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Long service award equates to 25quid a year
£250 cash taxed
£250 voucher
Gift purchased for me up to £250
Bright ideas please.
Coke and hookers.
Voucher for a local bike shop?
Voucher for a local bike shop?
What hobbies or interests do you have where a £250 something would be significantly nicer than what you'd normally buy or use?
a nice trip away for a weekend.
Bruges or Delft would be my choice.
Refurb escooter, Apachie XTS plus helmet maybe.
How long did you think it would take? In my defence, I had just been reading the drugs thread.
Nice problem to have. Depends what you enjoy dunnit.
Drifting experience (seriously good fun)
DJ lessons
Hotel in York/London
A quality piece of clothing
Navigation course
Climbing lessons
Bike jumping lessons
A tool (woodworking/diy, bike, garden etc)
Looking back up at my list the theme mainly seems to be something that you will continue to get benefit from in the future.
Rachel Reeves says take the cash
£250 worth of lotto tickets 💸 (might align with the Vegas element of your username)
Subscription (magazine - yes, there's a magazine, netflix, Spotify etc)
Decent set of headphones 🎧
Quality kitchen knives
£250 worth of 2nd hand scalextric
Something for the Mrs/kids?
Family day out to a zoo or something
£250 Temu voucher 😂 Fill a container ship up lol
Normally you can get it in supermarket vouchers. Use them for your weekly groceries then in your head you have the money available to spend whenever you want on whatever you want and don't have to have specific vouchers
That's not far off the cost of a return shuttle ticket to France.
How long did you think it would take? In my defence, I had just been reading the drugs thread.
I said third answer!
£250 Temu voucher 😂 Fill a container ship up lol
checked the modern slavery policy... Thats a non starter
£250 voucher for wherever you do your family food shop
That's what I did with my 20 year service award, then the £250 we would of used for the shopping went straight in pocket ready to be spent on bike parts
A couple of nice kitchen knives is a good shout.. Or if you like cooking... The world is your oyster..
A nice end grain chopping board, decent pans etc.
Genuine anglepoise lamp. That’s what I bought after 20 years service
Couple or three good bottles of Whiskey. Would last me at least at year
£250 premium bonds
Got knives
Got a genuine (and original) 1227 @tired
Quite happy with my job thanks, employee owned, profit shares and dividends this is just one of the various bonuses dotted aboot the place rather than a one off "treat"
Unfortunately the single racing slick is out of budget and might look a bit daft on my vauxhaul combo.
Carriage clock is out, this is a misophonia household.
I must admit my bingo card is still looking pretty untouched.
Buy YT?
Get away.
https://www.holidaypirates.com/packages/riad-mille-et-une-nuits-marrakech-morocco
Other crazy cheap offers available
A couple of nice kitchen knives is a good shout.. Or if you like cooking... The world is your oyster..
A nice end grain chopping board, decent pans etc.
Decent pans, great idea. We have had ours since 2004, they've taken a battering and they look and behave absolutely brand new 21 years later. Sadly you can't get them anymore tho. Never thought pans would give me so much pleasure!
Has anyone suggested a £250 coffee machine?
Maybe a luxury item that's a bit more than you'd usually spend on that kind of thing?
A nice jacket, posh bag or pair of boots?
Or something fun like a paddleboard or inflatable kayak?
I was about to buy a new kayak when I was asked to choose my long service award, and I asked the company to pay part of the cost. To meet the rules they had to pay it direct to the kayak supplier. Straightforward until they found out he didn't do card payments (this was 2011) but eventually they managed to send a bank transfer.
Well since you haven't told us what you like I asked AI about you... (Jees, it's even given me your linkedin profile 😯). Scary stuff. I'm not gonna post AI's response on here
How about a cooking lesson for you and your kids?
AI suggested a portable coffee maker for your outdoor adventures, or bike packing bags.
How about a vintage axe.
Been looking at a bloke in the lake district that restores them ,very nice.
How about a vintage axe.
I thought we were past STW's peak beardy hipster dad era, but maybe not 😀
How about a vintage axe.
I thought we were past STW's peak beardy hipster dad era, but maybe not 😀
Yeah, we've moved onto outdoor coffee makers now.
When I got my last long service voucher I was limited to certain shops so ended up just buying loads of tat...
Xbox Elite V2 controller
Sony noise cancelling bluetooth headphones
Vax carpet cleaner
New kettle and toaster
I thought we were past STW's peak beardy hipster dad era, but maybe not
How very dare you, leave this forum immediately and take your inadequate chopper with you 🤣 🤣
You know what, I don't think I own an axe of any description.
Shameful, I know.
How about a vintage axe.
Been looking at a bloke in the lake district that restores them ,very nice.
to replace which vintage axe?
How about a cooking lesson for you and your kids?
Your ai spy isn't that good. Nae weans.
I should say i already pretty much know what i will get!
Haha, nae weans, ah well. AI bollocks strikes again. And yes, you should have already said what you are going to get then I could have wasted my life on something else instead 😅
So what u getting then?
Aye, don't start a thread then not tell us your plan 🤨 😆
It's obviously C&H
We we thought one of the replies would be "for that price its more like CorH"
Current front runner is surf lessons at lost shore. But you know inspirational alternatives like one race tyre could still swing it.
Sounds good. You'll ache after that. Other one that came to mind was something a friend did a while ago. Night time scuba diving lesson/combined with stargazing. In Ullswater I think
How about your very own Italian Riviera all to yourself? In Lego OFC
Just the question of what to spend that 1p change on.
I could just about get Jaws and the Hocus Pocus house morrisj
How about a vintage axe.
Been looking at a bloke in the lake district that restores them ,very nice.
Is he really? ... tell me you didn't take photos of him!
I got a 10 year service award of £250 in 2011. I bought my first dropper post with it.
I was looking forward to the £500 award for 20 years service but they scrapped it in 2020.
I would buy a stainless steel Metmo Pocket Driver and some accessories.
Too expensive to justify buying myself but I would love to have one.
https://www.metmo.co.uk/collections/pocket-driver
A non-vintage crossbow for the forthcoming zombie apocalypse/ societal downfall?
Is he really? ... tell me you didn't take photos of him!
reeksy
Hell no, the first rule of stalking --> Don't keep any evidence. 😉 🤣 🤣
Although, I do have photos of you,as you look more Axeman
😜
Thanks for adding to my list of 'Things I want but don't really need' .
That driver is a beautiful thing.
Garmin watch?
Seiko watch?
Mont Blanc pen? (Or nice Cross or Waterman if MB too expensive).
Leatherman?
+1 roger_mellie.Mad Max can't be far of now
I'll be fine. Everybody knows zombies don't surf.