Lighters

Who gets which one

The pocket version is the classic for a stag do or a mate's birthday. It slips into a gift bag next to some willy straws or a cheeky drinking bottle, and the whole thing costs you five minutes of thought. For a partner who lives at the grill all summer, pick the barbecue lighter. Its long neck keeps fingers well away from the charcoal, so this is the joke they'll actually use every weekend. Buying one for yourself is allowed too. Plenty of people just want something on the coffee table that starts a conversation.

Colour changes the joke

The flesh-toned Taloka model looks surprisingly realistic, which makes it funnier among close friends and a bit bolder for the office. Fuchsia and gold read as plainly silly, so they're the safer choice for a secret Santa where you don't know everyone well. Treat any of them as a normal working lighter. Keep it out of children's reach and away from hot surfaces. If you're putting together a hen party table, a handful of confetti and a novelty piggy bank fit the same mood.