December 2007

We all know the feeling. Christmas is almost here, you’ve been spending most of your working day trying to decide what to buy for a loved one and the Managing Director has just sent round the email telling you that the Christmas Party is going to be the biggest and best shindig ever. No sooner have you started planning your party exit strategy, than the scariest message of them all arrives – the one with the subject line ‘Secret Santa’.

Being someone’s Secret Santa is never an easy task – do you attempt to be witty by reminding them of some embarrassing moment from the preceding eleven months, or buy them something they might actually enjoy or could put to good use? When the moment of truth arrives, you know that whatever you buy, your identity won’t remain hidden for long.

So instead of a ‘comedy’ hat, which can never be worn in public, or a pair of truly hideous glasses for the person with 20:20 vision, why not do something special for a hard working colleague. Treat them to a chocolate gift they can really savour. By entering the Hotel Chocolat Secret Santa competition at http://www.hotelchocolat.co.uk/

The winner will receive a box of quality chocolates courtesy of the UK luxury chocolate maker, which is guaranteed to put a smile on the face of office workers everywhere….