I am going to a ugly sweater party for my husbands work (it is a police department) and they are asking for people to bring crazy little gag gifts for the white elephant. What are some good ideas???? I want something really good.
Well if it's mostly men then...TAMPONS! They'll be embarassed when they open them. Or hemroid cream....Rogain shampoo stuff, anti gas stuff like Beano.....
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What about a box of doughnuts or a gift card to Krispie Kreme/Dunkin Doughnuts? Or even some plastic toy doughnuts? I have a brother and a sister who are both cops and they would find that hilarious!
To add to what Amanda W suggested, how about "Just for Men" haircolor kit! I would say Grecian Formula, but I don't think they make that anymore. Soap on a rope might get some laughs too.
Condoms? They are always good for a laugh. Sorry but this is the first thing that popped into my head, as this was a gag white elephant gift at a party I attended years ago.
My husband bought some gag items when we were in Vegas last year and loves to mess with people - and people think they are hysterical. Not sure where you can get them but it shouldn't be difficult. They look like cigarette lighters in the shape of a voluptuous woman with light and such. But when you go to light them you get shocked. No one is expecting it and you end up laughing more are your own (or others) reaction than anything. I picked them up in the store and just about threw the thing through the display trying to get rid of it after the shock. Of course, when my husband tried it I couldn't stop laughing at his reaction. Good luck!
I like the fuzzy handcuff idea!!! Especially for a police dept party! The donuts would be funny too:)
I went to a party once that I needed to bring a white elephant gift so thats what I did I found a wood elephant and painted it white. People had different reactions most wanted the white elephant one or two people ( they had no sense of humor) wanted to explain what "white elephant" was.
I have been told that a true white elephant gift is something that is from your home, that you don't care for, or that does not match your decorations. I say have fun enjoy the night. Once I received fuzzy hand cuffs. (I am a very private person, and my husband loves to make me go red. )
Fake poop- gross, but men love that stuff. Whoopie cushion... again, bodily functions are always funny and what adult still has one of those?
charlie brown christmas tree at wal greens $14
I like the COPS series gift....maybe you could photoshop their faces on the cover or their department name or something....and that idea could work for other cop-like series - Law & Order, CSI, Reno 911, Super Troopers.
Or if you want a good gift then you could do a movie basket with those cop show/movies..
I think it's most fun when it's something around your house or something you found at Goodwill etc that can be the most fun. The whole point of a white elephant party is to laugh and have fun and not be competitive about who brought the "best" gift. I say avoid a gift card or any kind of average stocking stuffer. If you buy something new it has to be pretty interesting like next year's Garden Gnome calendar.
Some of the fun things we've seen at parties have been a painting of Elvis on black velvet, some gargantuan size 18 basketball shoes found on clearance for $5. Equally hilarious was a HUGE bra that could have held watermelons. Someone brought a wig in one year. The guy who "stole" it was losing his hair and wore it a good part of the rest of the evening for fun.
I hope you all have a terrific time!!!
A couple of gag gifts that went over well at white elephant parties recently:
doe urine (find at sports/hunting stores)
sexy lingerie in a camouflage print
one of those pink yard flamingos
a Michael Jackson biography
a case of--I can't remember if it was Boone's Farm or Mad Dog 20/20
What about a season of COPS on DVD? Especially if their department (or one nearby) was featured. Or I wonder if you could find a blow-up doll in a police uniform?
If you wanted to do something nice...my favorite WE gift was this setup: a small vase with an artificial flower and some glass beads, a bottle of cheap wine and two wine glasses, a few pieces of chocolate, a candle, and a package of those small, bacon-wrapped steaks. It was all in a gift bag. The steaks were frozen and had an icepack taped to them.
Some gold bricks (bricks spray painted gold)? At least everyone would know where you'd stashed the loot. Heavy though....
Or a light saber maybe, with a tag saying "use the Force"? All men secretly want one anyway.
