Funny, unexpected, and absolutely worth stealing. These are the picks that make the exchange actually fun.
Rules, strategy, and what actually gets stolen.
A great White Elephant gift is either funny enough to get laughs, desirable enough to get stolen, or — ideally — both. The best picks are unexpected, have real personality, and spark conversation. Generic gift baskets do not get stolen.
The most consistently stolen gifts include popular card games, premium food and drink items, quality candles, funny novelty items with real utility, experience gift cards, and anything tech or gaming related. If multiple people want it, it'll get stolen.
Secret Santa means buying a gift for one specific assigned person. White Elephant means everyone brings one gift, picks randomly, and can steal from each other — so your gift should appeal to the whole group, not one individual. Crowd-pleasing beats personal.