Christmas presents

We do "Secret Santa" for the grown-ups and presents for the tinies.

The point of it all for me is being together (as far as possible)
Christmas presence over Christmas presents!

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We don't bother buying for adults if we aren't seeing each other on Christmas Day. If we are then we have a limit of £5 , a bit of a challenge but usually quite amusing. We are lucky we don't need much and buy what we want when we want it. Well apart from the ⛵️and the Lamborghini ect. We have to save for a week or two for those!
Children are tricky, as you know the parents ask them, they are all so individual.

The PO vouchers sound like a good idea for adults and older children. Amazon vouchers are multiple choice too. Younger children will like something tangible so depends on their interests, Lego is always popular but I have lost track of the current favourite things as my grandchildren are all grown up.

Magazine subscriptions, National Geographic Kids for GD, Knitting one for me from DD, Family History one for DH, this way the present go on throughout the year. Can't find anything for a 4 year old, so it will have to be Lego again, not that he or his father complains ( should have taken shares in Lego 40 years ago)

In our family we all agreed to have a secret santa for the grownups, so I only have to buy for two smaller grandchildren and one adult present. It was just getting silly trying to think of things to buy for about your price range for lots of people we have a limit of £50 and all do a wish list online of varying value so you can look to see what people would like and only spend what you can afford.

books never go wrong for adults ,Car books ,Cookery books ,nice coffee table picture books ,I agree the kids would prefer vouchers to spend in the sales

What about giving vouchers for that amount.
Saves you having to do lots of shopping and wrapping.
Can be used in January sales which will probably mean they will get more for their money.

The post office sell voucher cards that can be used a multiple outlets.

Teenagers usually like to have cash which they may be able to add to other christmas money and buy a bigger item.

I am buying vouchers for a couple of youngsters who live quite far away.
I put inside their Xmas cards.

Nice soap
Slipper socks
Nice wine

Actually there are loads of things. But nearly £500 doesn't seem very strict!!!