The most expensive, silly or cheap gifts you received from your hospital

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I am not sure if there is any other thread similar to this one but I am just curious what is the most expensive, silly and /or least expensive gifts/ freebies you ever received from your hospital??

The most expensive gifts I ever got for my hospital is a bag with the hospital logo on it and the least expensive is those plastic fruits....they were just promoting health and well ness....I just wished they would give us lots of pen!!!

Specializes in NICU, PACU, Pediatrics.

this year topped it off, I got a candy cane wreath as a gift from all 3 of our managers...

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.

This is cracking me up!!!! :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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Thank you, thank you, thank you for the belly laughs!

Couldn't sleep after my shift--and this thread has been hysterical.

Oh God, I have tears running down my face. I think I just woke up the boyfriend with my howling!:lol2:Merry Christmas and goodnight!

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Specializes in Gyn Onc, OB, L&D, HH/Hospice/Palliative.

Nice canvas camping chair w/cup holder and carrying sack w/hospital logo, foldable picnic blanket w/carrying straps, canvas totebag w/ hospital logo--( all for different years for nurses week ) $10 gift certificates to various establishments, bookstores whatnot. From ten years on (and each 5yrs after )we get a catalogue to pick from, the best thing I picked was a coleman rechargeable lantern.I loved it, took it camping, great for electricity blackouts. The cheapest was nothing or a single white carnation for nurses week,the funny thing was they were ALL from the same hospital !!!. The best bonus--as a nurses aide, we got a week salary for xmas bonus,and every 30 consecutive days worked you got a day's pay extra. This was at a nursing home, I thought at the time, wow can't wait to get my RN, if the aide's are treated this well.....:rotfl:was I in for a surprise

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.

GrumpyRN, you are such a hoot!!! :rotfl:

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I am not sure if there is any other thread similar to this one but I am just curious what is the most expensive, silly and /or least expensive gifts/ freebies you ever received from your hospital??

The most expensive gifts I ever got for my hospital is a bag with the hospital logo on it and the least expensive is those plastic fruits....they were just promoting health and well ness....I just wished they would give us lots of pen!!!

the most expensive gift was from a home health agency- they gave us really good quality jackets for fall/ spring - with linings and nice color and very comfortable ( of course with thier name lol) - cheapest was a cheapo calculator with a few pieces of candy attached.had one place not even give us anything too - but dont countthem lol.

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I have yet to receive the best thing.

The cheapest thing I got was an angel to hang on the christmas tree from the VP of nursing and to top it all off ... I'm Jewish!!!

oh i recall one gif cracked us all up - our administartor - got us all 20 min phone cards lol. ( in the day and age of cell phones and no cost long distance ) we all gave ours to the very very few who didnt have the luxery of cell phone. lol. it was the thought.

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I never received a crazy gift from anyone at my hospitals, but I witnessed some; one was a clerk gave a nurse a VERY used old pen that had no ink, and one of the social workers that sold Mary Kay found some old, molded samples of make up that she proudly gave as a gift. Sheeh...

i gave a gift for nurses day to my nurses ( when i was charge at the nursing home) - it was a coin that had the nursing creed on it and was quite nice. not the most expensive - think it was like 4 bucks a piece or 3 lol) but it was really nice and everyone loved it. the pm supervisor and i would often buy on fri pizzas for the staff just to say thank you ( mostly her cause i wasnt there every fri but i chipped in when i was able lol)

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@ my hospital for birthdays they give us a discount coupon to OUR gift shop w/ a very long list of exclusions, truly everything is off limits ... including candy, soft drinks, cards, etc. We all get a good laugh @ this wonderful gift!!

fr bdays- they announced over the speaker system that it was so and sos bday and to say happy bday as you come upon them, i was not happy - i told em that next time at least they could get permission-

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fr bdays- they announced over the speaker system that it was so and sos bday and to say happy bday as you come upon them, i was not happy - i told em that next time at least they could get permission-
Or better yet, give them the day off. When I started working, your birthday was a paid holiday :)
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Specializes in CNA, Surgical, Pediatrics, SDS, ER.

Every Christmas we get a gift certificiate to the hospital gift shop. After throwing away the last two I found out we can use it for a massage at the fitness center. Think I'll go for that next year.

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Specializes in NICU, Med/Surg.

Best christmaspresent is a giftcertificate for around 20 dollars (could be used at a variety of different department stores).

This year my hospital is celebrating 300 years and we were told we would be getting a present that was a combined christmas/hospital 300 year gift. We didn´t get it by christmas since the production in Italy was delayed and everyone´s expectations just rose even higher... A better present made in Italy, it sure sounded nice...

This week we finally got it, but when I opened it I didn´t know quite what to say. I couldn´t even see what it was suppose to be used for. It´s two small spoons made out of silver (maybe it was suppose to resemble an old medicine spoon) !

They are worth somewhere around 140 dollars but I can´t see myself using them much......

:lol2:

Anna

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