Best pre school teacher gift

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe any of these people are real teachers. Asking for cash? My favorite gifts are honestly hand written notes from parents and students thanking me for making an impact. I am super appreciative of anything I am given, but those are the most special.

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Anonymous wrote:Please no gift cards unless you are certain the teachers shop there. I hate Target, Walmart, and Amazon and have so many gift cards from there that I give away or let expire.

Cash is best.

Wait what? Target, Walmart and Amazon all have GROCERIES. You don't need food ever?

OP, I gave all the teachers a $50 Target gift card last year and they were VERY appreciative. They can buy wine, comfy pjs, toys for their own kids, smelly candles and lotion, bananas, tampons, WHATEVER.

NP here and I have never shopped at any of those stores either. There are better places to get groceries and personal items.

I agree that cash is still king. Why complicate things? “Green is everyone’s color”.

What? Where do you buy your toilet paper? This isn't a HHI thing, I'm rich and shop at Walmart, target and Amazon all the time. Is there some secret hyper local artisanal toilet paper store I don't know about?

NP here. I don’t support those stores/corporations either. It does have nothing to do with HHI. It has to do with principles.

Umm ok so answer the question. Where do you buy your toilet paper? Do you go find a bodega in DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:NP. Is it better to give cash or a check?

Cash is better. If the teacher is low income they may not be used to a bank and use a check cashing place. And, even if they are banked, it still is an extra step. Of course assuming they have a safe place to keep the card with cash for the day.

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Anonymous wrote:Please no gift cards unless you are certain the teachers shop there. I hate Target, Walmart, and Amazon and have so many gift cards from there that I give away or let expire.

Cash is best.

Wait what? Target, Walmart and Amazon all have GROCERIES. You don't need food ever?

OP, I gave all the teachers a $50 Target gift card last year and they were VERY appreciative. They can buy wine, comfy pjs, toys for their own kids, smelly candles and lotion, bananas, tampons, WHATEVER.

NP here and I have never shopped at any of those stores either. There are better places to get groceries and personal items.

I agree that cash is still king. Why complicate things? “Green is everyone’s color”.

What? Where do you buy your toilet paper? This isn't a HHI thing, I'm rich and shop at Walmart, target and Amazon all the time. Is there some secret hyper local artisanal toilet paper store I don't know about?

NP here. I don’t support those stores/corporations either. It does have nothing to do with HHI. It has to do with principles.

Umm ok so answer the question. Where do you buy your toilet paper? Do you go find a bodega in DC?

Grocery store.

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Anonymous wrote:Please no gift cards unless you are certain the teachers shop there. I hate Target, Walmart, and Amazon and have so many gift cards from there that I give away or let expire.

Cash is best.

Wait what? Target, Walmart and Amazon all have GROCERIES. You don't need food ever?

OP, I gave all the teachers a $50 Target gift card last year and they were VERY appreciative. They can buy wine, comfy pjs, toys for their own kids, smelly candles and lotion, bananas, tampons, WHATEVER.

NP here and I have never shopped at any of those stores either. There are better places to get groceries and personal items.

I agree that cash is still king. Why complicate things? “Green is everyone’s color”.

What? Where do you buy your toilet paper? This isn't a HHI thing, I'm rich and shop at Walmart, target and Amazon all the time. Is there some secret hyper local artisanal toilet paper store I don't know about?

NP here. I don’t support those stores/corporations either. It does have nothing to do with HHI. It has to do with principles.

Umm ok so answer the question. Where do you buy your toilet paper? Do you go find a bodega in DC?

Grocery store.

An independent, mom and pop grocery store I assume.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please no gift cards unless you are certain the teachers shop there. I hate Target, Walmart, and Amazon and have so many gift cards from there that I give away or let expire.

Cash is best.

Wait what? Target, Walmart and Amazon all have GROCERIES. You don't need food ever?

OP, I gave all the teachers a $50 Target gift card last year and they were VERY appreciative. They can buy wine, comfy pjs, toys for their own kids, smelly candles and lotion, bananas, tampons, WHATEVER.

NP here and I have never shopped at any of those stores either. There are better places to get groceries and personal items.

I agree that cash is still king. Why complicate things? “Green is everyone’s color”.

What? Where do you buy your toilet paper? This isn't a HHI thing, I'm rich and shop at Walmart, target and Amazon all the time. Is there some secret hyper local artisanal toilet paper store I don't know about?

NP here. I don’t support those stores/corporations either. It does have nothing to do with HHI. It has to do with principles.

Do you shop at Whole Foods?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I buy Lands End canvas totes on sale and fill them with tissues, unscented hand lotion, unscented hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes, and a bag of their favorite candy or snack.

Terrible gift.

Signed, a teacher

lol

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Anonymous wrote:NP. Is it better to give cash or a check?

Cash is better. If the teacher is low income they may not be used to a bank and use a check cashing place. And, even if they are banked, it still is an extra step. Of course assuming they have a safe place to keep the card with cash for the day.

This is an odd comment.

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Anonymous wrote:I buy Lands End canvas totes on sale and fill them with tissues, unscented hand lotion, unscented hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes, and a bag of their favorite candy or snack.

Terrible gift.

Signed, a teacher

The first year I did it, it was suggested by my co-room mom who is also a kindergarten teacher. I see the teachers from the past 2-3 years still using their bags when I drop off my younger son. So I don’t really care what you think. It’s better than yet another mug, ornament or scented candle.

1. Gift bag: How much does this cost you? $50-100? I bet they would prefer the cash. Take away the nice bag and you are gifting tissues, lotion, hand sanitizer, and candy. Blah. What if they prefer certain brands or scents?
2. Visa gift card: These are spectacularly annoying to use - you never know the balance and when you might end up short. They are useful if you are making a big purchase and remember to have it with you and the place allows you to pay with multiple cards. They are also useful bc they can be uploaded to your Amazon gift card balance.
3. Starbucks card: No, not everyone drinks Starbucks
4. Walmart/Target/Amazon: Better - chances are someone can get useful stuff from there and order online if they don't go there.
5. Cash - cash is king!

You do not get a professional cash. So tacky.

You know it's what they really want!
We do a collection from all parents and give cash. We live in a very wealthy area too. Many of the teachers are wealthy at all and do it because they love it and others are not but cash is king.

[Anonymous]

Do you all give gifts for Thanksgiving or just at Christmas? This is our first time at daycare and I don’t want to make a faux pas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy Lands End canvas totes on sale and fill them with tissues, unscented hand lotion, unscented hand sanitizer, sanitizing wipes, and a bag of their favorite candy or snack.

Terrible gift.

Signed, a teacher

The first year I did it, it was suggested by my co-room mom who is also a kindergarten teacher. I see the teachers from the past 2-3 years still using their bags when I drop off my younger son. So I don’t really care what you think. It’s better than yet another mug, ornament or scented candle.

1. Gift bag: How much does this cost you? $50-100? I bet they would prefer the cash. Take away the nice bag and you are gifting tissues, lotion, hand sanitizer, and candy. Blah. What if they prefer certain brands or scents?
2. Visa gift card: These are spectacularly annoying to use - you never know the balance and when you might end up short. They are useful if you are making a big purchase and remember to have it with you and the place allows you to pay with multiple cards. They are also useful bc they can be uploaded to your Amazon gift card balance.
3. Starbucks card: No, not everyone drinks Starbucks
4. Walmart/Target/Amazon: Better - chances are someone can get useful stuff from there and order online if they don't go there.
5. Cash - cash is king!

You do not get a professional cash. So tacky.

Many of these people are not rolling in money. I’d rather give something that they could use for whatever they need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you all give gifts for Thanksgiving or just at Christmas? This is our first time at daycare and I don’t want to make a faux pas.

THANKSGIVING GIFTS ARE NOT A THING

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Anonymous wrote:Do you all give gifts for Thanksgiving or just at Christmas? This is our first time at daycare and I don’t want to make a faux pas.

I’ve never received a thanksgiving gift. Just Christmas/end of the year.

—teacher

[Anonymous]

I saw a great teachers gift at penzi’s Spices in Rockville Just a thought. Something different Trader Joe’s is fun too

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Please no gift cards unless you are certain the teachers shop there. I hate Target, Walmart, and Amazon and have so many gift cards from there that I give away or let expire.

Cash is best.

Wait what? Target, Walmart and Amazon all have GROCERIES. You don't need food ever?

OP, I gave all the teachers a $50 Target gift card last year and they were VERY appreciative. They can buy wine, comfy pjs, toys for their own kids, smelly candles and lotion, bananas, tampons, WHATEVER.

NP here and I have never shopped at any of those stores either. There are better places to get groceries and personal items.

I agree that cash is still king. Why complicate things? “Green is everyone’s color”.

What? Where do you buy your toilet paper? This isn't a HHI thing, I'm rich and shop at Walmart, target and Amazon all the time. Is there some secret hyper local artisanal toilet paper store I don't know about?

NP here. I don’t support those stores/corporations either. It does have nothing to do with HHI. It has to do with principles.

Do you shop at Whole Foods?

No. Why are you so obsessed with where I shop? I have never stepped foot in Walmart or Target and stopped using Amazon. I’m not alone in the, PP. I am not “crunchy”, artisanal nor rich.