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What should be an ideal gift for a secret santa game to a person whom you don't really know?

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  • R Ravi from India

    We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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    • R Ravi from India

      We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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      Rage
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      Here a list of possible ideas (yes, the link gives it a bit away): I invent dumb products[^]

      Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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      • R Ravi from India

        We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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        Maximilien
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        gift card, lube (*), socks. bike chain lube... :rolleyes:

        CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair

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        • R Rage

          Here a list of possible ideas (yes, the link gives it a bit away): I invent dumb products[^]

          Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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          Oh my the Reverse Headphones!

          I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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          • R Ravi from India

            We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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            MarkTJohnson
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            Currency? Preferably of the country the person lives in.

            I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.

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            • R Ravi from India

              We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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              Single Step Debugger
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              Curtains if the recipient is a boy. Knife sharpener for a girl. At least this is what my little girl were planning to do for the school's secret Santa before I vetoed it.

              There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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              • M Maximilien

                gift card, lube (*), socks. bike chain lube... :rolleyes:

                CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair

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                Single Step Debugger
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                Maximilien wrote:

                socks.

                And a mandarin!

                There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                • A Amarnath S

                  From an Indian perspective, i feel a self help book like "Think like a Monk" or "Ikigai", etc. will be both pocket-friendly and effective.

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                  Daniel Pfeffer
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                  A good idea in theory, but how many people truly read self help books, much less put what they learn into practice?

                  Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                  • R Ravi from India

                    We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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                    Daniel Pfeffer
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                    That depends. With or without a visit to HR? :)

                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                    • R Rage

                      Here a list of possible ideas (yes, the link gives it a bit away): I invent dumb products[^]

                      Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                      raddevus
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                      I took a look at those & a lot of them are very funny, but because this one is so great (Zspecial shirt[^]) I purchased it for myself & all of my friends. :rolleyes:

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        Something neutral: chocolates, perhaps, fancy soaps - something your wouldn't normally buy for yourself so there is a good chance they wouldn't buy for themselves either. Or ... you could use this as an opportunity to find out something about them, and select a gift based on what you find out? Which would you rather get? Neutral and (probably) boring, or something that shows the giver took some time and put some thought into it?

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                        Giving soaps can also be a hidden hint, to finally shower again or whatever... :laugh:

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                        • R Ravi from India

                          We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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                          I have a very good idea, but can't tell you. -- Secret Santa

                          "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

                          In testa che avete, signor di Ceprano?

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                          • R Ravi from India

                            We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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                            Cigarettes or booze....wait...what? this ISN'T 1952? :wtf: Oh, 2022, right then, a grey cup.

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                            • R Ravi from India

                              We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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                              Marc Clifton
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                              I hate those things. So glad I'm not working in an office anymore! But in general, a gift card for Amazon is always useful. Marc

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                              • R Ravi from India

                                We are having a game of secret Santa for the Christmas celebration and need to play the role of secret Santa to a random person. What gift should I choose when I don't know the person very well?

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                                A butt plug. Go for it.

                                Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                                  Giving soaps can also be a hidden hint, to finally shower again or whatever... :laugh:

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                                  One that most "I cycle to work" colleagues often miss completely ... X| I've worked with a few that you really don't want to share a cubicle with.

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

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                                  • D Daniel Pfeffer

                                    A good idea in theory, but how many people truly read self help books, much less put what they learn into practice?

                                    Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                                    Amarnath S
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                                    My idea is : At least if such a book is on the shelf, that person will read it maybe after 10 years, when he/she is is some kind of distress, at time of need. And will start making sense of all that is in it. Books are perhaps the most long lasting of all types of gifts. I have books at home gifted to my forefathers more than 100 years ago, and i still refer to them.

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                                      A butt plug. Go for it.

                                      Bastard Programmer from Hell :suss: "If you just follow the bacon Eddy, wherever it leads you, then you won't have to think about politics." -- Some Bell.

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                                      jmaida
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                                      Chess set. Nothing fancy. My choice.

                                      "A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger

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                                      • S Single Step Debugger

                                        Curtains if the recipient is a boy. Knife sharpener for a girl. At least this is what my little girl were planning to do for the school's secret Santa before I vetoed it.

                                        There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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                                        Matt Bond
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                                        Did she just watch Psycho and wanted a reverse role play scenario?

                                        Bond Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere

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                                        • M Matt Bond

                                          Did she just watch Psycho and wanted a reverse role play scenario?

                                          Bond Keep all things as simple as possible, but no simpler. -said someone, somewhere

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                                          Single Step Debugger
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                                          She's exactly into these types of movies/books and she been only 14 concerns me a little. :)

                                          There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet! Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.

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