Despite how the cost of things makes it easier to buy what you really want one of the dilemmas of the modern world is that there is so much choice, even these days when the credit crunch is making everyone more cost conscious.

You see when you have 10 items to choose from, all as good as each other, it’s at least 10 times as hard to pick one. Factor in price and that’s an added layer of complication.

For big kids of all ages who want a remote control helicopter there’s a very wide choice these days. Actually, prices start under 20 pounds if you just want something that’s a bit of fun to play with and easy to fly.

Many people feel the best choice and value right now is provided by the Picooz range. Silverlit seem to know how to make fun, cheap radio control helicopters and their range is very wide and constantly growing.

More important than just a good range and a low price is that they’re just plain fun! Give one to a boy – or a man – and watch how they pretend to be ace pilots! You won’t see them for hours because they’ll be so absorbed in ‘flying’ the helicopter.

Best of all, they’re so lightweight they don’t have the heavy crash landings that you gt with real’ radio control helicopters. So they don’t normally sustain damage the way the big toys do. In other words once you’ve bought one, it should last you a long, long time. Important in today’s economic climate.

So if you’re looking for a fun gift for someone who’s hard to please, don’t overlook the humble radio control helicopter

You’ll find that the value for money, ease of use and sheer fun is hard to beat. Couple that with a wow factor when you see one actually flying – and knowning that you control it – and you can see why so many people buy this miniature marvels of modern toy-making.

Scraping a metal blade is one of those activities that men have to put up with, rather than enjoy. And for hundreds of years a metal blade scraped across the face has been the way it was done.

Things have moved on since then, of course, and these days you can find new types of electric shavers that are very smooth. When you have less irritation on your skin, you feel better. You look better too.

And for most of us, there’s nothing nicer than the feeling of a really close shave, after you’ve shaved. While shaving itself may not be fun, the feeling afterwards is generally a pleasant thing. Unfortunately, traditionally electric shavers have not given as good a shave as the old-fashioned ‘wet shave’.

Several different ranges of shavers exist, like the Philips RQ1051 Arcitec Rotary Shaver, which has an ergonomic and slim body. Using Flex and Pivot it provides a perfectly close shave, even on the neck area. Traditionally, as most men will know, that’s one of the harder areas to shave properly.

It also has stainless steel blades to lift the hair to shave. The benefit of a system like that is that you end up shaving below skin level – talk about a close shave!

Of course the RQ1051 isn’t the only electric shaver that offers a close shave. For example the HS8060 offers shaving with a built-in moisturising system. There is an almost bewildering array on offer in every department store.

In some cases it pays you to research as much as you can online before making a decision, because you’re not usually allowed to try them out and return them. For hygiene reasons that’s a very good thing. After all, would you want the one that somebody else had returned the day before?