Secret Santa: yay or nay?
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Secret Santa?
This time of year lots of people are scrambling around to buy a keyring for their colleague because they forgot about secret Santa and it has to be done before Janet goes off.
Some people don't like secret Santa (as a concept), personally I'm all for it.
What do you think?
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Some people don't like secret Santa (as a concept), personally I'm all for it.
What do you think?
Christmas can be a difficult time for many people. If you need support- you are not alone- please reach out.
The following organisations may be able to help you:
www.samaritans.org
www.papyrus-uk.org
www.mind.org.uk
www.youngminds.org.uk
(edited 2 years ago)
Reply 1
Pretty mixed
In friendship groups it can be ok
In the workplace it is just odd, I got a very senior colleague in my first work secret santa and I just gave him some second hand university merchandise because that is literally all I knew about him
In friendship groups it can be ok
In the workplace it is just odd, I got a very senior colleague in my first work secret santa and I just gave him some second hand university merchandise because that is literally all I knew about him
Reply 2
Hate, hate, hate. Hate, hate, hate. Double Hate. Loathe entirely!
Reply 3
I love the idea of secret santa so you don’t have to buy lots of presents especially bc I have a friend group of 8 so that ends up being a lot of money otherwise
Reply 4
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by The GrinchHate, hate, hate. Hate, hate, hate. Double Hate. Loathe entirely!
My current phone wallpaper says this
Reply 5
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by agent_duck343My current phone wallpaper says this
It's because I'm green, isn't it?
Reply 6
Ooh I just love any opportunity to spread the festive cheer 
, whether at home or at work 
All good fun and an extra gift to open for Christmas 
, whether at home or at work All good fun and an extra gift to open for Christmas Reply 7
Yay.
I'm instinctively a hard no here, and then somehow I ended up co-organising the Secret Santa in my office this year nonetheless 
Reply 9
nay, its a risk spending all that money for them not to like the gift. Plus its over in 5 mins. Might as well all club together and contibute to a buffet where everyon can enjoy, and play some christmas music.
Reply 10
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by Ghostladynay, its a risk spending all that money for them not to like the gift. Plus its over in 5 mins. Might as well all club together and contibute to a buffet where everyon can enjoy, and play some christmas music.
Can't say no to a buffet and festive tunes!
Sounds like a wonderful alternativeReply 11
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by Saracen's FezI'm instinctively a hard no here, and then somehow I ended up co-organising the Secret Santa in my office this year nonetheless
How strange
Christmas is just awful, so is Secret Santa, maybe you should try being a bit more Grinchy next year 
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by Ghostladynay, its a risk spending all that money for them not to like the gift. Plus its over in 5 mins. Might as well all club together and contibute to a buffet where everyon can enjoy, and play some christmas music.
mwehehe I do hate unnecessary festivities!
Reply 12
20
No. I dont like anyone I work with enough to spend money on them.
Family and mates I will sort in the usual ways.
Family and mates I will sort in the usual ways.
Reply 13
I had a secret Santa once that bought me condoms
Didn’t know what to make of it until i found out it was the hot receptionist and she wanted me to be prepared for the nights entertainment she had planned .
Then I thought it was the most thoughtful gift ever.
Didn’t know what to make of it until i found out it was the hot receptionist and she wanted me to be prepared for the nights entertainment she had planned .
Then I thought it was the most thoughtful gift ever.
Tried it just once for the colleagues, and I did not like it so much and did not do it again. I think about to repeat it in friend's circle.
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