Correct_Wishbone_798 t1_iyddrjy wrote
There are so many different variations of this game. Your way actually makes more sense than some of them. I’ve seen picking names, bring a gift anyone would like and then you pick at random, a variation of that where you can either take a gift already unwrapped or one from the center, one where you bring something from home that you don’t use anymore (one man’s trash is another’s treasure), everyone brings a joke gift, the list goes on. And the more cultures are involved, the more you need to clarify the rules. And mixing them up can be part of the fun.
the_slow_blade t1_iydhqhy wrote
I think what you described are different "games", like White Elephant or Yankee Swap. Secret Santa has pretty standard rules!
Correct_Wishbone_798 t1_iydnatf wrote
Probably. But who can keep them all straight? Especially when I’ve seen a secret Santa that was a yankee swap, and everyone was required to keep their new items on display for the year
Saberise t1_iydwjxf wrote
Yeah many variations and always important everyone is on the same page. We had one at work and it was meant to be everyone bringing in a good item that people could steal. I told my coworker planning it she probably should clarify it with everyone. She didn’t think it was necessary. She was pissed when she opened a ugly plastic planter that no one stole. That was the only item that someone brought in that was a white elephant. Of course I thought but didn’t say, see I told you that could happen.
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