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Mumsnet Discussions: Christmas '08 : What to get my secret santa at work?? (12 messages)
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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By bandgeek on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:09:19
I have absolutely no idea what to get for my colleague, I'm pretty sure I have picked the hardest team member to buy for. She has bad psoriasis so doesn't wear any perfume/body lotion and is diabetic. I'm also don't think she drinks.

She is around 60 years old and I was thinking a scraf or keyring or something, but I don't want it to be utterly boring either. The limit is £10. What can I buy??
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Pinkjennybellrock on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:10:06
Does she drink tea or coffee during the day. How about a beautiful mug or cup?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Bettymum on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:16:26
Nightmare. We do Secret Santa in the office and every year somebody thinks that I'm just dying to receive another box of willy-shaped chocolates.
Does she knit or sew? A couple of balls of lovely knitting wool, shiny threads, glass headed pins...that kind of thing.
You could probably pick up a pretty photo frame for a tenner in Accessorize, I've got those in the past for difficult people and they go down well. They also usually do beautiful sparkly pens with little tiny mirrors and beads attached which are quite special.
Paperchase is another good source of cheap and pretty things.
Good luck! smile
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Bink on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:18:00
Potted bulbs - hyacinths or narcissus.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By CharleeInPantoPaperChains on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:18:09
What about a nice decrotive pasmina or something you van get them under a tenner and there not boring at all, i would love one.
Or a nice picture frame or something?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By CharleeInPantoPaperChains on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:18:31
Pashmina (is that how you spell it?)
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By cremolafoam on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:21:10
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By dweezle on Wed 03-Dec-08 16:38:54
Do you have any spare Tesco clubcard vouchers - they have some good magazine subscriptions for around £10.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By bandgeek on Wed 03-Dec-08 21:49:35
Ooh, some really good ideas here, thank you.

Problem is I really don't know all that much about her likes or dislikes.

I think the photoframe idea might be a goer though, I'll have a shop around
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Sidge on Wed 03-Dec-08 22:01:11
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By ben5 on Wed 03-Dec-08 22:05:21
how about something from the oxfam christmas list? you can get things from £5 i think
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Clayhead on Wed 03-Dec-08 22:05:24


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