Organising a hen’s night? Here are must read tips on how to ‘avoid the awkward’ when collecting for a Hen’s night

If you have ever organised a Hen’s night before, you may have overheard others saying the awkward: “Can you believe how much this hens night is costing?  Who does she think we are?

Tip 1 –

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According to a survey conducted by Australian company GroupTogether.com, 74.4% of teachers prefer a group gift voucher with a lovely message and a group card.

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Birthday time for toddlers is rather magical: watching them rip open gifts, listening to the squeals of delight and seeing those smiling faces. What’s not so magical is the well-intentioned but inappropriate gifts that they may unwrap. Tiaras, toy drums, toy guns, sexy dolls? Can we ask -what’s the thinking here or was that the

Ouch! So you’re the one that always volunteers to collect for the gift from the office. Even though you promise yourself never again, you find yourself volunteering again. It’s torture: that awkward moment when you invite co-workers to chip in, the embarrassing situation when you need to remind them that they haven’t paid, the awkward

“But it’s funny!”, “He knows we didn’t mean it, it’s a joke”…never, ever should these words be uttered to your co-workers about a gift gone wrong. In case you’re not sure, we’re here to help you out.  We can identify some pretty clear lines in the sand about what you should and shouldn’t give as

We get a lot of questions from people who have used GroupTogether for wedding gifts, 40th birthdays or coach gifts who are wondering if they could GroupTogether at the office for co-worker gifts. Yaaaaaasah! There’s no easier way to collect from colleagues than using GroupTogether.

Goodbye embarrassment! There’s no need to walk around with an envelope

It’s your friend’s hens. You want everything to be fabulous. You mightn’t mind paying a little more so it’s just perfect. But! the ol’ “Can I just pay you on the night” is SO NOT cool! Let alone the inevitable “no shows” who don’t pay their share. How do you organise the hens so that

We’ve all lived through (or heard) the horror stories of trying to get your baby to sleep through the night. Both Ali and I are mums to twins so we know just how valuable it is to know a “baby whisperer”. That mythical, magical person who can come in and help you soothe and settle

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That darling little bassinet will be too small in a few months if that baby grows as you hope. It’s smart to think about choosing items that the baby won’t grow out of so quickly. As well as choosing better quality that can be used for the

Moving from the toddler years, your little man will be finding his independence and holding firm opinions on what he likes and doesn’t like. So when his birthday comes around, rather than letting the house fill up with plastic, loud screeching toys that last a week before they are broken or forgotten about, let friends