https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:01:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift/page/2#post-1972431 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 12:15:31 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 1972431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Yeah I am going to use the idea this year at a different party. It was wrapped in numbers. So you opened the 1st one and it was fish rocks, second was the fish bowl, third was fish food, and 4th was the fish. it was funny watching people figure out what was coming. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1972317 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:03:26 +0000 Mama Yoon 1972317@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lotto scratchers!!! Our fam does a yearly white elephant gift (we're allowed to steal another present 2x before the gift is off limits) and my scratchers idea was a HUGE hit. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1972291 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:48:26 +0000 mediagirl 1972291@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.Pinecone316: I really kind of like the idea of a fish....wrapping it would be interesting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1972285 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:45:38 +0000 avivoca 1972285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This year I'm taking canned pickles and blackberry preserves that my MIL canned. Last year I did a bottle of two buck chuck and a candle that someone had given me years ago. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1972282 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:44:36 +0000 mrsjyw 1972282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>lotto tickets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1972278 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 10:43:09 +0000 AmandaB8 1972278@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH's family always does crap gifts.<br /> One year we gave a ceramic goose. We've gotten bottles of lube (put in by DH's GRANDMA), a 6 ft wooden rosary, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1972058 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 08:16:53 +0000 MrsTiz 1972058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: haha! My mom wants that sandwich maker for christmas! I got her a black one :P</p> <p>At our work party last year the gifts were<br /> -Flashlights<br /> -Alcohol x3<br /> -Huge box of beef jerky<br /> -Gander Mtn. GC<br /> -A nerf gun lol<br /> some more stuff I can't remember</p> <p>I have to get 3 gifts around the $25 range for similar parties so thanks for all the ideas! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1972034 Fri, 05 Dec 2014 07:48:36 +0000 Mrs.Pinecone316 1972034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It depends on the group. My coworkers<br /> Christmas party it supposed to be something stupid you don't want around the house. But someone bought a fish +stuff for a little tank and that was pretty funny last year. My friends one we do around 20 and everyone is always trying to find the coolest thing that everyone wants. And my family one is usually 10 dollars and everyone usually buys food/ candy or gift cards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971736 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:43:34 +0000 ElbieKay 1971736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: Well it does seem like a perfect appliance! My office is full of single 20-somethings so I thought this would be a hit. I guess I'll find out in a couple of weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971693 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 21:26:49 +0000 Mrs. Coral 1971693@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: I like to do useful household items, usually a flashlight set. Other ideas I would use are: bucket of car wash supplies, home tool set, etc.</p> <p>I like to get stuff that everyone needs, and if they already have it, chances are they could use another set or retire their old set. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971495 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:31:55 +0000 blackbird 1971495@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.Badger: my sorority used to do that and every year, there was a collection of play girl that made the white elephant game as tradition. The older they were, the better!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971492 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:28:59 +0000 Bao 1971492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Gift cards are something I always fight for. I'm more into getting things that are useful than something "funny" and it having no use. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971488 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:25:29 +0000 Meowkers 1971488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Starbucks gift cards are always the popular gift at my work's white elephant exchange. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971485 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 19:24:02 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1971485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Leialou: ooh good gift, that copper holder is so pretty!<br /> @ElbieKay: I saw that on TV the other night. AS seen on TV are good ones for White Elephant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971431 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:42:27 +0000 sorrycharlie 1971431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we usually do alcohol. gift cards are popular during the game though! and scratch tickets! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971430 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:42:10 +0000 BananaPancakes 1971430@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ms.Badger: Ha ha. Awesome. Our family has one of those giant cupcake cake pans that is still making the rounds. And I know for a fact that it has left our family and joined another family via marriage. No one has yet to open it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971425 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:39:09 +0000 ineebee 1971425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I usually go for movie tickets. Boring, but I would like them! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971422 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:37:04 +0000 Ms.Badger 1971422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: I used to coach gymnastics and one of my kids grandma's gave me a belly dancing kit for a gift. It was a seriously WTF moment. So I brought it to the gym's white elephant.... it was brought every year thereafter for as long as I was there. It was a strange joy to see who got stuck with it that year. I wonder if it's still making its way around </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971397 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:05:04 +0000 BananaPancakes 1971397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: That's the worst feeling! Though it's funny when someone brings back the crappy gift from the year before because it's so crappy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971396 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 18:04:45 +0000 Anya 1971396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year people were fighting over car wash vouchers </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971392 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:57:42 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1971392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BananaPancakes: I always want to have the gift that people fight over. Last time everyone avoided my gift... :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971388 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:55:20 +0000 BananaPancakes 1971388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Alcohol, lottery tickets, or Maglites. People will fight over some flashlights. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971375 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:40:54 +0000 LBee 1971375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: The sandwich maker -- I'm a weirdo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971369 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:37:09 +0000 swurlygurl 1971369@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: Oh my goodness, I totally want that sandwich maker now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971365 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:34:22 +0000 ElbieKay 1971365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LBee: Are you talking about the breakfast sandwich maker, or the NJ-shaped cutting board? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971362 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:32:01 +0000 LBee 1971362@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ElbieKay: Is it weird I want this? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971357 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:29:35 +0000 ElbieKay 1971357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And we bought a NJ-shaped cutting board for our family's white elephant. We still need a second gift for that.</p> <p><a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/epicurean-reg-new-jersey-state-cutting-board/1043120246" rel="nofollow">http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/epicurean-reg-new-jersey-state-cutting-board/1043120246</a> </p> [attach=3982/14/ng2x5c.600x600.NJ.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971350 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:23:57 +0000 ElbieKay 1971350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just bought one of these for my office white elephant:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C95O3HK/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C95O3HK/</a> </p> [attach=3982/14/ng2x0v.480x600.HB.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971346 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:19:56 +0000 PurplePumps 1971346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've never done a white elephant, but @Leialou: that is so cute and so us. I might actually go home and make that since we have left over copper and joints from a hot water pipe repair we just did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-your-go-to-white-elephant-gift#post-1971316 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:52:36 +0000 blackbird 1971316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to a thrift store and find the weirdest, tackiest thing I can find. You can't bring booze on company property otherwise that's always good! </p>