I give cash and dont think its tacky at all!

I dont want to make store-specific choices for the teacher and I couldnt stand the fees associated with Visa gift card.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Giving cash feels weird to me, so I give a gift card.

Why does it feel different? The only difference is cash is way more
Convenient to use

I understand that but it feels like maybe too much of a tip to me. I would give cash to a house cleaner, along with a card, but not to a teacher. I don’t think of a teacher as a service worker. The gift card at least took time and a little thought to get vs cash stuffed into an envelope.

It’s the same thing and yes, both are like a tip to a service worker. Which is why you shouldn’t do either.

Anonymous wrote:Op here. We don’t have room parents and no one is organizing anything.

I guess I might just skip it all then. I don’t know that I have enough time to grab gift cards. Tons of teachers and it’s just a big chore.

Why don't you organize something?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Giving cash feels weird to me, so I give a gift card.

Why does it feel different? The only difference is cash is way more
Convenient to use

I understand that but it feels like maybe too much of a tip to me. I would give cash to a house cleaner, along with a card, but not to a teacher. I don’t think of a teacher as a service worker. The gift card at least took time and a little thought to get vs cash stuffed into an envelope.

Anonymous wrote:Giving cash feels weird to me, so I give a gift card.

Why does it feel different? The only difference is cash is way more
Convenient to use

Giving cash feels weird to me, so I give a gift card.

Our school doesn't allow cash. In the past, I've just purchased supplies that the teacher asked for or given a gift card. The purchase of actual supplies seems to have been better received.

Anonymous wrote:Are we doing teacher appreciation week gifts now? I thought we saved gifts until the last week of school?

It’s teacher appreciation week! I don’t give gifts the last week of school, nor do most people I know

Are we doing teacher appreciation week gifts now? I thought we saved gifts until the last week of school?

Anonymous wrote:Dear teachers- if you get cash, please don’t complain. I’m a tired parent and don’t want to buy a bouquet, your favorite snacks, or go to your favorite restaurant and get you a gift card. I mean the cash in the best way possible as a token of our appreciation. My kids also wrote a nice card.

Another teacher. I certainly won’t complain. I’ll be gracious and then I’ll use the money to purchase school supplies. I don’t feel right taking cash in any form, so this is the way I’d reconcile that.

I’ll treasure the cards! I love cards from students!

Anonymous wrote:Dear teachers- if you get cash, please don’t complain. I’m a tired parent and don’t want to buy a bouquet, your favorite snacks, or go to your favorite restaurant and get you a gift card. I mean the cash in the best way possible as a token of our appreciation. My kids also wrote a nice card.

I’m a teacher and we never get anything. I definitely would not complain about any gift.

I really appreciated cash as a teacher. I don't remember getting gift cards ever but I did get a cash bonus around the holidays given to me by the parents' association which would fundraise to do this. Private school though, it was a nice gesture as my salary barely paid the bills then as a young adult.

Dear teachers- if you get cash, please don’t complain. I’m a tired parent and don’t want to buy a bouquet, your favorite snacks, or go to your favorite restaurant and get you a gift card. I mean the cash in the best way possible as a token of our appreciation. My kids also wrote a nice card.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d love cash. It will help me pay for gas to get to school this week.

-a teacher

+1

+2- I'm a child of a teacher and while I think teachers appreciate any gesture, I've always given a gift card. If I grew bonsai I would definitely gift that, but I'm not creative enough for anything truly unique so in the interest of efficiency I give gift cards to places like Target, Amazon, or even a Visa gift card. Its essentially cash but feels a little better as the giver. Teachers are practical and resourceful above all else. I cannot imagine a teacher being put off by cash.

I've never had a teacher turn away any gift card or cash I've given. But, as a PP noted with other items, it could be left in the teachers lounge if not wanted.