Secret Santa gifts
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Secret Santa gifts
Has anyone got any good suggestions for a secret santa gift? I've recently started a new job so I don't really know everyone well enough to guage how easily offended they are so it would be best to keep it clean.
We're not being allocated people to buy gifts for either so it should be suitable for men and women. And cost under £5 (guess that's about $10).
I'm completely stuck. I've been browsing gift sites all through lunch and can't come up with anything.
We're not being allocated people to buy gifts for either so it should be suitable for men and women. And cost under £5 (guess that's about $10).
I'm completely stuck. I've been browsing gift sites all through lunch and can't come up with anything.
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A whistle?
I have found that bandannas always get used for something, but that doesn't seem right either.
I have found that bandannas always get used for something, but that doesn't seem right either.
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Wow! I wouldn't have been able to think of a thing. This is a nice list. Okay, chrisoff, pick up whichever one is handiest on your way home and cross another task off your list. Whew! Yay!emmline wrote:Package of organic coffee.
Attractive mug.
Box of chocolates.
Car ice scraper.
Screwdriver with interchangeable bits.
Small useful flashlight.
Booklight.
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Airline-size bottles of whiskey or whisky. I believe they are 5cl, a little over 1.5 ounces. It's only one drink, but I'd rather have a shot of good whiskey or whisky than another coffee mug.
For £5 you can probably get someone a damn fine drink.
For £5 you can probably get someone a damn fine drink.
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And yellow fringe
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Goes to prove that women seem to be better at having gift ideas than men.
The last time I did this, I gave a handwarmer. My limit was £5 and this thing was £3 or thereabouts. It is plastic and in the shape of a heart, and big enough to hold in your hand and warm it. Inside the plastic is a little metal clip. You click this clip and it triggers a crystalization process of the liquid in the plastic, which gives off heat as it crystallizes. When it's done you have to boil it so it goes soft again, and leave it to cool gently. It has allegedly a hundred uses. My daughter uses one as she waits for the school bus.
You get them from the toy shop. Small Lego boxes (for about a fiver) or Playmobil ditto will do for younger "Secret Santa" fodder. At a pinch they will do for some adults as well. For purchases of under a fiver, the toyshop is a good place to look.
The last time I did this, I gave a handwarmer. My limit was £5 and this thing was £3 or thereabouts. It is plastic and in the shape of a heart, and big enough to hold in your hand and warm it. Inside the plastic is a little metal clip. You click this clip and it triggers a crystalization process of the liquid in the plastic, which gives off heat as it crystallizes. When it's done you have to boil it so it goes soft again, and leave it to cool gently. It has allegedly a hundred uses. My daughter uses one as she waits for the school bus.
You get them from the toy shop. Small Lego boxes (for about a fiver) or Playmobil ditto will do for younger "Secret Santa" fodder. At a pinch they will do for some adults as well. For purchases of under a fiver, the toyshop is a good place to look.
Wizard needs whiskey, badly!
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Chocolates are a possibility, I think the rest are a bit too practical for something that's supposed to be a bit of fun. I'd like to get something a bit silly or unusual to be honest as most people will be well on their way to drunk when these are handed out.emmline wrote:Package of organic coffee.
Attractive mug.
Box of chocolates.
Car ice scraper.
Screwdriver with interchangeable bits.
Small useful flashlight.
Booklight.
A whistle is a good one. Could get a cheap one for a couple of quid but then there's no guarantee the recipient will have any interest in playing it and I also hesitate to give potentially loud and irritating (when in the wrong hands) things to drunk people as presents.
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Ooh, I like the lego idea. There's a toymaster across the road from here...Innocent Bystander wrote:Small Lego boxes (for about a fiver) or Playmobil ditto will do for younger "Secret Santa" fodder. At a pinch they will do for some adults as well. For purchases of under a fiver, the toyshop is a good place to look.
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