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Want a really cheap christmas
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We don't buy presents - we give "promises". A voucher that promises that we'll do something that the recipient really wants. My partner's son gave me a voucher last year ... to clean my car every two weeks and to hoover the upstairs of the house every week! :eek:Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac0
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Actually, I think my eldest two would love that idea, DFC. They have to do their own ironing and they'd love an 'ironing' voucher from me.
Aint gonna happen though...... :rotfl:Herman - MP for all!0 -
Debt_Free_Chick wrote:My partner's son gave me a voucher last year ... to clean my car every two weeks and to hoover the upstairs of the house every week! :eek:
And did he do it?? haha!! Thats a good idea. I would just rather spend a bit more of my family on their birthdays, when it is "their day". Like making someone a birthday cake, that would mean so much more to me than a run of the mill gift (you know the type, one which no thought whatsoever has gone into)....
Actually I seem to spend less in December than I usually do for the rest of the year!!
I just hate hearing about families that run up so much debt at Christmas and then are still paying it back the year after, its not about that!! But if people want to get caught up in that, thats up to them. I dont feel the tiniest bit guilty saying No (it would be different if i had children though), and since im boyfriend-less thats one less person I have to bother about (one good thing about being single!!).0 -
Debt_Free_Chick wrote:We don't buy presents - we give "promises". A voucher that promises that we'll do something that the recipient really wants. My partner's son gave me a voucher last year ... to clean my car every two weeks and to hoover the upstairs of the house every week! :eek:
That sounds like a great idea.
One year I wrapped up an empty box in Xmas paper and put a printed label saying something along the lines of.
Don't ever unwrap this box as it contains something very special. My love to you.
I found it on the internet a few years ago. and he loved it. I keep asking him when he is going to unwrap it and he says never ever. One, two, three awwwwwwwwwwwww.
So you see presents don't need to be expensive to hit the spot.
Yours
CalleyHope for everything and expect nothing!!!
Good enough is almost always good enough -Prof Barry Schwartz
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try -Seth Godin0 -
Debt_Free_Chick wrote:We don't buy presents - we give "promises". A voucher that promises that we'll do something that the recipient really wants. My partner's son gave me a voucher last year ... to clean my car every two weeks and to hoover the upstairs of the house every week! :eek:
LOL - did he stick to it??
We've done vouchers before too, and they're top of my list for this year too. It usually means you give your time, which is so much nicer than practically any 'bought' gift.I'd rather be a could-be if I cannot be an are; because a could-be is a maybe who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a has-been than a might-have-been, by far; for a might have-been has never been, but a has was once an are – Milton Berle0 -
if you want to make vouchers the look here
Might save you hours of trying to get it right on the computer.
Yours
CalleyHope for everything and expect nothing!!!
Good enough is almost always good enough -Prof Barry Schwartz
If it scares you, it might be a good thing to try -Seth Godin0 -
To all who asked ... Did he keep his promise?
Of course he did! All I had to do was whip the voucher out from my filing system and wave it under his nose, every now & then ......
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MrsB wrote:LOL - did he stick to it??
We've done vouchers before too, and they're top of my list for this year too. It usually means you give your time, which is so much nicer than practically any 'bought' gift.
For me, that is one of life's greatest gifts. It generally means much more to the recipient and is much more rewarding to the donor.
I hate myself for rushing into a shop, handing over dosh and then retreating with some scabby thing, all because I needed to make a gesture to a member of family or friend.
Time is precious to us all ... and giving of one's own time to benefit a loved-one is really priceless. It's like .. finding the time to call your mum every week. A chore? in a way ... but she really, really does appreciate it, whatever your age.
Oooohhh .. I've come over all philosophical ... must have a lie-downWarning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac0 -
My mum asked me for my Christmas list yesterday, and all I could think to put on it was magazine subscriptions, pyjamas, my Clinique moisturiser and exfoliator and garden centre vouchers.
She seemed disappointed I couldn't think of anything else, but I am not materialistic and genuinely have all I need (except a man!).
I think it's because we only ever had one big present at Christmas, and as I'm a January baby it was usually for Christmas AND birthday if it approached £100, so I was taught the value of money.
Now, Mum says she used to feel guilty cos my mates got lots of things and they had less money than us, but I am sooooo glad I learned the value of money early.
I spend £20 on special people (immediate family, best mate), £10 or less on others (less close friends) and nothing on everyone else (people I speak to four times a year, cousins' children/partners). No-one seems to mind. Brings it all in under £200 even before I check for cheap bargains.:cool: DFW Nerd Club member 023...DFD 9.2.2007 :cool::heartpuls married 21 6 08 :A Angel babies' birth dates 3.10.08 * 4.3.11 * 11.11.11 * 17.3.12 * 2.7.12 :heart2: My live baby's birth date 22 7 09 :heart2: I'm due another baby at the end of July 2014! :j
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I agree with you - I am sitting here really chuffed because I have ordered DH two pairs of pyjamas and a sweater online - total cost about £20.
Have also ordered two magazine subscriptions and hopw to get a set of hair straighteners(worth£55) and Calvin Klein perfume (worth£30) for free.
Fingers crossed, as they will make a great birthday present for DD in Feb next year, as well as a book by her favourite author."This site is addictive!"
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