Christmas gifts for friends

Perhaps a nice box of biscuits, some fancy chocolates, or a selection of teas or coffees, or maybe a nice scarf, gloves, purse?

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One of those money boxes for adults like a treat fund and then all of you Save for a special weekend

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I do give a present to a very old friend of mine but not to others. We only spend a few pounds on each other...I really don’t get this spending loads of money...I think it’s just fun to open up a little something. So,maybe some nice chocolate, or a bottle of wine, a plant/bulbs, nice jar of chutney or jam, olives..or similar little luxury. Maybe I’m just mean?but I don’t see that there’s anything wrong with giving people small gifts.

Several years ago our large and getting larger family decided to only buy presents for the children (under 18`s) It was a bit strange the first year but now I think it was the best decision we ever made . Christmas is no longer a nightmare of shopping trying to find interesting presents for everyone . I would suggest you spend the money you save on either another lunch out or spoil yourselves on the lunch you have arranged . I give an amount to Shelter each |December from the money I don`t spend , there are so many worthy causes to give to .

I meet several friends for a meal before Xmas and we do a secret Santa for about £10. Some of the gifts I have pulled out of the sack in recent years are:- Laptray, Xmas songs CD, jar of peaches in brandy(yum), photo album, just to name a few. Garden centres do have some unusual things. Good luck.

How about baking mince pies, or small Christmas cakes, then wrapping them in fancy boxes,? X

Dobbies the garden centre has loads of reasonable priced gifts jewellery included

If you enjoy baking, make them a cake or some scones or mince pies.

Give them a home made gift token for lunch, dinner or whatever at your place, either together or separately.

My friends and I spend only 5 Euros each and make it as a lucky dip.This year so far I have bought a dog tap measure, pull the tongue and out comes the tape, a battery operated handheld fan, it gets hot here, a beautiful fan ditti.orange chocolates, still looking for the last gift.
We are all having Christmas lunch at a restaurant then back to mine to Dip into the Christmas tub. last year I got a pair of crotchless knickers, not tried them yet! Oh, we also buy for the husbands, cant say here what they got very rude!

Things I've been given - a ball of elastic bands - fun and surprisingly useful, fur edged washing up gloves - what a hoot, etc - think tasteless I reckon!

I craft all year for friends, family and raffles I sew and knit for my pleasure then often bless it to other homes as gifts.

ChrisCross
Once you start something then unless there is a mutual agreement to discontinue it then this is something that can only be solved by discussing it between yourself and the other parties.
I hesitate to suggest gifts or lunches as you already do this
You appear to have answered your own question by your black friday idea.

How about making some nice fudge/biscuits etc People always love homemade things

Thank you for all your ideas. I will mull them over - I quite like the idea of spending the £15 on a more sumptuous lunch. ??? However on Friday - i.e. Black Friday this week, I'm going to brave the shops to try and snap up a few Xmas bargains. That is, if I can face it once Friday comes!

And another thought. I am sending my sister a bouquet of flowers. I think Bluebelle has the right idea. How about an orchid? They survive for years .

Could you make them something? My mother recently asked me to make her some lemon curd. I paint and every year I use an online company to produce a calendar of my paintings which I give as presents. Some people also get paintings.

I bought my friends Christmas cactus last year one just rang to say how beautiful it is at the moment ( second time round) I think it might be an amyrillis this year ( thankfully all my friends love plants and flowers and gardens ) around
£5 is my norm for friends

Why not limit it further and say the gift has to be bought in £land.

I would buy them all the same - a book called Let It Go - the memoirs of the amazing Dame Stephanie Shirley .
A ' must read ' for all women .

I know this isn't a gift, but my best friend and I decided to go to the panto every year instead of buying gifts. We've got quite a selection of sparkly things to wave during the show!

Do they wear jewellery? Try looking on Etsy where you can buy one off pieces, I have a friend who uses it to sell her handmade glass beads (which she makes herself) some of which she makes into earrings, pendants etc and start around £12. There are lots of sellers on there.

You could do a “tackiest gift” . Tacky gifts can be- anything from Anne Summers, plastic bubble blowing Santa’s playing music that sort of thing. Always good for a laugh. Maybe lower the price to £10. Or make it “has to bought from a charity shop for under a fiver”, you can always give back to said shop. Other than that, don’t bother with gifts and spend the £15 on wine and cocktails and a lovely lunch!

Congratulations. There are a number of books about being a grandparent, some informative, some more lighthearted. As you aRe all new grandparents might be worth a look.