White Elephant Ideas

NiciS72

Hi all, we are gearing up to go to my husband's side family get together of 45-50 people on Saturday. The adults always do a white elephant exchange and I'm looking for your awesome input for ideas of what to bring. I've been searching my house for great stuff to no avail. I think I already pitched the 1994 bag cell phone and the humongous ARCOS mp3 player which would have been AWESOME! What have you gotten or given that was a lot of fun to see opened or get stolen?

poustotah

A shake weight!

AlsDonkBoxSquat

I went to one last night with a $25 limit. I took a wine glass that I purchased at bb&b that said “wine goddess,” a box of wine charms, and a nice bottle of wine that was super on sale. For my husband to take I bought 2 bags of mini marshmallows and 2 mini marshmallow shooters. Both were a hit. Also at the party were ornaments and apparently pier 1 has some really cool nutcrackers.

fitnatic67

How about a pair of footed PJ's?

TeaBea

OK - I don't have any ideas but last year we had the "dreaded gift" which passed to whomever said a certain word. The dreaded gift was this really hideous serving plate. A giant gingerbread man with stubby legs (apparently no one in China know what a gingerbread man should look like). Maybe you could find something goofy at Goodwill or Salvation Army.

Qarol

My husband's family does this every year. I've decided not to participate this year. Bah, humbug.

Generally, what goes over well are bakeware or tools. The boys fight over the tools, and the girls fight over the bakeware. Two years in a row, I sought to end up with my own gift...and then returned it for something I really wanted.

It gets really hardcore when the spouses scheme together for what they want.

_SusieQ_

I took a snowman toilet brush stand one time. I thought it was atrocious. It ended up getting fought over the most.

ilikejam33

Justin Beiber poster!

shanolap

Booze gift sets.

p0pr0cksnc0ke

The all time best that I did was buy this http://www.vat19.com/dvds/banana-bunker-protects-bananas.cfm

I took it out of the packaging and made sure no labels were with it. Placed it in a box and watched my 18 year old cousin's brand new boyfriend open the package and turn a bazillion shades of red, refuse to show everyone. We finally harassed him enough to hold it up. I swear he almost cried. I on the other hand about peed my pants..


3 years later, he's still around. Good sport.

TeaBea

Oooh - I did see Obama Chia pets (Wal-Mart I think) ....... no one would fight over that though.

cbu23

I went to one this weekend with only a $10 max. I brought a Rubbermaid pitcher with a stir stick built in and then $5 worth of kool-aid packs inside the pitcher. Not only did everyone love it, but it was stolen twice and considered a pretty hot item!

WarriorMom2012

The all time best that I did was buy this http://www.vat19.com/dvds/banana-bunker-protects-bananas.cfm

I took it out of the packaging and made sure no labels were with it. Placed it in a box and watched my 18 year old cousin's brand new boyfriend open the package and turn a bazillion shades of red, refuse to show everyone. We finally harassed him enough to hold it up. I swear he almost cried. I on the other hand about peed my pants..


3 years later, he's still around. Good sport.

Did you put a banana in it?

p0pr0cksnc0ke

The all time best that I did was buy this http://www.vat19.com/dvds/banana-bunker-protects-bananas.cfm

I took it out of the packaging and made sure no labels were with it. Placed it in a box and watched my 18 year old cousin's brand new boyfriend open the package and turn a bazillion shades of red, refuse to show everyone. We finally harassed him enough to hold it up. I swear he almost cried. I on the other hand about peed my pants..


3 years later, he's still around. Good sport.

Did you put a banana in it?

Nope! lol that was the fun! He had to try and figure out what this plastic weiner looking object with ribbed texture was!

TDGee

The last time I participated in one of these, I made a matching pair of clear plastic vaginal speculum Christmas tree ornaments. They were adorable!!

CaptainGordo

Justin Beiber poster!

Even better... a 2011 poster.

kapeluza

Get them fake chest hair from Archie McPhee's.

LorinaLynn

I was at Best Buy last night and I swear - NO LIE - they had a Justin Bieber Toothbrush and a Twilight Edward Cullen Flatiron.

I asked if they also had a Lindsay Lohan Ankle Bracelet, but no go. :frown:

_Timmeh_

Snuggie

shellyc7182

Stop your search! The Forever Lazy is here to save the day! Complete with zipping butt-flap!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5S2p7AiNX9g