The perfect Christmas present........NOT

[historymystery]

Yes, you are right, Candycane. The way my manager reacted you'd have thought I'd done something really awful! I thought I was being direct, yet tactful. I was really surprised when I was expected to justify my decision. I hate Secret Santa. It's always suggested by some awful person who thinks it will be "fun" and they are more than likely just trying to raise their profile within the business. Secret Santa is awful. I'm so glad I had the strength to resist it this year!

Rejecting participation in Secret Santa is, in some people's eyes, akin to telling everyone you're a serial killer.

At our local village Xmas fair, the local church sell mystery gift bags at £1 each. Each one contains unwanted unopened gifts, and people buy up to 10 at a time ! It's a popular stall - they make a lot money for the church and people love a surprise. I'm told people get them instead of crackers for the dinner table. I've got 5 to open on Xmas morning as I live alone - if I get rubbish that's OK it's all the luck of the draw. One year I had a box of new Molton Brown handcream for a £1. Everyone saves their gift bags/shop carriers throughout the year for the church to use. So if possible don't bin that awful present, someone may love it !

That's a great idea.

 

[merryone]

Today I saw a couple of the SS presents, one lady quite obviously has been given a small pack of Celebrations chocolates or similar going by the shape of the package whilst somebody else has been given not one but 2 bottles of decent Fizz! It's a blinking lottery. I'm actually quite surprised that it went ahead this year considering we have so many new people working there right now so nobody really knows anybody that well, so I'm reckoning on a lot of easy options....though I'd be more than happy to receive the 2 bottles of fizz!