Gift-giving for the Workplace

This holiday season most of us are on a gift-giving budget.  I usually try to get a little something for everyone I'm friendly with, but in such instances as the workplace there can be twenty or more co-workers who I'd like to give a little gift.  This year I decided to get a bit creative and come up with some original ideas.  I decided to settle on Christmas candy as the gift, since everyone can use a burst of sugar when working, and this is where I really let my creativity go: I decided to craft my own gift baggies.  Buying the pre-made bags can cost $.99 a piece, and with the amount of people I was shopping for that would amount to over $25 on the wrapping alone.  Instead I headed over to Michael's and perused the aisles for something that could suit my needs.

For some reason I found myself in the floral accessories department, and there I spied a roll of stuff called floral wrap mesh netting.  It came in a variety of colors, was see-through, and could be twisted and bent easily to conform to any bag-like shape I needed.  The mesh was also really cheap for the amount you get - I paid $6.99 for several yards of the stuff, and was left with plenty to share with my roommate Bridget (who hopped on my idea bandwagon for her coworkers!).  With that in hand I went over the the ribbon department and picked up two rolls of glittery green ribbon for about $.79 each.  I ended running out of the ribbon in the middle of my project and needed to purchase an additional two rolls, but after I was finished I only ended up spending about $12 on my cute, custom-made gift bags.

The candy itself came from Target, with a holiday special at $7 for two bags of mixed candy (Snickers, Twix, etc).  I also ended up running out of the candy halfway through my project (drats!) and had to buy an additional bag at Publix for about $6 (no deal on that purchase, unfortunately), but in total for the entire project I spent approximately $25 for 25 coworkers!  I'm not a math major or anything, but that figures out to about $1 per person!  Not too shabby, I say!

And incase you don't hear from me in the interim, have a happy and safe holiday!

Comments

[Bridget Carey]

This was such a great idea. I'm so glad you thought of it so I could steal it! :^D