something to give a 12 y.o girl guest for her birthday
something to give a 12 y.o girl guest for her birthday
We have some guests coming to stay in August, one of the children is having her 12th birthday whilst here.
I have arranged to take her out for a pony ride on the day, and also have arranged for the boulangerie to make a birthday cake for the family.
Is there anything else I could do to make her birthday a bit special so she will remember it (also that doesn't cost a fortune )
I have arranged to take her out for a pony ride on the day, and also have arranged for the boulangerie to make a birthday cake for the family.
Is there anything else I could do to make her birthday a bit special so she will remember it (also that doesn't cost a fortune )
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No 'birthday package', but I do try to go the extra mile for all of our guests!
I do offer free pony rides for all our of guests kids who fancy it, I really enjoy taking them out, and the ponies do too!
I know when I was that age, I would have loved to go somewhere on holiday where I could spend time with horses!
I do offer free pony rides for all our of guests kids who fancy it, I really enjoy taking them out, and the ponies do too!
I know when I was that age, I would have loved to go somewhere on holiday where I could spend time with horses!
I've given up providing cava, cakes, chocolates, cards for birthday and anniversary guests - rarely get a thank you. A couple of weeks ago I left three bottles of pretty decent wine for fourth time guests. Did they say thank you? Did they hell
Some guests just need a sympathetic pat. On the head. With a hammer.
Have consulted my 15yo girl, and she said that if you know she is a girly girl, hair stuff, nail varnish, etc etc, but, if you aren't sure, go for a t-shirt or something along those lines - and err on the side of caution and get an age 14 size!
People who arrive after 10pm, shouldn't expect a hug.....
Strangely - I have been cutting back on 'freebies' as it just doesn't seem to be appreciated or maybe it's got to the stage where it's 'expected'? Where does it all end? What ever happened to self catering?Marks wrote:I've given up providing cava, cakes, chocolates, cards for birthday and anniversary guests - rarely get a thank you. A couple of weeks ago I left three bottles of pretty decent wine for fourth time guests. Did they say thank you? Did they hell
We left an expensive bottle of Champagne & a decent red & white for some guests who we knew appreciated good wine & were staying a couple of weeks for a celebration - didn't even get a mention!
Although some lovely guests are extremely grateful for the milk!
Sorry Casscat; I didn't make it clear. I looked at Pachypach's website because I was curious about the pony rides having horses myself. This is where I noticed the Optional Extras Tab offering birthday cakes etc.Casscat wrote:but I didn't pick up that vibe from the original post
I've occasionally given pony rides to children if asked, but it's not something I have encouraged because I've always worried about the insurance aspect.
I've given up providing gifts for celebrations too (I get too many and agree they are just taken for granted). But if you offer it as a service for which you are charging then that's different.
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I've occasionally given pony rides to children if asked, but it's not something I have encouraged because I've always worried about the insurance aspect.
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I offer pony rides free and also notify the guests that they must have their own insurance, plus I get them to sign a disclaimer.
I've occasionally given pony rides to children if asked, but it's not something I have encouraged because I've always worried about the insurance aspect.
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I offer pony rides free and also notify the guests that they must have their own insurance, plus I get them to sign a disclaimer.