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leaving present for my nanny

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beforesunrise · 08/07/2008 12:10

hi all- my nanny is leaving at the end of the month after two years with us. she's been v good and reliable and my daughter has grown v attached to her. i would like to give her a leaving gift, any ideas? she is really not into clothes or accessories and i don't want to buy something hugely expensive, just a token that will make her remember us and our dd. any ideas? thanks!

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sophy · 08/07/2008 16:43

When my nanny left I gave her this Tiffany key ring, engraved with love from dc:

key ring

plus a small photo album with pictures of dc and her stuck in.

Aero · 08/07/2008 16:35

Nice big bouquet of flowers to say thank-you and perhaps a smart photo frame with a good pic of your dd in it. This is what I received when I left my old job, and also a rather cute soft toy which my own children now love. I still keep the photo out and the children I looked after are now 18 and 21.

If that doesn't float her boat, then maybe a nice silver keyring would be nice. You could have it engraved with a short message. It would be a useful keepsake.

AtheneNoctua · 08/07/2008 16:31

Right, Page62 and Legal Alien (and anyone else who is interested) come to my August booze up thread.

Page62 · 08/07/2008 16:03

Page62 is waiting for the budget......

let's try to get something going on meet up thread.....early August good for me but away middle two (end of hi jack)

www.silver.uk.com

has some nice ones, slightly cheaper than tiffany silver though the blue box does some wonders if she's into that sort of thing

DarrellRivers · 08/07/2008 16:00

sorry just read whole of op, ie not wanting anything hugely expensive, so scrap the tiffany thing

DarrellRivers · 08/07/2008 15:59

at one point i was considering a heart pendant,(tiffany has some lovely ones around £100 mark) but this morning I notice rather annoyingly she has one already

legalalien · 08/07/2008 15:59

or maybe a classic teddy bear of some sort?

DarrellRivers · 08/07/2008 15:58

actually might try to find a nice purse

AtheneNoctua · 08/07/2008 15:58

hello LA and 62. I think we are overdue for a meetup (hint hint).

DarrellRivers · 08/07/2008 15:58

am lurking as am in similar position

legalalien · 08/07/2008 15:50

I'd be in favour of a really nicely bound, classic children's book, with a nice handwritten inscription. But then I buy everyone in my family books for gifts.

Page62 · 08/07/2008 15:46

i am the queen of shopping.

tell me your price range

don't be shy!

AtheneNoctua · 08/07/2008 12:35

A locket with a pic of your DD.

leo69 · 08/07/2008 12:22

Hi, I used to be a nanny, and I've still got one of my leaving presents,an ornament of a toy box with toys inside.You could get her an ornament which will remind her of your daughter.Those ones that have no face,can't remember who they are by, but they're beautiful.

ShinyPinkShoes · 08/07/2008 12:13

Jewellery?