£1-£1.50 token gifts

MissBailey · 3 December 2013 at 4:11PM

I've got a team of approx 17 in work and I'd like to buy a token gift for each of them but I'm not exactly flush! I thought about Pots of Gold but I can't see me doing them below £2 a head (at least) and I can't really afford that. Has anyone got any good ideas?

Thanks :-)

CupOfChai · 3 December 2013 at 4:30PM

Something from the pound shop? A £1 scratchcard each?

Tashatutuw · 3 December 2013 at 4:54PM

Scratch cards are good ideas as they can be 5 mins of fun in the office too seeing who (if anyone) has won - but make a deal that if anyone wins big bucks they at least buy you a few drinks :rotfl:

Willowpop · 3 December 2013 at 8:44PM

You can get boxes of Festive Friends for 99p...basically cadburys animal biscuits in xmas shapes and with a new name. They would make a sweet little gift.

squiggles · 3 December 2013 at 9:40PM

Calendar, diary, Xmas mug, ready mixed can of spirits ie Smirnoff and lemonade (these were on offer at tesco 4 for £5, Larger sized tube of sweets, single sliced Xmas cake, snowman lolly from thorntons, posh tin of biscuits or chocolates between the whole team, 17 different things from poundland and have a lucky dip prize.

Rags2Riches_3 · 3 December 2013 at 10:06PM

How about a votive candle in a holder? I bought a set of two really pretty red crackly votive glasses in Poundland, put glue round the top edge and dipped them in red glitter, put in a red sampler Yankee Candle 'Apple Spice Potpourri' (lovely Christmassy smell) £1 each in Asda and wrapped them up with cellophane with a pretty red curling ribbon. Works out to £1.50 each plus a bit of cellophane and looks really effective.

balletshoes · 3 December 2013 at 11:49PM

i'd go with nail polish (if you look hard, you can find Opi and Sally Hansen ones) from the pound shop, also scented candles from there too. Maybe earbud headphones or e-reader/tablet covers too? Theres loads if you really look, in pound shops.

C_J · 4 December 2013 at 9:54AM

I have about 20 people at work to whom I'd like to give a small token gift, so I'm baking some star shaped Christmas cookies and/or making some small slabs of chocolate decorated with crushed candy canes (I bought a chocolate slab mould from Lakeland which is embossed with Christmassy words). I bought some packs of Christmas patterned cellophane bags from Poundland (20 to a pack) which are fab - they come with red ribbons, so look really festive.