A white elephant gift exchange, Yankee swap or Dirty Santa is a party game where amusing and impractical gifts are exchanged. The goal of a white elephant gift exchange is to entertain rather than give or receive a genuinely nice gift. I’m sharing some of the most hysterical worst white elephant gift ideas that people have actually received so prepare for a jolly good time.
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Food and Wine Magazine asked readers to share the absolutely worst, most horrible, embarrassing, weird, over-the-top white elephant gifts they received and people did not hold back!
Here are some of the best!
Squatty Potty…..search it and be appalled. 😮😮
Pickled bologna rope. 🤢
Frozen dead squirrel that one of my friend’s dad’s got while hunting. 🤢
A huge turnip!
A spiral notebook that had already been written in.
A “bird bath” made with a toilet plunger.
Used breast pump,. I didn’t have any kids.
A can of expired sardines. 😆
An 8-pound salami in the shape of a life-sized football.
Single roll of toilet paper and small bottle of lotion. Scarred me for life against white elephant parties. No thanks.
A silver can of “beef in juices.” 😳
Shittens. Shittens Disposable Mitten-Shaped Wet Wipes.
A dated appointment calendar….FROM LAST YEAR.
Real frozen dog poop 💩
A gift card that was already spent.
A partially used body waxing kit.
A huge can of liquid nacho cheese.
A wedding dress. 👰🏼♀️
Box of toilet seat protectors. 😩
A used potable, camping, composting toilet! 💩
A 750mL whiskey bottle with about two shots left in it. 😂😂
Warm mashed potatoes.
This makes me want to host a white elephant gift party immediately!
I think it’s safe to say that nobody wants to be on the receiving end of these gifts!
Have you ever been to a white elephant party?
What’s the worst thing you’ve ever given or received?
If you need a really fun party game that will have everyone in hysterics …
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I couldn’t go to the party but I heard about it later. A friend received a hamster- opened a box to a small cage with a LIVE hamster- she cursed – it was a CHURCH party!! I would have thrown it across the room!! 🤣😲
A hamster takes the prize for the best white elephant gift Kristi!!
A Chucky doll
The stuff of nightmares!!
I’ve never participated in one of these, but maybe I should! Sounds fun! 😁
My daughter received a squatty potty from a friend as a wedding gift-apparently that’s her go to wedding gift. I had never even heard of it.