Your least favorite people · 8 picks · Updated
You unfolded the slip, read the name and felt your soul leave your body. It's fine. You don't need to know them well. You need a gift that's fun to open, easy to like and safe for a crowded room. These are crowd-pleasers with a wink, all of them good enough that nobody will suspect how you really felt about that slip of paper.
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A game about avoiding disaster. Very on-theme for how you felt when you drew their name.
Real-life use: Fast rounds for the break room, game night or the office holiday party.
Check price on Amazon100 movies to scratch off. That's a lot of nights they won't be making small talk with you.
Real-life use: A bucket-list poster for movie lovers that slowly turns into wall art.
Check price on AmazonSomething to keep their hands busy during your next conversation.
Real-life use: A classic brain teaser for desks, commutes and long phone calls.
Check price on AmazonWarm, honest and legally a compliment.
Real-life use: A desk mug for coffee, tea or pens. HR approved, probably.
Check price on Amazon200 puzzles. That's at least 200 lunch breaks of peace.
Real-life use: Medium-difficulty crosswords for lunch breaks, flights and lazy Sundays.
Check price on AmazonThe gift that says “I thought about you” without you having to.
Real-life use: A tin of balms and lotions for dry office air and winter hands.
Check price on AmazonUniversally loved, impossible to misread and festive enough to look effortful.
Real-life use: Holiday truffles to share, re-gift or keep in a desk drawer.
Check price on AmazonA card game. A loud one. Let them be someone else's problem at the party.
Real-life use: Quick, chaotic rounds for family gatherings and office parties.
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Fun to open, safe in a crowded room, zero emotional investment required.
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