Do I Buy MB a Gift? MB Answers Preferred!

[Anonymous]

Op here. MB doesn't like flowers. I already have the wine and whipping up brownies will cost like $2. I am just going to do wine, brownies, and a card. I would never offer free babysitting for the fear of being taken advantage of in the future. Plus, it's a good deal of money to lose out on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not want my nanny to spend money on a gift for me. A nice card with a genuine sentiment or some grocery store flowers to brighten up the house would be plenty for me.
You sound like a very sweet person.

This. My nanny always give me gifts, and it makes me uncomfortable.

[Anonymous]

But she obviously likes you PP so it must mean you are a good Mb....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. MB doesn't like flowers. I already have the wine and whipping up brownies will cost like $2. I am just going to do wine, brownies, and a card. I would never offer free babysitting for the fear of being taken advantage of in the future. Plus, it's a good deal of money to lose out on.

Don't regift the wine unless you are 100% positive that it hasn't gone bad. Some wines are meant to be drunk immediately. A $20-30 bottle of wine very well may have gone bad in a couple years, especially if not stored properly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. MB doesn't like flowers. I already have the wine and whipping up brownies will cost like $2. I am just going to do wine, brownies, and a card. I would never offer free babysitting for the fear of being taken advantage of in the future. Plus, it's a good deal of money to lose out on.

Don't regift the wine unless you are 100% positive that it hasn't gone bad. Some wines are meant to be drunk immediately. A $20-30 bottle of wine very well may have gone bad in a couple years, especially if not stored properly.

Wine rarely goes bad. It almost never does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op here. MB doesn't like flowers. I already have the wine and whipping up brownies will cost like $2. I am just going to do wine, brownies, and a card. I would never offer free babysitting for the fear of being taken advantage of in the future. Plus, it's a good deal of money to lose out on.

Wine, brownies and a card is perfect. My nanny made me a card and a nice dessert for my birthday. Nothing beyond a card or even a sincere "happy birthday" in the morning is expected. When your charge gets older you can do finger painting etc with them.

[Anonymous]

I am an MB. I would feel uncomfortable receiving a gift. A "happy birthday" wish (or nothing) would be fine with me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. MB doesn't like flowers. I already have the wine and whipping up brownies will cost like $2. I am just going to do wine, brownies, and a card. I would never offer free babysitting for the fear of being taken advantage of in the future. Plus, it's a good deal of money to lose out on.

Don't regift the wine unless you are 100% positive that it hasn't gone bad. Some wines are meant to be drunk immediately. A $20-30 bottle of wine very well may have gone bad in a couple years, especially if not stored properly.

Wine rarely goes bad. It almost never does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Wine rarely goes bad. It almost never does.

um, yeah it does. It's called vinegar. If you have any wine sitting out in 70+ degree temp, it's gonna go bad in a year or 2.
Believe me, I remember the people who have given me a bad bottle of wine. It's worse than giving no gift at all.

[Anonymous]

White wine can go bad easily. Red unlikely will.

But regifting is not ok since you're unsure it's safe to be drinken.

Baking something and saying "happy birthday" is enough.
You're not supposed to give your employers gifts, it's the other way around usually

- Nanny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White wine can go bad easily. Red unlikely will.

But regifting is not ok since you're unsure it's safe to be drinken.

Baking something and saying "happy birthday" is enough.
You're not supposed to give your employers gifts, it's the other way around usually

- Nanny.

Reds can go bad. The extreme example is a Beaujolais, which is lightly fermented and meant to be drunk immediately. Wait a couple years to drink it? Yuck. And even if the red doesn't go "bad," the flavor can get worse if it's not stored properly. I agree with the PP who says that a bad bottle of wine is worse than no gift at all.

OP - DO NOT REGIFT THE WINE.