Friday Bargain Bin: Gift Exchange Edition

Survival Kit in a Sardine Can, $10.49 (was $15)
It’s Secret Santa/Office Holiday Party/Mom’s neighbor lady from up the street is having a White Elephant party time, y’all! So here are some ideas for what to get randos. You know, cheap stuff people will open and go “Awww! Awesome. You, you’re really something. You’re just it.” Like this survival kit, which is one of a million perfectly adorable stocking stuffers at Restoration Hardware right now. The vintage prank kit! The mini espresso maker!

Mulling Spices, $10.95
The perfect winter accompaniment to that other perfect gift…

Coppola Diamond Alicante Bouschet, $15
Give the two together and you are #winning the Secret Santa game.

Public Radio Membership, any dollar amount
Buy them a membership to your local public radio station and not only will they have bragging rights, they might even get a tote bag or something out of it. Supporting a nonprofit with your Secret Santa gift is so baller. Another way to do it is by shopping at a museum gift shop like so:

Moleskine Recipe Notebook, $19.95
Everyone loves a Moleskine! Or how about…

Stop Talking Cards, $8.50
Sure, it’s a gag gift, but I am loving these! Make sure you mouth “shh” and give a little wink when you hand them out.

Japanese Screen Notecards, $17.95
I got these exact cards as a gift once and they are so pretty but almost gone. The best presents are the ones you know you need but you just, for some reason, would never buy them for yourself. Like, for another example, a salt keeper:

Spice Jar With Cork Lid, $2.98
How adorable is that? You know you be watching Ina Garten grab handfuls of salt to sprinkle on her asparagus out of one of these and you’re all “Ugh, why does she have all the nice stuff!” Get yourself one while you’re at it! I mean, come on. They’re only three bucks. And they come in orange and red too!

Netflix Membership, $7.99 for one month
Get them two months if you’re feeling generous. Print out the gift card but then tuck it into a nicer card just to class it up a little bit. Even if they already have Netflix, they can use it toward their monthly bill.

Monogrammed Hammam Stripe Hand Towel, $10
Getting a gift monogrammed is so — I can’t even finish this sentence.

Vosges Mo’s Bacon Chocolate Chip Pancake Mix, $16.50
Um, and also remember you get to put MAPLE SYRUP on top. This is definitely the sort of thing people fight over at White Elephants. Let’s get ready to rumble!