Help me spend 10-16k on raffle prizes!!

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I need your help please oh wise ladies of Mumsnet.

so every year I do a massive raffle at work. Think £10-16k worth of prizes depending on how many we sell. I usually have 80 prizes. What I need help with is what are the absolute must haves for this Christmas? Not kids toys although I do buy consoles and board games etc

thank you!!!

Dyson Air Wrap
Space NK Advent Calendar or Liberty Advent Calendar
Bang & Olufson Beosound
A room at the Mandarin Oriental
Therabody LED Mask
Lily Silk Pyjamas

Hotel voucher
Restaurant voucher
Theatre voucher
Cash.
Portable charging bank.
Adult lego set

Watch, jewellery, afternoon tea vouchers at claridges, perfume, VR headset, apple head phones, nintendo switch, designer bag, 3d printer, nice coffee machine

does that work out at about £50 a gift?

if so then
Clinique gift set
Posh cheese hamper
large bottles of good quality gin or other spirits
Bottle of decent wine with set of two nice glasses
I think it’s fun at raffles when you have a few booby prizes like a box of matchstick makers as well as a few top prizes that are worth more than the others

Ok ignore me I can’t do maths. It’s about £125-300 per prize depending on total spend. Some of them would still be good though and might also be nice to have a mix of prize values so that you can have a few really wow ones.

Fortnum and Mason Hamper
BBQ
Coffee Machine
EBike
Robot Hoover
Mixer
Surround sound
TV
Family membership to NT for a year
Years gym membership
Gift experiences e.g. Westend show, spa day etc.

Cookery course
Subscriptions e.g. Wine / Fresh flowers / Magazine / TV streaming
Distillery tour / Wine tasting / Taster menu voucher

Try to make a lot of prizes that everyone/most will want such as

A £100 restaurant voucher for restaurant of your choice (especially for people who don’t stay local to their workplace)

John Lewis vouchers (everyone can find something in there!)

Dyson air wrap is a good one

An iPad maybe or other popular tech

Hamper with nice popular goodies

Robot vacuum

Airfryer

Flowers for a year subscription (or chocolate)

Case of wine
Air BnB voucher
High quality white linen bedding set
Coffee machine
kitchenaid mixer
Large Diptyque candle (£290!)
12 month letterbox flower subscription
Aesop home gift set (only £100)

These may just be things that I want.

Working in the public sector, I find this kind of thread grotesquely fascinating. We've no money for glue sticks or supply cover in case of staff illness and on my salary, I won't even buy myself most of these items. Is this typical in corporate workplaces? Amazing.

Thanks ladies. I’ve already got a few of these things on my list but really helpful to know I’m getting it right and also to get some different ideas.
im intrigued by these Diptyque candles - why are they so expensive şive? Are they really that good?

Switch 2
Nice hamper
Case of wine
Voucher for sports wear like Nike/ Adidas
Football shirt from local popular team or England/Scotland/Wales etc.
(Obviously if you work in a totally female dominated environment, maybe some of these aren't for you!).
Possibly a nice small suitcase/luggage
Spa day voucher
Perfume/aftershave
Air wrap was a good suggestion
A laptop or tablet/iPad

If I told you that the money for the prizes comes entirely from those who buy the tickets, does that make it better? Staff get ridiculously excited about this raffle and every penny we take in tickets goes back into prizes so it’s not actually coming from the company at all. I do get where you’re coming from though if it were the case that it was funded by the company!! I’m glad to say it’s not at all ;)

It’s a mixed environment and with people of all ages and backgrounds ;)

Airfryer
record player and hmv vouchers
kindle
oodie
lego set - the ones aimed at adults

…and a cuddly toy

Oooh
Waterproof kindle
Robot hoover
Dyson aircraft
Smart watch
Switch 2
Elaborate Lego set
Spa weekend for 2
Gym membership
Ninja Appliance
John Lewis vouchers

Definitely a Switch 2.

Can people choose their price when a ticket comes up or is the ticket linked to a particular prize?

If its any help to PP I've worked in loads of corporate environments including investment banks and never seen such a good raffle. Have seen charity days where people bid crazy amounts but, again, it's their own money (and no final salary pensions or early retirement ..)

LEGO Botanicals set

Am fascinated by this.

How much are the tickets ?
How do you sell enough to make it worth while putting in the time and effort, and, presumably to make a worthwhile amount for the charity, if the spend on prizes is such an unimaginable amount ?

How much does the raffle tend to make for the charity ?

Concert Tickets
Sports Tickets think Six Nations Rugby
Posh Hamper - F&M, The Newt
Case of Wine
West End Show Tickets
Off Road Driving Experience
Spa Day
Spa Weekend
Afternoon Tea
Make Up Lesson
Photo Shoot
Hair at a Top Stylist
Car Professional Valet
AirWrap
Therabody Massager
Sephora Voucher
Hotel Stay
Flowers for a Year
VIP Football / Rugby Ground Tour
Hot Air Balloon
Helicopter Trip
Thames River Cruise with Dinner
Sky Dive!!

Alessi Christmas baubles
A Billy Childish series of limited signed editions ( L13 workshop )
An airfryer
Board games Risk,Catan etc
Hamper
Wines
Single malt whiskey
Assortment of alcohol
Ipad
one of those robot hoover things
A year subscription to the NT
A years subscription to English Heritage
Theatre tickets / vouchers
A weekend/ week in a Landmark Trust Property

oh wait can I join this raffle 😁

Tea and biscuit subscription for the year or a flower subscription.

SHOKZ OpenSwim Pro Bone Conduction Sports Headphones or Zygo Z2s if you can get someone to ship them from the US.

Smart Swim 2 Pro (AR swimming goggles)

Smart Ring.

Audio Technica Sound Burger (it's a record player, but cool and portable)

Montblanc pen

Lego Pacman set

Hermes playing cards, tie, pocket square, twilly or twilly ring.

2025 Royal Mint ltd edition 6 coin silver proof set (£320)

Medieval Antique Finish Pewter Flagon by Wentworth Pewter (£168)

Cheaper:

Bag that looks like a classic book for about £50 (wellreadcompany.com)

Deluxe size Otamatone for about (£85)

Fortnums Wooden box of 60 teabags (£115)

2025 Royal Mint ltd edition 1oz Britannia proof (£133)

Royal Mint ltd edition George Orwell silver £2 proof in display case (£100)

Senti mini orchid diffuser (£85)

Has everyone just put down their Christmas wish list like me 🤣

If you have one of those Escape Rooms near you I’d definately include tickets for that

£2 a tea bag !!!

I want to work at your work OP 😀