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JeannieAbroad · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Location: Seoul

What are some inexpensive and appropriate gifts for my co-teachers? Any ideas on what is appropriate for my boss, a male?

Dome Vans · Guest

For some reason I bought my co-teachers and the teachers who pick me up and drop me off, Strawberries as a present. Can be a bit pricey but because it's a bit exotic they love them.

Spent a long time thinking about it and from what the majority of people from past threads say it's fruit or some chocolates or something along those lines.

nomad-ish · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:23 am Post subject: Re: Gifts for co-workers

rokricky · Joined: 18 Feb 2006 Location: Yongsan, Seoul

Socks.
Or soap, toothpaste, underwear, gloves, foaming cleanser. These are all gifts I've received or given.

Snowkr · Joined: 03 Jun 2005

This is a really good thread actually.
I've been wondering about this topic myself for the past few weeks.

I love giving and getting socks around the holidays. Korean socks are so adorable...

Boodleheimer · Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:35 pm Post subject:

Ferrero Rocher.

edit: and i got my female co-teacher colourful scarves.

boyne11 · Joined: 08 Jul 2007

A packet of Kotex. Evil or Very Mad

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

For Christmas I bring in wine, cheese, cake, danish butter cookies, etc. Lay out a spread for my coworkers Dec 24.

thatwhitegirl · Joined: 31 Jan 2007 Location: ROK

Picked up some little gift bags at HomePlus and filled them with chocolate bars and microwaveable popcorn I ordered from Costco...gonna give them out to each office. We don't have co-teachers, but we got a bottle of wine for one of the teachers who is really great and helpful, and for the P and VP. I would think that just about anything imported, and especially stuff they don't see everyday would be great.

Mindmetoo... wow! a whole Christmas spread...they must love you for that!

ardis · Joined: 20 Apr 2006 Location: Seoul

Since I'll be going home to America over my winter break, is it appropriate to give a small present to my co-teachers/P/VP when I know I'm going to be getting them nice things from America? I just got them small boxes of chocolate (about 6,000 won each) and I feel bad about it, especially since I read some of the gifts that people listed here...but there are 7 people I need to shop for, and I really didn't want to have to get them nice things for Christmas AND from America...

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Boodleheimer · Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

the chocolates will be fine. i've never gotten anything in return from any of my co-teachers, admin, etc.

wylies99 · Joined: 13 May 2006 Location: I'm one cool cat!

Cards and candy, cards and candy. Wink

n�fara · Joined: 14 Jul 2007 Location: The Island

Since I work at a public school, and multiple ones at that, I ended up making brownies for everyone. The Principal and VP got... extra large helpings wrapped especially for them.

Everyone seemed to really appreciate that they were home made, and said they were delicious.

It was an economical way to give something to a great number of people that only cost ingredients and time. I just wish I had something bigger than a mini-oven though... Smile

bacasper · Joined: 26 Mar 2007

I was told not to give gifts to the Principal and VP at my PS because they'd be seen as under-the-table money. I was told that after I'd already bought them.

What should I do?