Best Last Minute Gift Ideas For Him, Her and Teens

Running out of time or has time already run out? Special occasions seem to come up so fast that before we know it there's little time to get out to the shops and browse gifts for our loved ones or even have time to order for guaranteed delivery before the big day - but don't despair. Here are some of the best last minute gift ideas that will definitely not cause your loved ones to feel hard done by! They will never know how easily and quickly you found the perfect gift for them.

You'll find several options here for last minute gifts including magazine subscriptions suitable for any member of the family, amazon gift cards delivered by email, Kindle book downloads, iTunes gift cards and MP3 and Video game downloads. Nearly all of these are instantly deliverable, so when time is short they are very convenient gifts to give as well as being highly desired.

What would we do without the Amazon gift card as a trusty fall back last minute gift? The joy of Amazon is that just about any product you can imagine is available on the site, from games, DVD's and electronics to home wear, clothes and jewelry. I challenge anyone not to find a heap of things they would love from this website!

If you're seriously out of time and can't wait for a gift card to be delivered by post, then have the voucher delivered by email, posted to their Facebook wall or print it out at home yourself. If you follow the link below, just after the card denominations you'll see the options for email and print at home vouchers - these are the ones you want. Just choose the amount you want to give (up to $5,000) add the recipients email address (if sending via email) and add your message - it really is that simple.

Buy an Amazon Gift Card

For those that love to read and have a Kindle or other e-reading device such as an iPad, iPhone or Blackberry, the Kindle voucher is an excellent choice of last minute gift. Just follow the link below, click on one of the email, Facebook or print at home options, browse through the various gift card options and select the Kindle one. It's that easy!

Click Here for Kindle Gift Vouchers

In my opinion, one of the best last minute gifts you can give is a yearly magazine subscription (my husband absolutely loves his!). These are exceptionally well priced with massive discounts available on all subscriptions, and with such a huge amount of choice available, it's easy to find just the right magazine to match your loved ones interests. Perfect for him, her, Moms, Dads, Grandparents and even teens and children, the magazine subscription is a gift that is not just for for one day, it gives throughout the year.

Most women have several magazines that they read regularly, whether it's the classic women's magazines or ones that focus on their hobbies and interests, magazines and women just go together.

Buying a magazine subscription as a last minute gift is an especially good solution for those female family members that are hard to buy for (and already have everything!) such as Moms, Aunts, Sisters and Grandmothers. Have a little think about the things she loves to do or magazines that you regularly see on her table and with out much effort you can find the perfect magazine subscription to suit her personality.

What does the man in your life love? Sports, hunting, motorbikes, gaming, technology, science or something else? There are magazine subscriptions available in all of these categories plus many more.

As you can see from the example below you actually get an amazing discount by buying a magazine subscription rather than going to your local vendor every week or month. You are also guaranteed of getting the magazine you love delivered right to your door, rather than finding that the store has run out when you get there.

Teen boys and young men are the members of the family that can usually be found with a game controller stuck to their hands in their free time - you know the ones I'm talking about right? If you've got a gamer in your family and you've run out of time to get them a gift, then buying them a subscription to their favorite gaming magazine will go down a treat. 

All you need to do is identify which gaming system they have and buy the appropriate magazine. Do they have an Xbox, Playstation 3, Wii or are they into PC gaming? Whatever their preference there are many magazines to choose from and they'll never know it was a last minute gift.

Most teen girls just love their magazines - they want to know how to look good, how to feel good and how to manage their relationships and that's just what they get from teen magazines (plus some other things we would rather wish they didn't, but there you go).

The special teen girl in your life is going to love a magazine subscription that's just right for her age. A great last minute gift idea for Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles and Godparents to give - she'll love it!

You can't go wrong with an iTunes gift card as a last minute gift for anyone in your family or circle of friends who has some kind of Apple device (and who doesn't nowadays?). iTunes vouchers can be used to download music, movies, games, TV shows, audio books and more from the iStore.

Definitely one of the best last minute gifts for teens of either gender and those that love entertainment on the go.

The joy of buying MP3 album downloads is that you can burn them directly onto CD for your loved one and they are so much cheaper than buying CD's from a store. If you have a little more time to spare you don't have to buy albums, you can buy individual songs and make a compilation CD (or two) of all their favorite music.

This creates a highly personalized and meaningful gift that doesn't cost much at all. My daughter did this for me one year and I thought it was a lovely gift - your loved one will too.

You'll find many of the latest video games available for download from Amazon and it's so easy to do. The particular game featured here, was rated best game of the year and is available for download to a PC, Xbox, Mac or Nintendo DS.

When you click on a game description you will see listed the devices the game can be played on whether it's Xbox, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii, DS or PC. Just choose the option that matches the console or system that the person you are buying for has, add to cart, pay and you will then be given instructions and a product key to download the product. (If the game is not going to be played on your own game console then just give the instructions and product key to the one receiving the gift).