Yankee Candles for secret Santa

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Would anyone hate to get Yankee candles as a secret Santa present?

My partner has got to get a new girl in the office early 20s a present. He knows nothing about her. Asked me for help but can give me no information about her! Thinking Yankee candles should be a safe bed but thought I'd ask MN opinion.

St Evals - autocorrect really wants to change that to St Evans...

Quite cleanly I'm incompetent and my link doesn't work!
Mini this works sleep set, mini Philip Kingsley hair set etc

Nooo
Everyone has different taste in scents.
I love some of the Yankee scents but really dislike some of their scents too.
But she will be able to regift

Can’t go wrong with a Lush gift set

i agree with lush but very expensive

Lush upsets my vulva.

I love candles but wouldn't buy one for somebody who hadn't confirmed they also like them. Equally, I am teetotal and not interested in make-up or similar so a bottle of something or a Boots voucher would be a waste.

I like the idea of a water bottle or similar. A secret Santa who didn't know me v well bought me the most beautiful scarf one year and I wear it all the time.

Lots of people hate Lush, what if she's one of them?

or a Cup, you know, so you can get coffee to go while you are out and about.

I like the M and S initial gifts a PP linked.

MrsFoxPlus4Again: Lush upsets my vulva.

This quote should be a username, on a t-shirt and graffitied onto every Lush shop window.

Jeez - calm down you lot!!!!

There is nothing wrong with the term 'new girl'. Some of you have nothing better to think about and just find fault in everything

Hate!

@AuntyElle I’d wear it 😂

I'd hate it but I hate practically anything that comes from Secret Santa - I have no need of mugs, want my own toiletries, have allergies that mean I don't use candles etc.

It's Secret Santa, don't over think it - Yankee Candle is a nice generic gift and if she doesn't like it she can charity shop it where someone will be delighted to find it.

love the monogram mugs

I'd say its a reasonable generic gift, at least you can give it to a charity shop unlike prosecco, chocolates etc.

I'd hate it but I hate practically anything that comes from Secret Santa - I have no need of mugs, want my own toiletries, have allergies that mean I don't use candles etc

I just don't see the point. It means everyone has to spend money, with the associated stress and hassle, to end up with something that they may or may not want or need. Yes, it's a bit of fun, but few people will actually gain from the experience. If people wanted the things mentioned, eg reusable coffee cups, they would have bought one themselves by now.

In my office we have a communal lunch in the big meeting room and a quiz, and a few tubs of Quality Street type sweets go round. Plenty of fun and Christmas cheer.

I'd like it, I love a scented candle as do both of my twenty something SILs.

Certainly much better than the penis shaped marshmallows I received in the office secret santa one year.

I don't like candles at all. They worry me. I'd just bin this.

@hunterhearsthelmsley

Why bin something you could donate or regift?

Love yankee candles here, but this whole thread has reminded me of this

I worry about the safety. It's not regiftable.

I'd love it. God there's some miserable gits about.

I don’t hey on with the synthetic smells of a Y candle, but dd seems c to be more resilient to that sort of thing. So might be ok for a young woman .
She can always regift anyway.