Can you do all your Christmas shopping on line in one hour?

YOU’VE left it late, the shops are crammed and you can’t face that last dash around the crowded high street in the cold. The deadline for Royal Mail parcels passed last week. So is it too late to buy all your presents on line and have them delivered in time for Christmas? The news is good - on-line retail sites are well geared-up for last-minute shoppers, and there is still an amazing selection of gifts for all the family. As long as you are prepared to fork out that little bit extra for courier delivery, it should still be possible to make sure everyone in the family has a happy Christmas - and pretend you were well-organised all along! Happy shopping.

00.00: Buy Dad a title, not a tie: If your father has always wanted people to treat him with a little more respect, you could make him a "laird" for as little as £40. By going to the scottishhighlandtitles.com site, you can buy him a square foot of a Caithness estate, which means you legally have the title of laird - or landowner. In return, you will be sent a deeds registration letter and map of the estate, where you can walk and fish at your leisure. You will also receive a car sticker to prove your aristo credentials. scottishhighlandtitles.com says if orders are in by 19 December, they should reach you in time for Christmas.

10 minutes: Pampering day for Mum: Lastminute.com has done an exclusive deal with a nationwide network of beauty spas to come up with a pampering voucher which can be redeemed anywhere in the country. At £89.95 for a Monday to Thursday or £99.95 for a voucher you can use at weekends, this is the chance for mum to enjoy "a world of total relaxation and pure bliss". The final date recommended for postal orders was yesterday, but by paying £7.50 for a next-day courier service, you can ensure the voucher arrives in time, provided you order on line before noon on Wednesday.

20 minutes: Pashmina for Auntie Kate: You can’t go wrong with a cashmere and silk pashmina and johnlewis.com has a gorgeous one for £75. Monday is the deadline for Christmas orders from johnlewis.com Express delivery costs £6.95, but it is free if you order gifts costing more than £150.

28 minutes: Chocolate weekend for best friend Sharon: Thorntons ( www.thorntons.com has teamed up with a chain of country-house hotels to offer specially themed chocolate holidays. Guests enjoy a whole weekend of chocolate-themed activities, guided by Thorntons’ chief chocolatier, Barry Colenso, making their own chocolates, enjoying blind tastings, dancing off the calories, and then going to bed with hot chocolate.

The ultimate chocoholics present costs £155, but there are a range of on-line goodies from chocolate reindeer to classic boxes of continental. Thorntons takes orders until 22 December.

Courier day delivery costs £5.99.

35 minutes: Thorntons Continental Selection for Auntie Mary: 400g of Continental chocolates, £10

37 minutes: A pig in Honduras for Uncle Donald: For the man who has everything, or who doesn’t hold with the rampant materialism of Christmas, the charity Worldvision has come up with a range of alternative, altruistic Christmas gifts at www.greatgifts.org - for £37, you can become the "owner" of a pig which will help people in Honduras to start a family business. Worldvision says you can order from its site until 2pm on 21 December.

46 minutes: Girl’s toy bikes for nieces Emma and Ellena: Toyshops can start looking a bit sparse round about now, when a lot of the most popular toys start selling out. Although some items are out of stock, you can still order from toysrus.co.uk until 11pm tomorrow.

54 minutes: Vortex howler for son Billy: Specialist site www.Iwantoneofthose.com has all sorts of inventive suggestions for gifts. For £12.99, you can have a Vortex howler, a missile-shaped toy which makes a loud screeching noise as you throw it. Courier delivery costs £5.95.

Your hour is up and you’ve done it - but beware the extra delivery charges mounting up. Expect to pay £5-£7 each time. Most high street stores have good websites featuring food, wine and gifts. M&S is taking orders until Tuesday, while Tesco will take orders until 23 December.