2024 White Elephant Gifts That Will Turn Heads

Introduction

     The holiday season is all about creating lasting memories with your loved ones, through both old and new traditions. One of the most fun and festive traditions is the white elephant gift exchange; perfect party game for friends, co-workers, and a budget-friendly way to share gifts in large families. However, finding the perfect white elephant gift (the kind everyone wants to steal) can take some serious creativity.

If you're short on time this year, let us handle the brainstorming. We’ve researched a variety of holiday gift ideas across different categories and price ranges to bring you the 10 best white elephant gifts for this season.

1. Swamp Ass (Shrek Candle)

Take a stroll down to Shrek’s swamp, which smells surprisingly of fresh Oakmoss and greenery! Make your space smell like an ogre! (We promise, it doesn’t stink and actually smells amazing!) This is one of the best white elephant gifts for your 2024 festivities.

2. Dicks by Mail

    If you're unable to reach your intended holiday target, you can still anonymously send them a gift they'll never forget. OmniMart offers a funny mail order white elephant gift for under $25. Ordering is simple! Pick the style of your dick (I can't believe that's a sentence I just wrote), Choose your add ons, and place your order! 

Let's talk about the add ons for a minute. They offer three different options that are absolutely feral. 

1. Worlds finest Glitter

    This option explodes glitter on your target that is so fine that they'll be finding glitter for months. It will stick to their clothes, hands, carpet, and most importantly onto their emotions. 

2. Fart Spray

    Another option OmniMart offers is a fart spray shower on your target. When they tear open their mailer, a wet fart will be sprayed onto their hands and package. This fart spray has been known to cause people to vomit due to it's strength.

3. Sparkle Fart

    Affectionately known as the "Sparkle Fart" provides the best of both worlds. Not only will your victim get sprinkled with the worlds finest glitter, but the glitter will also be soaked in fart spray. When they attempt to wipe the glitter off, they'll only be smearing around both problems...

These Dicks by Mail are certain to make you a champion at white elephant gift giving. 

3. A Custom Twist on "The Last Supper"

    One of the most memorable white elephant gifts I've ever seen was at my boyfriend's holiday party. One of his friends came up with an incredibly creative and personalized idea He printed out a picture of “The Last Supper” but replaced the faces with those of all the friends in the group. It was absolutely hilarious and heartwarming at the same time. Not only did it get tons of laughs, but it also became a gift that everyone wanted to steal. It’s a great example that white elephant gifts don’t have to be expensive to be meaningful and fun, sometimes a little thought and creativity can make the best impression at your white elephant gift exchange!

4. A Shaquille Oatmeal T-Shirt

    At another white elephant party, one of the gifts that had everyone cracking up was a "Shaquille Oatmeal" T-shirt. It was a clever play on words, combining the basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal with a bowl of oatmeal, and the graphic on the shirt featured a cartoon version of Shaq with a bowl of oats. The humor was so absurd that everyone wanted it, making it one of the most stolen items of the night.

5. A Framed Headshot of Yourself

    One of the funniest and most self-aware white elephant gifts I’ve ever seen was a framed, signed photo of the gift giver themselves! And to make it even better, they had gone all out with a high school yearbook-style headshot, complete with an awkward pose and cheesy grin. The whole party was in died laughing, and it quickly became one of the most fought-over items. 

6. A Dirty Book Combo

   One year, for a gag gift Christmas exchange, someone went all out with a hilariously unexpected combo: a steamy romance novel about a centaur and human love affair, paired with a bottle of hand sanitizer labeled "Maybe You Touched Your Genitals." The reactions were priceless! My friend's mom, the recipient, couldn’t stop laughing.

7. A "Dad Starter Pack"

    When in search of perfect white elephant gift for a new dad, you can’t go wrong with a "dad starter pack." Start by gathering a few items: a pair of iconic New Balance 608 dad shoes, classic white crew socks, cargo shorts or jean shorts, and, of course, a grilling tool set to complete the look. This hilarious prank gift bundle is not only practical, but also will elicit laughs from the entire party.

8. Beer Drinker's Worst Nightmare!

    A friend once shared a legendary white elephant story from her friend group, where everyone loved the same beer. One person cleverly wrapped a case of that beloved beer but strategically cut through the wrapping paper to expose the handle, allowing everyone to see the top of a beer can peeking through. Naturally, it became the most sought-after gift of the night. However, when it was finally unwrapped, everyone realized it wasn’t beer at all -it was soda! Someone had sneakily replaced the visible beer can with soda, pulling off the perfect bait-and-switch. This was a fantastic white elephant prank!

9. Penis Valve Stem Caps

    At one wild white elephant party, someone brought a set of penis-shaped valve stem caps, which were already hilarious on their own. But the real prank came after the gift exchange. The person who won them quietly snuck out during the party and placed the caps on everyone’s cars in the driveway without anyone noticing. The best part? No one realized what had happened until after New Year's, when people started spotting the tiny prank on their tires. It was a slow-burning joke that had everyone cracking up for days as the group shared their delayed discoveries. That gift not only won the party, but became an unforgettable inside joke long after the holidays ended!

10. A Live Lobster on Ice

    One of the most outrageous and memorable white elephant gifts I ever witnessed was when someone brought a live lobster on ice. Yes, you read that right, a full-sized, wriggling lobster, chilling (quite literally) in a cooler of ice. The reactions were priceless, ranging from shock to uncontrollable laughter. No one knew what to do with it at first, but it quickly became the most talked about gift of the night. The lucky (or unlucky) recipient spent the rest of the party figuring out how to care for it or turn it into dinner. It was the kind of gift that left everyone with a hilarious story to tell for years to come. When it comes to crazy white elephant gifts, sometimes the weirder, the better!

Conclusion

When it comes to white elephant gifts, in the end, you want to win. Despite what everyone says, everything is a competition. Every year OmniMart will provide a unique white elephant list that will shatter any dreams of anyone trying to give the best white elephant gift. I hope you save this site and come back next year for even more shenanigans. I look forward to reading your comments about your white elephant gift ideas!