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Need to give a lot of mm this year with v small budget



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bebrave




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 1:17 pm
Any ideas for cheap but nice and presentable shlach monos?
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Raindance




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 1:29 pm
my sister did yoghurt and homemade granola one year. it's small and cute.

I had a neighbor who always give a salad with everything in and a little dressing.

challa and a little wine bottle.
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scruffy




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 1:30 pm
bebrave wrote:
Any ideas for cheap but nice and presentable shlach monos?


What's your budget per MM?

Homemade or storebought?
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TravelHearter




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 1:33 pm
How do people do things that need refrigeration? It sits out all day. Either on your counter or in someone’s car. I wouldn’t want to work hard on a vegetable soup or a salad or dip etc for it to be thrown out because it was put all day…
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naturelover




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 1:35 pm
Seltzer/soda can, granola bar, nuts/candy wrapped nicely. It's all in the presentation.
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Bnei Berak 10




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 1:39 pm
TravelHearter wrote:
How do people do things that need refrigeration? It sits out all day. Either on your counter or in someone’s car. I wouldn’t want to work hard on a vegetable soup or a salad or dip etc for it to be thrown out because it was put all day…

I was just waiting for this Rolling Eyes
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TravelHearter




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 1:43 pm
Bnei Berak 10 wrote:
I was just waiting for this Rolling Eyes

I’m asking this seriously. I would love to give something like this but I’m trying to understand the practicalities. I’ve always had this question…
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tichellady




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:12 pm
homemade lemonade and popcorn
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bk45




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:15 pm
Danish with a small orange juice or iced coffee.
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Raindance




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:29 pm
We live in Israel and don't go far. Whatever needs refridgeration will be put away within 2 hours.
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Raindance




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:30 pm
Or is eaten on the way home instead of candy
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hiitsme




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:36 pm
TravelHearter wrote:
I’m asking this seriously. I would love to give something like this but I’m trying to understand the practicalities. I’ve always had this question…


I use cooler boxes in my car.
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farmom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:44 pm
I know someone who once gave a nut and raisin and a poem about inflation

But you did ask for nice and presentable
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SuperWify




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:51 pm
TravelHearter wrote:
How do people do things that need refrigeration? It sits out all day. Either on your counter or in someone’s car. I wouldn’t want to work hard on a vegetable soup or a salad or dip etc for it to be thrown out because it was put all day…


Keep it in your fridge until you give it.in the car all day in March is not such a worry for me. Purim is cold.
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Bnei Berak 10




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 2:58 pm
TravelHearter wrote:
How do people do things that need refrigeration? It sits out all day. Either on your counter or in someone’s car. I wouldn’t want to work hard on a vegetable soup or a salad or dip etc for it to be thrown out because it was put all day…

Why do you think it's all day long on a counter? You don't have a fridge? Then recipient doesn't have a fridge?
Is Purim in your area blazing hot?
Your cooler box and your ice packs may come in handy if you live in south Florida.
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TravelHearter




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 3:24 pm
Bnei Berak 10 wrote:
Why do you think it's all day long on a counter? You don't have a fridge? Then recipient doesn't have a fridge?
Is Purim in your area blazing hot?
Your cooler box and your ice packs may come in handy if you live in south Florida.

Why do you need to sound so accusatory? It was a simple, innocent question.
I know how Purim looks like in my house. Having it on my mind to keep refrigerating things it’s not even on the agenda… it’s just one more thing to think about.
No I don’t own a cooler. Maybe I live somewhere hot, how do you know?
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bebrave




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 3:24 pm
Would love some more ideas! Homemade
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TravelHearter




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 3:25 pm
bebrave wrote:
Would love some more ideas! Homemade

What is your budget?
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anonymous mom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 3:43 pm
I have a friend who gives out a lot of shalach manos. She gives the same thing every year. A bag of chips with a taped on lolly. But she's a non-conformist and could not care less to impress anyone. I wish I can be that gutsy.
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mollie21




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Feb 08 2023, 3:48 pm
you could always bake cookies and give those with a drink (can of soda for cheaper, bottle of grape juice for nicer but more expensive) and a fruit, like a small apple or clementine and wrap it in cellophane or go to the dollar store and see what kind of containers or bags they have, sometimes they have nice ones. I like to bake for MM because I always already have sugar, flour, vanilla, eggs etc in my pantry so I dont need to buy, and if you make the cookies mini cookies, they'll stretch farther (and they're super cute!). I have a great simple recipe if you want a recommendation that takes 5 mins to throw together and 9 min to bake.
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