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Office secret santa presents

My colleagues & I are doing secret santa this year for Christmas. This is cool & all but we're a remote company so we have to order something to be shipped & then open everything on Zoom. This year, I got one of the new team members that I've never met in person. So my question is, what is a good, generic secret santa gift to give someone that they won't hate?


EDIT: The person I got is a female in her mid 20's. She has a dog & lives in Chicago, that's about all I got

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poweredbycaffeine
WR Lieutenant
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Dog owner here: the neon/glowing collars and/or leashes are great for those of us in snowy and dark locales.
Wellss
Tycoon
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Channel sales
oooo I'm a fan of that! As a dog owner myself, I'd be pretty stoked to get a cool glowing collar for my pup
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Great gift idea!
jefe
Arsonist
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Absolutely. My dog is almost all black and can't be seen at night. Especially in a park...
funcoupons
WR Officer
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- Shower head
- Shower shelf
- Pressure washer
- Kahlua 
- Keg of Coors Light
- A live badger
- A Cameo from Corporate Bro while he's in the shower
- Cigarettes
- Padlocks
- Booster cables
- Duct tape

Or you could be vanilla and just go with:

- a nice bottle of wine/liqueur (if you know that she drinks)
- coffee or coffee accessories like a nice mug
- a fun board game
- a basket of snacks. 
- gift card to a cool local restaurant/store/brewery
Wellss
Tycoon
3
Channel sales
Damn how do I pick just one from that outstanding list of suggestions. With $25 I think I could get the cigarettes and duct tape, maybe even two of each if she's lucky 
funcoupons
WR Officer
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Wow, you're a generous Santa. 
Wellss
Tycoon
3
Channel sales
Just trying to keep the Christmas spirit alive one cigarette at a time
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Where does one find a live badger for under $25?    I have only found them on eBay, where the teens have cornered the market and jacked the prices.   
funcoupons
WR Officer
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In the woods behind my house...you need to bring your own burlap sack and rabies medication tho. I should open a BYOB business. Bag Ya Own Badger.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
All I can get around here is a striped skunk.   Kind of a low-budget badger for those without access to the real thing, I suppose.
funcoupons
WR Officer
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Skunks are basically just smelly badgers. I approve 
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Well, that's a relief.  Really all I'd have otherwise are trash pandas and possums.
funcoupons
WR Officer
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👑
Jealous of possums. I’ve never witnessed one irl. I don’t think they exist in Canada. I love them ugly lil creatures tho 
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
I've only seen the one here, and for whatever reason, I haven't caught one yet on my trail cam.   I am hoping for a better shot of the bobcat in the next day or two, as I got the cam moved over to a tree I believe it's using as a scratching post.   

If it's not the bobcat at that tree...I'm not sure what I'll get.   
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Though...there are lots of possums here.  How do I know?  Because a few years ago, one of my cats decided that he would bring in baby possums and leave them in the house.   He did this over two summers, and I must have wrangled three dozen or so out of the house and taken a couple to our local wildlife rescue with the requisite $20 guilt donation each time.   They are super cute when they're little.
funcoupons
WR Officer
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Hahaha fucking cats..."I brought u dis," and it's always something horrifying or impractical af. Nice of you to help the little bb possums though. I'll adopt one from you next time.
Sunbunny31
Politicker
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Most of them were really cute and just super confused.

The last one was very feisty and kept hissing at me.   He was definitely ready to be released back into the wild.

I guess the cat got bored with it after two summers, or the mom possum got tired of turning around and saying, "wait, I'm missing one" and moved on to another nesting area.
CoorsKing
WR Officer
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Retired King of the Coors Knights
Some ones I’ve seen:

A nice pen 
a bottle of liquor
funny mug 
toilet putting green
hemorrhoid heating pad
sex panther
socks
hot sauce sampler
custom Drink coasters 

What’s your budget limit?
Wellss
Tycoon
4
Channel sales
Honestly can't go wrong with any of those! I may steer away from the hemorrhoid heating pad & sex panther though 😂 Budget is $25 
CuriousFox
WR Officer
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🦊
Everyone loves a fuzzy blankey. 
Wellss
Tycoon
5
Channel sales
TRUE! a fuzzy blanket with corp's face on it 
Wellss
Tycoon
6
Channel sales
honestly same lol screw the secret santa I'm getting this for myself 
CoorsKing
WR Officer
5
Retired King of the Coors Knights
The Costco Pendleton blankets are pretty cheap but absolutely glorious
Wellss
Tycoon
4
Channel sales
omg how did I forget about Costco! I could get her a blanket and a  whole rotisserie chicken for less than $25
Fenderbaum
Politicker
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Retired Choirboy🪕
ha!
jefe
Arsonist
0
🍁
Chicken might not ship well. Especially if someone else is shipping that live badger...
1nbatopshotfan
Politicker
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Sales
A nice notebook or notebook set from the company Moleskine. 
Wellss
Tycoon
3
Channel sales
Every salesperson I know is a sucker for a good notebook!
Incognito
WR Officer
5
Master of Disaster
My notebooks for real
Wellss
Tycoon
0
Channel sales
welp now I want new notebooks for myself lol this post is generating ideas for things that I want 
jefe
Arsonist
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Amazing.
UserNotFound
Politicker
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Account Executive
Salesperson? Male? Female? Age Range?
Wellss
Tycoon
3
Channel sales
Good call! I just updated the post to include a bit more. Anyways, female in her mid 20's & yes she's in sales 
SaaSyBee
Politicker
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Founder
Definitely something for the dog. Or some sales-related swag (not Gong).

Next time, use Elfster. You can build a wishlist in there and add notes about things you like. That's what our team is using.
jefe
Arsonist
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🍁
Elfster is great for these things, especially for larger/remote teams. 
Wellss
Tycoon
0
Channel sales
Dogs love anything so that's definitely the way to go in this case! A wishlist would have been SO helpful
Upper_Class_SaaS
Politicker
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Account Executive
One time I got breath mints from my secret santa 😒
sketchysales
Politicker
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Sales Manager
Lol that is brutal 🤣
Wellss
Tycoon
0
Channel sales
Brutal is right! that'd be like someone gifting deodorant 
Beans
Big Shot
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Enterprise Account Executive
She a baseball fan?

Dugout mugs are cool AF got my dad one. 
Wellss
Tycoon
2
Channel sales
I've seen those, very cool! Only problem is living in Chicago, idk if she's a Cubs or Sox fan lol 
Beans
Big Shot
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Enterprise Account Executive
That's a hard guess, you two team cities have it rough. 
Wellss
Tycoon
2
Channel sales
right! the wrong guess could get me in trouble depending on how dedicated she is 
LordOfWar
Tycoon
2
Blow it up
Secret Santa is already lame, remote secret santa is lame as hell.

The being said, can't go wrong with poop bags, chew toys, high-quality treats, a gift certificate for PetSmart or whatever chain you have local, or a mug with a pic of her pug.
Wellss
Tycoon
1
Channel sales
Yeah we'll see how this goes. I was a bit confused when they announced we were doing it originally. 
Diablo
Politicker
1
Sr. AE
I like gifting wine, no confusion
Wellss
Tycoon
1
Channel sales
very true! who could be mad about getting a nice bottle of wine?
SlinginSoftware
Politicker
1
Account Executive
I bought this for literally 5 different people this year - Would be an awesome secret santa gift - https://www.amazon.com/Can-I-Mix-You-Drink/dp/1954220006/ref=asc_df_1954220006/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=316633955263&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3044686348812018414&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9017002&hvtargid=pla-1295355334258&psc=1
Wellss
Tycoon
0
Channel sales
oh dang I actually love that! might snag a copy for myself while I'm at it 
slaydie
Big Shot
1
Account Executive
Scented candles, alcohol, chocolate are all no brainers for me but I also get that some people don't like scents so the first suggestion is polarizing. I love all the dog gift suggestions. People that have dogs love getting gifts for their dogs
thesecretsauce
Politicker
1
Business Development
DIY Cocktail kit
Hot cocoa kit
Coffee kit
Coldcallingwar
0
SDR
My name is the COLD CALLING WAR MACHINE
sellingsellssold
Politicker
0
SDR
For my office Yeti's were a popular gift for both females and males along with alcohol!

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