Love me some #WhiteElephantGifts
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at 8:57PM#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @JenSquard
I am so not in the Christmas mood yet, which is pretty lametarded since it is like tomorrow. Almost. I don't have a tree, decorations, or any presents. I have a vague idea of what I'm making...but no execution. Whatever, it's been like 50 degrees here every day, how can I even get into it?
What I do always love about Christmas is white elephant gifts! Love them! Only if they are done correctly, though. I hate it when people don't get it. White elephant gifts should be anonymous, and totally silly. They can be useful as long as they are random and unexpected. They should be something that people will want, but not because you spent $30 on it. This year I have done 2 white elephant exchanges. The first one everyone pretty much got that it needed to be silly, the second...not so much.
For the first I took a giant fake hairy spider with a braided ribbon leash attached. And by giant I mean about the size of a kitchen sink. For the second exchange at Brian's company Christmas party (for the job he's worked at for a month), I did some GREAT gifts. The first was a Brian Swedhin Fan Club Starter Kit. It included a signed framed photo of him, the shirt he was wearing in that photo, and a list of Brian Swedhin fun facts. The second was an old spice rack that had a bunch of empty jars. I filled them with a ton of random stuff and re-labeled them. Things like angel tears (rose petal pieces), be nice device (straight pins), elf dust (green glitter), Christmas cheer (holiday sprinkles), Barney paste (purple frosting), fart flakes (sliced almonds), mouse toes (rice), cocaine (powdered sugar), and karma (cut up birthday candles). There were a ton of them, and I loved it!
The only problem is we got there and everyone brought like nice stuff. Like legitimately nice stuff. I got a gorgeous elephant trinket box (which I totally collect by the way), and B got a garlic baker. One person even got a live hamster in a cage. What the frick? So of course I was totally embarrassed by my funky useless crappy gift. But in any other setting it would have been frickin hilarious! Feel free to steal my idea and have some better luck with it!
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Reader Comments (4)
Brian swedhin fan club starter kit. fucking brilliant!!
They were awesome! Too bad no one else did silly gifts... oh well. Maybe next year. I'm sure Jen will kick everyone elses gifts in the balls with whatever she comes up with next. My wifey is brilliant!
Note to Self: Be sure what kind of gift exchange it is; real or white elephant. If it was a white elephant exchange, you were the SUPERSTAR!!! Excellent gifts! I mean, a hamster? are you kidding me? That's below the belt, giving away your problem and making it someone else's -- cuz that can be a real problem! Anyways, good job, girl!
@Lisa: I told Brian to ask, and the guy he asked is the one that brought the hamster, so he was under the impression it was silly! And it was brand new, new cage and everything, it was actually pretty cool and everyone wanted it.
@Jen: Right? LOVED the idea! The person that got it...not so impressed!
@B: You're cute.