#white elephant gift exchange

[spoopy-nevermore-dump]

I need to be put down actually

[smallgodseries]

[image description: An old card, from a peculiar deck. It shows two views of a white elephant and where one might expect a K, Q, or J, there is only a ‘?’ One side is a heart. The other a spade. One elephant is in a red smoking jacket and holds an ornamented golden jar. The other is dressed in deep blue and holds a sword. Both also hold rings. Text reads, “169, Strunk – small god of the White Elephant Gift Exchange”]

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Nobody really likes Strunk, which is a pity, because he’s a very sweet god.  He’s very earnest, and he means well; he wants everyone to walk away happy, and not be saddled with a gift they didn’t want but have to perform enthusiasm for anyway, because someone who really cares is watching.

People don’t give gifts they really care about at White Elephant parties.  Strunk is just glad that’s the name most people know his worship by these days: they used to call him “Dirty Santa,” and he likes the trunk better than the coal-stained gloves and the cigar.  Gods so rarely get the opportunity to choose their final forms.

When all his worshippers play fairly and without cruelty, Strunk’s masses can be glorious occasions, filled with laughter and with joy.  But all too often, the people who come to his celebrations see them as an opportunity to be casually cruel, to give gifts meant to embarrass and demean, and those people spoil things for everyone.  He is the god of taking candy from babies on those days, when there is one good gift and a dozen or more terrible ones, passed around like hot potatoes, unwanted and indestructible.

He wishes people were kinder.  He is a kind god, and he would that everyone were happy.  Given the choice, he would provide good gifts for all.

But alas, it isn’t really up to him.

Be kind to Strunk this year: if you are called to one of his ceremonies, go in good faith or go not at all.  Bring something you would not be angry or ashamed to receive, and if the worst of things ends the day in your hands, take it with good grace.  The dumpster is always waiting, and Strunk doesn’t judge.

He just wants you to be happy.  Be happy for him.

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[yahoo201027]

Day in Fandom History: December 4…

Tired of getting bad gifts time after time from Muscle Man like it’s a prank, the guys decide to say enough is enough and decide to get back at Muscle Man at this year’s gift exchange. The second Holiday-themed episode of Regular Show, “The White Elephant Gift Exchange,” premiered on this day, 9 Years Ago.

[counterandpoint]

wrapper hat. it took me anywhere between five and fourteen hours to make it was sort of a blur

[princesscedar]

[knee-stockings]

it’s fascinating how fun and friendly conversations can so quickly be lost from the tiniest mention of something “political”

[e-6000]

ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

[ponytailcoby]

zach doing the pleading emoji when javonte was debating stealing his gift HE IS UNBEARABLE

I just know they're sick of him 😭

[dreamingaboutsakuratrees]

[During a white elephant gifts exchange]

Steph: A metro card? no way!

Tim: From me! Unlimited rides

Jason: Oh, unlimited rides? Is that what your tramp stamp says?

Tim:

Tim: I was gonna get mad, but that was a damn good one

[thearoaceditto]

My church had a white elephant gift exchange and I think I won...

[magnoliaspringdesign]

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[yahoo201027]

Day in Fandom History: December 4…

Tired of getting bad gifts time after time from Muscle Man like it’s a prank, the guys decide to say enough is enough and decide to get back at Muscle Man at this year’s gift exchange. The second Holiday-themed episode for Regular Show, “The White Elephant Gift Exchange,” premiered on this day, 8 Years Ago.

[bigboos61]

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[justsayun]

White Elephant

I love the holiday season. If I have one thing that causes me a bit of anxiety it's the White Elephant exchange. It's a time for teasing and laughter.  So it's a 25-dollar limit. So someone chooses one of these mysteriously-wrapped presents. So what do you get perhaps a goofy handbag and scarf? Perhaps some cookware that they found a deal on. No, you get that knuckleheads present who decided to shell out not 25 but 5 dollars on a pack of old candy, two coloring books, and a VHS tape of Corky Ramono. Great effort folks. We've all been there, you got an individual or two that selected gifts that if Tom Hanks in the movie Castaway had discovered washed up on shore he'd have yelled what a bunch of crap and tossed it back into the ocean. I enjoy White Elephant Gift parties. But if you can't put in the effort for the gift then pass on participating. My wife said pointing out this view of White Elephant exchanges will upset some.  Hey, sometimes the truth hurts. I don't expect all gifts to be equal. Just have some thought and effort put into it. Just don't try and pass on a $5 effort as $25. If someone does a super sucky job on their exchange point it out. If you don't call people on bad behavior how can you expect them to not do it again? I've heard "Hey it's only a twenty-five dollar limit, who cares?" I guess I do.  In my soon-to-be-released workbook for shopping for a White Elephant Gift, here are some guidelines.  An acceptable gift:  Wrap up an instructional kit for making balloon animals. (With air pump and balloons.)  Hey good and funny.  A universal remote.  No way, it sucks.  What if you wrap up some Golden Girls Tarot Cards?  Yes with all your favorites, Dorthy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia.  Funny and it's fine. (You get that perhaps you could work a booth and this summer's renaissance fair. )  Hey, how about a Toilet Night Light?  Sorry but it's worthless.  Maybe you found a deal on Beer Soap.  It's scented with orange peel and crushed oats.  Why not.  (Let's hope that cousin that just got his 3-month sobriety coin doesn't pick that gift.) Come on the buy-in is not that much.  You don't need to shop at the dollar store on your way to the party.  I know some are clueless about money. Heck for many years I don't know if my kids realized I worked. I think they thought I just went out for a long walk every day.  I hope your next White Elephant Exchange is wonderful.  As I say at the end of my White Elephant Workbook.  If you want to take part, put in the effort.  If you don't, it shows.  

[bottomsdotcom-dot-com]

Bottom 5 Gifts to Give at a White Elephant Present Exchange

Let's think of some gifts that DON'T keep giving

It office party season! That means it’s time to exchange gifts with your colleagues. Colleagues whom you only know through the office. Colleagues whose entire personality that you have to decipher from the bobble heads and types of pens they have on their desks. Thankfully, someone had the absolute genius idea of the White Elephant Gift Exchange where the only objective is…to give bad gifts! Easy…

[madeinapinch]

White Elephant Gift Ideas ($20 or less) They'll Fight For

White Elephant Gift Ideas ($20 or less) They’ll Fight For

If you’re participating in a white elephant gift exchange and need affordable white elephant gift ideas, check out this list of fun (and actually useful) white elephant gift ideas ($20 or less)! The white elephant gift exchange is a holiday classic for parties and workplaces. It’s a great way to participate in a group event and exchange gifts without blowing your budget sky high! Secret Santa…