What would you recommend for a christmas present?

[Isobel]

Hey there,

Each year I have a nightmare trying to find a Christmas present for some of my work colleagues. We have a £10 limit so books are perfect. Can anyone recommend something? The best one I have found so far is: "Where do all the paperclips go?". It is entertaining and has some great business facts and insights and I could give it to anyone.

Having said that other ideas would be appreciated......

 

[Landslide]

Maybe you should check the Bargain Books Under $10 section in Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/feature/-/550051/ref=amb_link_5269162_14/102-2718966-5960948?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=browse&pf_rd_r=00RBJYKZ3S6YZ2E1G6DD&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=318190101&pf_rd_i=283155

Hope it helps

 

[PhilW]

Change your job... No more 'nightmare'. And you'd be ££££ better off!

You must love your colleagues. I get on fine with the people I work with, but I have no desire whatsoever to socialise with them outside work, let alone buy 'em Christmas presents. Maybe I'm antisocial. I don't care

 

[dizzyshelly]

I often look at iwantoneofthose.com for work xmas presents. Its full of random stuff on there, I work in an office, and it does quite a good range of "fun" work stuff!

 

[beer good]

Does it have to be office-related? I'm guessing they have lives outside of work, why not just buy them an ordinary book?

 

[WickedWitch]

How about a gift card? Or taking them out to eat?

If you have a quasi-impersonal relationship with your work colleagues, then don't worry about finding them the perfect Christmas gift. Just give them a quasi-impersonal gift and cross that chore off your list. Christmas should be more about your enjoyment and less about worry and stress.

 

[BeerWench13]

I found this list on Amazon. They seem to have a few good ideas.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-content-search/results/104-7480898-0398314?ie=UTF8&flatten=1&search-alias=rp-listmania&query=coworkers

 

[sparkchaser]

Gift certificates always fit but if you want to buy a book, then I would get one with as much mass appeal as possible.

If I was going to get a book for a coworker, I'd buy one of Anthony Bourdain's books. They're easy, fun reads and have a wide appeal. Of course you can never go wrong with a Calvin & Hobbes or The Far Side anthology either.

 

[VTChEwbecca]

Any of the Bathroom Reader series I find to be perfect. I've given these many times and they're always a huge hit (of course, I work with teachers who like to read).