Surviving Christmas without Breaking the Bank!

kazwookie

£10 in a card, job done, no stress

Mnd

Yes, Go for the cash option

Ilona

Save yourself all the stress and bother of buying them tat which they won't want, stick a tenner in a card, job done.

ilona

PasturesNew

Just give them a £10 note. It costs more money to go out and try to buy a gift, plus the cost of wrapping paper!

You'd be spending time and money to choose something most of them would simply put to one side and think "why'd she think I wanted that?". A £10 note is just the job.

Although .... do you have to give them anything? It wasn't a thing in my family to do that. At Xmas, the best we got from aunts/uncles was a pair of tights from the market, or small selection box of chocolate assortments.

armouredbeast

No christmas for me this year with £6779.00 debt


I agree with the answers above. Don't stress yourself out.

humptydumptybits

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Teenagers would much prefer the tenner in a card, rather than something they don't want. And they much prefer Boots No7 than Avon, which they regard as what Granny uses.

I think granny is as likely to use No 7 as Avon to be honest. Don't they like stuff like Benefit?

GaleSF63

venison wrote: »

Toiletries from Avon? You would get some decent stuff for a tenner.

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Teenagers would much prefer the tenner in a card, rather than something they don't want. And they much prefer Boots No7 than Avon, which they regard as what Granny uses.

humptydumptybits wrote: »

I think granny is as likely to use No 7 as Avon to be honest. Don't they like stuff like Benefit?

Three more reasons to give them the money - i.e. who knows what they prefer!

tealady

Another vote for the cash.
Also you can encourage them to be money saving by including a note about this site.
I am sure that many teens will either be saving for driving lessons or the latest must have gadget.

tlc678910

Hi,
You could do a (slightly over budget) £10 cinema voucher each with popcorn or sweets or even a supermarket pick and mix cup. If you have a local ice skating or roller venue you could get a voucher for there instead.

For younger teenage girls a toiletries selection with fruity shower gel, lip balm, face masks and hair products would usually go down well. Just supermarket/ chemists products from £1 each.

For younger teenage boys perhaps a novelty t-shirt with their interest (if affordable) and chocolate.

If you can get photos together (e.g. off Facebook) and an offer code you may be able to make a little photo book or photo calendar in budget.

Tlc

natlie

I got my nephews Dove Sets from Iceland Supermarket for £6 each, my niece has make up I bought in the sales 4 lipsticks reduced from £40 to £10 - its doable if you shop around, try following the Extreme bargains and couponing thread on FB. I shop bargains throughout the year. I've got my son toys from toysforapound.com saved me a fortune