
I'm a teacher and I was left fuming by my end of year gift – it's borderline insulting & so cheap
However, one educator was left less than impressed by their gift with people describing it as 'insulting.'
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A teacher was left insulted by a very lacklustre gift
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Taking to Reddit the teacher shared a snap of their disappointing present, captioning the image 'What my school gave its teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week.'
Much like the end of term in the UK, Teacher Appreciation Week is celebrated in the US by giving staff gifts as an acknowledgement of their hard work.
But in this case the teacher would rather they hadn't bothered at all.
The teacher revealed they had been given a total of seven Starburst sweets for being 'the star of our school.'
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But that's not all, they were also handed a sheet of bubble wrap with the instructions to 'pop every hour' as a form of stress relief.
Fellow Redditors were equally baffled by the lacklustre gift, sharing their thoughts in the comments.
One wrote: "This is so insulting.'
'Not even a whole pack though, how cheap can you possibly be,' added another.
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A third chimed in: 'Here's some left over Halloween candy and the packing material that came with something we wanted.'
It comes after a
I'm a mum of two and made Xmas gifts for my kids' teachers for £6, using bargains from Asda, Lidl and B&M
The content creator shared her short clip with the caption 'Primary school teacher gifts help?!'
Alongside her video, Lou then asked: 'Primary school teachers: What makes a great gift?
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'I don't want to just get a mug or a key ring.
'Tell me something you actually WANT to get?'
The TikTok clip, which was posted under the username @
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But there's also a free item that takes minutes to do and isn't a handmade card.
One teacher shared a free idea that is so simple but really effective: "An email to the headteacher saying how amazing we are."
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