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Jasper92
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I've been roped into doing not one but two of these fiendish social niceties. One of them is among work colleagues in my office (£5); the other is with a group of friends who meet up each week to do a pub quiz (£10).
The latter is sorted, but I'm stuck for what to get my work colleague. I don't know anything about her and I've never spoken to her, except that I know she is a 20-something female. For a fiver, I want something functional and useful, but not creepy or tacky. My top five choices at the minute are (in no particular order):
Giant Thorntons hollow chocolate Santa
Wall clock
Desk ornament (Newton's cradle/desk lamp/Galileo thermometer)
A pen and notebook
A calendar
An accessory for a smartphone (which I assume she probably has).
I have seen all of the above in various stores for a up to £5 each. I don't want to give it too much thought but I'm failing at that. Any other suggestions or anyone agrees with some of the above examples? Thanks guys.
The latter is sorted, but I'm stuck for what to get my work colleague. I don't know anything about her and I've never spoken to her, except that I know she is a 20-something female. For a fiver, I want something functional and useful, but not creepy or tacky. My top five choices at the minute are (in no particular order):
Giant Thorntons hollow chocolate Santa
Wall clock
Desk ornament (Newton's cradle/desk lamp/Galileo thermometer)
A pen and notebook
A calendar
An accessory for a smartphone (which I assume she probably has).
I have seen all of the above in various stores for a up to £5 each. I don't want to give it too much thought but I'm failing at that. Any other suggestions or anyone agrees with some of the above examples? Thanks guys.
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1. Buy this
2. Film her reaction
3. ???????
4. Profit!
You do realise that they're not mandatory, don't you? Just remember what the kids of Grange Hill High School taught us, "just say no".
Something she can put pictures in in remembrance of the season?
just a few ideas
Toiletries are a very good idea, as are those wine charms off Amazon. Ideally though, it would be something that implies "I respect you as an acquaintance who happens to work on the same floor as me - albeit in a different department. Here is something smart and functional that isn't a complete waste of money"...instead of "Yo, check out what I got you thanks to reading through your Facebook profile. If you want my number, I'll happily break the rules and reveal who your secret Santa is!!"
See? Overthinking it again. I wish I had an "Off" switch, like some of those things I suggested earlier.
To grease the bicycle chain:D
A couple of scratch cards (£5)
Maybe the place to start would be talking to someone who DOES know a bit about her, or at least taking a non-creepy look around her work area cos she might have pictures of cats or something else you can apply to the £5 limit.
Box of Maltesers
Box of Toffifee
Toblerone
Box of Dairy Milk
Box of Reeces Pieces
Box of Wonka Gobstoppers
+ Few bags and bars of branded others.
All individually wrapped.
Yeah, people having fun and a bit of festive cheer with their colleagues.
Absolutely disgusts me :kitty:
I think toiletries are a bit boring personally and show no thought. I would ask someone who knows her what she is interested in - I know it's a bit less secret that way but at least you can get something she might like (e.g. I know last year someone got chocolates and they are diabetic)
I like the idea of a Poundland "hamper" as posted above - might use that next year depending on who I draw out of the hat!