Work has given me €250 to spend on a gift before I travel

bazdaz

So as the heading states, I will soon be leaving my job and my employers have given me an allowance of €250 to spend on a gift, this is not a cash gift but can come in the form of a voucher.

I will soon be heading to Canada & America and would love to have any suggestions as to what item I could get that would be of benefit to me...I've had suggestions of an ipad or an iphone, I know these would cost considerably more than the €250 but i'm willing to spend a bit more of my own money on top of the gift. I don't think either of those items would be of any great benefit to me as i'm bringing a laptop and I don't really care too much for smartphones.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Batgurl

bazdaz wrote: »

So as the heading states, I will soon be leaving my job and my employers have given me an allowance of €250 to spend on a gift, this is not a cash gift but can come in the form of a voucher.

I will soon be heading to Canada & America and would love to have any suggestions as to what item I could get that would be of benefit to me...I've had suggestions of an ipad or an iphone, I know these would cost considerably more than the €250 but i'm willing to spend a bit more of my own money on top of the gift. I don't think either of those items would be of any great benefit to me as i'm bringing a laptop and I don't really care too much for smartphones.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

A good quality backpack or luggage set? Large portable hard drive for backing everything up? Travel insurance?

Can they get you a pre-paid Visa card to the value? Ur € will probably go further in the USA.

Daisies

bazdaz wrote: »

So as the heading states, I will soon be leaving my job and my employers have given me an allowance of €250 to spend on a gift, this is not a cash gift but can come in the form of a voucher.

I will soon be heading to Canada & America and would love to have any suggestions as to what item I could get that would be of benefit to me...I've had suggestions of an ipad or an iphone, I know these would cost considerably more than the €250 but i'm willing to spend a bit more of my own money on top of the gift. I don't think either of those items would be of any great benefit to me as i'm bringing a laptop and I don't really care too much for smartphones.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

What are you going to be doing in Canada and the US? Hiking? Working? Travelling a lot?

racso1975

Sure you'd get the pad cheaper there i would think!!!

bazdaz

I would probably get an ipad cheaper there alright

What are you going to be doing in Canada and the US? Hiking? Working? Travelling a lot?

I will be doing some travelling in the US first & then hoping to find work in Canada and settle there for a few years (I have a 2 year visa). As i said, I already have a laptop and I think an external hardrive would be a good idea, thanks for the suggestions so far...keep them coming

kerry4sam

Hi there bazdaz,

I've moved your thread from our Travel forum over in to the Gift, Festivities and Party Ideas forum where it would be better suited.

Thanks,
kerry4sam

bazdaz

Cheers Kerry4sam, I wasn't sure where I should have labelled it

DavyD_83

Hmmm,
Camera, Kindle, Backpack, Tent, Hammock, a nice watch?

Moonbeam

A camera?

Awesome-O

A decent backpack is the most important thing for travelling. Maybe a tablet or a good waterproof camera