Secret Santa- Female CEO! Help!

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Please help!

I need to get a SS gift of £10 for my female CEO.

I've known her for years, but don't 'know' her. She laughed today and said she has to find out every year who buys for who- so I can't get anything shit!

She's early 40's, married with 2 kids, loves her job, err, not much more info, sorry!

I only have tomorrow to get something (at a wedding all w/end) but have no clue.

Any ideas? Thank you all in advance!

Bucks, can you see me?!

I just tried Oliver Bonas but could only find an 'initial' mug or some hand cream for under £10. There were a pair of earrings but I'm unsure of gifting jewellery?

Any idea how old her DC are - something like this (nice brand, s'thing to amuse her DC...)

other than that, £10 is quite hard. A book? If she is a stationery fetishist fan she might like something like this?

Thanks Stealth- I think they are both under 7 yrs.

I like the idea of moleskine- just not sure if I'd get one in time? Nice notebooks might be a good way to go thou...

If it was one if the men I'd be buying a Christmas themed jumper- not sure if that's still a good way to go!

My suggestions would be:

• Mr and Mrs Smith book (slightly over budget but nobody knows you didn't have a discount code)
• Aromatherapy Associates Little Bell
• One month chocolate brownie subscription (or a Graze box could be good too)

What about a scrabble mug with her initial on it?

Lottery scratchcards and chocolate. My answer to (almost) every SS.

If not a voucher for somewhere like Starbucks, Costa if she drinks coffee?

Or another idea is 'something in a bag' eg film night in a bag; DVD, popcorn, miniature wine or cocktail in a bag with cocktail glass, ready mixed cocktails, umbrellas and stirrer. Could do a pamper one; bath bomb, facepack and candle.

Get her an oxfam goat or whatever they still do for a tenner.

She laughed today and said she has to find out every year who buys for who

Tch tch.

If I had to get a 'secret' gift for a CEO I'd be horribly tempted by this

In fact there is a half price sale on oxfam unwrapped right now

www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/oxfam-unwrapped/half-price-gifts?intcmp=ou__H-1_62_halfPrice_20131206

My answer is always Schotts original miscellany. Its interesting, and skims enough topics that it sort of fits everyone. Great book to keep in the bathroom!

I don't really 'know' the person I have in SS this year so I've made her a pamper stocking - mini candle, mini wine, mini shower gel, mini body lotion, face mask and chocolates.

I once had you buy something for my managing director . I got him a toy Sooty magic wand ( because he was always saying he that if he had a fkng magic wand he could do whatever it was we wanted) and a novety reindeer that pooed chocolate..

He never knew it was me....

This year we only had a fiver to spend , but i've found a nice cream and grey leopard print scarf reduced on ASOS for my giftee.. I'm pretty sure she'll like it

Something desky is always good so head to Paperchase for a notebook and pen, maybe? Coaster for the desk?

Asos have some lovely purses and clutches for under a tenner. Can you have it delivered pronto straight to work?

As a 40-something CEO of a small company that is about to embark upon another round of Secret Santa, I would say the hits over the years have been:

• handcream
• really nice chocolates
• tiny vase
• any "book of the year"
• bottle of sherry

Tricky. I do periodically try and call a halt to SS as they all get a gift from me personally and from the company plus a bonus. But the team does seem to like it.

Stationary should be safe and you'll get a few bits for £10

You lot are bloody brilliant. Thank you. I have loads of things to pick from now- and I'm going to order the monthly brownie subscription for a friend!

(High fives you all)

White Company candle?

huhmuhguh, you've sorted my problem. Big big thank you xxxxx