Books, party games and desk toys that get a laugh from a mixed group and stay out of the trash afterward. For office swaps the Emily Post Institute’s rule is to keep the gift simple and moderately priced; nearly everything here is under $25.
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I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by CatsPoems written in a cat’s voice; read one aloud at the swap
Skip for someone who takes cats seriously: it’s jokes in verse
Under $25
F in Exams: The Very Best Totally Wrong Test AnswersReal wrong test answers; reads in a sitting, passes around the table
Unexpected
OTOTO The Original Nessie LadleLoch Ness ladle that stands in the soup pot; used every winter
Skip for a minimalist kitchen: it’s a Loch Ness monster ladle
Caption game with the adult cards left out; fine with kids present
A pickle that yodels on command; batteries included
Fast card game with cats; a round fits between dinner and dessert
The strip adults reread for decades; humor that has aged fine
The Oatmeal’s comics on what that stare from the bookshelf means
Desk bobblehead that says Bob Ross lines on a bad meeting day
Plays any 30-second message you record: ‘That was easy’ for a start
Card game where players throw squishy foam burritos at each other
By what they’re into
If they’re into cooking
OTOTO The Original Nessie LadleLoch Ness ladle that stands in the soup pot; used every winter
If they’re into pets
Exploding Kittens Card Game, Original EditionFast card game with cats; a round fits between dinner and dessert
If they’re into beauty & self-care
Duke Cannon Big Brick of Soap, Bourbon, 10 ozA 10 oz bar, triple-milled so it lasts; smells of bourbon
If they’re into style
HAPPYPOP Sushi Socks Gift BoxSushi-print socks in a gift box: a laugh, then everyday socks
Real sterile bandages shaped like bacon strips, 24 to a box
A 4.7-inch tin robot that walks across a desk when wound
A silicone sloth hangs on the mug rim while the loose tea steeps
Sushi-print socks in a gift box: a laugh, then everyday socks
Describe words in one syllable or get bonked with an inflatable club
Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza: slap the pile, 2 to 8 players, ages 7+
Poems written in a cat’s voice; read one aloud at the swap
Real wrong test answers; reads in a sitting, passes around the table
Loch Ness ladle that stands in the soup pot; used every winter
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You’ve seen it all.
18 photos tagged Funny Gifts, in a new mix each day. Mostly from Kitchen, Beauty and Gifts.
Checked : all 18 finds have a price.
Questions
How much do the funny gifts here cost?
18 have a price read today, from $6.55 for I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats to $24.95 for OTOTO The Original Nessie Ladle. 18 under $25, 18 under $50, 18 under $100.
Hiding the price, gift receipts and returns, and the last days to ship for Christmas: Christmas deadlines and gift returns.