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Is a cash gift acceptable?

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WavyOne · 19/07/2023 11:05

Instead of bombarding them with mugs, flowers, chocolates or candles. Can I just put money in an envelope? They've all gone above and beyond for my son as he has a medical condition. Is cash acceptable? Allowed?!

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WavyOne · 19/07/2023 11:06

Card* not envelope!

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CC4712 · 19/07/2023 11:09

Are you talking about a teacher, speech path, Dr/Nurse or someone else?

Medical staff cannot accept monetary gifts. No idea about teachers though.

nasanas · 19/07/2023 11:13

It depends who 'they' are?

Some people are not allowed to accept cash gifts at work

TheDuchessOfMN · 19/07/2023 11:13

I wouldn’t give cash. What about a voucher?

Humidititties · 19/07/2023 11:19

I also wouldn't give cash, I can't imagine it being a large enough sum that wouldn't just get put in a purse/wallet and used day to day stuff, and they probably wouldn't be allowed to accept it anyway. I'd get a gift or a voucher personally

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WavyOne · 19/07/2023 11:29

Yes for my sons teachers, sorry!

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WavyOne · 19/07/2023 11:30

He's leaving year 6 on friday. I wanted to give his teacher £50 and the same for the TA.

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WavyOne · 19/07/2023 11:31

Maybe Ill change it to Amazon vouchers instead. I just wanted to do something s bit different as everyone is doing vouchers and chocolates/flowers.

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Bearpawk · 19/07/2023 11:34

I'd suggest John Lewis gift vouchers instead then if they're hard up can spend them in Waitrose on food

LoikeanOverner · 19/07/2023 11:38

My DS primary school teacher in year 6 was a huge football fan, he bought her a snow globe of her team. She was utterly delighted, poor woman cried as it was her fist class ever as a newly qualified teacher.

I gave a gift every year apart from the year DS came home and told us his teacher had told the class she preferred wine to chocolates.

I think an Amazon voucher is fine if you don’t know what they like is a good idea.

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WavyOne · 19/07/2023 11:41

His current teacher was actually my teacher aswell! So she's been teaching a long time and has had every gift known to man. The TA is a 25 year old cool guy, i usually get him an aftershave but its been a few years now so I just thought cash. But ill go with vouchers like suggested. Cash felt bribey but I thought was most practical!

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blahblahblah1654 · 19/07/2023 12:30

Vouchers are a good idea. Aftershave is quite difficult to get right if someone is fussy on a fragrance.

CC4712 · 19/07/2023 21:40

Bearpawk · 19/07/2023 11:34

I'd suggest John Lewis gift vouchers instead then if they're hard up can spend them in Waitrose on food

What an absolutely ridiculous suggestion!!! If the teacher is 'hard up', do you think they'd really want to spend the voucher in Waitrose at 4x the price they'd buy the same things in other supermarkets??? 🙄

I'm actually unsure if your suggestion is a piss take?

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