New Nanny & Christmas

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We have had our nanny for about 6 weeks now. We, and more importantly the children, are very happy with her and she has made all of our lives a lot easier. I am looking to get her a christmas gift and have trawled through previous mn threads but don't think a weeks wages is appropriate given the short amount of time she has been with us. I will definitely consider it for next year, although it is a lot of money and far more than I would spend on anyone else, but that is for another thread, another time.

So what to get a new nanny to say "thank you" and "you are much appriciated" without being OTT given the short amount of time she has been with us?

How about a voucher for a local beauty place or restaurant? Even a £20 would be greatly appreciated if she's anything like me.

What sort of thing does she like? Does she have an iPad, iPod, iPhone and thus may buy music/apps from iTunes? Does she have an Android Phone and thus may buy apps from GooglePlay? Does she like reading, does she have an e-reader, or prefer real books?

Is she on a diet - and thus would not want chocolate, cake.

Is there anything you can get from work which is fairly unusual - I have had things like that before, common things like a Pen but from a place which I would never have gone to myself.

Speciality

Have a chat with her about her likes and dislikes, what she does outside of work. See if you can get a feel for things she may like.

Beauty/spa voucher, nice chocolates and wine? Plus a nice note in the card to say thanks.

Thank you Jezebel, the difficulty is that i dont know where she eats etc! I have been chatting and asking her questions but she doesnt seem to offer much of this information up and I dont want to seem like I am prying!

I was thinking amazon vouchers or similar but it doesn't seem very personal that being said we don't know her very well yet to get her anything personal, I couldn't even pick her a bottle of wine!!!

Ow I do know she likes chocolate and chips!!! Although not together clearly don't think I will buy her chips but nice chocolates? And the gift voucher?

Sorry previous post was a cross reply with others! So not only thanking Jezebel and no-one else

thorntons chocolate or lindt if she loves choccy

an amazon voucher or even plain hard cash :)

Hotel chocolat do amazing chocolate. Best high street choc there is.

Amazon.voucher would be great!

I LOVE an Amazon voucher!

Don't over think it. It does not need to be something personal. A xmas card with a voucher in it is fine. A box of chocolates, of whichever brand she likes, or would like to try. Hotel Chocolate are nice but I find I get more for my money from Cadburys! Is she a quality person or a quantity person when it comes to chocolate? Does she like nuts, or avoid them?

I would go for something small to open, chocolates would be good if she likes chocolate and a voucher for somewhere as generic as possible. Amazon or Love2Shop or something like that would be good. I'd avoid anything specific like beauty places unless you know she uses them.

I also really like it when the parents let the kids choose a small gift each. It's always so random, but sweet to see what they've chosen for you!

Erm.......thank you nick they are all VERY good questions and ones I will try to find out the answer to over the next few days! Who knew chocolates could raise such issues personally I am a cadburys person and would pick a bar of dairy milk over just about anything else but had been planning to get her something a bit nicer!

Montezumas chocolate very lovely, far nicer than hotel chocolat, deliver and have a fantastic range, they do truffles called cheers which have champagne in them, very tasty as are milking maid ones (not alcoholic) or special bars and selection packs of bars!

Consider where you would buy it from... time running out. Nothing wrong with getting something from the supermarket. I've had someone buy me a Yard of Dairy Milk in the past
Maybe play it safe and go a little upmarket with Green & Black's - still Cadbury but a bit more upmarket than Dairy Milk.

PS. Poundland have stopped doing the 145g packs of Buttons. Anyone seen them come back instore yet?

I have had a nanny job for eight weeks and to be honest am not expecting a present. A card would be fine. Am part time. Have a small gift for children, book. If you appreciate nanny and tell her that's is enough. I would be embarrassed to receive more than box of chocolates type gift.

Nice mug, flavoured coffee, tin posh chocolate biscuits, posh pen, note book, gloves, scarf, socks. Over the years I have received a mug with the child's hand print, tin of m and s biscuits with cats on (I am mad about cats) gloves and scarf in favourite colour. Anything she uses but "nicer" than normal.

Lined leather gloves for the New Year, lux chocs, voucher for a local shopping centre