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White Elephant Gifts Under $15 That Still Get Laughs
Cheap Gifts, Expensive Laughs
The swap rules say $15, and suddenly everyone is panicking in the dollar aisle. Relax, because a tight budget is the best excuse to go weird, and the cheapest gifts usually get the loudest laughs. These 15 white elephant gifts under $15 include a hat with flapping chicken wings, a nut can full of springy snakes, a cat that steals your coins and a can of unicorn meat. Each one costs less than lunch and still starts a stealing war.
A Chicken Hat That Flaps When You Squeeze
A plush chicken head hat with long dangling straps that make the wings jump up and down.
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Pull on this plush chicken hat, squeeze the long dangling straps and the wings suddenly start flapping like the bird just heard terrible news. The face is goofy, the feet swing below your chin and nobody can keep a straight face. It is a full costume for less than a pizza. - Wear it to the office gift swap, a family Christmas party, a game night or a very serious video call. Whoever unwraps it will put it on right away and refuse to take it off for the rest of the night. It's a perfect gift for class clowns, party animals and coworkers who love attention.
The Nut Can That Fires Three Snakes
A can of deluxe mixed nuts that launches springy toy snakes the second someone opens the lid.
- It looks like an innocent can of fancy mixed nuts, which is exactly why it works so well. Pop off the lid and three long springy snakes fly out at the face of whoever was hoping for a snack. It is the oldest prank in the book, and it still gets a scream every time.
- Leave it on the snack table at the holiday party, in the office break room or next to the remote on game night. At the swap the first victim will laugh, reload it and immediately go hunting for the next one. It's a perfect gift for pranksters, uncles, teens and anyone who loves a jump scare.
A Little Cat That Steals Your Coins
A box-shaped bank where a sneaky kitten paw pops out and drags your coin inside.
- Put a coin on the plate and a sneaky kitten slowly peeks out of its box, grabs the money with one paw and disappears with a smug meow. It is the only bank on Earth that robs you and makes you happy about it. Everyone will dig through their pockets just to watch it again.
- Set it on an office desk, a kitchen counter or a kid's shelf and watch every visitor feed it spare change. At the gift swap it turns into a coin-feeding show, and the whole room will want a turn. It's a perfect gift for cat lovers, savers, kids and anyone who needs a tiny thief at home.
A Pizza Cutter Shaped Like a Bicycle
A tiny bike with two sharp wheels that rides straight through any pizza.
- This little bicycle rides across your pizza and slices it with both wheels, as if a tiny cyclist entered the Tour de Pepperoni. It even comes with a stand, so it can park on the counter like a trophy between rides. Pizza night has honestly never looked this athletic.
- Use it at pizza night, a game day spread, a kids' party or any office lunch where the boxes pile up. At the white elephant swap the cyclists will fight the pizza lovers for it, and both sides have a point. It's a perfect gift for bike fans, foodies, dads and hungry college students.
Six Disguise Glasses for the Whole Party
Classic glasses with a big fake nose, bushy eyebrows and a mustache for instant undercover fun.
- Here are six pairs of the most famous disguise in history, with a giant nose, bushy eyebrows and a mustache all on one frame. Put them on and you instantly look like a detective, a spy or a very suspicious uncle. Hand them out and the whole party goes undercover.
- Pass them around at the gift swap, the office party, a birthday dinner or a family photo that needs a twist. The winner will share them instantly, and suddenly every picture of the night looks like a police lineup. They're a perfect gift for photo lovers, party hosts, kids and family jokers.
The Spidery Head Massager That Gives Chills
A handheld scalp massager with long bendy prongs that sends happy tingles down your neck.
- It looks like a robot spider or a whisk that quit the kitchen, and that is half the fun. Slide its long bendy prongs over someone's head and they melt into goosebumps and silly faces in seconds. Nobody believes how good it feels until they try it, and then they won't give it back.
- Bring it into a long work week, a road trip, a movie night on the couch or a stressful exam season. At the white elephant swap it gets passed around the room, and every person makes the same weird face. It's a perfect gift for stressed coworkers, students, moms and anyone who loves a head scratch.
A Can of Genuine Unicorn Meat
A gag can of lunch meat that promises the rarest snack in the world.
- This can claims to hold real unicorn lunch spread, which raises more questions than any gift should. The label looks so serious and official that people read it twice before they start laughing. Luckily it is for display only, so no magical creatures were harmed in the making of this joke.
- Put it in the pantry, on an office shelf or in a holiday gift basket where somebody will find it later. At the swap the person who unwraps it will read the label out loud, and the whole room will lose it. It's a perfect gift for unicorn fans, fantasy nerds, foodies and coworkers with weird humor.
The Fortune-Telling 8 Ball That Knows Everything
Ask a yes or no question, flip the ball and read your fate in the little window.
- Life is full of hard decisions, and this classic ball settles all of them by floating a tiny answer up to its window. It can say yes, no or reply hazy, try again with total confidence. It has been giving terrible and wonderful advice since your grandparents were kids.
- Keep it on an office desk for meetings, on the dinner table for food fights or at a party for silly questions. At the white elephant swap everyone asks it whether they should steal it, then follows its advice. It's a perfect gift for indecisive friends, coworkers, gamers and nostalgic adults.
Socks That Order Coffee for You
Cozy socks with a secret message on the soles that only shows when your feet are up.
- These socks hide a message on the bottom that says if you can read this, bring me coffee. Put your feet up on the couch and your soles do all the asking for you. It is the laziest and most polite way to get a fresh cup without saying a single word to anyone.
- Wear them on a lazy Sunday, a work-from-home Monday, a holiday morning or during a long movie marathon. At the gift swap they are the cheap pick that everyone secretly wants to steal for themselves. They're a perfect gift for coffee addicts, night owls, teachers and tired parents.
The Card Game That Ties Your Tongue in Knots
Say taco, cat, goat, cheese, pizza and slap the pile fast when the card matches the word.
- Players flip cards one by one chanting taco, cat, goat, cheese, pizza, and when a card matches the word, everyone slaps the pile. It sounds easy until your mouth and your hand stop working together. Expect screams, sore hands and grown adults loudly accusing each other of cheating.
- Play it at a family holiday party, an office lunch break, a game night or during a long road trip. At the gift swap it turns into the after-party, because everybody wants to try one round right away. It's a perfect gift for families, game nights, teens and competitive friends who hate losing.
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