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61 Of The Most Interesting Things People Received As Gifts
Gifts are one of the best parts of Christmas. Truly, who doesn't want to receive something authentic and well thought out? This year, many Americans said they spent around $1,199 on buying gifts. However, sometimes, the perfect gift isn't always the most expensive one.
The examples on this list certainly prove that. You don't need loads of cash for presents like an Elvis decanter or a comprehensive ancestry family tree. Just some time, effort, and a willingness to find out what the other person likes. There's no room for scented candles here, and these folks will certainly not be re-gifting their cool-as-heck Christmas gifts next year!
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#1
My Wife Got This In A White Elephant Gift Exchange
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#2
My White Elephant Gift This Year Was A Picture Of Elephants Participating In A White Elephant
#3
I Was Gifted My Maternal Grandmother’s Nearly Complete 8th Generation Family Tree
Upstaged75 9 months ago
My mother has slowly been gifting her good jewelry to my my SIL and I. Last year she had her engagement ring made in to a necklace for my bday. ❤️ And I just got some of her earrings and a bracelet for Xmas. Although I hate the idea of my mom not being around forever. 😥
#4
A Gift Given To Me Because I Unicycle. His Little Legs Go Up And Down As You Cut
#5
My White Elephant Gift Was My Aunt's Annual Paco Calendar. 12 Months Of Her Favorite Chihuahua, Now The Star Wars Edition
#6
I Was Gifted A Piece Of The Berlin Wall
#7
I Was Once Gifted A Solid Bar Of Copper
#8
We Think This Is The Perfect White Elephant Gift
#9
A Bamboo Keyboard Received By Dad As A Gift
#10
I Just Got Rick Rolled Via White Elephant Gift Exchange
#11
Was Gifted Four Leaf Clovers That Are Growing Obscenely Tall
Lesley Relph 9 months ago
They are starved of light - they need daylight or they grow too 'leggy' and can't support their own weight, hence the support.
#12
I Definitely Won White Elephant
#13
Every Year My Friends Have A White Elephant/Gag Gift Christmas Party. This Year I Gave A Generic Thrift Store Painting With A Few Things I Added
#14
My Insurance Company Sent Me A Christmas Gift. It's A New Battery For My Fire Alarm
#15
Probably The Coolest White Elephant Gift I’ve Received. An Elvis Decanter From The ‘70s That Is Filled With McCormicks Whiskey And Plays Music
#16
This Dashboard Bobblehead I Won At Dirty Santa
#17
Christmas Gift From My Loving Friend
#18
My Company Gifted Every Employee A Fire Extinguisher
#19
Someone Boxed And Wrapped A Hot And Fresh Grocery Store Rotisserie Chicken For Our Annual Cut-Throat Pollyanna Party This Year
We’ve been doing this party for more than 15 years at this point and surprisingly no one has ever brought a hot meal as a gift. This was hilarious and it was coveted and stolen during the night. The person who brought it did a great job at sealing it in the box to prevent any odor or hints that there’s a whole chicken in the pile of presents.
#20
My White Elephant Gift With Its Ecstatic New Owner
Found this at an antique and oddities shop near me. Paid $18, then taped $20 worth of candy to the back of it. She was so happy! I guess her jeep caught fire last year. I'm not sure if this was even the same year, very, very doubtful. But she was so happy to get it. The candy was just a bonus.
#21
I'd Say I Won My White Elephant Gift Exchange
#22
A Sawfish 'Saw My Great Grandfather Gifted Me. ~107 Cm Tall
Bill Swallow 9 months ago
I know it would never work, but just based on the appearance, that is *desperately* crying out for a chainsaw engine and handle on the bottom.
#23
I Was Gifted A Whole Metre Of Spaghetti For Christmas
#24
I Made A Playable Guess Who For A White Elephant Gift Exchange
#25
My Gift From Our Office’s White Elephant
#26
Somebody Gifted My Dad Around 15 Lbs Of Provolone
#27
My Family's Annual White Elephant Gift Exchange. Everything You See In This Picture Must Be Displayed In Our Homes For The Entire Year. And Yes, Someone Got A Christmas Tree
#28
I Won The White Elephant Gift Exchange
#29
Made My Own Christmas White Elephant Gift
#30
Had A White Elephant Gift Exchange With Family. Here’s My Contribution
#31
I Wrapped Up $25 Dollars Worth Of Quarters For A White Elephant Gift
#32
When You Hear That Your Friends Are Doing A White Elephant, You Need The Absolute Best Gift
#33
Got This Big Roll Of Toilet Paper As A Gag Gift For Christmas. Whose Laughing Now?
HistoryNerd 9 months ago
I graduated with my teaching license in August 2019. My cousin got me a literal gallon of hand sanitizer as a joke. We were not laughing about it 6 months later...
#34
My White Elephant Gift Exchange Item In Decoy Wine Bag. I Love A Laugh But I’m No Monster. There’s A Liquor Store Gift Card In The Bottom Of The Bag
Upstaged75 9 months ago
You can actually use that on your own hair. I use the conditioner every day - it's a texturizer. I have horses too, but I've never used that brand on them. 😂
#35
Just Finished My White Elephant Gift
#36
Picked The Best Gift At My Family's White Elephant
#37
The Perfect Combination Of Two White Elephant Gifts
#38
This Was One Of The White Elephants Gifts At The Christmas Party Last Night
#39
$500 Thank You Gift From Seattle’s Space Needle To My Grandfather (In Law) In 1974
#40
Literal White Elephant From Our Gift Exchange
#41
My White Elephant Gift To An Unfortunate Coworker
#43
This Urkel-Centaur Was A Gift In My Family’s White Elephant Gift Exchange Last Night
#44
What Is This Thing Received By A Family Member As A Christmas Gift?
Top half silver, bottom half wood. Around 10-12 cm long, stamped with 'S*B', an anchor, lion and horseshoe.
Edit:
Thanks for the answers guys!
Nail buffer (minus the covering) produced in 1938 by Synyer & Beddoes in Birmingham.
#45
My Contribution To The Family White Elephant Gift Exchange. No One In My Family Is Named Helen And I Found The Photo On The Internet
#46
Stainless Steel Object With An Angled Hooked End. Given As A Gift
Helpful-Fruit-1404:
High Quality Stainless Steel Spaghetti Pasta Measure Tool with Hook, and that's a more likely gift than a surgical tool, too.
#47
This Was Received As A Gift But Neither Of Us Know What It Really Is. It’s Wooden, Seemingly Handcrafted, Has A Leather Loop. Kinda A Bowl, But Like Not?
#48
This Thing Came With The Perfume Gift Set But I Have No Idea What’s Supposed To Be
It feels like it’s made of clay or something but there’s no description in the box or anything.
lightningusagi:
It's a perfume diffuser. You can spray your perfume on it, and it will absorb it and release the smell into the air.
#49
My Girlfriend Received This As A Gift And We Have No Clue What It Is
#50
The White Elephant Gift I'm Giving At Tonight's Christmas Party
#51
Given As A House Parting Gift, A Small Turtle Figurine, Not Sure If Real Gold, Random Numbers On The Bottom
#52
I Got A Signed Picture Of Chuck Norris From A White Elephant Gift Exchange
#53
These Sodas I Got As A Gift
Upstaged75 9 months ago (edited)
I've seen these on Amazon. There's a ranch dressing one too. They're supposed to be a gag gift. (Literally 🤢) Apparently they're horrific.
#54
White Elephant At Work. 80 Gift Cards And Only 1 With Money
#55
4 Inches, Plastic, Pointed On One Side. Received As A Christmas Gift, What Is This For?
KilFallen:
Looks like a page spreader for reading. Point end goes into the spine and thumb in hole so you can one hand books easy.
#56
My White Elephant Gift
#58
Prank Gift Box I Put Together For An Office Gift Exchange
#59
Ceramic Holder Of Some Kind? Small? Business Card Size? From An Elderly Relative
#60
My White Elephant Gift. 1,000 Individually Bagged Pennies
#61
Someone Special Is Getting A Solid Gift At The White Elephant Exchange Tonight. (The Hat And Scarf Are Hot Glued On)
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Dragon Ashes 9 months ago
We often gift gag gifts to our kids for Christmas. This year my daughter yelled, "I didn't know I needed this!" When she opened her Polly Pocket The Office set. To which my daughter-in-law said, "I didn't know I needed a chicken sign either."
Dragon Ashes 9 months ago
We often gift gag gifts to our kids for Christmas. This year my daughter yelled, "I didn't know I needed this!" When she opened her Polly Pocket The Office set. To which my daughter-in-law said, "I didn't know I needed a chicken sign either."
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