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Class teacher gift - approx 55-60 yrs old no partner no kids

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EnchentButteler · 03/07/2019 13:00

Begging Looking for inspiration for a class teacher gift to be bought between 25 parents please! Lady is approximately 55-60 years old, wears no wedding ring/goes by Miss and has no children. Would love some ideas for a joint class gift around £50. Thank you for reading.

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granadagirl · 03/07/2019 15:48

M&S or John Lewis voucher
Then she can buy anything she fancies
Be it clothes ,make up, plant, bedding

MrsDimmond · 03/07/2019 16:00

What have you bought previous teachers?

Because unless you know something specific about this woman's taste or hobbies you have to go generic - vouchers being the safest bet. A personal card from DC would be nice.

Your reference to marital status and apparent lack of children is really odd. Firstly you actually have no idea what her home/family set up is, but mostly because its entirely irrelevant - the present is for her as an individualHmm

guiltynetter · 03/07/2019 16:06

You can buy a gift card for that paper gang stationary box so it doesn't have to auto renew.

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thedevondumpling · 03/07/2019 16:10

I'm a bit older, 65, but I love an Amazon voucher. I can buy books with no guilt. I also like an M&S voucher. If I got a £50 M&S voucher I'd buy something nice to eat that I'd normally think was too expensive. I got a £100 one at Christmas and had treats for the next few weeks. It was lovely.

fleshmarketclose · 03/07/2019 16:12

Gift vouchers for the local garden centre.

IamMummyhearmeROAR · 03/07/2019 16:12

Just give me the 50 quid Grin

thedevondumpling · 03/07/2019 16:15

I'd cry if I got one for a garden centre, I'd be thinking of the books I could have bought, the M&S treats.

I don't like gardening, did you guess?

MrsDimmond · 03/07/2019 16:15

I don't understand why you would spend a significant amount of money (if it's a class present) on something you don't know she'd like Confused

Why do you assume she'd like stationery?

MrsDimmond · 03/07/2019 16:18

I'd cry if I got one for a garden centre,

Exactly, this woman may secretly cry getting a mountain of stationery!

Let her choose, so Amazon is obvious option

Toooldtocareanymore · 03/07/2019 16:30

my sil is a teacher and I know she loves vouchers because she'd rather get something she likes than more boxes of biscuits, wine she doesn't drink and mugs with worlds best teacher, she likes items that can be turned into a classroom resource if she chooses , so pots for growing herbs and the seeds, she waits till September grows them in classroom then brings them home when grown.

Have you tried grilling the kids for info, I did this with my dd and was surprised at the facts she could bring up, like her teacher liked Galaxy chocolate best , teachers dad spoke Scottish, used to be a fisherman and teacher didn't like fish, she was late last week as her alarm had broken...

Toooldtocareanymore · 03/07/2019 16:32

oh another thought if you cant get into from kids is their a school secretary, the ones in our school know everything.. if you go say does x like books/ gardening/ music they can tell you

pikapikachu · 03/07/2019 16:36

Can you ask the kids what they know about her?

In y5, the class rep bought Nando's vouchers so the teacher and TA could go out to have a meal together. The kids heard that they both liked Nando's.

In y2 the teacher got red wine as the kidd knew she liked it.

The y3 teacher got Cath Kidston vouchers as the kids noticed that her mug, diary and handbag were Cath Kidston,

BadLad · 03/07/2019 19:08

no partner

Right, get her this pillow.

I call it a Pillonely

Class teacher gift - approx 55-60 yrs old no partner no kids
pinkandsparkly · 03/07/2019 19:21

I don't understand why this teacher having a partner and children would make present buying any easier? It's the implication that middle aged, single women with no kids are somehow 'different' to everyone else that pissed me off.

Anyway, you've had some good suggestions from others. Personally, out of all the gifts and cards I've received from parents over the years (nursery nurse) it's the heartfelt words in the cards that have meant the most.

BarberBabyBubbles · 03/07/2019 19:24

I’m a teacher (married with kids!!) but I and all the teachers I know (even those single childless ones) would love a voucher. Please do this.

LauraMontreville · 03/07/2019 19:26

BadLad Grin

CestCeleste · 03/07/2019 19:28

Jesus Christ why is no husband no kids relevant?

Stringervest · 03/07/2019 19:30

DH is a teacher. He's not a fan of generic, mass produced tat (eg "best teacher" keyrings). He gets a lot of shower gel sets in interesting scents. Not sure if the kids are trying to tell him something but at least they get used rather than straight to landfill.

Chocolate and booze always get used but vouchers are the most prized gift of all. He would never consider that thoughtless. Quite the opposite; he can choose something he likes and the parent's money won't go to waste on something he won't use. Everyone wins.

LolaSmiles · 03/07/2019 19:36

I also agree with ask the kids what they know about her.

Some years I've been amazed at what my pupils (admittedly secondary) had remembered or worked out through the year. One year someone bought me a book that months earlier I'd said 'I keep meaning to read X but never get round to it'.

Vouchers are nice, but it's the cards and letters that I keep each year.

LisaMontgomery · 03/07/2019 19:40

I'm a teacher and would love an amazon voucher. And I'm jealous of primary school teachers as they seem to get more presents though they can keep the teeny kids with no concept of personal space

BarberBabyBubbles · 03/07/2019 20:03

To me a voucher says “we want you to get something you’ll really enjoy”. I’ve had a lot of “thoughtful” gifts that I didn’t want but I actually remember what I got with my vouchers as it’s treats I wouldn’t otherwise buy.
Obvs the cards are lovely but the kids do those for you anyway - well they do in KS2 at least!

twinkletoedelephant · 03/07/2019 20:05

Ds asked if his teacher likes pink wine like his mum.... loudly at pick up time... I'm betting she gets 30 bottles of blossom hill :)

WitsEnding · 03/07/2019 20:10

As a similar aged single woman, partner status is relevant. In the past year I have had a bottle of champagne that I couldn't drink by myself even if I felt so inclined, and won a meal voucher for more food than I can eat at a location inconvenient to friends and family. I suspect spa days can be a bit flat on your own.
I won't use Amazon, though - local shopping vouchers for me.

onemorecakeplease · 03/07/2019 20:11

We got ours restaurant vouchers this year
Last time it was marks and Spencer's vouchers
Next voucher
Debenhams

You can always buy bedding or clothes or suitcases etc in debs or make up

And then marks has lovely food and stationary and handbags

So that's what we do

This time we had a local teacher and we know she likes good food (veggie) so we went with local posh restaurant

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EnchentButteler · 03/07/2019 21:39

WitsEnding thank you for your insight and 'getting' the context setting.

I will ask the kids but they are on the younger side of primary so may say 'Ninjago Lego' Grin

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