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White Elephant Gift Ideas That Work for Any Exchange

by Editorial Team | 11.19.2025 | OUR ULTIMATE GIFT GUIDE

Coming up with great white elephant gift ideas is a delicate dance of tact and frugality. Striking the right balance of silliness, practicality, and cool factor with your gift is, of course, ideal—everyone wants their gift to be the one that's coveted and repeatedly stolen. But hitting even more than one element of that trifecta is difficult, especially if you're working within the constraints of a price limit for your gift. To help out, we've rounded up a selection of unique and funny christmas gifts from our deal inventory that we think would make particularly good white elephant gifts too, whether you're exchanging with friends, family, or coworkers.

Irish Lord or Lady Title

If you want to sit back and watch your white elephant gift exchange turn into a real life Game of Thrones, this is the gift for you. Whomever successfully claims this coveted gift will claim joint ownership of a parcel of land in Ireland, along with the rights to use the real title or Lord or Lady, and the coat of arms that comes with it.

Irish Lords of Kerry Lord or Lady package (from $10)

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Bidet Attachment

Give the gift that says: ‘Your comfort matters… especially in the places nobody talks about.'

Bio bidet attachment ($28.99)

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Long Satin Bonnet Sleep Cap

This is one of those funny Christmas gifts that ends up being seriously practical. Especially for anyone who’s ever gone to bed with flawless braids or curls… only to wake up looking like they fought a pillow and lost.

Made with extra length for braids, twists, and long styles, this satin sleep bonnet keeps hair protected, smooth, and right where it’s supposed to be.

Long Satin Bonnet Sleep Cap (from $4.67)

Psychic Reading

A chat with a psychic is one of those things that a lot of people are curious about, but not willing to buy for themselves. So they’ll appreciate you buying one for them! Bonus: a lot of readings can be done virtually or over the phone, making this a fun, socially-distant activity that anyone (even skeptics!) can enjoy.

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DogTV Subscription

Got a friend or relative who loves to spoil their fur baby? They’ll swap like crazy to get their paws (pun intended) on this unique white elephant gift idea: a subscription to a TV channel made just for dogs, with shows designed to help stimulate pups’ curiosity and ease separation anxiety when they’re left home alone.

DogTV subscription (from $15 for 3 months)

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Electric Bug Zapper

Mosquitos… you’re about to get served. This electric rackett is designed, not for returning lobs on the tennis court, but for zapping tiny pests that threaten the serenity of your outdoor gatherings.

Electric bug zapper ($14.95 for set of 2)

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