To think I can buy 30 ppl a gift for £7??

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Hi
Can I please have some suggestions...I need to buy around 30 gifts...they are thank you gifts for people I have worked with. My budget is around £7 per person...I know you can't do much with £7 but I just really want to show my appreciation as everyone has been so kind and helped me in what ever way they can.
Any suggestions would be appreciated :-)

I think buying £7 gifts for 30 people is generous. I would play safe with wine or chocolates, with a personal message

I would buy donuts - Krispy Kremes have been the only thing that got me through some days in the office!

In all honesty OP you sound very kind and generous, but unless you are mega rich I'd be wary of spending £210 on gifts for work colleagues. I work in a similarly sized team and have done 'thank you' treats a couple of times (both times before I went on maternity leave a lot of people were very kind and bought little bits for the baby etc) so on my last day I bought in snacks and cakes for the team, along with a nice card to show my appreciation. Whilst I like most of my colleagues I lot though, I'm afraid I wouldn't spend £210 on them. I'd honestly just advise buying something nice that can be shared amongst the team.

a mug each with their names on it!

Massivo box of crispy cremes plus a midprice new coffeemachine for when you are gone.
I like the idea of handwritten cards to each person too,

Our boss used to buy us all booze at Christmas. She emailed round a list of items we could choose from, e.g. A bottle of Gordon's gin, three bottles of red wine, three bottles of white wine, two bottles of prosecco, a crate of real ale etc and we got to pick of the list, then she put an order in.
That worked.

Box each of quality street, heros and celebrations left in staff room/ lunch table- done

Oh op I underhand the impulse as you're clearly a lovely person but I'd really think twice about this. It's going to come across as weird and inappropriate and you'll be the subject of a lot of discussions and gossip and funny looks even in the nicest of workplaces. It's a bit awkward cos on one hand it looks too OTT and try hard, but on the other getting a gift for every single person (especially an identical one) is going to look a bit scattergun and like you've not put much thought into it. You can't win.

I second the suggestion of a nice coffee machine or even a nice package with lots of fancy different instant coffees and teas for the breakroom and a big tin of chocolates. That's more appropriate and will look nice without being strange. Your idea will look like you don't grasp workplace norms.

If you really want to show your appreciation why don't you send a card to each of them with a little note in saying what you learned from working with them/an in joke/what you appreciate about them? That will be much more meaningful than 30 bits of tat.

But really In a workplace it's gonna look weird thanking people this profusely for doing their job and like you don't understand workplace dynamics. Tread carefully.

@MirandaWest that's 23p each.
4 and a half Maoams each maybe?
A scratch card per 4 people
Half a Twix
Pipe cleaner
Comb

I am chortling at building a shrine to yourself to leave behind!

A mug, packet of biscuits, fancy tea bag, coffee sachet, hot chocolate sachet, cup-a-soup, cake in a mug packet mix. That way they have something for lots of occasions to have in their mug.

I agree that a personalised mug each would be great.

It's going to come across as weird and inappropriate and you'll be the subject of a lot of discussions and gossip and funny looks even in the nicest of workplaces.

What?

I too thought you meant £7 for 30 people, was a bit puzzled as to how that would work; but this is mn where some posters can make a 3lb chicken feed a family of six for a week, so who knows what you can get for £7.

However, £210 spent on 30 people is way ott and completely unnecessary.

As pps have said a couple of boxes of chocolates to shares in the workplace, a large cake with an appropriate goodbye and thanks message; something along those lines, far more appropriate.

Ooooohhhh mugs !!

Get everyone a photomug with a picture of yourself on it in various poses and personalised with their name.

Cheap, quirky and useable !!! (( I did this for my nieces birthday, it went down a storm !!! 😂😂😂

Hi everyone...thank you so much for your replies!! I'm really sorry I should have given more details. I have worked with these ppl who and they are from 4 different organisations. I really wanted to get them something as it would be almost impossible to coordinate a get together and they are in different locations. I have been quite unwell recently and they all really pulled together in helping me start my venture despite being quite poorly. I actually wish I could do more for them but I wouldn't want anyone to think I didn't appreciate their kindness so that is why I set the £7 budget.
Once again really sorry...I should have said this earlier.
I do love the idea of the plant pots.

I love the plant pot idea too OP.

I think it's a lovely gesture for your work colleagues and I hope you find the perfect gift.

4 organisations = £50/organisation. Still a lot of money to get them something for each staff room, you can but a small Nespresso for each organisation for that. If individual presents, I'd do personalised cards and write something meaningful to each of them. Maybe get them a mug each with something written on it that represented your time together. You can get plain ones and buy a special marker for writing on them. The outdoor table and bench / chairs might be also a blog idea, if suitable. Or a radio for the staff room. I just think that small individual presents might just be chucked in the drawer and forgotten about, or eaten in a minute. Being that you have some money, it might be nice to offer something that will last and will bring something different to the office routine. Maybe something they lack or could do with a change, so maybe a microwave for one, a new mini fridge, etc. Or something that will last and won't be chucked in a drawer, like a mug, plant pots, etc.

What didn't you understand, MrsOverTheRoad...?

Even for four organisations I'd send chocolate/cakes to each office rather than individual gifts, it's a lovely thought but unnessesary imo

How about getting one of the wee mini boxes of chocolates and a mini bottle of wine, only a couple of pounds each person ?

Thorntons do hampers for around £45 which include several boxes of chocolates etc, might be nice to be shared around the office.

They sound fab.

I'd send a £50 chocolate hamper to each location. Or a retro sweets one (£40 at aquarterof.co.uk) I'm sure they will be appreciative.

Thank you everyone! Some very useful ideas here! Choccy hampers is also a fab idea!

OP - just wanted to say ignore the people on this thread telling you not to do this. Apart from the fact that 'Should I do this?' wasn't actually your question, not everyone picks apart a nice gesture!