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> Hit me with your Secret Santa suggestions!, limit $15-$20
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post 06/12/2012, 11:56 AM
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Work Xmas party, need to take along a secret santa gift. Maximum limit is $20. Must be a generic gift as it is random selection (large Xmas sack, random order, stick your arm in and pull out a gift).

I have no clue. Any suggestions? Mostly women (30+ women, only 1 guy) Age range 24-60, even spread.

Don't want to do chocolates.
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post 06/12/2012, 11:57 AM
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I'd probably get alcohol or glasses for alcohol.
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post 06/12/2012, 12:16 PM
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Rather inclined to giggle. Doesn't put things away.
A nice photo frame, like this one or this?
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post 06/12/2012, 12:21 PM
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Booze.
Movie ticket.
Photo frame
Nice candles
Nice baubles for christmas tree
Coffee cup
Small plant pot

I don't know. shrug.gif
I don't do Secret Santas because I'm so bad at them. laughing2.gif
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post 06/12/2012, 12:31 PM
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Kmart have some great stuff in their recent catalogue for just this kind of thing, IMHO.

http://www.cataloguecentral.com.au/Syndica...amp;aff_id=1044

Page 16 iPod docking station
Page 26 jewelry box
Babushka speakers
Page 38 Stack tower
Gourmet oil and vinegar dipping set


We are getting page 27 skull speakers, coz DP's work is all male computer nerds.
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post 06/12/2012, 12:37 PM
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cheese knife
vase
photo frame
cook book
cocktail book with miniature bottle of booze
a fancy Christmas bauble/decoration (can often get these at gift shops)
tea pot
coffee mugs
wine glasses
stationery from places like KikkiK
reusable coffee cup (like those silicon ones)

This post has been edited by VanillaIcecream: 06/12/2012, 12:40 PM
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post 06/12/2012, 12:39 PM
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Alcohol!
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post 06/12/2012, 01:45 PM
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Oh, that's for the idea. Will hit the shops tonight.

I like the idea of the iPod docking station or a cookbook (hadn't thought of that one, but quite a few of the girls at work are into cooking). Hadn't thought of alcohol either - maybe a nice bottle of bubbly perhaps?

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I don't do Secret Santas because I'm so bad at them.

same here. I'm shocking. Hence my EB post. biggrin.gif I figured someone had to be better at this than me - it wouldn't be hard!
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post 06/12/2012, 01:50 PM
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I thought the next time I had to do a Secret Santa, I would buy or make a tiny christmas tree and put some scratchies on it.

Haven't had to do one for a while though.
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post 06/12/2012, 01:52 PM
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I like cats, but I couldn't eat a whole one.
Itunes gift vouchers are discounted at 7-11s at the moment. They're very generic.
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