The only time I like shopping is when I can do it in my boxers while I watch the Sunday night game, beer in hand. So until Best Buy changes their policy and lets me shop their TV department in my underwear with an open container, my only alternative is to do my shopping online. Which is fine with me.

Online shopping doesn't just save you from the traffic and crowds, it also opens up a world of gifts to choose from - giving you access to the hard-to-find, the rare, and the truly unique and unusual. Gifts that will be remembered. Gifts that'll impress. (And being impressive from the comfort of my couch is what I live for.)

Here's a list of 21 sites (in no particular order) where you can buy impressive and memorable gifts for everyone on your list. So get comfortable, put the game on, and get your shopping done.

Think Geek - www.thinkgeek.com
Type of Gifts: Anything that computes, lights, flashes, beeps, talks, etc.
Best For: The guy at the office who fixes your computer. Or your 12 year-old nephew.
Sample Items: Light Cube, Electronic Emoticon Car Display, Doomsday Device Keychain.
Site Navigation: With thousands on items to choose from, the site offers top categories broken down into easy-to-locate subcategories. Also offers a Gift Finder.

Red Envelope - www.redenvelope.com
Type of Gifts: Sophisticated accessories, clothes, jewelry, bar ware, home decor.
Best For: Someone who has a sense of style and taste. And expects you do too.
Sample Items: Men's Valet, Looped Candlesticks, Silver Plated, Engrave-able Wine Stoppers.
Site Navigation: Search by Occasion, Recipient, or specific shops.

Spoon Sisters - www.spoonsisters.com
Type of Gifts: Inexpensive and unusual gifts, gadgets, books, party supplies.
Best For: People who have an appreciation for the wacky.
Sample Items: 45 record insert cuff links, Growing Message Bean, Pick Your Nose cups.
Site Navigation: Broken down into over two dozen categories, including: What's New, Holiday, Office, Party Accessories, Sale, etc.

Uncommon Goods - www.uncommongoods.com
Type of Gifts: Uncommon goods.
Best For: The person who has everything. Yet still needs something.
Sample Items: Duct Tape Wallet, Saucy Tampon Cases, LP Snack Tray.
Site Navigation: Main categories of Home Decor, Dining, Desktop, Jewelry, Accessories, Collections, Occasions, and Gifts broken down into sub categories.

Ruby Lane - www.rubylane.com
Type of Gifts: A conglomeration of hundreds of independent shops featuring antiques and collectibles for sale and auction.
Best For: The obsessed collector who is looking for that one special piece.
Sample Items: Vintage Trav-L-Bar, 1930's Marine Band Harmonica, Sterling Silver Multi-Gemstone Bracelet and Pendant.
Site Navigation: A directory broken down into Antiques, Collectibles, Fine Art and Jewelry, each with subdirectories, should steer you where you want to go. Tons of featured shops as well.

Bud Plant - www.budplant.com
Type of Gifts: Hard-to-find art books, comics, erotic art, graphic novels, photography and more.
Best For: The bibliophile, art enthusiast and comic book fan. And the guy who'd like to be able to keep his erotica on the coffee table.
Sample Items: Jazz Age Beauties, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, The Shadow Vol 12: Serpents of Siva/ The Magigals Mystery.
Site Navigation: Dozens of categories, with easy to navigate subcategories make it easy to find what you need among the thousands of choices.

Wolfgang's Vault - www.wolfgangsvault.comm
Type of Gifts: Music memorabilia, including: vintage tickets, pins, stickers, books, photography, clothes and stuff for the home.
Best For: The aging rocker or music fanatic.
Sample Items: Vintage Shirt from 1979 Santana concert, Ticket from the 1965 Righteous Brothers concert in Honolulu, Backstage pass to Lollapalooza 1992.
Site Navigation: Can browse by performer or item.

World Wine Boutique - www.worldwineboutique.com
Type of Gifts: Wines and gifts from boutique wineries around the world.
Best For: Wine lovers who want something they may not find in stores.
Sample Items: Wayne Gretzky Estates No. 99 Unoaked Chardonnay Ontario 2006, Highbank Red Blend Basket Pressed Coonawarra 2001, Lindhorst MAX's Shiraz Coastal Region 2003.
Site Navigation: Search by variety, region, price, or winery
*BONUS: Get 10% your next order from this site. Enter coupon code: WWB103BG when checking out.

The Succulent Wife - www.thesucculentwife.com
Type of Gifts: Art items created by women artists, along with a selection of other gifts and games.
Best For: The woman who has a certain "flair".
Sample Items: Handmade Retro Electro Apron, Set of 2 Etched Pin-Up Girl Pint Glasses, Cosmic Coasters.
Site Navigation: Shop by artist, category, occasion, price, What's Hot, Deal of the Moment, and Favorites.

Etsy - www.etsy.com
Type of Gifts: All handmade items. Some are one of a kind.
Best For: Anyone that appreciates the care and time it takes to make something from scratch.
Sample Items: QWERTY Bifold Wallet, Mountain Blue Serving Bowl, Handmade Genuine White Deer Antler Wall Hook
Site Navigation: Takes some getting used to, but if you have something in mind, the Search function helps.

SportsMemorabilia.com - www.sportsmemorabilia.com
Type of Gifts: If an athlete signed it, they've got it.
Best For: Sports nuts, ex jocks, memorabilia junkies.
Sample Items: 2007 New England Patriots Autographed Helmet, Peyton Manning Autographed Jersey, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Autographed Simpson Helmet.
Site Navigation: Search by league, team, athlete or item.

Excitations - www.excitations.com
Type of Gifts: Extraordinary experiences.
Best For: Thrillseekers and adrenaline junkies who prefer living life to owning material things.
Sample Items: Great White Shark Dive, Secret Agent Driving Experience, Fighter Pilot Experience.
Site Navigation: Categories like Blue Sky, Take the Wheel, Wet and Wild, as well as Green Gifts and Choice Packages guide you to the perfect gift for your particular adventurer. Also has a Gift Finder function.

Perpetual Kid - www.perpetualkid.com
Type of Gifts: Stuff for your office, home, kids and pets that ranges from the unique to the creative to the downright silly.
Best For: Anyone with an overactive inner child.
Sample Items: The Ex Voodoo Knife Set, Beer Belly Belt, Hillary Nutcracker.
Site Navigation: Find what you need from categories like Cocktail Lounge, Cool Car Crap, Shocking!, Office Toys, Things That Shoot.

Wrapables - www.wrapables.com
Type of Gifts: Unique items for the home and office.
Best For: The new grad or homeowner, or hostess gifts.
Sample Items: "Chicks Dig You" Cereal Bowl, Saint & Sinner Wine Stoppers, Squished Animal CD Holder
Site Navigation: Can search by type of gift or type of recipient.

Sundog Company - www.sundogcompany.com
Type of Gifts: Lots of stuff for indoors and out featuring animals.
Best For: Animal and nature lovers.
Sample Items: Silly Hound Wine Holder, Geko Organizer, Nautical Compass Money Clip.
Site Navigation: Shop by occasion, product, recipient, or interest.

Moma Store - www.momastore.com
Type of Gifts: Products selected by the Museum of Modern Art
Best For: Those who appreciate fine art and design. Or someone you are looking to impress.
Sample Items: Black Lace Bowl, Ceramic New York Coffee Cup, Wooden
Music Orb.
Site Navigation: As clean and well thought out as the products.

Bluw - www.bluw.com
Type of Gifts: Anything wild and wacky.
Best For: Your crazy uncle who used to try to get you to pull his finger.
Sample Items: USB Powered Pole Dancer, Windup Fighting Granddads, Finger Drums.
Site Navigation: Find by Windups, Lifestyle, Novelty, or Gadgets.
*BONUS: Get 20% your next order from this site. Enter coupon code: 2589872 when checking out.

Amazing Clubs - www.amazingclubs.com
Type of Gifts: Monthly clubs (food, wine, flowers, cheesecake, hot sauce, fruit, etc.) for gifts that keep on giving. For three, six, or 12 months anyway.
Best For: Someone who is fanatical about food, wine, flowers, cheesecake, hot sauce, fruit, etc.
Sample Items: Beer Club, Chocolate Club, Coffee Club.
Site Navigation: Easy. All thirty clubs are listed right down the left nav bar.

iGourmet - www.igourmet.com
Type of Gifts: Fine food, cheese, wine, coffee, chocolates from around the world.
Best For: Gourmands, amateur chefs, and foodies.
Sample Items: International Classic Gift Basket, Olio Carli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Ovidias Belgian Chocolates.
Site Navigation: Easy to search by department, gift baskets, or individual types of food.

GiftCertificates.com - www.giftcertificates.com
Type of Gifts: Gift certificates and cards from favorite retailers.
Best For: The person who always returns whatever you get them.
Sample Items: SuperCertificate (exchangeable for gift cards from hundreds of stores, spas, restaurants, theaters, and hotels.), Gift Card Bundles, e-Gift Cards.
Site Navigation: Select who you are shopping for and get a selection of options.

And if you still can't find something, head to
Gifts.com - www.gifts.com
Type of Gifts: Anything and everything from everywhere.
Best For: The gift giver who can't think of anything.
Sample Items: Name it, they've got a link to it.
Site Navigation: Search by recipient, personality, occasion, or a number of categories.