I have a gnome at work, but I lack imagination, so I’m looking for inspiration
A guy at work was like clockwork every day at 3 pm, he received a can of CocaCola and a Mars Bar He received a sixpack of Cokes and a pack of Mars Bars and was delighted After New Year’s, he came back and said it was the best Christmas present he’d received that year
On a team outing, we learned that a teammate had been hospitalized twice after swallowing a coin once as a child and again in his twenties during a careless prank His Secret Santa gift this year was 5dollars chocolate coins with the slogan “You can eat them”
It wasn’t necessarily the best, but the most memorable was definitely my first Christmas after starting my new job That year’s Secret Santa theme was “The Grossest Gift You Could Ever Get” As a newbie, I asked where the line was and was told, “There’s no line” A coworker drew a picture of our boss and baked her a penisshaped cookie with “You’re an Asshole” written in icing It turned out there was a line
I received a cool, if somewhat unusual, gift a few years ago I worked in a pharmacy, and we had a newly qualified pharmacist, only 24, who was still a bit of a fanatic I gave him a Tshirt with the word “TRAFFIC” printed on it in bright letters He loved it The older ladies at the pharmacy were shocked and outraged D
At my old office, there was a guy who came to work every day wearing the most wrinkled shirts and pants in the world It was a financial firm, so there were a lot of clients in the office every day, and you could tell management wasn’t happy with his appearance Anyway, we once gave him an iron for Secret Santa I gasped when I saw him open it He was stunned, but then he used it
A onemonth movie ticket with unlimited access I’m pretty sure he saw about 25 movies in January
A year ago, I bought a colleague a silver bike seat cover to protect it and keep it dry He mistook it for a shower cap and put it on his head while working I never corrected him
My first Secret Santa was shortly after arriving in the USA We were a small, closeknit team, and everyone had a blast with our gifts But mine the person who chose it blew me away I received a huge piece of gingerbread about half a square meter that had been baked and decorated with my country’s flag To this day, it’s still the most thoughtful and heartfelt gift I’ve ever received from someone other than a family member or my partner
Brandname sandwich maker Bread and cheese package
I once received a hammer with my name on it It’s truly the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen Personally, I like practical gifts While it’s easy to make mistakes when it comes to taste, a practical gift is always practical
A colleague is exploring Facebook Marketplace looking for free and unique items he can fit into a pallet box So far, we have a dollars piano, a treadmill, and a fridgefreezer I’m excited to see what happens
The most popular gift I’ve given was a cute mug with a bag of marshmallows and bags of chocolate in various flavors We did it differently and numbered each gift Everyone drew a number and gave it away Many people were jealous of my bag of chocolate I received a pair of highquality reusable hand warmers, which I really appreciated, as my hands are constantly freezing
It’s not necessarily the best, but it is one of the most memorable A man at the research center where my partner worked was married and had children But it turned out he also had children from a previous relationship Nothing unusual so far these things happen But in a nearby lab, a PhD student became pregnant by an old friend Everyone assumed it was a scheme between her and her friend On the day of the birth, the man declared the child his and was given two weeks of paternity leave A few months later, his Secret Santa suddenly turned into a pack of condoms
A pack of four Boddingtons wrapped in festive paper with a lottery ticket on top