https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:42:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-ideas-for-person-giving-us-free-tickets#post-1877437 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:25:25 +0000 mauxie 1877437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellocupcake: Thanks! I had a friend in college swipe me in a couple times but I never gifted anything back since he worked there and the passes were essentially going to waste, otherwise. This time I think the wife is corporate and not living in Anaheim so I feel like she is going out of her way to do us this favor. Maybe I am reading too much into it.. Haha. </p> <p>@birdofafeather: DD just turned 2 and the other is 6 months! She doesn't really know too much about Disney stuff but I'm sure it'll still be exciting.</p> <p>@Mamaof2: My husband does get free baseball tickets from his boss occasionally but we've never gifted back with an actual thank you/gift card. My husband doesn't like to "gift up" to his superiors so he just says thank you with a cup of coffee and shows pics of us there enjoying ourselves, etc... I tell myself this is fine because I don't want the headache of figuring out an appropriate thank you, lol :P </p> <p>Thank you, ladies! Looks like we are going to Disneyland soon. WHeeeee!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-ideas-for-person-giving-us-free-tickets#post-1877393 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:05:28 +0000 Mamaof2 1877393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We gave away some football tickets for free but I guess he wanted to give us something so he gave us a gift card to a local restaurant </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-ideas-for-person-giving-us-free-tickets#post-1877382 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 14:03:36 +0000 birdofafeather 1877382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>how old are your kids? i'd definitely take them up on the offer! we plan on going with my LO when she's just under 2. i would also say a thank you card and a coffee/lunch type gift card! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-ideas-for-person-giving-us-free-tickets#post-1877373 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:59:13 +0000 hellocupcake 1877373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a friend who got us in a few times for free. It was totally not a big deal and he liked being able to use the complimentary tickets they get. I would go for it. If I had the opportunity to take LO for free, there's no way I would pass it up. I would maybe get them a thank you card afterwards. Send it with DH to work...like a thank you card with a Starbucks gift card? No big deal, not something they expect but a nice gesture of appreciation :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/gift-ideas-for-person-giving-us-free-tickets#post-1877359 Thu, 25 Sep 2014 13:55:19 +0000 mauxie 1877359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband has a coworker whose wife works for Disney. (I use the term "coworker" loosely-- they are in the same building but in different offices. Occasionally they have overlapping work related things but they are more like work-place friends).</p> <p>Anyway, the guy and his wife don't have kids yet but have kindly offered many times to swipe our family into Disneyland (my understanding is they'll meet us at the park in the morning and get us in the gate, not physical tickets). </p> <p>They have even given us specific dates to consider since the wife is planning to leave the company soon, but I feel weird accepting. I've never met/spoken to either of them but according to my husband they are happy to do us this favor/it's not a big deal. </p> <p>If we go ahead with it, any ideas on how to show them our appreciation without spending too much $$? </p> <p>Now with 2 daycare payments, we do not have the funds for a 1 day trip to Disneyland (nor would I think it is "worth it" right now in terms of ticket prices bc my husband and I went to Dland a bazillion times pre-kids and my kids right now are a bit too young to really enjoy it). It would be a casual Saturday outing, not jam-packed trying to experience all of Dland's goodness in one day. </p> <p>Would you just pass on the offer, altogether? </p> <p>Thanks!! </p>