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50p gifts!?
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OrkneyStar wrote: »Why?
Saves you buying them
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To me that's a) pretty personal and b) NOT a present lol!
That being said my grandparents gave my mum a box of tampons as a birthday present as a teenager :eek:0 -
miss_independent wrote: »To me that's a) pretty personal and b) NOT a present lol!
That being said my grandparents gave my mum a box of tampons as a birthday present as a teenager :eek:
It's not something I would expect from many folks lol, but a hubby or boyfriend you would be close enough generally?
To me anything I can use is a present, of course some things feel more like treats than others, but hey times are tough!
Each to their own I suppose! You can get some pretty boxes nowadays
. Ermutigung wirkt immer besser als Verurteilung.
Encouragement always works better than judgement.0 -
My parents used to do something similar, we had little drawstring bags which would have gifts for us in them - sometimes little cheap stocking filler things, and sometimes just some sweets, but it was nice because every day was different I keep meaning to do it for me and OH but then I see those £1 advent calendars...
You could buy some nice beads from ebay and make them into a little bracelet or dangling charm.
Poundland has Elizabeth Shaw nail varnish and lipstick in packets for 3 for £1, the quality is actually pretty decent.
If you have a Merchant Chandler near you they have a pretty good knick knacks section with novelty pens, decorative nail files, trinket boxes etc etc all quite cheap.
A 50p stamp...
If this is going to become a regular thing then you can stock up for next year in the January sales... 0 -
OrkneyStar wrote: »It's not something I would expect from many folks lol, but a hubby or boyfriend you would be close enough generally?
To me anything I can use is a present, of course some things feel more like treats than others, but hey times are tough!
Each to their own I suppose! You can get some pretty boxes nowadays.
Nah...I'd be genuinely mortified lol :rotfl: If I was so ill i couldn't leave the house and due on and he went & picked some up for me, I'd be really grateful that he had done that for me but if I whipped a Lilet out of an advent calendar I'd be :eek:. The ones in the pretty boxes are way more than 50p though aren't they?
Apologies to OP with all this girly talk
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If your girlfriend is on a diet how about Cadburys Highlights (individual sachets of drinking chocolate) they are less than 50 calories and last time i bought some they were a bit less than 50p.
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I know that I am a baa humbug (I know I know) but just sounds to me like you will waste £12.50 (well £25) on a load of tat that will end up going in the bin.
At least tampax are useful (if you get the righ size and brand).
Maybe a different sanitary towel or tampon for each of 25 days!June challenge £100 a day £3161.63 plus £350 vouchers plus £108.37 food/shopping saving
July challenge £50 a day. £ 1682.50/1550
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dragonette wrote: »So glad you posted this! I'm in a similar quandry, except I'm buying for a guy and the limit is size not money.
12 gifts no more then 2 inches cubed has got me stumped! Will look thru suggestions and add any I find
USB memory stick / digital camera memory card
LED keyring torch
Balloon animal balloons (with the instructions printed on the balloon)
Tape measure (about 2.5 inch square)
Cufflinks
Parking timer or Ice scarper keyring
A million pound note
Golf balls
Various utility keyrings
Dog end bottle stopperA kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0 -
miss_independent wrote: »I whipped a Lilet out of an advent calendar I'd be :eek:.
Especially if you didn't have your specs on and thought it was a marshmallow.A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.0
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