£5 Secret Santa

[TwoBigNoisyBoys]

We have a Secret Santa going in work…due to cost of living etc it’s been agreed to stick to a £5 budget, which means it’s affordable and everyone is happy to take part. However… what can I buy?! I’ve drawn a lovely lady who I get on with brilliantly, but I don’t have a clue what to buy. She’s teetotal, vegetarian, arty, spends Christmas skiing in France, and is absolutely fab…so how can I do her justice with a fiver? All ideas gratefully received!

An adult colouring book?

Box of saffron, attractive little tin of smoked paprika?

I would have a look on the works and hobby raft website and see what they do in their under £10 secrion

A nice notepad
Some nice fine liners to doodle with
Hand cream

I thought a nice notebook, but the £5 limit is challenging…

I was looking at the presents on next before for my secret Santa and they had some lovely notepads for £5

Have a look in charity shops for nice hardback books. I bought 4 recently for under £5 each. All in good condition. Might be lucky and find a suitable recipe book.

Scented candle (ikea do cheap ones, I recon you could get at least 2 for a fiver)
Christmassy earrings.
Chocolates

Small slab of hotel chocolate.

This one is my favourite

www.hotelchocolat.com/uk/honey-and-nut-chocolate.html

Amazon black Friday prices you'd be surprised what's on there. Just alter price search

Earrings, hair accessories? Chocolates maybe

A bar of very nice chocolate

Some decent hand cream she could use at work

a nice mug to use at work, if she has hot drinks

Best secret Santa gift I got was a luggage tag with my name on it, I've used it for 10 years!

Coffee shop voucher?

I know candles can be hit and miss with people, but M&S have a lovely clove & cinnamon one at the minute for £5. Comes in a nice Christmassy box.

I love things like this, sensible yet quirky

A donation to charity? Personally, if work places are going to insist on this tacky and intimidating practice then I think a Christmas chosen charity would be better for all concerned.

I actually agree with the paprika idea, so maybe some nice seasoning? I know you said she's veggie, but do you know if she likes cooking?
I'm a lifelong veggie and love experimenting so I'd love this gift! Or some flavoured oil

Scratch cards. So exciting.

Hate them 😅

I just don't get it, money down the drain. can you imagine how awkward it would be if someone actually won big money on a gifted card?

A lovely Christmas decoration?

I'd cheat and do homemade fudge or biscuits, probably in a nice mug if I could find one (supermarkets often have ok ones for a couple £.
Or a Christmas ornament, any local craft markets happening near you? Can often pick up handmade decorations there.
Bar of handmade soap
Candle
Bath bomb (as above for these, loads I'd stalls around me make them)
Festive socks

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Book or beautiful embroidered bookmark
I would describe myself similarly to your description of this lady (apart from the skiing, I do not enjoy skiing!)

If she skis how about these? Very useful and the sort of thing that gets lost. You can probably get a better colour. https://www.trespass.com/ski-ties?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=shopping_feed&utm_content=free_google_shopping_clicks&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA6aW6BhBqEiwA6KzDc9Y1HYGCE4uWldJ_tGl_gaYC-1-glP_xshyaPPE-gzmGWjG5g7tlJhoC768QAvD_BwE#color_code=Blue&size_legacy=Each