to suggest anybody who gave their kid's teacher home grown vegetables...

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as an end of year present or any of the other pointless shite the Guardian recommended recently is basically...a knobber?

what the hell are you on about korma please make sense when you write reply

Northern Marrows are the biggest insult!

Charleneanne, I think that you were being gently teased for using a style of post that is not usually seen on Mumsnet but is (allegedly) frequently seen on Netmums.

YABU and totally ridiculous. I would love to get presents that showed more thought and effort than chocolates or wine. They are so bloody boring. I'd be (quietly) annoyed if I got loads of wine as we don't drink. My parents would do well out of it though :o

We bucked the trend at my DD's Playgroup - they had heaps of chocolate but we gave them a set of puppets. I was a bit worried about not giving something specifically to the staff, but they were absolutely over the moon and gave me a big hug as well as DD. They were really chuffed because as a charity they hardly ever get new equipment, and they said this meant they'd always have something to remind them of DD and all the future pupils would get use from it. It just proved to me how lovely the staff are - they aren't in it for the money or the presents (do you know any teachers who are?!) - they are doing it for the children.

Can't believe DD isn't going there any more :(

Actually, I'd quite like a homemade bracelet! I love stuff like that.

I don't particularly like wine and chocolate, I only really drink wine when I'm out, and chocolate makes me fat.

Vouchers however, are fab to recieve, but honestly, part of of that is knowing that someone has made the effort to arrange that for you from the whole class. And it doesn't quite give that same feeling of coming home with armfulls of little presents, each with their own little meaning. I'm fairly sure any teacher would say that they do secretly love having a look and a sort through all the lovely little gifts they have been given, even if one or two sit around the house for a month before being binned.

Can I ask what were the top five presents in the Guardian?

i am not a teacher, but IF i was i would love a basket of home grown fruit/veg, or handmade gift.
a gift probably wouldn't serve any real prupose but i would keep it in a box or something and any time i looked at it would remind me the the person who gave me it. i still have gifts my teachers gave me at school and although i don't look at them often i often think of them and remember them for their kindness

Thefantastic... I teach and finished yesterday... If a parent wants to buy.... Chocs or wine :)
Home grown stuff / plants/ flowers not always great if teacher is jetting off going away as soon as school ends. Expensive or big presents a def. NO NO - makes me feel uncomfortable and too personal. In secondary, the best presents I have received are the squashed aldi type chocolate or garage flowers presents that the child has bought themselves on the way to school... In primary that would probably equal a handmade letter/card. It's because it's come from the child and not the parent.

ok so this might sound daft but whats netmums

The best present I've ever received (I'm not a teacher but work in a related field) was a six pack of Diet Irn Bru.

Not that great a present on first inspection but I was living in the South EAst at the time where it was virtually impossible to get hold of and the kids Mother and I, she was also a displaced Scot, had had a long chat about things we missed from home.

I was really touched she had remembered and because it isn't too expensive an item had no qualms about accepting it.

I'm a teacher OP and I can honestly say that I am delighted and touched by any present or card a child gives me. The ones I remember/keep are those that have had some real thought behind them - a photo from a recent a-level class, a Jane Austen wristband (which I'll admittedly never wear but sits proudly on my bookshelf), an origami turtle with some nice words on the back. The wine and chocs are appreciated, but not nearly so much as the personalised ideas. Whoever it was who said their child's teacher was delighted with home grown veg is right. I'd've loved that (especially if, like origami-boy) it was something we'd discussed during classes.

Charlene- I think someone us being snobby about your abbreviations ( lol etc) netmums is another mum forum like mumsnet.. Ignore them :)

Totally agree about the handmade stuff too - it shows effort and thought. It takes no consideration whatsoever to bung a boring card, an extra box of chocolates or bottle of wine in the trolley during your weekly shop at tesco.

I didn't even consider buying a card for the staff - DD made one.

YANBU, that's not only a crap present but so holier-than-thou with it.

Netmums is another website.

On this website, legend has it that the posts are generally of a better quality and many posters pride themselves on their correct use of punctuation, grammar and capital letters.

The content of posts here ranges from the sublime to the ridiculous, the debates can be fierce and incisive, but there is also humour and much support.

AIBU is rather cutting at times.

Joric, I wish I could so straight to the point instead of writing a fecking essay!

Charleneanne, forget all that. What do you think of the debate?

Charlene- don't worry. Just stick in a few full stops now and then to keep some people happy :o

Linerunner :o !

It IS a crap present though. Dear teacher, vegetables are good for you and so I have got you some vegetables that I have grown (most probably on my allotment), so you enjoy the healthy healthy veg.

People who are saying it's a lovely present - seriously, if you got a bag of sprouts for Christmas, would you be happy? Or does it only count if it;s home grown?

It's not a crap present and the OP is on a wind up!

My boys all love sprouts so I'd be very happy with a bag of them for Christmas.

Yes, I would be most happy receiving a bag of sprouts for Christmas, because I'm not an ungrateful wretch

Oh, it only counts if it is home-grown Malcontent. However, wouldnt surprise me if some parents just buy some withered veggies from Tesco, rub a bit of muck into them and present them as home-grown.