Secret Santa Etiquette

mikeyrob73

So we have a Secret Santa in the office every year, Min Spend £10, all fair enough, been involved the last few years normally get Beer/Chocolate. so this year we have done Secret Santa today due to lots of people finishing up today for the year. i open my secret Santa and their is one bottle of beer, cost £1.75 from Asda. Thats a wee bit of a piss take init ? 

Heartfeltdawn

It's the thought that counts. 

stickyfiddle

Yeah, that's a bit shit

But you never know how much cash some people have

joeyowen

mikeyrob73 said:

So we have a Secret Santa in the office every year, Min Spend £10m, all fair enough, been involved the last few years normally get Beer/Chocolate. so this year we have done Secret Santa today due to lots of people finishing up today for the year. i open my secret Santa and their is one bottle of beer, cost £1.75 from Asda. Thats a wee bit of a piss take init ? 

If the budget was really 10 million, then yes, they took the piss

mikeyrob73

changed that after i realised there was a random m in their @joeyowen ;

WezV

Have you been naughty?

mikeyrob73

I didnt think so @WezV ;
thought i had been mainly very well behaved this year 

Octafish

Well now you know to only spend £1.75 next year . I know some think I'm misery on this one, but I personally think it's a piss take to be press ganged into buying presents for people you wouldn't normally buy them for just because you happen to go to the same place to earn a wage.

Ossyrocks

It's a great opportunity to let someone at work know that someone hates them though.

horse

Octafish said:

Well now you know to only spend £1.75 next year . I know some think I'm misery on this one, but I personally think it's a piss take to be press ganged into buying presents for people you wouldn't normally buy them for just because you happen to go to the same place to earn a wage.

Yeah, total waste of money and I avoid if I can. I do enjoy hearing the stories of inappropriate / offensive secret santa gifts that go on though...

mikeyrob73

Ossyrocks said:

It's a great opportunity to let someone at work know that someone hates them though.

yup certainly feels that way to me. cunts 

to make it worse its not even a beer i will drink. Badger Tanglefoot 

strumjoughlamps

mikeyrob73 said:

Ossyrocks said:

It's a great opportunity to let someone at work know that someone hates them though.

yup certainly feels that way to me. cunts 

to make it worse its not even a beer i will drink. Badger Tanglefoot 

4 for £6 so they couldn’t even get you 4

mikeyrob73

Exactly 

Sporky

We didn't have one this year, but at least at my office it's optional.

I might have joined in though, and whoever I got was going to get a bottle of V.I.Poo.

Panama_Jack666

stickyfiddle said:

Yeah, that's a bit shit

But you never know how much cash some people have

Probably shouldn't partake if you're skint though!

munckee

mikeyrob73 said:

Ossyrocks said:

It's a great opportunity to let someone at work know that someone hates them though.

yup certainly feels that way to me. cunts 

to make it worse its not even a beer i will drink. Badger Tanglefoot 

Perhaps its a magic beer and drinking it will cause all your dreams could come true.  Alternatively I agree with the comment that someone has gift wrapped 'the bird' for you! 

Sesh

It might not even be beer in there...

Last year someone I know got a chess and draughts set that was missing a piece and clearly came from a charity shop. They weren't impressed but it has entertained everyone else far more than a chess set ever could.

Octafish

munckee said:

mikeyrob73 said:

Ossyrocks said:

It's a great opportunity to let someone at work know that someone hates them though.

yup certainly feels that way to me. cunts 

to make it worse its not even a beer i will drink. Badger Tanglefoot 

Perhaps its a magic beer and drinking it will cause all your dreams could come true.  Alternatively I agree with the comment that someone has gift wrapped 'the bird' for you! 

Maybe the bottle keeps refilling itself when you drink it, eternal beer...

mikeyrob73

wont ever find out, i have given the bottle away, its piss water 

munckee

mikeyrob73 said:

wont ever find out, i have given the bottle away, its piss water 

You should have opened and said "euurgh p1ss" and poured it down the sink in front of everyone.

LoFi

No-one going to pull up the "Min spend" in the OP?