.... to buy vouchers as Christmas presents for our family?

[ConcernedAuntie]

Just that really. We have been asked if there is anything we would like for Christmas. We are in the very fortunate position that nothing really comes to mind and we have said that we would be happy with vouchers for Toby Carvery/our local pub and also garden vouchers.

Have asked relatives if they have any particular wants and they have no ideas either. So, I was thinking garden vouchers for SILs (they both buy loads of bedding plants for the summer, but nothing now); meal vouchers their local resturants for brother and brother-in-law (they both like eating out); Amazon vouchers for nieces and nephews (don't particularly agree with Amazon, but at least they sell everything you can think of), and I thought about ordering flowers to be delivered for elderly aunts the week before Christmas. Was discussing this with a friend yesterday and she said that vouchers were a cop out. But, I don't see the point of wandering round and round the shops just buying stuff that I think they 'might' like/want. None of us need more stuff to put in a drawer or take to the charity shop.

So, what do you think? Are vouchers a cop out?

I love vouchers, I can get exactly what I want and they save me spending my own money. I can also spread treats out over a few months, which prolongs the joy!
Totally not a cop out, also don’t use loads of plastic and packaging, so eco bonus!

Love vouchers and ask for them anytime I am asked about present ideas

I would love vouchers!

I drop hints every year and everyone ignores them and buys me crap

OP look at the One for All Vouchers, you can get them from the post office and other places.

We've stopped doing adult presents because we were just handing each other vouchers. So it did seem pointless. But if you want to keep giving/receiving they are better than a, not wanted gift.

I love vouchers and ask my family for them.

I love vouchers. Cinema vouchers and food vouchers are great as it’s not really material goods it’s an experience. Always get my parents a voucher for a particular small boutique hotel chain and they love their weekend away every year that they get with it

I think vouchers are a good present as long as they're well thought out and are for shops/services that the recipient actually uses. One of my uncles has a habit of sending £5 sainsbury's gift cards, which is both peculiar and rather insulting (he's well off).
The teens in our family are always mad for amazon or itunes cards. Don't think I'd give vouchers to younger kids though, unless it was something like Smyths Toys where they could go along and pick something out from a huge exciting store.

Well if nobody can really think of anything they would like/need why not use the money you would have spent on them to get yourselves something nice, and they can do the same.

This is why we got rid of presents for adults, it just seems daft to go and spend £x on a voucher for someone to spend the exact same amount on a voucher for me. We're lucky, none of us 'need' anything so instead all adults at the table in Christmas Day go into a secret Santa with a £15 limit.