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Aloysius
12-05-2005, 09:39 PM
Our department (like 20 people, 50/50 men and women) is doing a "white elephant" gift exchange with a price limit of around $25. Suggestions?

Note: This is a pretty corporate office. Apparently these are not supposed to be "gag gifts".
offTopic
12-05-2005, 09:43 PM
Hi Al,

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Apparently these are not supposed to be "gag gifts".

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Then this is not a white elephant.

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Costco gift basket. There's a bunch of them that are $25 or under.

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Alternately, get a gag gift anyway. Life's too short.


The ox and lamb kept time,
offTopic
Aloysius
12-05-2005, 09:44 PM
OT - Yeah, I thought the whole point to "white elephant" was that it was a bunch of gaggy / retarded gifts. Apparently, not for my department.

Great suggestion,
-Al
Alobar
12-05-2005, 09:52 PM
lottery tickets
12-05-2005, 10:20 PM
Magic 8 ball
JonPKibble
12-05-2005, 10:26 PM
I thought a white elephant was a big expensive object that is more trouble than it's worth?
garion888
12-05-2005, 10:28 PM
Need I say pearl necklace??
LittleOldLady
12-05-2005, 10:46 PM
In practice a white elephant is a decorative item that you would just as soon see decorating someone else's house or a gadget that does something you don't need done. I would go for any doo-dad made by Thomas Kinkade (or indeed any sort of figurine or vase) or useless kitchen gadget like a salad spinner. Think of some household item your mother would donate to a church or school rummage sale that someone else would actually buy.
Benholio
12-05-2005, 11:25 PM
My friends did a white elephant thing recently, my girl and I scored:

A Darth Tater
http://www.foxnews.com/images/151212/1_21_darth_tater.jpg

and a pair of Cartman Slippers
http://www.payless.com/Images/thumb/038798_thumb.gif
12-06-2005, 12:13 AM
I am also under the impression that white elephant gift exchanges are gag gifts. You may want to find out before you buy anything I guess. Anytime I have done this, it has always been gag gifts.
MikeNaked
12-06-2005, 12:27 AM
Couple years ago, I got this in tile and trimmed in white flowers for my wall. It's about 18x18 and is bedecked in ribbons.

http://www.ezthemes.com/previews/s/sunflowerkitty.jpg

Yeah. White Elephant gifts blow.
Cubswin
12-06-2005, 12:34 AM
http://images.savontv.com/im/nwimages/the-clapper.jpg
OtisTheMarsupial
12-06-2005, 02:19 AM
nipple clamps
diebitter
12-06-2005, 02:25 AM
http://www.undercovercondoms.com/condomphotos/astroglide-personal-lube1.jpg