Christmas leftovers
Why not buy your loved ones something unusual this year: like rhino poo. Auckland Zoo, in conjunction with its Wellington and Christchurch counterparts, will sell you African mammal faeces heat-treated (to remove the smell) and stamped in the shape of the animal of your choice (elephant, rhino and
so on).
Good for the garden, good for the roses, may flavour the strawberries just a tad.
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Gifts for the brainy
If ever you've been intrigued by the human form, astounded by the skeleton, confused by the physical nature of the human brain, this is the site for you.
Buy a model of a human brain for $400 or a jelly mould in the shape of a frontal lobe for $20. The perfect gift website for the medic in the family, or for the faintly curious.
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Top of the trade
You can buy the love of your life a 1971 MG roadster, 1800 cc, in British racing green with original wheels. It'll cost you only $7000 if you're quick. If you want second-hand/antique/unusual/exotic goods, look to Trade Me first, last and foremost.
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The sound of music
Music is the food of love, and at Christmas time it's also the snack of stocking fillers. Marbecks is an Auckland institution. You can wander into the shop and say "My father-in-law heard a song on the radio the other day ... something about 'the hedgehog cannot be bothered' ... Do you have it?" and they will know just what you're on about. The website isn't too different. Email feedback from those in the know is a wonderful thing to receive. Find out how from Marbecks.
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Feast for couch potato
Movies. Hollywood. Swimming pools, movie stars. What better way to use technology than to stay in at night and watch the best Hollywood has on offer. Fatso means never having to leave your couch. Now if only they delivered pizza as well.
