Jukimundo t1_j0yd1o5 wrote on December 20, 2022 at 9:13 AM

Reply to comment by Kazureigh_Black in I wrapped our white elephant gifts in the shape of toilet and a giant plunger. by LeftClique

I thought it was called 'Secret Santa', so you'll understand my confusion at white elephant

JoostinOnline t1_j0ydgzm wrote on December 20, 2022 at 9:19 AM

White Elephant (or Dirty Santa) is like Secret Santa, but you get bad joke gifts. It's about the humor.

Jukimundo t1_j0yfaeg wrote on December 20, 2022 at 9:45 AM

Ahh I see. Thanks for the info kind stranger!

DoofusMagnus t1_j0yt8yt wrote on December 20, 2022 at 12:42 PM

Secret Santa is when everyone pulls the name of another participant and buys that specific person a gift. Usually you try to get them something they genuinely want.

White Elephant/Yankee Swap is when everyone brings a gift without a specific recipient in mind, everyone pulls a number, and you pick a gift in that order and can choose to either keep it or force a previous opener to swap with you. A higher number is better because you have more to choose from, except for #1 who gets their pick of anything at the end. The gifts often tend to be on the silly side.

dayglo_nightlight t1_j0z3yjz wrote on December 20, 2022 at 2:18 PM

Secret Santa is a different game, where you buy a gift for a specific person. Dirty Santa/White Elephant you pick wrapped gifts at random and "steal" them from each other.