Secret Santa - got the boss

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Suggestions, please!

Secret Santa has been drawn at work today, and I've got the boss.

Elegant and sophisticated lady in her 50s, don't know much about her, definitely not a novelty/joke gift, budget £10.

I'm already stressed about it! 🤦‍♀️

Vote for the Radley tote here, nice idea

If she's a tea drinker than an M&S light up house tea tin is only £4. It leaves money in the budget for something else like chocolate or a plant.

House plant

A really nice reusable shopping bag, one that you'd use for clothes, not groceries? Is that what those Radley ones are?

I disagree with the poster who says you can't get anything drinkable for £10. What about a nice bottle of sparkling wine if she drinks alcohol? A cremant of some sort, all the supermarkets have offers on at this time of year.

www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/prince-alexandre-cremant-de-loire-aoc/817212-427035-427036

I wish someone would describe me as 'elegant and sophisticated lady in her 50s'

@justasking111

We bought a retiring teacher who was always a bit scary a vibrator from the pound shop. She could stop laughing

Jesus.

Liz Earle! They do a small gift pouch of hot cloth cleanse. Travel size! It’s always my go to secret Santa gift. They love it!

www.lizearle.com/christmas/shop-all/X2107.html

Here you go :)

Lisa Angel has some lovely things - I particularly liked the travel jewellery cases which were under £10 and am going to buy one for my late 60s professional mother who often travels on business.

Ohh I would like Liz Earle from these, or White company travel candle bauble

A pretty tea for one set with the teacup at the bottom and the teapot on top. Perhaps a nice whittards tea bag set as well.

Got the boss one year, I got her a silver sixpence from eBay with her year of birth on (depends if you know) She was thrilled

I would go for consumables, nice chocolates. She can re-gift if she doesn't eat them.

I fiind most of the things mentioned to personal unless you know she uses a particular brand for cream.

Never give scarves - my nightmare gift.

It's secret.
It doesn't matter.
Get rid of something that you were given and never used or liked, that is stuck away in a cupboard somewhere.

(You may be able to guess that I'm not a great fan of Secret Santa!)

Pecksniffs candle from TK Maxx.
A great gift.

scarf?
notebook?

Last year I got my secret santa a gorgeous floral painted water bottle in reduced from paperchase, and a packet of seeds that matched the flowers, plus a bar of Tony chocolonely. Came to just over £10

I had this one year, bought her a head girl badge. Amongst other bits, she loved it!

I’d go for a little box of chococo festive chocolates (they’re £12 so it depends how strict the budget is) or a Christmassy plant (a poinsettia in a pretty pot would be ideal).

If you know she likes tea/coffee then you could get something special (Fortnum and Mason have some festive tins for £10-12)

I’d go to TK Maxx and choose a nice candle. I don’t drink so wouldn’t want alcohol, scarves I quite like but not within a £10 budget and I think Radley is a bit naff personally.

I know I suggested a tote bag but I was thinking Not on the High Street etc. I think Radley is quite dated now, sorry.

Either a 2022 diary or notebook from Waterstones. They have some beautiful ones for a tenner.

@CeeceeBloomingdale

I’d go to TK Maxx and choose a nice candle. I don’t drink so wouldn’t want alcohol, scarves I quite like but not within a £10 budget and I think Radley is a bit naff personally.

Candles would go straight into the bin here. So far all scented candles just caused painful headaches here.

Some great ideas on here !
Last year I got given L'Occitane by someone who didn't know me at all which I was really pleased with - safe choice .
I like these too -other slogans available-

flamingocandles.co.uk/products/thank-god-i-m-fabulous-deskplate