To ask for either your best or worst Secret Santa presents?

[tearsbeingwashedaway]

Not mine but ones I’ve been involved in

Someone gave a box of free chocolates they’d got at a hotel.

Someone bought a baby book and toy for someone who was maybe 4 or 5 months pregnant, she promptly threw it in the bin because she didn’t want to jinx anything by buying so early. I get it but it didn’t need the dramatics and she could have just donated it.

A sex toy. There was an HR meeting.

Best, I've had a few fluffy slipper socks that I wore until they fell apart, gorgeous scarf with little silver unicorns on it and a tote bag that was very relevant to my hobby so I use it every week.

Worst, somebody had clearly forgotten and turned a school brown paper packed lunch bag into a Rudolf face then basically chucked in a few things they found lying around. Hand gel, chocolates from the tin on the table, pencils, paper clips.
I mean enterprising in the circumstances but I still put it in the bin.

I remember when secret Santa gifts were supposed to be rude and funny! Now you get called into an HR meeting.

Worst: hat of Santa legs coming down the chimney from Poundland (budget of £10)

best: a lovely bottle of perfume, from next but smelt lovely. It was the one the giver wears, so thoughtful I think

sick of getting cheap hand cream, wine or chocolate. This year our group decided not to do it.

A Ryan Gosling colouring book a few years ago!

Best - kitchen timer and spatula (I like baking and still use them)
Worst - 4 cans Stella

I remember one secret Santa where everyone, and I mean everyone, bought wine - so it was just a pointless wine swap.

A Celtic calendar bought purposely by the arshole Celtic fan in my team because I am a Rangers fan 🙄 he though it was hilarious. It was just bloody mean I wouldn't have done that to him. It meant I basically didn't get a present because all I did with it is pass it on to a family member that knew a Celtic fan that cld make use of it.

I tried to pretend I wasn't bothered at all. Said oh uv saved me a trip to shops I know someone that will love that.

Mostly I've had fairly nice presents though, lush set or nice candle. A cd I wanted (back in the day lol). Also I've had white wine when I don't drink wine.

First time I had done secret santa and I had only worked there 3 weeks but I received a pair of tights that had silver sparkle snowflakes on them and the packet had been torn open. The budget was £10. I would have preferred a box of chocolates!

Worst - one of those a-page-day calendars called Getting In Touch With Your Inner Bitch.

Best- a lovely antique teapot (I collect them)- it showed my colleague he really thought about what I would like. I did unfortunately already own the same teapot but I still have them both!

Worst - cheap and nasty eyeshadow palate (pallet?)

Best - a bottle of Baileys last year.

We've stopped doing it his year (hurrah as I'm shit at it) so I've on out on a high 😁

Worst - Hunks in Denim calendar, recieved when I went into work 2 days after my Dad died. Not my taste at the best of times, so nearly finished me off that day

Best - bicycle puncture repair kit. Does not sound very exciting but it was exactly what I needed, so a really thoughtful, personal gift.

Did you make a thread about this???

Nope, it happened years ago and I'm only just starting to get over the trauma 😂

I’m positive someone posted last year saying they got bollocked for getting their colleague a colouring book with rude words in it! Weird - all these snowflake employers 🤣

Choc penis. For an incredibly straight laced older woman 😂

A Guiness book of world records...I was 26

We’ve got out SS later this week and I am dreading it. I put a lot of thought into mine, and I hope the recipient likes what I chose him.

See I’m over a decade older than you and I’d love something like that!

I got oven gloves a few years ago. Shit ones.

Worst : a Christmas toilet set, lid cover etc, couldn't bear to use it, it would get covered in wee!,

Best : a beautiful bottle of wine but that was way over budget
Best within budget : a straw that was in the shape of glasses (spectacles) my son and I had great fun watching our drinks go round our eyes 🤣

Washed out marmalade jar with some liquorice assorts tipped into it and the top screwed back on. They had mostly managed to peel the label off and stuck a Christmas sticker over most of what was left.

Oh and a fair few dog hairs in with the sweets....... it was an office and we had agreed to spend £5 each 🥴
I didn't eat the sweets but I did offer one to the person who I'm 100% sure gave me the gift

Can’t think of any really great ones. Have had bottles of wine/boxes of chocolates and happy with those.

Worst one was a “sexy” elf costume (I was only 20, and most of my colleagues at the time were middle aged married men 🤢)

Worst: a set of bulldog clips shaped like biscuits, apparently purchased because I like biscuits. Just buy me biscuits then!!

Best: lovely pair of socks.

Enamel mug with TEA on it in huge letters. I only drink coffee.