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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MB here.  For a nanny who has not yet been with us a year, and especially when I've already increased pay, I would not give cash.  I would give flowers, or wine, or a gift certificate for a mani/pedi, or a gift certificate to a restaurant she likes, etc.... plus a card.

I've sometimes given cash, but not this early on.  And I've sometimes made a cake, or breakfast, or given a day off - but again, not this early on (and in light of already having increased salary.)[/quote

[b]You’re probably a cheap MB. I’ve always given my nannies cash for their birthdays, if it’s early on about $60-$80[/b]. Eventually, I give more. I’ve never liked to give flowers or anything else because you never know if they’ll like flowers or wine (unless they explicitly state they like something, then maybe buy it). Find out your nannies likes and based off that you can get her a gift if you don’t want to give cash. [/quote]

Not OP; not PP, but this sounds so nasty!!  Just because not everyone does things as you do, they are "cheap?"   It's a shame because there are occasional nuggets of wisdom in this forum, but too often the anonymity breeds mean-spiritedness.   [/quote]

I’m the person who posted that. And honestly I was just surprised that so many MBs didn’t think a cash gift was ok to give. You don’t have to give as much as I do I guess, but I know it’s better than a crummy gift card. And it sounds like op really likes her nanny and is good at her job. Other suggestion like wine and flowers wouldn’t be good only if the nanny has expressed her fondness of something. For example, I know my nanny doesn’t drink or likes flowers. It’s a matter of knowing what you afford and what the nanny likes [/quote]

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