Roulette Man's guide to office Christmas Party gift exchanges

That's a good start.


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Originally posted by: albeadle33
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Originally posted by: Boilerman
Al Bundy, do you ever find the fun in anything?

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Originally posted by: albeadle33
Where is the "fun" in something like this? Going in, everyone knows most of the gifts are crap, and they look at each other thinking "I'll bet so-&-so will be the cheap-ass we thought he or she was" at this stupid event. Then it turns into a luck-of-the-draw competition that most will bring home the experience and badmouth about it to their friends and family over the holidays. Bump up the gift value to a minimum of $100, and that'll change the entire event from an exercise in trivial nonsense to a meaningful game of one upmanship.....and everyone will go home happy with a good story to tell over the holidays while retaining good memories.




Yes. I especially enjoyed the non-indictments of the two cops recently. My kids are coming home from college for the holidays, and I find that a lot of fun. I won $3200 on my last trip to Mesquite and that was a blast!


If they weren't fun, they wouldn't be continued. So you sometimes end up with a crappy gift. I don't set my heart on walking away with something incredible when I participate in these things. Half the fun is watching people try to talk you into stealing their gifts. Sometimes they will try to sweeten the deal by offering to buy you a drink or something else.
That's what I was thinking.


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Originally posted by: Roulette Man
If they weren't fun, they wouldn't be continued. So you sometimes end up with a crappy gift. I don't set my heart on walking away with something incredible when I participate in these things. Half the fun is watching people try to talk you into stealing their gifts. Sometimes they will try to sweeten the deal by offering to buy you a drink or something else.


We called this cut-throat gift exchange and it was always hysterical. There's always a great mixture of good gifts and crappy ones. Lots of fun!

- Linda in TX

Make the recipient of the crapiest gift a winner of a special prize. And make it an even crapier gift.........then invite albeadle.
I despise gift exchages/games of any kind and usually opt out.
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Originally posted by: CowboyKell
Make the recipient of the crapiest gift a winner of a special prize. And make it an even crapier gift.........then invite albeadle.


HA! great idea.

Dirty Santa.

We play it at work and some family visits during Christmas.

Lots of regifts of crap nobody wants.

Just take a zip lock bag and fill it with a Reese's Cup, Subway gift card and a couple singles and watch people go crazy wanting to steal it.
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