An employee in the toy section of the Galeries Lafayette department store arranges a display near a Christmas tree in preparation for holiday season gift shopping in Paris November 17, 2011.
An employee in the toy section of the Galeries Lafayette department store arranges a display near a Christmas tree in preparation for holiday season gift shopping in Paris November 17, 2011. Reuters/Charles Platiau

Gift giving this Christmas 2014 is not just limited to our friends and loved ones. It extends to people that we don't really know well enough, but are acquainted with. To avoid giving awkward and inappropriate presents to them, check out the list below featuring the Top 5 best Christmas 2014 gifts for acquaintances.

According to Allure Magazine, giving food such as chocolates, cookies, cupcakes, etc. is always a welcome gift. It is also a fool-proof one that is guaranteed to be a hit among your acquaintances. Books are also good, but are trickier, so it's best to stick to classics. Fragrance collections are great to give as gifts because it offers them a choice of scents. Check out the list below to see other gift suggestions for acquaintances.

Top 5 Best Christmas 2014 Gifts For Acquaintances:

1. Mast Brothers Origin Collection Chocolate -

It comes in the Origin Collection (Belize, Brooklyn Blend, Dominican Republic, Madagascar, Papua New Guinea) and the Artisan Collection (Almond, Cacao Nib, Maple, Sea Salt and Stumptown Coffee).

2. Valerie Confections Liquid Caramels & Bittersweet Truffles ($46.00) -

This delicious treat contains 10 pieces of smooth 72% bittersweet chocolate ganache in a dark chocolate dome and 10 pieces of liquid caramel in a dark Valrhona chocolate shell. It is beautifully packed in an ivory box and tied with brown silk ribbon.

3. The Meadow Gourmet Sea Salt Starter Sets -

This is perfect for the budding chefs or just the gourmet food aficionado. The salts come in pretty bottles with cork stoppers.

4. Penguin Hardcover Classics -

Hardcover editions of classic novels with beautiful covers designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith. It includes the Jane Austen Collection ("Sense and Sensibility," "Emma," "Persuasion," "Mansfield Park," "Northanger Abbey" and "Pride and Prejudice"). Other classics such as "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas and Major Works of Charles Dickens are also available.

5. Penhaligon's Miniature Fragrance Collection For Ladies And Gentlemen -

The Penhaligon ladies collection contains 5ml bottles of Artemisia, Ellenisia, Lily of the Valley, and Malabah. The Penhaligon Gentlemen's collection contains 5ml bottles of Blenheim Bouquet, Endymion, Quercus and Sartorial.

These are the Top 5 best Christmas 2014 gifts for acquaintances. Keep reading International Business Times for more updates about Christmas 2014 and other news about shopping, companies, retail, luxury, beauty, fashion, health, finance, entertainment, sports, business, commerce, science and technology.

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