Help w/ White Elephant gift ideas!!

mfeo24 · December 2011

Work holiday party is Thursday - a daytime event at my boss's house. I always thought these gift exchanges were new items within a certain dollar limit, but I guess not this year... I'm suppose to "re-gift" an item from home I don't want? And wrap it up? Sigh. I haven't been to any holiday parties yet this year to accumulate stuff I don't want, and I don't really keep new gifts laying around the house. We can buy something if we want, but I don't want to spend money on a nice gift just to get someone else's decorative fondue set. So- I'm headed to Marshall's today or tomorrow for something cheap. Thoughts?

mari0225 · December 2011

Hmmm, candles or a bowl...haha sorry i'm no help.

baystateapple · December 2011

Picture frame?

dumdumfroggie · December 2011

Picture frame

Throw Blanket

Some holiday decor piece

Thermos

Coffee mug set

I'd be checking out their clearance section.

Megbo2012 · December 2011

I don't understand the concept of giving a pointless gift, really. Obviously with this swap, you are getting rid of something you don't want, and I'm sure it's supposed to be funny, but I think it sucks that you have to go out and get something "lame" to give to someone. I would just use the dollar amount given and get something cool, and try to end the cycle.

ETA: i2i Liatris. Except I love candles

RebeccaB88 · December 2011

I just don't participate in them. I don't want someone else's junk. I guess I don't really get the fun of that kind of gift exchange.

missy68 · December 2011

holiday salt and pepper shakers? I think those are fun.

arrestclementine · December 2011

I really hate these things too..... But unfortuanately FI family started doing this last year. Anyways I searched and searched and I actually made these Maxi Pad Slippers CLICK. I had to go and by pads of course but I just glued them up with my hot glue gun put a nice little bow on each of them and then wrote a note with them that said something like :

* Soft and Hygienic
* Non-slip grip strips on the soles
* Built in deodorant feature keeps feet smelling fresh
* Disposable and biodegradable
* Environmentally safe
* No more bending over to mop up spills

It was actually the best gift of the bunch - we all laughed so hard when FFIL opened the gift he got so red in the face .... But now i'm stuck for what i'm going to do this year ---- I HATE THIS STUPID STUPID gift exchange!

kinsey0628 · December 2011

$10 gift card? To starbucks? or is that too much $$$ even.. i like the S&P shakers... and i do like scented candles, so that could be a good idea

kinsey0628 · December 2011

oops, i totally misread your original post about you're supposed to "re-gift" something, sorry! PPs had good ideas

LDYGTR13 · December 2011

I would literally just go through a closet/drawer/cabinet/whatever and find something random that you don't really need. I mean you don't have a cheeseball figurine or random hackey sack to give away? That's what Pink (White/whatever) Elephants are all about - the laughing at the random crap.

aragx6 · December 2011

Last year for my work one I just wrapped up two DVDs I hadn't watched in like a decade. Do you have anything like that?

aleighk1 · December 2011

We're doing this too. FI and I bought like a 1000 piece puzzle a while ago and tried to put it together and it was such a PITA. So I'm wrapping it up and taking it to my work's Christmas party tomorrow.

jessicabessica · December 2011

For our work swap, we buy something under $10 or regift. I got a chocolate lava cake set at Marshall's for less than $10 (comes with ramekins, chocolate mix, and chocolate pieces). Marshall's near me has a bunch of cute kitchen/holiday things right now, I'm sure you can find something at your store.

I thought about getting a bunny suicides book, but DH thought that would be too weird, and I'm relatively new in my office.