Christmas Gift Ideas for Employees

Cash bonuses are always a big hit, and a close second is gift cards to really nice restaraunts..H. this helps!

I used to get my employees gift cards every year for christmas and they all liked knowing that they would be getting the gift card and they could count on it.

Cash seems like the obvious answer, I really liked the grocery gift card you got earlier, but how about a gift card for gas? With the prices the way they are today I don't see how anyone wouldn't like one.

Hi! I am a Scentsy Lead Consultant (flameless candles) and I have been selling our products to business owners for their employees. It's a product that everyone seems to like, both men & women.

I'd be happy to help you with any questions, etc. My email: ____@____.com luck!

http://www.chooseyourgift.com/products/gift-books.asp

These gift books have been the bigggest hit with our employees. We always give them a turkey or ham and then a "choose-your-gift" book and the year we implemented these everyone was so excited. We did different levels depending on how long the employee had been with us. For example the ones that were a year or less got a $20.00 book, 1-2 years a $25.00 book, etc. Our managers got a higher value than our standard employees also.

Good luck finding just the right thing!

D.

S.- I am giving my staff goody bags with gloves, lotions, lipbalm, candy, etc... (I have 33 staff members)

one year I just took them and their spouse to diner. One year we ahd a party at my home, one yaer I gave them all gift cards to Barnes and Nobel, I give my staff that has been here for 1 year or more $100.00 check per year as a bonus...I think they appreciate any appreciation. I would like to give them more-but I can't

My boss handed out some comfy flannel blankets one year, the next was emergency kits for our cars, another year they did stocking and had ironed on transfer with our names on them then filled the stockings with some candy, a nice pen, desk stuff etc. My husband always gets giftcards, it use to be for Walmart but Walmart wanted them to check out 500 giftcards seperatly in order to purchase them so they decided to go to Target! See about giftcards for a free pizza somewhere or free sandwhiches. It's free advertising for some of these places and they wouldn't mind throwing some coupons at ya. Don't foget candles, depending on the scent even guys like those.

Cash bonus is always nice. My husband worked for a small business once and he gave them a weekend getaway the following summer; each employee could bring their spouse, we all drove to Niobrara together in a big van, played golf, spent the night in a nice cabin and went canoeing together the following day and then drove back. It was a nice treat. I always liked the practical stuff too- like those magnetic notepads you put on your fridge, blank nice stationary. I liked the idea for grocery gift card- who doesn't need food?

Hi S.,
I own my own Arbonne business. We have botanically based health and wellness products. Our holiday and aromatherapy lines are AWESOME and reasonably priced for holiday gifts. If you are interested I am offering %50 off for any company who purchases employee gifts. Check out the holiday line at www.arbonne.com. It's a great way to give pure, safe, and beneficial gifts that are unique. I can customize and gift wrap for each individual! Let me know if I can help!
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The gift my husband and I enjoy getting from his company is a $10 gift certificate to a local restaurant, like Chilis. It won't pay for all of dinner, but it helps remind the employees that the company knows they have a personal life outside the office.

I also own a small business, and the best gift of all is cash.

My husband also owns a business and he's been giving his employees and clients certificates for a pie from Baker's Square. He gets great feedback from that certificate.

A bonus for christmas at my work we get .... a turkey/ham a box of stuffing, cranberry sauce, gravy and a pie . and that is really nice.. but money or gift card is nice to .

I am a Mary Kay consultant and have had many small companies come to me and get $10 gift certificates or like perfume for the women and cologne for the men. (with a multiple order I issue a deal) We have smaller ideas also. I will gift wrap them and deliver also. This comes in handy when the boss or owner is busy and I can make things personalized for the receiver. I would love to help. Let me know.

T.

My favorite present that I have ever received from an employer is: money. Simple!

We're always happiest with the gift from my husband's employer when it is cold hard cash. Gift cards are good too!

I just started with the Pampered Chef and on of the gift ideas I really liked was a small batter bowl with brownie mix or cowboy chili mix. They are only $11.00 and once you add the mix ends up being about 14.00/ bowl. These bowls are so versatile because they can be used in the microwave, oven, freezer, and are dishwasher safe. Also, this can basically amount to a "show" for you and you can recieve the benefits of the show like free products and free shipping. I would love to help you get the gifts together! You can email me if you are interested or just message me on mamasource!

A. Bolin
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I used to work for a smaller clinic (I'm a xray tech) and one of the radiologist used to go and hand pick our gifts, and wrap them! He usually went with a theme. One year we all got Christmas ornaments. He remebered when someone had a special event. Everyone got ornaments, but I got one for a first christmas together (I got married that year) and my boss got a baby's first christmas, etc. It was really special that he remembered.

This year I am doing "Movie for Two" baskets. You can make these as simple or as extravagant as you like. Our budget is low, so I am just putting two small sodas, two movie size candy (Mike and Ike's, Whoppers, etc.) and one package of microwave popcorn. I put it in a cute little basket or container and put pretty tissue paper in it. You could dress it up more, by putting certificates for a local movie store. Also, you can get gift certificates from Netflix also. Hope this helps!
R.

our landlord gives us a gift card to our local grocery store for christmas and i think it's a great gift becuase the following weeks pay check is small because of plant shut down. so it comes in handy at that time of year!!! i had an employer that gave out knick knack stuff and it was just more that i had to dust and really didn't have any meaning to it!!

Check this out:
http://www.heifer.org

It's a charity organization. I've given their "gift certificates" many times and people love it! Starts as low as $10 for one.

Iris

I run a in home daycare and my parents usually just give me extra cash as my christmas gift. If you don't want to give cash then maybe a gift card to a popular store in your area.

I would suggest "Premiere Choice Award". This is something my work gives us and it's really nice because we can choose what gift certificate we want out of the list provided. The list includes: Bath & Body Works, Home Depot, Olive Garden, Best Buy, etc. My work gives us $20 to turn in, but other amounts are available. Go to www.premierechoiceaward.com for more information. Honestly, this is much better than limiting a person to only one option for a gift card to a place they may not even go to.

Hi S.,
You have gotten a lot of ideas already, but I wanted to let you know about some unique gift albums I sell. I have 18 different gift albums. I have given them as gifts for numerous occasions not just Christmas and I have had a lot of orders for them and everyone that has gotten one has said how much they liked it and how different it was than just the normal gift card. They range in price from $25 to $750 and have lots of name brand items in them(usually 20-40 per album) for the receipient to choose from. There are 7 general albums and then there are 11 specialty ones such as: a pamper album, new baby album, teen album (sweet), cuisinart (appliances), guy gear, jewelry, ghiraidelli chocolate, delicious (has steaks, lobster, and other items)wedding album. If you are interested in taking a closer look because I definately cannot do them justice over an e-mail you can go to my website www.wheeler.ltdteam.com and type in gift for the password. From the Ribbon order my gift site you can set up an account and place an order or if you would like to contact me my cell number is ###-###-####. Let me know if I can be of service to you in any way. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. Take Care and God Bless.
S. Wheeler

My husband works for a small company also and last year his boss bought all the guys that work there a couple different types of small tools that the guys use all the time. His boss also got all of the wives photo coasters. They were a really neat idea. They are inexpensive but I get so many compliments on them, I thought it was a wonderful idea. Hope that helps

Not sure how much you are willing to spend but every year my husband gets a gift card to Pick N Save and we love it. Also, it may be nice to give that because you know everyone could use it. Or to buy them a turkey/ham and a gift card. I am not sure what you are willing to spend. If I knew that, it would be easier to give you more ideas.
Hope that helps.
T.

I work for a small company and every year we get big poinsettia plants, they are always appreciated.