Secret Santa in RAF

[Roiesin57]

Has anyone been in the armed forces & had to do a Secret Santa? My poor old young son has been at his first proper base after passing phase 2 & has only drawn put his female corporal. After 3 weeks he knows nothing about her, doesn't know if he should be rude, respectful, boring & generic. It usually comes out who has bought what. Budget is £10 - £15. Personally I think something nice that is not tat that ends up in landfill

Definitely depends on the local culture. DH is Navy and his work place it's home made joke gifts / minimal spends. He got chsorttw shop flip flops built up with cardboard soles one year (as he's short).

The best one I've ever seen was a picture book one chap wrote and illustrated about DH and his best mate at work - I was literally crying with laughter reading it, it was so clever, utterly rude and just brilliantly done.

One lass got a hobby horse DH and I made from toilet roll inners and cardboard because she's horse mad.

He's a trainee though, and presumably she's on the Staff at the training establishment, so I'd go neutral and inoffensive.

Is he any good at crochet? https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mig-21-jet-fighter-slippers

Christmas candle?

Buy a fun, but not rude, mug. Fill with Twix fingers. Job done.

That’s horrible and sickly sweet yuck. So, here’s one woman who doesn’t love it. It would go straight in the hygiene bank bin for me

Something genetically silly but not rude? I loved my book about Wetherspoons carpets...

Starbucks gift card?

I'd play it very, very, very safe. Nothing that involves imagining the recipient naked - eg, bath foam, shower gel; or assumes they drink; or is too personal, eg perfume.

And definitely not a Top Gun DVD.

Karaoke microphone from Amazon? Contigo travel mug? £15 worth of first class stamps?

Second this.

Thank you all for your suggestions, he's playing it safe for this year, see how it goes & he could be more adventurous next year.
@BlowDryRat I love the slippers, will save that for the future 🙂

Something edible. Can’t go wrong with that.

If it’s a bit jokey then maybe something that’s says “the boss” or something but I wouldn’t get anything more extreme than that.

I would much rather buy for a female than a male!

Agree with some nice chocolate

A funny but not rude mug, a £1 lottery ticket, a teabag and a couple of wrapped chocolates and if theirs left over change some fluffy socks.