from BuzzPinky that turns a “meh” evening into “actually wonderful.”

5. When Christmas Stress Peaks: Tactical Survival Tips

• Wrap a "decoy present" so your in-laws don’t watch you open everything at once.
• Always keep spare tape and scissors in the car. Christmas will test your macgyver skills.
• When in doubt, use humour: make everyone laugh and they’ll forget you forgot Aunt June’s pudding recipe.