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Money Moral Dilemma: Should you give your best mate a £1 pressie?

MSE_Martin · 2008-04-07 10:46:08

Here's this week's hypothetical situation for you to cogitate on: Should you give your best mate a £1 pressie? It’s your closest, oldest friend’s birthday and you’ve been racking your brains about what to get them. Normally you spend £30-ish on each other. But then you spot a loophole on the magazine offers thread to get…

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brightonman123 Posts: 8,535 Forumite

13 June 2008 at 4:45PM

have always bought fun pressies for mates- if money was tight, then cheaper / nerdier the better - would accept the same back, too!

examples-
a house brick, painted orange.
inflatable pig.
a 'real' kipper tie (fresh fish, laminated..!)
pair of driving gloves (i didn't even have a car!)

it's often worth scouting the bargain buckets, for xmas stocking fillers.

Long time away from MSE, been dealing real life stuff..
Sometimes seen lurking on the compers forum :-)
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