What's the best way to create a remote gift collection?
Posted by mcrmittens@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 11 comments
Hi everyone, a colleague is leaving shortly for maternity, and we'd like to do a gift collection. We're a mixture of remote and in office workers, so there'll be a real card to sign, and then we'd like somewhere people can donate to a gift.
I've looked at a few sites and they seem a bit dubious (for example, collection pot all the trustpilot reviews talk about difficulty to get out gift vouchers, or another didn't have the option for her to just pick cash if she wanted to).
Does anyone have any recommendations? This was so much easier when people carried cash! And I don't really want to share my bank details and then buy something as I'm remote, and we're not sure she'll be in office before she leaves, so something we could sort virtually would be perfect!
belfast-woman-31@reddit
We use givetastic in work which the leavers have said are very good.
WitchiEmpress@reddit
We use viing for our colleagues (also home workers)
It’s free to make an account and not expensive to send the card physically or email. And you can do collections
mcrmittens@reddit (OP)
Thanls! I do think physical cards are nicer!
leapyeardi@reddit
We recently used Viing for someone retiring and it was great. Really liked that you get a physical card with all of the messages printed inside and the recipient can pick what they want with the collection.
mcrmittens@reddit (OP)
Thank you, will check it out!
TheDuraMaters@reddit
Depends how much you trust your colleagues and whether you want it to be a surprise.
We're a small department (15ish) so one person shares bank details and everyone donates. We typically do a John Lewis voucher which can be sent to the recipient's email, if they're happy to share their personal email.
She might have an Amazon baby wishlist but it doesn't allow you to send vouchers.
mcrmittens@reddit (OP)
Thank you, this will be going to 70+ people so I'd really rather not go the bank account route, feel like that would be a nightmare to track!
Mundane-Topic-8214@reddit
Why are you 'tracking' anything? If people want to contribute they will and if they don't, they don't. Maybe other people run their accounts differently but I have about three transfers into my account each month and could easily take those away from other amounts received.
mcrmittens@reddit (OP)
Sorry I meant more keeping track of what was coming in to keep it separate, definitely not who was giving what!
No_Concept_3477@reddit
We use PayPal MoneyPool - it's very easy!
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