10 euro Christmas

TinfoilTinman

In recent years, my family have started a tradition of only spending 10 euro on a present for each person. The challenge is to get the best thing you can for a tenner ; it saves everyone money they need.

My question: What's the best thing you can buy for 10 euro?

I'm not looking for ideas, just curious what you would get people if you only had a tenner to spend?

Abi

Jonjo? is that you?





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a million penny jellies

Hells Belle

Into Pennys with you for jammies, everyone loves jammies.

az2wp0sye65487

whoopsadaisydoodles wrote: »

a million penny jellies

You'll need to throw a few extra zeros on the end of your tenner first!

AnonoBoy

A book.

MayoForSam

Deleted User wrote: »

a million penny jellies

Ah no, 1 million penny jellies in old money would be £10,000 punts which equates to 12,700 Euro, a tad over-budget.

kfallon

40 Wham Bars....will cost them a fortune in dentistry tho :P

the groutch

10 scratchcards

yeppydeppy

As annoboy said a book or multiple books (see bookdepository.co.uk). I wish people would stop buying me clothes and ****é I don't want and stick to buying me books!

moco

Me and my sister decided to only spend a tenner on each other this year. Wel, I put the idea forward really, as she usually spends a max of a tenner on me anyway whereas I spend around £100 on her! I'm too poor this year to keep that up.

I don't have many suggestions though, as I'm a bit stuck on what to buy too. I think I'll stick to one item though, rather than a load of cheap, useless crap. (like I always recieve):o

TheChevron

yeppydeppy wrote: »

As annoboy said a book or multiple books (see bookdepository.co.uk). I wish people would stop buying me clothes and ****é I don't want and stick to buying me books!

What if they buy you books you don't want?

starbelgrade

moco wrote: »

Me and my sister decided to only spend a tenner on each other this year. Wel, I put the idea forward really, as she usually spends a max of a tenner on me anyway whereas I spend around £100 on her!

Do you fancy your sister?

moco

starbelgrade wrote: »

Do you fancy your sister?

I'm female if that helps.

I'm 31 and she's 25. I used to always think... she's younger, has no money etc., but it's about time she grew up so I'm not spoiling her anymore!

Priscilla Pitiful Trapdoor

Priscilla Pitiful Trapdoor wrote: »

You'll need to throw a few extra zeros on the end of your tenner first!

MayoForSam wrote: »

Ah no, 1 million penny jellies in old money would be £10,000 punts which equates to 12,700 Euro, a tad over-budget.

Sounds familiar!

Dr.Silly

moco wrote: »

I'm female if that helps.

I'm 31 and she's 25. I used to always think... she's younger, has no money etc., but it's about time she grew up so I'm not spoiling her anymore!

awwwww....girl on girl

Ave Sodalis

A hamper full of facemasks and sponges and stuff
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/fashion-beauty/50-all-natural-beauty-products-you-can-make-yourself.html
^that's a good website if you can't afford to buy masks etc

jester77

A €10 Tesco voucher... every little helps.

starbelgrade

moco wrote: »

I'm female if that helps.

I'm 31 and she's 25.

Nice.

ejmaztec

Abi wrote: »

Jonjo? is that you?





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No, his is capped at €2 between all of them.

Eever

My siblings and I have done a kris kindle the last few years so that we can spend a bit more and each person actually gets something decent that they want, rather than three crappy presents (we do up wish lists).

I've bought one or two presents for a tenner this year (sister in law, friend & work kk) and they're all getting little girly night in gift baskets:

3 x baskets €6
3 x DVDs €8
3 x mini bottles of wine €10
box of microwave popcorn (3 x packets) can't remember but less than €2 I think
3 x face masks €2.25
6 x nail files €1
set of hand cream type toiletries (3 bottles) €4

So that made up 3 gift baskets for a girly night in containing a dvd, bottle of wine, microwave popcorn, facemask, nail file & handcream for about €11 each. Slightly over your tenner budget but not enough that it'd matter.

Having typed all that out I now realise how incredibly cheap I am. I think I might belong in the "stingiest thing you've seen stingy people do" thread!

Standard Toaster

A large bag of chicken balls & chips with a can of coke.

MagicMarker

Stick €8 in a card.

Cards are about €2 these days aren't they?

ejmaztec

MagicMarker wrote: »

Stick €8 in a card.

Cards are about €2 these days aren't they?

Stick €10 in an envelope please, fuck the card.:P

yuppies

If it was me I'd pay an extra few euro to get a bottle of baileys and I'd pretend I only paid a tenner for it.

starbelgrade

I hate scabby presents.

I'd rather get no present than some bit of tat that cost ten quid.

JuliusCaesar

Eever wrote: »

So that made up 3 gift baskets for a girly night in containing a dvd, bottle of wine, microwave popcorn, facemask, nail file & handcream for about €11 each. Slightly over your tenner budget but not enough that it'd matter.

Sounds lovely.

Eever wrote: »

Having typed all that out I now realise how incredibly thoughtful and generous and sensible about money I am.

FYP


Most of us will buy the stuff we really want for ourselves. I've got most of the stuff I need/want. I don't want more stuff cluttering up the place, or that I'll have to plaster a grin on my face for as I hypocritically thank the giver, or that I'll march off down to the charity shop the minute they open again. By far I'd rather get something like Eever's thoughtful gift basket which I would actually use, than something expensive which I really didn't want.

yeppydeppy

TheChevron wrote: »

What if they buy you books you don't want?

I have a list on amazon of the books I'd like, but they generally know what I like as we often discuss books and what we are currently reading.

Lady Chuckles

Hells Belle wrote: »

Into Pennys with you for jammies, everyone loves jammies.

+1 for jammies!! It's the only thing on my wishlist :pac:

Dunnes have great cuddly clothes and socks too... Imagine how snug Christmas would be if everyone got jammies, slippers and blankies

fishy fishy

starbelgrade wrote: »

I hate scabby presents.

I'd rather get no present than some bit of tat that cost ten quid.

glad to see the spirit of christmas is still alive and well... :rolleyes:

foxyboxer

http://www.126bay.com/images/banknote/europe/eURO/10%20Euro%202002%20-%20F.jpg


:cool:

Maedbhish

David O' Doherty tickets. €16.50 but worth the extra 6.50.

Mammanabammana

The best thing to spend €10 would clearly be six €1.50 lotto jackpot winning tickets. That would even leave you with €1 left over which you could afford to magnanimously give to a friend, relative or your OH/charity/a junkie. Then you could afford to buy everything on this thread, and looooooooooads of other stuff too.

pragmatic1

A wrap of heroin.

Cicero

12.35 Swiss Francs:pac:

dundalkfc10

take them to Dundalk, 5 pints each on a Monday night €10 simple

phasers

Go to Artscow.com and get a photo printed on something.

It makes a cheap lazy gift look thoughtful, my friends all think I'm a great gift giver but in reality I just go onto their facebook pages, pick a photo, smarten it up a bit in Photoshop, and get it printed on a canvas/mug/badge or some crap.

carfiosaoorl

We decided to do family presents this year instead of individual presents. Im getting my sisters house (4 kids) a soda stream. My other sisters house (1 kid) a smoothie maker and got my parents house (parents, brother and sister) a saorview box

Little Miss Lady

Eever wrote: »

My siblings and I have done a kris kindle the last few years so that we can spend a bit more and each person actually gets something decent that they want, rather than three crappy presents (we do up wish lists).

I've bought one or two presents for a tenner this year (sister in law, friend & work kk) and they're all getting little girly night in gift baskets:

3 x baskets €6
3 x DVDs €8
3 x mini bottles of wine €10
box of microwave popcorn (3 x packets) can't remember but less than €2 I think
3 x face masks €2.25
6 x nail files €1
set of hand cream type toiletries (3 bottles) €4

So that made up 3 gift baskets for a girly night in containing a dvd, bottle of wine, microwave popcorn, facemask, nail file & handcream for about €11 each. Slightly over your tenner budget but not enough that it'd matter.

Having typed all that out I now realise how incredibly cheap I am. I think I might belong in the "stingiest thing you've seen stingy people do" thread!

Not stingy at all.
I think it's great all the stuff you thought of to put in it.
It IS the thought that counts imo..

Herb Powell

2 NAGGINSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

anticonno16

15 minutes with a 22 stone 58 year old tranny called Margaret

Two second hand copies of Titanic on DVD

Aurum

If you're shopping for girls Asos has lots of gifts for £15 and under (if you can go a little bit over €10)

anticonno16

Cicero wrote: »

12.35 Swiss Francs:pac:

Reminds me of Bottom

Madame Swish, 3.30

Shane-KornSpace

A €10 postal order.

Richard Hillman

8 cans of tuborg and a bag of chips