A warehouse burns down, a delivery firms goes bankrupt, a Royal Mail Sorting Office goes on strike, a retailer promises to deliver but, in reality, they never had them in stock are only a short list of the problems that can result in a gift going AWOL.
No matter what the reason or excuse for you being let down, you will probably feel guilty, even though it's not your fault. You probably think "It's not my fault, but it is my responsibility."
So, what can you do to make sure that the person who should have been the recipient of your gift doesn't go without a present on Christmas Day?
Amazon Gift Vouchers which you can send electronically or print off, depending on how you want to deal with it.
Also, how about a Wetherspoon gift voucher which they can exchange for meals and/or drinks?
There are also other retailers who offer electronic gift vouchers and All4One (and similar companies) offer physical or electronic gift vouchers that can take the place of the missing gift. And after the New Year you can get on to the retailer or delivery company who let you down to see how they intend to make things right for you.
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