THE BEST WHITE ELEPHANT gifts should offer a little more than you might think. After all, the objective is to amuse and entertain, but in a fashion that's ultimately something they will use more than once—not unlike the best gifts for men, the best tech gifts, or stocking stuffers, really. You want to be issuing the best white elephant gift that everybody wants, whether they know it or not.
To win the white elephant gift exchange is to start a trade war over the item you thoughtfully selected. Well, we have a list of the top white elephant gift ideas below, made up of everything from deceptive prank puzzles to a bread-shaped pillow. Because a good white elephant gift offers a certain entertainment/novelty value.
The very best of the bunch are delightfully strange while still super-coveted. If that sounds like a hard code to crack, don't worry; we found some great options. These presents could end up in the hands of everybody from the coworker down the hall to your boss, so they need to be attractive on a number of levels.
A useful white elephant gift is great. A funny white elephant gift is even better (as long as you don't cross the line). Try too hard, and the gift could scare people off.
Don't try enough, and nobody will want that stale item. There's a happy medium, and we're here to get you there. These stackable Yeti mini-cups are great for espresso—and even better for shots.
A great way to give a gift the white elephant treatment is to resize it. That could be an oversized novelty item or, in this case, an undersized classic game, perfect for travel. All the fun of Uno, in a setup they can practically store in their pocket.
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