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I need presents for my 19yo and 16yo neices.

I have no idea what they would like as I don't see them very often.

We have an agreed amount of £10 or less

Please give me some ideas ...I'm clueless to what girls of this age might like!

Oh, and I can't buy them clothes/slippers because unfortunately I've no idea what size they are.

TIA

itunes gift card

New look or river island vouches are sooo popular here.

Can you get them for less than a tenner?

...and actually I've no idea if they've got any kind of ipod

Sorry, that was to snice

Vouchers are a good idea - thanks

ok Top Shop gift card then

Ooh plonker I have nieces of almost exactly the same age (are you my sister? Hi if so )

I gave them make-up last Christmas which I have a feeling went down like a lead balloon (I don't think I got a thank you letter from one of them, which is UNHEARD of, they are so well-brought-up). Yours might be keener - all my young student friends [ancient emoticon] wear lots of glitter at all times so I got them lots of sparkly fun eyeliners and shadows and things.

Cinema vouchers? What cinema do they have in their home town?

lol, no I'm not your sister Choosy - these are my neices on my husbands side - my sister only has my children as nieces

I can't ever remember seeing them wearing make-up (although I'm sure they do ...), they're very outdoorsy girls (love their horses and spend a lot of time on the farm).

Cinema vouchers are a good idea too. I'm thinking that maybe vouchers of some sort are the way to go as you can't really go wrong with them. It just seems a little, impersonal, iykwim. But then, I don't know what they've got/not got, so trying to second guess would most probably be a disaster!

Ah, if yours aren't the make up sort either I wouldn't go there - I've learned my lesson on that one!

What about ringing up the local saddler and arranging a voucher from them? If you do something local it feels a bit less impersonal maybe?

yes, I think that would work, thanks

A friend with a 16 year old DSD suggested CKOne for my 14 year old DS.She has been buying for her DSD for a couple of years:

ckone 10.99

That would be nice for either/both girls.

It breaks the budget slightly but I always find that if given a budget I can't help but go a bit over

Delivery is £1.95, you might find something nice for yourself on there to mitigate cost and there is 5% on quidco.

Sorry should have clarified that it is a very light scent and might appeal to outdoorsy girls who are not that into makeup etc. Plus it is v good value for (just over) £10 and v little effort to buy

Nail varnish.
Brow gel/brow kit.
Nice shampoo.

You can buy popcorn cheaply enough to put with a cinema voucher or sweets if you want more than just a voucher to wrap. Most teens love a visit to the cinema.

Something or a voucher for accessorise? It was my favourite shop at that age.

Jewellery if you don't want to do vouchers. You can get silver for under £10 I'm sure.

Lush products

wat about the free buyagift vouchers thats posted on here by lissielou or use the link i posted for a £25 free voucher at hotdiamonds below

sign up for an account at hotdiamonds and then go to my account and redeem voucher
add these codes seperately

GLAMOUR10
MVC75
SHINE75
then u should have £25 to spend !

also at checkout add glam10 for a further 5% off !!!!
they also offer free delivery !
and if u go throuh quidco they give 12% back !!!!

some of the items are less than £25 so u will pay £0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

also you can sign up with different email adresses so get to do it more than once!

i just ordered a watch which was £107 but half price in sale with all of the codes etc got is for £23.45
then get 12% through quidco !
another xmas present sorted

u could maybe get the charm bracelet or something ????