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Post by 16joy on Nov 17, 2018 0:58:49 GMT
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Post by 16joy on Nov 17, 2018 1:02:42 GMT
I've bought monogrammed shoe bags for travel off etsy as well. It's just a drawstring bag that holds a pair of shoes.
Can you tell I'm a southern girl? I know we have that reputation. If I can't think of something, I look for monogrammed items. You can't wait until the last minute on them.
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Post by shelby on Nov 17, 2018 1:46:26 GMT
A woman's purse panic alarm. My friend has one and it saved her from a mugger a few weeks ago.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 17, 2018 2:27:28 GMT
Honestly the thing I would like best of all the things mentioned is the two hours off paid. Followed closely by a box of decent locally made hand dipped chocolates.
I think by the time most people get to a certain point in life, they have all the $20-30 “stuff” that they need. It just isn’t a price point that would deter me from buying the thing myself, in the color and style I personally like and want.
Instead of the extra gift, how about a catered lunch for the entire office where they can choose what they like?
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Post by jackietex on Nov 17, 2018 2:51:33 GMT
One year, for teacher gifts, I made a bunch of the personalized Tervis tumblers. I don't mean personalized with their names (although I did that too), but I used a photo (grabbed from Google) of a local landmark. I made one for myself and just used it yesterday. My personalized Tervis
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Post by trollie on Nov 17, 2018 4:08:51 GMT
Honestly the thing I would like best of all the things mentioned is the two hours off paid. Followed closely by a box of decent locally made hand dipped chocolates. I think by the time most people get to a certain point in life, they have all the $20-30 “stuff” that they need. It just isn’t a price point that would deter me from buying the thing myself, in the color and style I personally like and want. Instead of the extra gift, how about a catered lunch for the entire office where they can choose what they like? I like both of the items I bolded above! Always up for a paid lunch that I picked out. ![;)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Q_m8lDOvc_3Le3r1GKdf.jpg)
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Post by pancakes on Nov 17, 2018 6:52:49 GMT
Of all the suggestions so far, I like the Tile the best.
As much as employees would prefer a gift card or time off, employers prefer to give specific items for whatever reason and time off, esp, will be pooh-poohed at most places.
Somewhat akin to a gift card but maybe more tangible: Movie passes to a nearby or popular for the area theater chain. It’s something most people would use if they had them, even if it’s not the most exciting gift.
Definitely a know your audience gift, so this won’t work for every team or work place, but bringing a masseuse in to give 30 minute chair massages during work hours.
In the past I know most people do not care for catered lunches as gifts — not only are people picky about food, your gift is getting food that you may or may not like and being forced to have a team lunch with coworkers you may or may not want to spend even more time with.
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Post by peasapie on Nov 17, 2018 12:16:34 GMT
One year we had a Spanish class that went on for weeks and people had to attend class partially on their own time so at the end of the course, we gave everyone a Lands' End beach towel with the company name monogrammed on it and a beach bag with a phrase in Spanish on the outside. I still use these every year when we go to the beach. It's a tote bag but not one where you are carrying it to work along with everyone else. I love the personalized beach towels I’ve received in the past.
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Post by peasapie on Nov 17, 2018 12:21:51 GMT
I can’t believe how many people put gifts in a “donate pile.” I’m grateful for anything I get and I use it even if I already have a few. Maybe it’s because I grew up poor and still appreciate every single thing I receive.
Phone chargers are useful gifts that many people still don’t have. You can always use more than 1. Cookies and good chocolates at the holidays are always useful for unexpected guests who pop in. A blanket scarf is cute, stylish and useful.
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Post by dudleypippen on Nov 17, 2018 12:49:05 GMT
I realize it’s likely not everyone would appreciate it, but I would be happy to see the money that would be spent on gifts to be pooled and a larger contribution made to an organization like Heifer International or a local Second Harvest (or other apolitical, non-religious nonprofit with reasonable administrative costs) . As other have said I don’t “need” many things at that price point and would rather some good come out of it then knowing many in the group would donate or regift.
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Post by magoosangel on Nov 17, 2018 13:32:45 GMT
I agree it’s very hard to decide. Maybe a small foldable bag or backpack. I like the ones you can keep inside another bag.
The paid time off would be my first choice even a couple hours.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2018 20:53:16 GMT
Definite no on the snow brush. That's not a gift! Also, I would not want a pen or a journal. I dont know anyone who uses those. I mentioned a pen and notebook because a pea’s friend lost everything in a fire, and didn’t have a pen or paper to write on. Even tho I have a iPhone, I still need a pen to jolt down notes and I really like good pens. Also leather/waterproof gloves for the car. A ice scraper with a mitt on it is the best gift for those who drive. It’s small enough to put in the door of the car, we have used the scrapper to scrap bugs off the windshield.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 17, 2018 21:31:50 GMT
I can’t believe how many people put gifts in a “donate pile.” I’m grateful for anything I get and I use it even if I already have a few. Maybe it’s because I grew up poor and still appreciate every single thing I receive. Phone chargers are useful gifts that many people still don’t have. You can always use more than 1. Cookies and good chocolates at the holidays are always useful for unexpected guests who pop in. A blanket scarf is cute, stylish and useful. MIL would give us piles of stuff we couldn’t use and she wouldn’t ever include a gift receipt. Clothes that didn’t remotely fit. Stuff that didn’t work and ended up in the trash. Stuff that was just plain weird (anyone need a 3’ tall screen printed gatorboard yard sign that says, “Free Snow! Take All You Want!”). ![:rolleyes:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/Ui47LhQw2NqWVWNNqtfM.jpg) Literally a dozen wall calendars from charity places that give them free with a donation. We lived in a tiny house with seven rooms. How many calendars can one couple really use? We would go away from every Christmas with a trash bag full of stuff that we honestly had zero use for, that couldn’t be returned or exchanged, that couldn’t be regifted. If it was something that someone could use (like the clothes) we would donate it. The calendars, we’d hang up the best of the bunch and recycle the rest. The stuff that was flimsy or that broke right away went straight into the trash. It was sad to think that she spent time and money buying all of it. It had nothing to do with a lack of gratitude, we would always thank her for everything even if we had no use for any of it. Because of this, we always, ALWAYS include a gift receipt any time we give anyone a gift. At least that way if they don’t like it or can’t use it for whatever reason they can take it back and get something they WILL use, and our money won’t have been totally wasted.
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