£5 secret Santa gift - no food or drink

[Anotherloverholeinyohead]

For a female 50-70yrs - lucky dip style so I don't know the recipient?

So far I have

Candle
Book?
Compact mirror

Anyone think or any more interesting or original?

I know you say no food or drink but what about a costa/starbucks voucher?

I was going to say a book voucher- there are usually some paperbacks in WH Smith for £4.99

The nearest coffee chain shop is around 8 miles from here sadly

Gloves/ scarf

Scratchcard?

A craft/ knitting set?

Nice note book and pen
reed air freshener thingy

Cambridge Imprint do lovely notebooks for 4.90 - https://www.cambridgeimprint.co.uk/product-category/notebooks-and-albums/pocket-notebooks/

I love their paper and stationary is always a great gift IMO.

Gloves
scarf
purse
compact mirror
body spray
hand cream
notelets
diary
calendar
photo frame
ornament

Picture frame
A set of ribbons for wrapping presents
notecards
Pens
notebook/notepad
See if any calendars are in budget

This is £4.99 on Amazon and I don't know any woman over 30 who doesn't like hand cream!

What a good idea having a small limit. You don’t mind if you spend £5 and your gift is not to your taste. Whereas £20 you think why did I bother. I would say hand cream a nice notebook or a pen. Not a scratch card because the likelihood is that it won’t win and then the receiver has nothing.

Nothing smelly. Many people have problems with fragrance and likes and dislikes are highly personal.

i like stationary for a generic gift. Fun pens, note cards, washi tape, stickers, little
gadgets like cute paper clips, magnetic book marks.

or small practical items. A pair of folding scissors, a tiny screw driver that is perfect for changing batteries, a tool that removes labels from new purchases. Those little gadgets that you have discovered for yourself over the years that work great and you always use again and again.

they don’t last forever, but I am loving the little box cutters that look like clouds right now. They open boxes well and even my teen with dyspraxia and a knife phobia is comfortable using them.

A Christmas decoration?

Would LOVE to get one of these rather than a voucher or scratchcard! They’re lovely.

A SS with such a small budget is literally a waste of money. Nobody is going to be particularly grateful or overjoyed with something you can get for a fiver and most of it will remain unused or go to landfill.

https://www.campusgifts.co.uk/clearance/browse-all?product_list_limit=96&product_list_order=price

You don’t need to be overjoyed by Secret Santa, most people do have a life!

We have done £5 Secret Santa for years and people have had really thoughtful things, we do a simple likes/dislikes list and you know who you are buying for so it’s possible to
get something that the person will appreciate. Especially with some savvy shopping.

Mini Winter survival kit - couple of cold & flu sachets, pack of paracetamol, couple of hot chocolate sachets, single use handwarmers etc

Seedbombs in ahessian bag are good for £4.99.

I’m over 30 and I hate hand cream. Nasty greasy stuff. I think there’s a tube that’s been in a drawer in my house for at least 10 years.

No need to be bitchy. People "with a life" can want to buy good presents that will be appreciated and used.

Bath bomb from Lush
John Lewis bag for life thing
Christmas tree decoration

Talking Tables games are fun

I found this at John Lewis & Partners. What do you think?  https://www.johnlewis.com/talking-tables-true-or-false-game/p4105359?tmad=c&tmcampid=7&sshare=jlappioss_Y29tLmFwcGxlLlVJS2l0LmFjdGl2aXR5LkNvcHlUb1Bhc3RlYm9hcmQ=

https://www.houseofdisaster.com/products/over-the-moon-bear-egg-cup

House of disaster has cute egg cups in 3 styles for 4:99. They come beautifully packaged too. I would be dead pleased with one for secret Santa and I am in your target age range.