Theme: all gifts exchanged need to be under £10

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As a group of family / friends (there are over 20 of us) we have decided this year that all gifts exchanged have to be under a tenner.

There is often a theme to the Christmas exchange: last year we only bought gifts for the under 21s; year before only comestibles; previous years the budget has been greater etc etc.

From baby to Grandma of 80+, please hit me with your bargain buys, novelty factor also has a value!

Thank you ☺️

@Lovemusic33 I suppose everyone is different about Christmas and likes different things.
I like presents and would be overjoyed with 19 of them (as long as they are from a wish list 🤣)

Speak for yourself... Im perfectly happy with a thoughtful £10 gift and I like verity.

The whole point of gifts is showing someone you care not the price, only buying for one person and making it about large amounts money spent is so consumerist and grabby.

I would much rather a £5 token gift than someone spend £190 on me which is an obseen amount and something thats a miss at £10 not that big a deal something that wrong at £190 would be awful.

You are aware no one is by YOU 19 gifts right?

It doesnt matter if you would like it or not because its not actually for you, it is for OPs family who have discussed and enjoy doing this.

It so wierd to come on a thread and moan that you wouldnt like something that doesnt apply to you and isnt for you lol.

For that many people I would make the budget £5 each, it all adds up to a lot.
Or do a secret Santa where each person picks out 3/4 names not 19!

Not really 😬 I’m not really a book person unless it’s a information/reference book and most of the ones I want are more than £10. I have sensitive skin and there’s not many beauty products under £10 that I can use. Maybe I’m just fussy.

It's not about you!! The OP will know her recipients' main likes and dislikes and is just after some new ideas.

Think it sounds a good idea. As part of the gift why not give everyone a charity shop book with a little label saying which charity the book was from. You should if you are careful get good condition books for about £1

20 people each buying another 19 people a £10 gift is nearly £4,000 exchanged in total

It’s pretty difficult to argue that this isn’t a complete waste of money, given some people clearly aren’t getting what they’d said they’d like otherwise this thread wouldn’t exist.

It’s pretty difficult to argue that this isn’t a complete waste of money, given some people clearly aren’t getting what they’d said they’d like otherwise this thread wouldn’t exist.

I didn't read that in the OP's posts?

Just think of what the recipients like and get something to do with that.

The Works for books, particularly children, and craft supplies

Hobbycraft for craft kits and supplies

My elderly relatives like those bulb kits that come in a glass or ceramic vase/jug that you start growing at home. M&S do nice ones as does Sainsbury’s

Garden spring bulbs /seeds / tools
Food/drinks - very nice versions of items you know that someone particularly likes

Costa coffee gift card
Decent bubble bath / bath bombs
Multi-tool kit (the credit card-size ones)
Lego - quite a few sets under £10
Science kits from Galt etc
Games like Dobble, Uno, and Smart Games do IQ games which are good

My family are doing this too OP. Ignore the people who seem to have forgotten that christmas is for giving, not getting your heart's desire.

Photobox and similar sites have a good sale on right now, with some canvas prints down to £4 plus postage. I just got a lovely photo printed on canvas for my MIL for her birthday

Your very agressively projecting your own wants into a situation that is not about you.

I would argue most things under £10 are far more needed than things £190... litrally things you buy every day a lot will fall under £10 and are needed and used not 'wasted'.

I cant think of anything I need for 4k, that money would just go in savings and while its wise to have some savings (I do have plenty) there no need to obsessively hoard money instead of spending it on treats for loved ones... once again just greedy mentality.

Also if someone wants to spend 4k on something you deem a waste you still get no say... some people think cosmetic surgery is a waste or redecording their house every year or owning a horse or a holiday is a waste it doesnt mean they get to project that on those happily spening their OWN money on that.

I think you’re missing my point (and being far mor aggressive than I am)

This thread is asking for ideas for £10 gifts - which means the recipients aren’t going to be getting something they’d definitely like - they might like it or they might not

The volume is what creates the problem here - if everyone just bought 1 present for 1 person - and the price could be agreed at anything between £10 and the current £190- there’s a much higher chance of getting it right.

20 people exchanging 380 gifts of £10 has a lot of room for error

You can ask for ideas and still know someone... how do you think people get ideas in the first place?

OP isnt going to be buying her vegan cousin leather gloves or her 80 year old wheelchair bound gran a gift experiance for a salsa lesson but her nephew who loves lego might love the cyber drone lego recommended earlier and her sister who has vowed to take up a healthier lifestyle for new year might like the water bottle suggested.

Theres litrally a whole multi-billion pound industry based aound getting the word of new things out there.

Also buying for 1 person defetes the entire point, I dont just love and care for 1 person the whole point is to gift to ALL the people I care for.

You just dont seem to understand the very basic concept of gifting... it comes across tight, miserable, entitled and mean to be honest.

Its facinating that on a thread thats nothing to do with you but another family who have happily agreed to do it, you have somehow made it all 'me, me, me, me, me' and belittled the entire concept of giving, it speaks a lot to your personality.

It is possible to disagree with someone without resorting to the insults and offensive comments you have chosen to use.

We don’t agree - there is no right or wrong - it’s personal preference.

Let’s leave it at that as this is totalling derailing the thread (which I acknowledge is my fault)

A book and their favourite treat food.

Thanks for the lovely ideas from those of you who have shared.

For the posters who have a whiff of Scrooge about them - we worked out that £10 is a financially viable maximum spend for most of us in the group, this year. Obviously the babies aren't going to be buying gifts, so you can reduce the spend / number of potential tat items, by the number of babies. I would imagine one set of grandparents aren't going to stick to the budget, and are instead going to spend a fortune on each person, making others around them feel somewhat ashamed at the extravagance of their gifts. But that's their choice.

A maximum budget of £10 allows those of us who are finding it financially challenging currently, to go to charity shops and to be thrifty about their gifting. It allows for creativity, and thought. That's all I was looking for, really.

I don't want to spend £190, which is what some have suggested. I'll be happy spending under a tenner for some people.

I just popped to Aldi and bought some lovely tins, with biscuits in them, for £3. Along with some loose tea leaves and a China cup and saucer from a charity shop - which someone upthread suggested - this makes up a gift "package" which will be perfect for two of the recipients, thank you.