Crappy Xmas gifts

[Megbert]

Last night my friends get together to celebrate and exchange gifts. It was a white elephant type deal. Gifts with a $30 limit. I give an 80's edition of Trivial Pursuit and a page a day Fact or Crap calender. I get a small basket of Godiva chocolate and a Rocky Mtn Chocolate Factory small assortment. Luckily there's a chance someone else will take them which happens. In return I get a 5.4 lbs tin of butter cookies and 32 packages of hot chocolate. Why on earth do people think giving 'food' for a gift is a good idea especially for xmas when everywhere you go there's a crapload of food to gorge yourself on. If it was a gift box of Omaha Steaks or something somewhat nutritious I'd be more understanding. Do you know how long it'll take me to eat all those cookies or drink all that Hot Cocoa?

[UteChief]

I don't think I want to participate in the white elephants any more. I don't need any more crap nor food. Most of it goes in the trash. I didn't bring one to a family party and everyone was really upset with me it was pretty funny.

[Bob Dole]

Isn't the point of a white elephant party to give lame shit?

Thus the whole "white elephant" part of the title?

[Megbert]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

Isn't the point of a white elephant party to give lame shit?

Thus the whole "white elephant" part of the title?

I don't know if what we had was a true 'white elephant' since the gift limit was $30 I mean you could buy some crap for $30 but there were some nice gifts like mine and a grill set and well thats about it really. We opened presents and if you wanted something that someone had you traded them.

We did have a $1 gift exchange that the hosts provided all those gifts tho. Which was more of the white elephant than what the $30 exchange was. IMO.

And if you are gonna spend $30 why would you do it on Butter cookies and freaking more Hot Cocoa than anyone needs in one year? The girl that bought them did say "I really want to know what those cookies taste like they're supposed to be the best, and some of those Hot Cocoa flavors look really interesting' or something along those lines. So basically she bought stuff she wanted. Shoulda just gave em to her.

[UteChief]

It is when there is some imagination. My buddies dad bought an elephant penis warmer. Where as the last one I received was a quart of motor oil and a really gay toy car.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by AZChiefFan

I don't know if what we had was a true 'white elephant' since the gift limit was $30 I mean you could buy some crap for $30 but there were some nice gifts like mine and a grill set and well thats about it really. We opened presents and if you wanted something that someone had you traded them.

We did have a $1 gift exchange that the hosts provided all those gifts tho. Which was more of the white elephant than what the $30 exchange was. IMO.

And if you are gonna spend $30 why would you do it on Butter cookies and freaking more Hot Cocoa than anyone needs in one year? The girl that bought them did say "I really want to know what those cookies taste like they're supposed to be the best, and some of those Hot Cocoa flavors look really interesting' or something along those lines. So basically she bought stuff she wanted. Shoulda just gave em to her.

The entertaining part of the whole event is that there are a few gifts that everyone wants, and a few that nobody wants, and a whole bunch in between. People fight over the good ones and try to stick people with the bad ones, which is most of the fun.

[Deberg_1990]

I got some stupid Hammock thing for my white elephant exchange at work this year. Its in the trash already.

[jAZ]

I gave this to the planet ealier today...

[Craash]

Why, why, why would you do that to Angus and the guys THIS time of year, errr, I mean anytime of the year???? WTF were they thinking?? Go make a pie and stop trying to sing out of your league, biatches.

Originally Posted by jAZ

I gave this to the planet ealier today...