The office Secret Santa...

[sam7]

OMG £50? Is she for real? We decided to do a poundland secret santa - at the time there were 4 £1 shops in our local town, so plenty of choice and it didn't matter if it was something the person didn't like - we all really enjoyed it and were surprised how nice some of the little gifts were. I wouldn't even be happy with spending £10 unless it was a very close working environment where everyone got on well and knew each others likes well.

[Rob & Jan]

We have a maximum of £10 which is quite enough.

[YLL]

Ours is £5 and we have to find the most ridiculous/stupid present for that price. It's just a joke in our office really.

[katy341]

We normally do £10 however we have decided on something completely different this year... we are all putting £5 of pur usual10 into a hamper can be anything for £5 and making 3 hampers. Everyone will th3n get a ticket and numbers picked out of a hat... the rest will get the usual secret gift but worth £5

[elm]

Originally Posted by Bee happy

Our limit is £10.00 and as said before it always ends up back in charity shop. We don't pick out names our manager puts all gifts in sack and gives us one each. Would rather have names as at least you could buy something more personal.

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We did it like that last year. One poor woman ended up with a light switch pull thing which looked like a hanging man, as you'd put the around its neck. Dreadful gift.

This year we're pulling names out of a hat and having a £10 limit.

[salmon70]

£50! Seriously! that's ridiculous. I arrange ours in my office and it's been set at £5 ever since I set it up 10 years ago. People do moan now and again saying they can't find anything for £5 and suggest upping it to £10. I've never had an issue finding a gift for £5 and always put real effort in to getting something fun. I think the problem with my lot is they just don't look hard enough.

[jazzmic]

we do £5 plenty gifts in b&m even might go over a £1 ,the thing is if we do not use it in that year then we all bring it back for children in need add some sweets, chocolate, make a big hamper sell raffle tickets £1 a strip, up till now we have raised nearly £200 Christmas time its just a bit of fun but now its children in need so now we go all out do this every year


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[Michyloulou]

When I worked in an office it used to be £10 max. However a couple of the managers always used to give bottles of Moët, always lovely for you if they got your name.

[Jakey Neverland]

Wow at £50! There is always a risk in Secret Santa and I would be scared with that amount of risk. Ones I have done are usually £10.00 in school last year it was £5.00. Someone got a bag of thorntons toffees and a toothbrush I loved that idea!

[justmagical]

Ours was/has been £5 for many years
Until it was stopped last year
When the sales manager bought the customer services manager a mug saying I’m a t*** on the bottom of it and he was not happy...
Oh everyone’s faces when he opened it and wasn’t happy 😱