Secret santa gifts for the coworker you barely know

The office secret santa has a cruel design flaw: you must buy a gift for someone you know nothing about. You drew someone from accounting. Your total interaction history is eleven words, most of them "morning."

You have three options:

Option A: Ask around. This fails immediately. Nobody knows anything either. Dave from accounting is a mystery to accounting.

Option B: Buy something generic. A candle. A gift card. This communicates "I gave up," which is honest but uninspired.

Option C: Buy something funny that requires no knowledge of the recipient. This is the correct option.

A mug celebrating "25% more box" works for anyone. It does not assume a hobby. It does not assume a sense of humor — it brings its own. It costs less than the $25 limit. And when Dave opens it, he will laugh, because everyone understands confusion.

The secret santa is not about the gift. It is about surviving the gift. Choose survival.

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