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Feature: 5 Perfect and Budget-friendly Gift Ideas for Secret Santas



It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go! Wow, can you believe Christmas is just around the corner? Time flies and so will your money this holiday.

And of course, before Christmas Day, most of you will have an annual Christmas party. As a Secret Santa, do you know what to get for your assigned partner? If not, don’t worry! Here is a guide to help you find a perfect and affordable gift for your assigned buddy.

I asked a couple of people from UPIS, from the bakers, artists, athletes, and bookworms what they would want for Christmas that is worth Php 300 or less and these are few of the things that they suggested:

• For your sporty friend, you can buy them a pair of weightlifting gloves, a gym ball, yoga mat, a jump rope, a pair of hand wraps, or an elastic cotton headband. Surely, your friend is going to be thankful for one of these. You can buy them from Lazada and JB Sports’ online store.


Weight lifting gloves for only 295 PHP. Photo Source: Lazada

• For your buddy who is into baking, you can buy them a spatula, measuring cups, mixing bowls, a whisk, cupcake tins, and many more. These can really help with their baking. You can often find these at Gourdo’s in malls and Chocolate Lover in Cubao.


Some of the baking equipment you can give to your friend. Photo Source: Katie Jacobs.

• And for your artsy amigo, you can buy some art materials such as a Corona sketchpad, a set of Faber Castell coloring pencils, Prang water color set, Mitsubishi drawing pencils, a set of Dong-A metallic pens, and more. Art materials are often expensive so imagine your friend having to buy a lot of them that’s why you can help them significantly by buying some of the materials as a gift. You can find them in book stores such as National Book Store and Fully Booked.


set of Faber Castell coloring pencils. Photo Source: The Oil Paint Store.

• For your chum who is a bookworm, you can find a lot of second hand books in tiangges specifically in UP Diliman and Bookay-Ukay in Maginhawa. For Php 300, you can buy 2-5 books that your friend will surely enjoy reading.


Bookay-Ukay store in Maginhawa. Photo Source: http://laralabitoria.blogspot.com/2014/07/adventure-bookay-ukay.html

 • But if you really can’t think of anything that your friend would like to get, don’t be ashamed to give your friend money because honestly, who wouldn’t want money? Giving money as a gift for Kris Kringle is probably the most underrated thing because it can be really helpful and especially useful for your partner. But don’t forget to put it inside an ang pao for good luck!


A picture of two 100 Peso bills inside an ampao. Photo Source: Zipmatch.

• At the end of the day, it is still your decision on what you would want to give to your partner. As long as it came from the heart and you really thought about it, then they will surely appreciate your special gift because really, it’s always the thought that counts. //by Max Salvador
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