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4 Not-So-Basic Secret Santa Gift Ideas

Surprise your Secret Santa with something different.

Dec 19, 2018

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I love doing Secret Santa with all of my friends back home, and shopping for my Secret Santa is always fun. Sometimes, though, it can be hard to find good, relatively inexpensive gifts that are different from the usual Secret Santa presents. I would be totally happy if I received face masks and candy, but this year I'm looking to switch up the different gifts I give and receive for Secret Santa. Below are seven different ideas that are sure to make any Secret Santa happy!

Red Bubble stickers

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Red Bubble stickers are awesome because they have an endless variety of customized stickers, for every sort of thing you can imagine. If you don't know your Secret Santa person that well beyond their name, there are plenty of stickers for initials, states, and colleges. Stickers are a more personal gift and they give your person a great way to customize their lap top, water bottle, or wall.

Grab and Go Hair Ties

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If you've ever bought a pack of these hair ties, you know that they are wayyy overpriced but they really are more comfortable in your hair. In my Secret Santa group chat, somebody mentioned that they wanted these, and everyone else agreed. Normally, I wouldn't think to ask for hair ties, but these are super useful and a choice that most people love but don't always think to ask for.

College gear from your own college

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You might think of only getting your Secret Santa gear from their own college, but you can also get them gear from your own! Most people love to rep their friends' schools, and you're already near your own campus bookstore, so stop by there and grab them a t-shirt or a sweatshirt so they can rep your school while at your own.

An experience

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There are so many different options for this one. If they are relatively close by, you could get them an anytime use bus ticket to come to visit you. Go out for manicures together, or offer to take them out to dinner for a meal of their choosing. If there is something you two really like doing together, or you have a common interest, turn that into a Secret Santa gift.

Regardless of what you get your Secret Santa this year, the important thing is that the gift comes from the heart. A meaningful card or a picture of the two of you together always goes a long way. Happy holidays!

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I'm technically an adult, so I'm legally required to live a little, right?

1. Watch an R-rated Scary Movie in a Movie Theater

2. Buy a Lottery Ticket

3. Vote in an Election

4. Participate in a Run (or a Walk, Realistically) for Charity

5. Go on a Road Trip

6. Start a Savings Account

7. Get a Credit Card

8. Sign up for Spotify Premium

9. Go to a Club

10. Start a Meditation Routine

11. Go to a Yoga Class

12. Treat Myself to a Dinner for One

13. Volunteer for a Charity

14. Participate in a Research Study

15. Bake Something (That Ends Up Being Edible)

16. Go Skydiving

17. Be Called for Jury Duty

18. Figure Out What I Want to Do With my Life

The holiday classics that shaped my life

1."But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give: of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men."

"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

"Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."

"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."

"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find a that love actually is all around."

"Sometimes things look good on paper, but lose their luster when you see how it affects real folks. I guess a healthy bottom line doesn't mean much if to get it, you have to hurt the ones you depend on."

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.'"

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

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