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Secret Santa present for the office hottie.

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Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:09

We have a very nice “young man” in the office and I have to get him a £15 secret Santa. He’s been here for 2 months, close to half my age and very easy on the eye. No idea what to get - please help me mumsnet!

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Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:44

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:42

What … for a roll in the hay? Wink 😉

Steady on @Calliopespa, sounds like you are condoning sexual harassment of the young man. Safeguarding risk

Hedgerow2 · 05/12/2024 23:45

OP was joking though whereas a man would be serious and pervy about it. That’s a massive difference to me.

Ahh I see. So describing a man half her age as the office hottie and very easy on the eye is okay if it's said as a joke...? Right ......

RogueFemale · 05/12/2024 23:45

Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:09

We have a very nice “young man” in the office and I have to get him a £15 secret Santa. He’s been here for 2 months, close to half my age and very easy on the eye. No idea what to get - please help me mumsnet!

I do actually understand the innocence of your question, and some of the comments are just wrong.

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Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:46

Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:44

Steady on @Calliopespa, sounds like you are condoning sexual harassment of the young man. Safeguarding risk

She’s not really going to get any of those things. I suggested a panettone. Very nice, very neutral.

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:47

RogueFemale · 05/12/2024 23:45

I do actually understand the innocence of your question, and some of the comments are just wrong.

I think it was perfectly innocent.

Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:47

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:46

She’s not really going to get any of those things. I suggested a panettone. Very nice, very neutral.

But OP will be fantasising about feeding it to him naked. She is out of control

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:48

Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:47

But OP will be fantasising about feeding it to him naked. She is out of control

I don’t think that would work because of the raisins in it.

Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:49

Maybe some are jealous they aren’t working with the Diet Coke man? (Puts tin hat on) But honestly it feels a bit awkward- I’m the oldest in the team and he’s the youngest and i really don’t have a clue!

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Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:49

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:48

I don’t think that would work because of the raisins in it.

Kinky?

WinterCrow · 05/12/2024 23:50

Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:49

Kinky?

No, the grey squirrels invade your private space. Absolute bastards those things.

Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:51

Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:49

Maybe some are jealous they aren’t working with the Diet Coke man? (Puts tin hat on) But honestly it feels a bit awkward- I’m the oldest in the team and he’s the youngest and i really don’t have a clue!

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Maybe just give him cash so he can put it towards the legal costs of taking out the restraining order against you.

Thistooshallpass. · 05/12/2024 23:51

Mug , Starbucks or similar voucher and some chocolate - nobody can dislike that surely .. even hot young men .

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:51

Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:49

Maybe some are jealous they aren’t working with the Diet Coke man? (Puts tin hat on) But honestly it feels a bit awkward- I’m the oldest in the team and he’s the youngest and i really don’t have a clue!

Edited

Just get Christmas themed foodie treat op. It’s nice but kind of impersonal at the same time. Christmas mince pies etc? But go for a nice deli version so it doesn’t look like you forgot and raided your pantry on the way out the door.

AgaNewbie · 05/12/2024 23:52

It’s a secret Santa so it literally doesn’t matter. Wrap up an onion. Whatever 🎅🎄

Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:53

@PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich 🥱.

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healthybychristmas · 05/12/2024 23:54

Get him a bottle of red wine and a big bag of cashew nuts.

RogueFemale · 05/12/2024 23:55

@Lollollol2020 Further suggestion for an innocent gift, if he is in any way interested in the natural world, is a book in the Dorling Kindersley series "What's That..." bird, or tree, or flower, etc.

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:55

healthybychristmas · 05/12/2024 23:54

Get him a bottle of red wine and a big bag of cashew nuts.

why nuts?

ETA I think if people especially like wine sometimes it’s harder to buy it for them as they can be picky .

Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:56

@AgaNewbie team is relatively small so we pretty much work out who bought what by the end of the swap. He wasn’t on the team last year. If it was completely anonymous I could probably have a bit more fun and choose a humorous present.

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Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:56

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:55

why nuts?

ETA I think if people especially like wine sometimes it’s harder to buy it for them as they can be picky .

Edited

To go with the carrot?

Calliopespa · 05/12/2024 23:57

Jawandmoan · 05/12/2024 23:56

To go with the carrot?

🤔

HoundsOfSmell · 05/12/2024 23:57

Champagne

idkbroidk · 05/12/2024 23:59

my goodness this is so creepy

NoEscapingMe · 06/12/2024 00:01

Lollollol2020 · 05/12/2024 23:27

I was kind of hoping I’d get some secret Santa suggestions. I was trying to be light hearted but I forgot about the vipers.

Oh bless you OP 🤣. You've done sod all wrong. Ignore the buttoned ups. I'd probably go for a voucher... Maybe a Boots voucher or something so he can get some practical stuff like shower gel xxx

WooleyMunky · 06/12/2024 00:02

Greg Wallace cookbook?