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So about that white elephant gift...
Apparently, we aren't allowed to buy anything and have to give something we already have that's funny, like re-gifts. Um, I don't think I have anything that's funny. I bring the re-gifts to Goodwill or, well, re-gift them. I guess I'll look through my old books or something, but I'm kind of stumped.
I know you guys don't know what's in my house, but any ideas??
Re: So about that white elephant gift...
Does it have to be from YOUR house, or can a friend donate it to you? I'm sure one of us could come up with something appropriately funny or white elephant-y. My parents love giving DH weird stuff, we have books on making paper airplanes out of dollar bills, hacky sacks, all kinds of stuff. I have no doubt a nestie could provide an appropriately funny item!
No more baby siggie pics. Boo.
I learned something new here. I had no idea that white elephant meant something that was funny... I thought you were supposed to bring something that people would want to steal.
I found this for ideas...
http://voices.yahoo.com/fifty-wacky-white-elephant-gift-exchange-ideas-123921.html
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That's what I thought too.
Maybe some candle holders or half-used candles with a half-used box of matches?
Books you've read?
Old textbooks from college if you haven't given them away?
Coffe mugs (I know we have too many of these)?
The way I see it, it's supposed to be quirky, so mostly funny, but that it might just appeal to someone enough that they'd want to steal it. For example at my office, sometimes something that would seem junky but silly to most people looks like just the sort of thing someone's kid or grandkid would like.
The worst was the year a tiny company DH used to work for had their white elephant at the Christmas party at the big bosses house. Everyone brought quirky gifts, I think we got some weirdly hand-painted wine glasses. Except the Big Boss, who'd never done a white elephant before. He was sort of horrified when he realized he was going to take home something like a carnival toy in exchange for his third-row-on-the-red-line Avs tickets versus Detroit (back in the late 90s when they were amazing and the rivalry meant something). I felt so bad for him, I mean he was good natured about it and we all played it off like he realized it and was just being generous, but you could tell he totally didn't mean to do that.
That's the only way I've ever done white elephant. We do it for our Family's Christmas eve.
Do you have a donation/garage sale pile that you have started but not yet donated?
DH actually did those battery operated tealight candles last year, turned them on, wrapped them and then when the gift was opened, it was glowing. It was a popular one. I wish he would have told me though, as I kind of wanted to keep those.
I've often given ticky-tacky decor that I don't like or that has been given to me, candles I don't love any more, etc. I've also in the past gotten a puzzle and games that people weren't using any more.
my read shelf:
Wrangling babies since 2010
Hmmm, I once saw someone give a big old bag of assorted batteries, with a note that said "toy not included".
I've seen toilet bowl cleaners(new, of course) or things like q-tips or deoderant.
What about a paper plate and plastic utensils to go with it- maybe in a brown paper bag?
I have about 500,000 things I could give as a white elephant. Want to come chop chez moi?
ETA: My family friends do this every year. I've taken to choosing the smallest wrapped gift available and giving HUGE things to clear space in my house, lol.
I've seen people give: a prosthetic leg (?), a weird bread warmer thing (like french bread size), about 20 AOL CDs when they used to mail them to you all the time, weird Christmas decorations, a gumball machine, etc.
How about a theme present? Do you have an old hammock or beach towel you don't use, a old pair of sunglasses, a high wattage lightbulb, and a 1/2 bottle of Tequila or Rum (or just spend a little and get a few mini bottles of something)? Those could be packaged together and you could call it a "Virtual Weekend Staycation!" If you can't bring alcohol to school, just grab one of those mixes for margaritas that doesn't have alcohol yet and add that. If you do that, make sure you put ..."PS BYOB" b/c that would be funny.
Oh and although it's supposed to be something you already have, all the white elephant parties I've gone to have included odd trophies or weird presents from thrift stores and a little something bought. I doubt they will question you too much.
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