Yesterday I received a decree by email that 'as we all know', we are not doing gifts this year, but should get a token gift of £5 per person, and a donation to charity.
Well, this is the first I've heard of this, and I've already bought my parents' presents, and some others, at well over £5 each as I simply didn't know before yesterday.
I now don't know what to do? I don't want to keep the presents I've bought: I really tried hard to get something I thought the recipient would like. Can I still give them? But I have a complicated relationship with ny family and often get things 'wrong.'
Second, I just have 3 adult stepsiblings and partners left to buy for. Obviously by now I know about this '£5 and charity' rule, but I was also admitted into hospital with a chest infection last week so doing any shopping is going to be difficult.
Do you think it goes against the spirit of it to use Tesco vouchers? I was thinking that £10 of points (2 x £5) could get £40 of vouchers for Cafe Rouse or somewhere. But is this in keeping with the spirit? It also looks as though I would just get an email with a booking code so everybody would know what I have done....? Good idea or bad idea? And if the latter, any idea what I could do instead, given I'm in hospital so would need to be online ....?
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Does this go against the spirit of it?
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oxcat1 · 18/12/2016 11:00
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