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would this be offensive / weird?

14 replies

spiderpig8 · 28/09/2011 16:26

to offer afterschool club worker who I chat with a lot and is going on holiday in a couple of days,a handful of left over 1Euro and 2 Euro coins ? About 20 Euros in total that I am sick of hanging round the house.

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catgirl1976 · 28/09/2011 16:27

I think that would be fine - especially if you said "would you do me a favour .....these are driving me mad and I can't change them etc"

spiderpig8 · 28/09/2011 16:27

Obviously giving it , not expecting £ in return, but would it seem patronising?

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AgentZigzag · 28/09/2011 16:29

Have they got any DC you could give it to as holiday spends?

Whathashappenedtomyboobs · 28/09/2011 16:30

Oh I'd think you where lovely!

catgirl1976 · 28/09/2011 16:32

I don't think so ... its always good to have change as well as notes and as long as you were pretty casual about it, not acting like you were doing something that was a big deal

I like zigzags idea of giving it to any DCs though

SinicalSal · 28/09/2011 16:33

N o it would be very handy to have coins for machines t the airport without having to change notes etc. Put it to them like that, but if they have dc that'd be better again.

spiderpig8 · 28/09/2011 16:35

no dc

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limitedperiodonly · 28/09/2011 16:41

I'd snatch your hand off. Just say 'here's some coins in case you've never got anything smaller than a 20 euro note to tip the taxi driver.'

moominliz · 28/09/2011 16:47

I think its a lovely gesture. You could just say "I've had these at home for ages and I won't get chance to use them"

AKMD · 28/09/2011 16:48

No, it's lovely.

pippilongsmurfing · 28/09/2011 16:51

That's nice. If you offered them to me I would think it was very thoughtful and nice of you.

LadyClariceCannockMonty · 28/09/2011 16:56

Lovely thing to do. I'd be grateful and think you were lovely. And I'd try to return the favour in some way in the future!

RedHelenB · 28/09/2011 17:14

Why not let your kids put it in one of those roller charity things they have in shoe shops etc?

meditrina · 28/09/2011 17:16

I'd love it if someone did that - changing coins is always a pain!

I'd bring a present back from the holiday for the donor: but if I was the donor, I wouldn't be expecting anything in return.

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