Christmas Vouchers Two: Give your time or personal service, nothing beats it!

MSE_Martin · 19 December 2005 at 7:40PM

Use home made vouchers to make someone smile at Christmas. Simply make vouchers that promise a special service when they're presented back to you "one washing up vouchers", "one back rub voucher", "one baby sitting while you go to the pub voucher".... use your imagination.

Why not print your own vouchers using this free site: https://www.fun-vouchers.co.uk with your own personalised message.

See Part 1 Christmas Vouchers One.

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Maz6 · 19 December 2005 at 7:47PM

This is a great idea.

I gave babysitting vouchers to my sister last year and she said it was the best present she's ever had :xmassmile

Anya · 19 December 2005 at 7:50PM

OH did this for my birthday. It was for a cooked meal, hoovering for a week, tea making duty for a week and something else which I can't remember! This has just reminded me that I haven't used them yet!!1 I mentioned it a couple of weeks ago and he'd forgotten too! Bet he's been searching high and low since so that he can rip them up quick! Better remember where I've put them and get them used before I forget again! Going to have a very chilled Christmas week!!!!

pavlovs_dog · 19 December 2005 at 8:42PM

im making some of these for my auntie, who is the primary carer for my nan. be nice to give her a break, even something simple like me doing a few hours housework for her would make a big difference

Pink. · 20 December 2005 at 2:35PM

I think giving vouchers for your time is a great idea. If you don't have time to make your own there are some websites where you can print out these vouchers for free:

Fun Vouchers

Gift of time certificate

Pink

across · 20 December 2005 at 3:03PM

just made some from my little girls too nana and grandad with kiss and cuddle on they are cute! :santa2:

Madclarke · 21 December 2005 at 9:28AM

Did this for OH birthday on 1/12 very well received, the one pressie she wanted to tell people about!
All for the cost of an old jar and an A4 sheet. That is until she starts spending them!
She's waiting to spend the washing up one after the meal for all the family on boxing day!! :snow_laug

HappySad · 22 December 2005 at 6:31PM

I did this a while ago for my patner as we no longer wanted to give presents. Then you are not buying more stuff to clutter the house.

Queenie · 23 December 2005 at 8:23AM

across wrote:

just made some from my little girls too nana and grandad with kiss and cuddle on they are cute! :santa2:

Have you drawn up any to *give* to your little girls too? I'm serious! LOL

I'm giving some to my boys (11 & 10yo's) :-

* half hour of my undivided attention
* an hour up the park (they like footie, I don't! This is a biggie! It's also hilarious - for them - watching me kicking a ball around

)
* dinner of their choosing
* 1 hr internet time
* foot massage (yes, children like these too

)

Those sorts of things ... children are just as appreciative of those things as adults

The only thing is .. we'll have to have a "voucher-cashing-in-day" as it wouldn't be practical to present me with the park/footie voucher 10 mins before bedtime on a schoolnight

:rotfl:

Sorry Pink, just visited your links and see that the above has already been "covered"

katiepops_2 · 28 December 2005 at 2:57AM

Perhaps I'm just a miserable and ungrateful old b*tch then ... my beloved gave me a sheet of vouchers for Christmas this year ... for things like car washes, housework, special dinners etc. Unfortunately, whilst the thought is most definitely appreciated, the 99.5% certainty that he only made vouchers (which took him 10 minutes on the computer) so that he didn't have to get off his fat bum and go and actually BUY me something, isn't.

Bah, humbug!

Kate

Lucie_2 · 28 December 2005 at 2:36PM

katiepops wrote:

Perhaps I'm just a miserable and ungrateful old b*tch then ... my beloved gave me a sheet of vouchers for Christmas this year ... for things like car washes, housework, special dinners etc. Unfortunately, whilst the thought is most definitely appreciated, the 99.5% certainty that he only made vouchers (which took him 10 minutes on the computer) so that he didn't have to get off his fat bum and go and actually BUY me something, isn't.

Bah, humbug!

Kate

So you'll get double pleasure out of using them then! Enjoy the satisfaction of watching him do all these jobs & if it's really hard work then he might change his mind & buy you something "proper" next year!

Christmas Vouchers Two: Give your time or personal service, nothing beats it!

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