The Best Serious White Elephant Gift Ideas that Everyone Will Want!

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The Best White Elephant Gifts

Don't be the person that brings the gift no one wants.

We've got you covered for all the White Elephant exchanges this holiday season – whether it's your office colleagues, book club friends or drinking buddies!

Here are the best white elephant gifts that will be subject to multiple steals!

As a bonus, most everything listed below, whether funny, useful or serious, is under $30.

 

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What Are White Elephant Gifts?

Whether you call it – Yankee Swap, Dirty Santa or White Elephant – the general gist is the same. Everyone brings a wrapped gift and draws a number.

The gifts are piled together and each guest chooses a gift in order of their number.

The first person chooses from the pile, but each next person can choose to either ‘steal' an opened gift or choose a new wrapped present.

The game keeps going until the last person goes! If your gift is stolen, you can either choose another wrapped gift or steal someone else's present.

White Elephant parties are fun, but only if you end up with the right mix of gifts – some funny, some cool and some useful. The point is to get some friendly competition going!

 

 

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Best White Elephant Gifts Under $25

Whether you're hunting for cool, quirky or cheeky, here are our top picks for white elephant gifts between between $20 – $25.

 

Mixology Dice

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Take your pre games to the next level with these fun Mixology Dice!

Made from great quality birch wood, each of the dice in this mixology set will provide endless inspiration for hand crafted cocktails.

The included instruction booklet shows you how to roll the dice for traditional drinks, ingredient ratios and mixing tips.

Have fun!

With 8 dice (spirit, sugar, liquor, citrus, fruit, herb , spice and bitters), you can craft over 1.5 million drink combinations!

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‘If You Love Me You'll Let Me Sleep' Pillow Cover

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Adorable and funny, these pillow covers make a statement!

There are 6 designs to choose from but our favorite is the pillow cover that says “If you really love me… you'll let me sleep!”

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Siracha Keychain

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We all have that one friend who douses their food in siracha and carries their own hot sauce.

Well, now there's the perfect gift for them! This set of 2 siracha minis are totally portable wherever you go and best of all, they're refillable.

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Wine Away Stain Remover

This stain remover is pure magic in a bottle.

Not only does it work on both fresh and dried wine stains, it can clear out coffee, blood, ink, fruit punch, sauces, even pet accidents!

The stain remover is tiny enough to stick in a purse and is free from bleach and harsh phosphates.

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6. Hidden Bracelet Flask

Why let the guys have all the fun?

This bracelet flask is great for not only the club (post happy hour) but holiday parties you have to attend (but don't really want to).

Available in a ton of different colors + finishes and comes with a little filter to easily pour in your favorite liquor.

Come on, what's not to love about an enormous bracelet fillled with booze? 

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Serious White Elephant Gift Ideas

While we always appreciate a funny white elephant gift, sometimes you don't quite know the humor level of the crowd.

Maybe it's an office party.. maybe it's family members.. if you don't know who the recipient will be, sometimes you need a serious white elephant gift that will actually get used or be appreciated.

Here are classy and useful white elephant gifts everyone will fight for!

And hey, we won't judge if you steal your own gift for yourself :)

 

Cocktail Shaker Bar Set 

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We bet people will be stealing this cocktail set left and right.

With a stainless steel shaker, jigger and bar spoon, this cocktail set looks sleek and elegant.

It's perfect for beginner and experienced bartenders and we especially love how the shaker has a built-in strainer, something you usually only find in much more expensive bar sets!

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Personalized Visa Gift Card

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Gift cards are a universally loved gift.

But, avoid the ordinary and opt for a personalized visa gift card. GiftCards.com lets you choose from either a huge spread of pre-designed options or personalized options, where you create a card with your own photo!

Some ideas: a group photo of the whole gang? a photo of the office? or, a photo of you to remind the recipient who the great gift giver was :)

The customization goes even further, as you can choose the text you want on the card and include a cute card with the gift.

For our white elephant exchange, we chose this festive ornament design and wrote “Enjoy, It's On Me!” Whoever winds up with this gift is guaranteed to use it, since who doesn't want money??

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Stainless Steel Straws

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We're obsessed with stainless steel straws lately.

Not only are they better for the environment than plastic straws, they instantly class up a mason jar drink!

This drinking straw set makes the perfect white elephant gift – it's useful, comes with both straight and curved straws and inexpensive!

We also like this 8 piece reusable utensil set that comes with its own case!

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Large Ice Cube Trays

This jumbo square molds create 2 inch giant ice cubes – perfect for fancy cocktails and iced coffee!

You can even infuse mint or fruit to make flavored ice cube treats for your drinks. 

Guaranteed to be a hit at the white elephant party.

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Aromatic Shower Tablets

Essentially a bath bomb for the shower!

These fizzy tablets turn a regular shower into euphoria with aromatic scents. The best white elephant gift to give to someone who deserves an everyday treat.

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Disposable Camera

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Why not get a fun, useful gift that can be used during the holiday party?

Vintage fuji film cameras are easy to use, fun for the entire group and work perfectly indoors and outdoors.

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14. Airpod Silicone Case

Colorful airpod cases in every color to protect your airpods from bumps, scratches and spills!

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Skincare Gift Set

A pampering skin care set everyone at the white elephant party will fight over!

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Resuable Organic Bags

This eco friendly gift idea is perfect for your friends who already are earth conscious… or those who need a little helping hand.

Not only are these cotton bags chic, fashionable and resuable but they can hold up to 40 pounds – so they'll support more than a normal grocery bag!

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Funny White Elephant Gifts

If you want to get a laugh, here are some hilarious white elephant gifts the whole group will die for:

 

 

Desktop Cornhole

A hilarious gag gift for work white elephant party. This mini cornhole kit has everything you need to play the iconic lawn game right at your desk.

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Llama Tea Diffuser

A fun yet functional gift! This playful silicone llama is a great tea infuser.

Just place loose leaf tea inside, dunk him in a cup and the recipient will enjoy perfectly brewed tea!

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Dinosaur Desk Phone Stand

This colorful dinosaur looks cute… and is also functional!

Although it looks tiny, it's stable enough to hold any smart phone or table.

Great to use at your office desk, on the kitchen counter while cooking or anywhere you need a tech stand!

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How to Poo at Work

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This is a hilarious gift idea for your work holiday party.

This essential How to Poo at Work guide will help you navigate potentially awkward situations like…

  • the boss in the next stall
  • clogging the toilet
  • no toilet paper
  • a colleague following you into the bathroom

Even better? it's “flush” with useful diagrams to prevent your career from “going down the toilet”!

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Swear Word Coloring Book

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Adult coloring books are somehow all the rage these days.

Grab this unique white elephant gift idea to help your friends blow off some steam.

This swear word coloring book for adults comes complete with high quality paper stock, imaginative designs and glitter pens to help you relax after a long, hard day.

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Bathroom Guest Book

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Want a quirky white elephant gift idea? Well this Bathroom Guestbook is guaranteed to get a laugh.

It turns a routine bathroom break into a chance to unleash their deepest thoughts – whether they want to journal, doodle or comment on the bathroom decor!

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Funny Reminder Door Mat

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For that forgetful friend of yours who's always late, this funny door mat makes the perfect holiday gift!

It's hilarious and we bet after laying this down, they'll never leave without their keys, wallet or phone!

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