Christmas cash for late teens/young adults?

[LauraHopkins]

DD has an after-school nanny and a swimming teacher that she adores, both relatively long-standing and who she sees weekly, so she’d like to give them a Christmas gift. They’re both around early uni age so I was thinking of giving cash in a homemade card for Christmas but - stupid question incoming - do young adults still use cash, as in actual notes, in today’s relatively cashless society, or would it be the equivalent of handing over a pager instead of a smart phone?

They all know how to operate cash op. Cash is fine

I’m sure all young adults would be able to spend any cash you give them!

Unless you have their bank details to do a bank transfer, which would be better, along with a card.

my young adults would prefer a voucher. Cash is an inconvenience!
Mine have asked for deliveroo, boots, Starbucks.

Give them each an amazon voucher? Or one of those multi store vouchers?

Mine (23 & 19) used to give their cash to me, and I'd do a bank transfer to them.
But I'm sure they'd appreciate it regardless of whether it is slightly more hassle for them to use.

Edit: mine definitely wouldn't prefer a voucher, they both think it is ridiculous to make a gift with limitations.

If you have their bank details personally i would make a direct transfer and give them a card. They will now how to use cash but unless they spend it all at once probably won’t have a purse / wallet to put the change in ! ( My DN recently complained what she was supposed to do with some change ! )

Cash is great, or write the amount in a card and do a transfer.

But is the gift from you or from your DD? It would be very odd for her to give people older than her money as a gift.

Presumably you pay them for their services - and can make them a gift of money if you choose. But you began by talking about what your DD would like to do?

Of course cash can still be used; the UK is not a completely totalitarian society. Just give the denominations of notes that are regularly used - 20s, 10s, 5s depending on your total amount. If it's a substantial amount (or if your receiver is saving every penny) it might present a slight hurdle for the receiver to go and deposit it at their bank or in a compatible ATM, but an amount that someone will easily spend in person on a single big treat or over a few weeks - no problem.

Cash is ok , as would a gift be . I rarely if ever give cash because I think it just gets used for the mundane daily stuff .

Bank transfer and a card made by your daughter, people who work with kids love cards made by kids!

Logistics of asking the swimming teacher for his bank details, hollering from the poolside while he’s wrestling the next set of 5 year olds into the water, are difficult, not to mention fitting “happy Christmas, from Betsy Hopkins, 4:30pm on a Monday” in the reference field.

Even here, opinions are already split between cash good/voucher bad and vice versa, so I’m definitely not going down the rabbit hole of thinking of an actual gift. Thanks for those who have reassured it will get spent somehow - I’ll let DD go all out on making cards and keep my fingers crossed that they don’t curse the inconvenience of banking or spending £ notes.

Of course give them cash! They can always deposit it if need be. My son is 22 and has no problem using cash! And my DD’s driving instructor prefers it.