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The Sunday Telegraph Christmas Gift Collection in association with Scotts of Stow is a classy little pull-out which should delight even the most upper crust Telegraph reader – unless they read the back page.

Friends will no doubt be pleased with Father Christmas when they unwrap their “Pet’s Luxury Towel” or “Coat of Arms Paperweight” – all available through the catalogue.

However, some of the more polite Telegraph readership might choke on their respective mince pies were they to unwrap the catalogue’s Reindeer and Snowman Droppings.

Apparently the mint and chocolate sweets “taste much more delicious than they sound”. The Diary does not doubt it.