Yup, got suckered into a couple of company parties where white elephant gift sharing is going on. The price limit is $10, which sucks because I was going to get a video ipod. Anybody have suggestions for white elephant gifts under $10?
how about a teapot? you could put in references that only the person receiving it can get. that would be pretty funny.
spec's has a ton of stuff but i don't know how much of it is work appropriate. years ago when the Beatles One album came out, that was a huge hit as a white elephant gift.
1) box of christmas cards. 2) socks 3) soap 4) toothpaste 5) something out of the used bin at block busters 6) 2 packs of smokes 7) 10 $1 gift cards
Go to a thrift shop that sells second-hand clothes and get some really bright, ugly patterned clothes that have cigarette burns in them. Grab anything from your pantry.
For my White Elephant gift, I went to RadioShack and bought the following: Digital Desktop Weather Station - $6.99 USB 2.0 Beverage Warmer and Hub - $6.99 They were both already gift-wrapped (which was awesome), so I bundled them together with some tape, slapped on the enclosed bow, and called it a day. The two items went over VERY well, as they looked much more expensive than they really were. (Everyone wanted to steal 'em.) RadioShack has some other cheap items by the same company (Journey's Edge?), so you may want to check them out, too.
We got a huge bowl from the container store for under $10. Everyone wanted it... Diffusers are pretty cool too.
Kevin: Should we just keep opening up the presents? Dwight: We don't do anything until Michael gives us further instructions. Michael: I got it! We are going to turn Secret Santa into Yankee Swap. Jim: What is Yankee Swap? Michael: One person chooses a gift. The next person can either choose a gift or steal that person's gift. If your gift gets stolen, then you can steal somebody else's gift or choose a new gift. Jim: I thought that was called Nasty Christmas. Pam: Yeah, we call it White Elephant. Michael: Well, I call it fun! Oscar: Why are we doing this? Michael: Because it's better. Because it's more special. Angela: It sounds mean. Michael: Shut it. No, it's not. Okay, just give it a shot. Ummm... I believe that the limit is the LEAST AMOUNT you can spend... not the MAXIMUM LIMIT... someone here gave a MASSAGING ELEPHANT, I kid you not.
My office has white elephant yearly. It's a lot of fun if people are agressive. I brought a popcorn tin with some coca-cola miniature cars in a plastic container attached to the top of it. Wal-mart: $8.
