What would be inexpensive Christmas gifts for an office of 30?

Question

i'm a receptionist so i'm not rich, but does anybody have any good ideas? i work with real estate agents, i know its early but i want to get my shopping done early, they always give me a load of cash during Christmas and i always feel uncomfortable about it

kj, yea they give me cash, its not a christmas bonus because i already get one of those from the company, they give it as a Christmas present, last year was $700.00

( they sell mansions )

Answer 1

I take all of last years gifts and re-wrap them for this years gifts. You save money.

Answer 2

Make jars with the dry ingredients for cookies or soups in them, then decorate with a little bow and a recipe card so they know how to make what's inside! Or, you could go to the local dollar store. Some of them have nice stuff and you can pick out a special gift for everyone without spending tons of cash.

Answer 3

ALL your co-workers give you cash? Or is the cash like a company Christmas bonus? A pretty little Christmas ornament for each of them would be nice.

Answer 4

I always make a christmas plate or a tin, depends on my cash flow... cheap cookies, rice crispie treats, a few candy canes, some fudge and you can make one big batch and fill so many plates, or you could do one BIG HUGE platter and put it in the kitchen with a cute note...
FROM CRYSTALS KITCHEN
-Merry Christmas!

Answer 5

Two ideas that I like are
1) a homemadejar of a fifteen bean soup mix.....it's really attractive and makes a great crockpot meal during the holidays.


Ingredients:
1 pound dried black beans
1 pound dried red beans
1 pound dried kidney beans
1 pound dried navy beans
1 pound dried great northern beans
1 pound dried baby lima beans
1 pound dried large lima beans
1 pound dried pinto beans
1 pound dried green split peas
1 pound dried yellow split peas
1 pound dried black eyed peas
1 pound dried red lentils
1 pound dried green lentils
1 pound dried brown lentils
1 pound dried cranberry beans
***To Make Soup***
2 cups 15-bean soup mix
1 smoked ham hock
2 cans (14.5 ounces) stewed tomatoes
1 medium onion, chopped
2 ribs celery, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
6 cups water
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin


Directions:

Combine beans in a very large bowl. Pour 2 cups into a large wide mouth jar.

To Make 15 Bean Soup: Cover bean mix with water and soak overnight. Drain beans and place in a stockpot. Add ham hock, tomatoes, onion, celery, garlic, bay leaf and 6 cups water.

Bring to a boil over medium high heat; reduce to medium low, cover and simmer 1 hour. Add remaining ingredients; continue to simmer 1 hour or until beans are tender. Remove bay leaf before serving. Serve warm.

This recipe for 15 Bean Soup Mix serves/makes 15 lbs.





2) A homemade mixture for spiced tea....

Spiced Tea Mix

1 1/2 cups instant tea powder
2 cups orange flavored instant breakfast powder
1 (3-ounce) package lemonade mix
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Combine all ingredients until well blended. Store mix in an airtight container.
To make 1 cup of spiced tea: Place 2 teaspoons tea mix in a cup, add boiling water, stir and enjoy!
Makes 64 servings or 3 1/2 cups mix.

Answer 6

Merry Christmas! :) I believe you! As for presents.. it fairly is amazingly beneficiant of you to prefer to purchase Christmas presents for everybody on your place of work! not many human beings try this in recent times. Heck, not many human beings deliver Christmas playing cards anymore! a guideline... if you're contained in the U. S. and function a Linens N issues interior reach... watch your mailbox for LNT coupons ($5 off $15 purchase). once you get them (and they are going to take expired ones too!), bypass to Linens N issues and %. up the Christmas present container of three.7oz Yankee Candles. There are 3 in accordance to %. and they are $15.00 - $5.00 coupon. That comes out to easily $3.33 in accordance to candle! They promote contained in the retail Yankee shops for close to to $10 each and every. placed it in a valuable present bag with some individual cocoas or something like that. you would possibly want to attempt this for further or less $5-$6 in accordance to individual. provide it to the girls contained in the place of work. now to not be shovanistic, yet adult men do not get too enthusiastic about candles. For the adult men contained in the place of work,... a shuttle mug (actual resources brokers are consistently on the bypass, correct?) with some dunkin donuts mini espresso floor programs. With 30 human beings and a funds to artwork with, you won't be able to anticipate to get them lavish presents and easily, i will't see that your co-workers might want to even anticipate presents! So any sweet gesture might want to be maximum favored by employing them.

Answer 7

I would say maybe home made cookies in a nice tin. or homemmade tree ornaments. Hm..... Personalized coffee mugs and or stationary. Nice chocolates. Desk Calendars.
hope this helped

Answer 8

I always make cookies and fudge ....It goes a long way. put it on a Christmas plate with a bow and candy cane.

Answer 9

personalized note pads for their desks. You don't know if they like candy, or like to bake with the mix ideas, but everyone uses note pads on their desk.

Answer 10

make jars with all the ingreadients for cookies in it... like in layers.. im sure youve seen it before. i think its really cool when i get one.