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White Elephant Gifts Under $25
Not just any gift will do for a white elephant gift swap. Guests bring gifts that will be given, lost and regained through the course of the event. So bringing something that’s quirky, covetable and affordable is a good idea. These novelty gifts from the Houzz Shop are all $25 or less and just might be the ones you hope will come back to you.
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Quirky, cool and affordable gifts to share and swap
An Eclectic Extravaganza
No need to take your white elephant gift so seriously — sometimes the silliest items are the biggest hits. Drinking buddies may grin at a novelty wine bottle cover or an opener that looks like a crushed beer can, techies will appreciate practical everyday items that look like high-tech gear, and cooks will think of you every time they laugh over that tea towel.
Wine Picnic Stix, Set of 3
$14.99 $14.60
Mini Tabletop Air Hockey
$34.99 $22.29
Mini Hot Donut Maker
$39.99 $24.66
I really like the white elephant area. The gifts are so different it's possible to find something for anyone on your list. I particularly like the splash chopping board.
Once I stopped at a junk store while traveling and saw an old lampshade with artificial flowers hot glued all around the bottom and immediately thought "I have to have it." The silk flowers were faded and the whole thing had a few years of dust on it.
A quick shot with my leaf blower removed most of the dust and cobwebs (and a couple of flowers) and 'voila' it was ready for wrapping.
A coworker and I had so much fun every year exchanging these true White Elephant gifts.
That year I got an Elvis on velvet from her I think.
By the way, total cost: $1.00.