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Does anyone else's office engage in "yankee swaps"?

Nykwil

Nykwil

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I never get used to taking aka "swapping gifts" from people. :(

This yr I'm gunna purchase an extra crummy gift, just so i can see it get swapped around and then enjoy the look on the poor sap's face when they're stuck with it.

I don't get it, but the last 2 places I've worked at religiously did the whole yankee swap thing.

I'm debating between these 3 items:

Balls Soap
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urba...price&navCount=6&navAction=poppushpush&color=

Poo Log
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urba...price&navCount=6&navAction=poppushpush&color=

Stuff White People Like
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urba...price&navCount=6&navAction=poppushpush&color=
 
IMHO if you don't like it, don't do it. To go and get the worst gift you can possibly get just shows that you are a scrooge. Not trying to insult, but, to me gift giving is to watch the joy of the person receiving the gift not to give a gift to take joy in someone's misery of receiving that gift. Just bad taste.... :mad:
 
jonbravo77 said:
IMHO if you don't like it, don't do it. To go and get the worst gift you can possibly get just shows that you are a scrooge. Not trying to insult, but, to me gift giving is to watch the joy of the person receiving the gift not to give a gift to take joy in someone's misery of receiving that gift. Just bad taste.... :mad:
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haha yeah I guess you make a good point. Maybe I shouldn't join in...but...it's not like everyone else buys gifts that people will enjoy...it's usually gag gifts...last year i got a book on advertisements of the 70's...
 
TrunksGoku said:
haha yeah I guess you make a good point. Maybe I shouldn't join in...but...it's not like everyone else buys gifts that people will enjoy...it's usually gag gifts...last year i got a book on advertisements of the 70's...
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That's part of the fun though. If you get a "gag" gift to make ppl laugh and have a good time then fine. But you wanted to get a gift that you could laugh at them when they showed a negative emotion to opening it. Not fine.

Like I said, if you don't want to participate then don't, but that also means that if they look at you to pick a gift you need to say "I pass, I did not bring one". In doing gift swapping you should bring one to receive one.
 
TrunksGoku said:
Stuff White People Like
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urba...price&navCount=6&navAction=poppushpush&color=
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Bloody hell. That's brilliant!

They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts make them weak in the knees. They believe they're unique, yet somehow they're all exactly the same, talking about how they "get" Sarah Silverman's "subversive" comedy and Wes Anderson's "droll" films. They're also down with diversity and up on all the best microbrews, breakfast spots, foreign cinema, and authentic sushi. They're organic, ironic, and do not own TVs. You know who they are: They're white people. And they're here, and you're gonna have to deal. Fortunately, here's a book that investigates, explains, and offers advice for finding social success with the Caucasian persuasion. So kick back on your IKEA couch and lose yourself in the ultimate guide to the unbearable whiteness of being. Made in the USA. Wipe clean.
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We do a similar thing in my office called Secret Santa. Everyone puts their names in a hat and everyone draws one each- you buy that person a gift but don't put your name on it or let on it's from you. The limit is usually £5 or £10, it's kind of pointless as people usually opt to get each other drink. I'm getting the girl I got either some nice wine or a bottle of JD... :rolleyes:
 
duncyboy said:
We do a similar thing in my office called Secret Santa. Everyone puts their names in a hat and everyone draws one each- you buy that person a gift but don't put your name on it or let on it's from you. The limit is usually £5 or £10, it's kind of pointless as people usually opt to get each other drink. I'm getting the girl I got either some nice wine or a bottle of JD... :rolleyes:
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Secret santa isn't as...confrontational as Yankee swap cuz you're all sitting there and you pick a random gift on the table and you decide if you wanna steal someone else's gift or keep the one you picked
 
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