The rule for funny gifts
Laugh with the person, not at them. The best secret santa gifts that are funny play on something the person loves, like their obsession with hot sauce or their cat, rather than something they're sensitive about.
Office-safe and funny
- A desk-size "emergency" button that plays a sound effect when pressed
- A mug that says something deadpan about meetings
- A tiny desk punching bag on a suction stand
- A rubber duck for debugging problems out loud
- A sticky-note pad shaped like a speech bubble
- A pen that looks like a vegetable
For friends who can take a joke
- A custom jigsaw puzzle of a photo of their pet in a dramatic pose
- Socks printed with their own face
- A "World's okayest" trophy for their favorite hobby
- An absurdly large novelty sunglasses pair for winter
- A cookbook of recipes for one improbable ingredient
Funny and actually useful
- A pizza cutter shaped like a bicycle wheel
- An ice cube tray that makes oversized novelty shapes
- A dinosaur-shaped plant pot
- A bottle opener that looks like a tiny tool
- A shower speaker shaped like a rubber duck
Funny gifts to avoid
- Anything about weight, age or appearance
- Gag gifts with crude humor at a work exchange
- A gift that's only funny to you and the people who aren't there