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A useful and handy gift for anyone, especially at Christmas. So what do you need to think about when choosing a hot water bottle gift? It's not a lot, but enough consideration put behind the choice of which one to buy will mean that it'll get used rather than left under the bed.
First up, countries such as the UK actually have a safety standard that all hot water bottles need to meet. So make sure, in the case of the UK, that the hot water bottle has the most recent British Standard mark - BS 1970.
It's best to give a hot water bottle to people who have said to you before that they get cold at night in bed, or in the living room. Elderly family members can benefit from the extra heat that a hot water bottle can provide as their bodies are often less capable of generating their own heat compared to younger people.
And thinking about the cold even more on this tip - if you're living in a part of the world that's going through a particularly cold winter, anyone can benefit from the gift of a hot water bottle. People often underestimate how cold they can get when snow comes in unexpectedly and a hot water bottle offers an instant injection of heat once filled and can mean the difference between getting ill from the cold or not.
Friends and family members who frequently complain of repetitive strain injuries or sporting injuries would certainly make use of a hot water bottle. As a way of treating strained muscles and joints with heat, hot water bottles offer a simple and easy to use solution. This is a definite instance where you'd know that your gift would be put to good use rather than being left in a wardrobe somewhere, forgotten.
In closing, the main thing you need to consider when buying a hot water bottle as a gift is to make sure that the cover that goes with is one that fits in with the personal tastes of the person you'll be giving it to. Some people really like humorous designs while others would prefer more toned down simple designs involving hearts or even dogs.
