Sunday, October 14, 2012

It's a White Elephant Christmas - idea time!!!


I truly need some good ideas for this year's office White Elephant Holiday party. Last year I gave one of those Redi Set Go Cookers. http://www.redisetgo.com/mkwid=sY2327nSc&pcrid=5713442906&gclid=CInGwKSy8LICFUqoPAodDSUAWQ We saw it on tv and had to have it, thought it would be great for quick easy breakfasts. Well when you ordered you got the special buy 1 get 1...LOL. What do you do with an extra cooker, especially since you really never needed one let alone two? You give it away at a White Elephant Exchange. I bought a couple of mixes to go with it and wrapped it real pretty! Amazingly people fought over it. Made me laugh silly. I made space in my garage and someone got a new cooker/grill.


While surfing the web I have found some good ideas for a White Elephant work party. The rules: item may be a new or gently used item, but the current value has to be at least $10.

Here are some of the ideas I have seen:
  • $10 worth of Dollar Tree toys wrapped in a sand bucket
  • A beautiful box of chocolates. When you open the box you find 3-4 partially eaten chocolates and a picture of the gift giver eating one
  • An UGLY cookie jar bought at a thrift store or re-gifted from your Aunt Marge
  • Bottles of unopened wine
  • Markers and coloring book
  • Lottery tickets unused
  • Framed photo of self or famous person
  • Talking toliet paper spindle
  • The wide mouth toilet mug
Here are some things I found that might just make it as my gift this year:
  • Jelly Belly Cocktail Classics 5-Flavor Gift Box (found on Amazon)
  • Insant Excuse Ball (Amazon)
  • Two peas in a pod salt and pepper shaker (Amazon)
  • Adorable pup animated stocking (Avon)
  • Peppermint Spatula (Avon)
  • Dazzling shoe ring holder (Avon or Claire's Boutique)
  • As seen on tv under bed shoe holder (Target)
  • Mini Batman bat signal (thinkgeek.com)
  • Periodic Table Refrigerator Magnets (thinkgeek.com)
  • Magical Unicorn Necklace  (thinkgeek.com)
Or I just might go to Kohl's and grab something off their Impulse stackouts of gifts. They always go half off around Christmas. And they are always items that no one really wants, needs or will use.



Please leave comments on some suggestions or past experiences. Would love to hear them.
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4 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 2, 2012 at 11:58 PM

    I have recently been seeing another "As Seen on TV" item that would be a GREAT White Elephant gift - the Ear Wax Vac https://www.waxvac.com/default.aspx?utm_source=Google_TM&utm_medium=CPC&utm_campaign=CPD

    And now they are two for one - $10. Not only can you get one for the White Elephant party but also for that hard to get person on your list, like husband, dad or father in law.

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  2. UnknownDecember 5, 2012 at 3:06 PM

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  3. UnknownDecember 5, 2012 at 3:07 PM

    Here are some more ideas I found on Wiki How to Organize a White Elephant Party:

    If you're having trouble coming up with a gift that is both off-the-wall and appropriate, consider these gift ideas:
    Hideous jewelry
    Perfume or lotion with an unpleasant scent.
    Cheap, ugly statues or other decorative knick-knacks.
    Weird art that you might find at your local second-hand store.
    An obnoxious T-shirt, sweater, tie, or bow-tie.
    Workout videos, particularly those with Richard Simmons.
    A book on a topic that is obscure and/or outdated, such as worm cultivation or 14th century love poetry.
    A framed picture of your Leader, but only if the boss has a good sense of humor.

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