I used to participate in Secret Santa gift exchange at work until that one year someone gave me pens, 2 post it notes, a company stationary notepad and 2 chocolate bars. The minimum was $25. I was so hurt and humiliated because I had to open it in front of the entire company (60+ people).
At our job it was a $15 minimum I of course got somebody a really nice gift an eye in return got a dollar 25 foot sock and lotion I know it's not about the gifts but at least spend the 10 to $15 or don't do the secret Santa if you can't afford it. This year no secret Santa for me lol
Completely agree and how would not be embarrassed! I feel so bad for him! When I did secret Santa I always was doing too much just because I love giving and making other people's days. That junk is just gross with the smoke smell too like ish. I would have gave it back to the girl in front of everyone and honestly would have said we were suppose to buy stuff for each other not shop in our garage. I would have smiled and left.
White elephant doesn’t have to be cheap jokes. Or regifts. It can just be a nice but cheap gift similar to a secret Santa and everyone just picks a random gift or steal it from each other. I personally prefer secret Santa but I’ve done both.
I believe the reason why most people are upset is because they go all out just to receive stuff from dollar tree or someone’s garage (referring to 1st video). It’s upsetting when you put in so much thought, time, effort and money just to receive little to nothing.
I get that, but if you don’t set a budget or expectations, it’s on them for going all out. Most people are self-centered, so you should never go all out when boundaries haven’t been established, and even then if they don’t deliver, don’t go above and beyond for them again.
I don't know if it is true they went all out.. ppl sometimes exaggerate. Plus if you were a rude naughty coworker. Why are you expecting something more expensive than one of my family members 😅😅
No... It's the fact that the good secret santa puts ANY effort in, and then the other secret santa just throws in stuff from a junkdrawer into a fancy gift bag. It's about the lie, deceit, and betrayal of it all because WE ALL KNOW they weren't gonna give them something as nice. They wanted to be parasitic. Contribute nothing and drain another's resources. Everyone that got wronged was hurt by someone who didn’t match their energy and THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FAIR. Id be mad too that the other person didn’t at least try. Even $5 in a toilet roll is better than all of the gifts received in those stories. You can use TP and a fiver. These bad santas are just BAD ppl.
The place that I worked at decided to do secret Santa at our company Christmas dinner. I was the only one who didn't receive a gift.....yeah, the person who had my name said she didn't know what to get me. We actually had to list some of the things that we liked, which I did. Don't do it if you're this kind of person.
She should have been made to give her gift to you, or a rule should have been stated that if you don’t participate you get nothing. Can’t stand people like that.
Why do people struggle to get a nice gifts. Gift cards, nice mug, jars of speciality jams, beautiful make up case with gift card, speciality preserves in a fancy jar like peaches or apples. Candy in a fancy jar with a bow, any gift card from any store or restaurant. The list goes on and on. Just need some creation.
@katemiller7874 Nope. At one job coworkers and supervisor ridiculed an Indian woman for refusing. And she was respectful in requesting that. She said don't include her name and she would buy a gift for herself. I stepped in and told them that not everyone is the same religion and supervisor retaliated against me. I had to file a formal complaint. Intolerant and awful people.
In general, I just don't like doing all of this for Christmas at work. Christmas parties, gifts. I just....I see them Monday through Friday for 8 hours. They're all good to okayish people. Can we just do the work and go home without all the extras? Every time someone has a birthday, it has to be a thing too. Like please, I don't want to hang out with you even more. Maybe I'm acting a bit asociaI here, I'm fine with it. I'm genuinely cool with everyine there. But we aren't besties and I wish we could all just...not.
Friendddddd, you said exactly what I feel and say. I'm not about peoples fakery at work. So leave me outttt. Leave the gift giving for beloved Friends and family. 😮💨😮💨😮💨
....now I'll never participate because I'm scared of people judging what I give. I made a winter care basket for a white elephant gift exchange. I bought different soup cans, different boxes of teas, hot chocolates, marshmallows. A soup bowl, a (what I thought was cute) mug, and even ingredients to make a hot toddie (bought the alcohol and everyrhing) went way over the budget of $25 dollars because I wanted to do something nice and thoughtful rather than just buying a candle or a gift card.. Now I'm scared people are going to think I'm cheap after watching all of these reactions... I really dislike the holiday season for this alone..
I did secret santa once, when I was 16 at my first job. I drew the name of a guy who bullied me relentlessly. I tried to switch, boss wouldn't let me. So I gave that asshole a literal bag of coal. Never participated again at any of my jobs. I'll just buy gifts for the people I like
Where I work, we have a five dollar limit for our secret Santas. And it’s not mandatory to participate. Our last manager tried to make it mandatory. If we didn’t participate, we wouldn’t get our bonuses. All of us immediately went to HR after that. Not even an hour later, we got an announcement saying that it was not mandatory to participate in secret Santa and they apologize for the misunderstanding and our Christmas bonuses were still going to be given to us. That little power trip from the manager made a social pariah. People purposely went out of their way to make her feel ostracized. Workers would follow her to actions, but it would not engage in any other communication with her unless it was about. The ostracizing got so bad that she quit three months later.
5:59 this woman is wrong tho. Didn’t she say this was from a church member? I’m sure there are a lot of ppl in that church that are struggling, but this person still went out of their way to get you something. Ya it’s cheap, but it’s free. Be gracious, not entitled 28:56 girl that is the wrong color foundation for you
The lady that got the Barbie hangers in grade school, admits her mother supported her and bought the gift. Maybe the kid that gave the hangers didn't have a supportive parent and had to use their own money. I understand as a child she might be upset and disappointed but she an adult now, get over it, you didn't know that child's circumstances.
Another problem with SS is you always have that person who waaaay overbuys and makes everyone else look like cheapskates even though those people were just following the amount rule.
Il be honest, i don't believe some of this secret Santa give them 😅😅 I know there are stingy people out there that don't care to give crap out just to receive something good... But i believe some of this video looks stuff from their own house and they want to jump on the trends
That last guy has to be lyin. There is no way someone is fixin to give you thier trash like that and then you be the one to get fired? Nope. His reactions to everything looked so dramatic and rehearsed too. Dude was wanting to go viral so bad. 😂
25:17 im just going to say on this one that when i was in 1st grade my teachers saved my bacon We were so poor my mom didnt send me with a gift, so i tried to make paper dolls (yeah im that old) that morning but obviously they sucked. I was mortified that the person that got them was going to be upset that they got such a crap gift. Thankfully my teacher was likely watching and replaced it with something nice. So not dismissing your feelings but maybe that kid was in the same sitch and lifted those hangars (also not commendable) but something to consider to help you get over the trauma
Aw this is a sad and sweet story. I do not think schools should be doing this stuff. It presumes that 1) parents have money for this 2) parents will participate All roads lead to upset kids. Even if it’s $5, maybe that kid has 5 siblings and the parents are strapped. Just not cool. I really appreciate your teacher at least having the foresight to see the problems with all this. Edit: this is essentially why I quit the PTO at school. The moms seemed to be in competition to see who could make things grander, more expensive, when it came to parties and “gift bags”. It was a Best Mom Beauty Pageant more than anything else.
@@alyross2850 i guess its a matter of perspective Of all the crappy and sad things that happened in my childhood this was one of the least bad things because in that moment at least my teacher cared about me enough to help. So yeah it sucks but theres worse things in thw world to have haunt you.
I’ve done secret Santa and a few white elephant gifts in small groups/work places. Luckily I’ve never been given a bad gift and I always try to give good gifts based on what I know and can learn about of that person. I think smaller groups/work places are better because you can easily get to know someone and if you fail at being a secret Santa, then we’ll all let you know. I can see it being way harder and uncomfortable at a big company and such.
In one of my old jobs, they had secret santa and one of the employees got fired so it got canceled. However the gift I got for the LOD was already on its way to be delivered to my house. So the day of what was supposed to be the secret santa, I clocked out for my lunch break, got her gift and gave it to her. Long story short, being that her and her husband are from Cote D’ivoire, her husband through the electronic gift in the trash. She was laughing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My mom was just talking about this a few days ago. She's retired now, but when she worked at a factory that made clothes, bags, shoes, she said that she got a dotted mug that was chiped on the inside. She didn't buy any gifts after that. And one woman got pranked, thinking she got a tv, ended up being shoe polish and scrub. This are not even secret santas, they are show me how you realy feel.
I’ll never understand how people really are ok with participating in secret Santa KNOWING they won’t put in the effort! As a manager, I typically never have issues because i allow my staff to choose their limit/budget. One year, everyone agreed to $50. The system didn’t add a name so two people got the same person. I bought an extra gift for the missing individual. Imagine…all he came with was a body spray and lotion for about $15….So it was God that allowed the person to get “two gifts” because many of them actually went all over budget!
28:53 absolutely NOT. I’m not going to be grateful for crappy gifts. If you can’t afford to give a gift don’t participate in secret Santa. Just say merry Christmas and keep it moving. This is why I don’t do secret Santa or white elephant
I don’t do secret Santa or white elephant at work NEVER AGAIN!!!! even with my own family!!!! 😆😅❤ The worst gift exchange I got was from this cheap associate!🤮She gave me not one but two of her dirty blouses that she picked up from her nasty closet🤔🤢🤮 it reeked of her cheap perfume! And she even went out of her way to open the smelly gift box for me, in front of everyone!!! 🎁
Oof. I've had the worst luck with SS. To the point where I actually burst into tears. The worst was a used, dirty hammock. Literally just the hammock- no cords or chains to hang it up. Everyone else got two or three gifts and everyone was holding up their gifts and we were all oooh and aahhing over their gifts until it came time for mine. No one said a word and I starting bawling. Im not even a crier but it just hit me wrong 😔
My parents raised me well so I wouldn’t ever do something so thoughtless. I’d be ashamed to give some trash gift to someone. I couldn’t physically do it. Like you need some basic decency to give something nice to someone you don’t expect anything from.
It seems to me that the woman who got Barbie hangers as a child should be MORE upset with her MOTHER than the other girl. How is it that she didn't have ANY toys by the 2nd grade??🤔🤨 My husband grew up poor and his parents bought them toys from the Dollar Store at least.🤷🏾♀️
Maybe because of my personality and I know how people are, I never participated in this type of work functions. If you know who gave you the bad gift, why didn’t anyone just give the gift back to the person and vent your frustrations to them and not on social media?
Yall. Word of advice. For Christmas secret Santa’s, white elephants, angel trees, hell even regular gift lists for regular people in our lives, EVERY TIME you go get groceries, or anything at all really, shopping wise, FREAKING ESPECIALLY if you’re a Walmart girlie like me, hit that clearance aisle. These days they actually have a clearance aisle where they always have, then they have the seasonal clearance somewhere to: Christmas (best one imo), valentines, st pattys, thanksgiving/fall, spring, summer, etc etc etc, the you’ve got the the school supply and back to school clearance (all these except the regular daily clearance of course have to be caught at just the right time of year, but there’s ALWAYS one or another going on) and throughout the entire year they’re having to make room for the newest products and they’re putting freaking AMAZING TOYS on that aisle for cheap. And always have Walmart scanner downloaded. Scan EVERYTHING. Just about everything I get on clearance scans on the app for cheaper than it’s showing in real life. But if you don’t know it, you’ll pay that larger amt. and the only thing is, sometimes it says “price if purchased ONLINE.” And they often try to get out of price matching that. Which is not true, they can absolutely price match their own online store prices IF it SAYS “sold and shipped BY WALMART.” make a stink with a manager. I just bought a little tikes washing machine and a dishwashing machine on clearance. Stating out of stock, for ten bucks each. They have this massive honeybees set right now showing up for 25$ on the app. Fifty in store. They’re usually like 60-80 bucks. A freaking lol dollhouse for 25 dollars that’s usually 80. Awesome nerf guns for 15. Discovery/stem sets for 13$, 10$, and some for 6.50$!!!! Arts and crafts stuff. Coffee machines. Ninja appliances. Espresso machines! Knife sets. And the seasonal decors eventually get brought down to 90% off. So wait for that. Every fancy woman in the family loves cutesie new Xmas decorations for their gift. Always a good one. So every time I shop for food, I hit that aisle. I try to at least find/afford at least ONE item to set aside for Christmas and bdays and bday parties my kids get invited to. And I pay fractions of the prices. I’m not even out for specific items for specific people. I just buy stuff I know is a great buy and a killer price and I WILL FIND someone who can have it as their gift I promise! 😂 it’s amazing. It’s so much fun. So cheap. So thrilling really. And I’m getting super good at it and every store has some kind of clearance. That’s why I don’t understand how any of these poor people are getting effed on their secret Santa gifts. It’s so easy to go find clearance for actually nice stuff for 25% the normal price. And look like a badass giving it away. But that’s simply willful negligence and bad planning or lack of care on their parts. I’d guilt them into trading me their gift they received for the terrible gift they gave. If you’re truly in a spot you cannot afford it, don’t participate. Simple. Go thrifting. MAKE SOMETHING! Craft something! Freaking go out bulk day snatching - you wouldn’t believe the cool stuff I’ve found doing THAT right there 😂 another day though. It’s not hard to make someone at least FEEL thought of and cared about.
Why do people regift stuff? I think regifters should all have explosive diarrhea in a public place. I got expired Christmas candy and hot chocolate. My boss sent it to me. I never even asked for it. So annoying. Sending me trash. I’m so glad my kids caught it and I saw the dates. I trashed it all. Stupid.
My boss is a wonderful giver-He mailed me a gift card, a cute foldable shopping bag, expensive chocolates, a glass water bottle with a beautiful glass straw with you’re awesome embossed on it, and a handwritten note thanking me for being apart of the team. ❤❤❤
Ok already commented on the first video but things got worse. The last guy made me laugh for real but omg can you imagine getting expired food with bugs, used cologne and a used mirror? Michael may not have the money which hey alot of us dont but then dont participate in less you can be decent. I feel like that was not ok 😕 🤣 Pop tarts fine but pop tarts that had been opened, expired and had bugs??? Like be for real!
My coworker signed up for secret Santa just to get a gift. She wasn’t planning on getting a gift for her secret Santa. Another co worker had to give her money so that way that person opened something and not be excluded because the coworker didn’t wanna buy gifts but only receive. I will now only Participate on white elephants no more secret Santa.
I feel like Secret Santa doesn’t really work outside of a friend group. If it’s with people you don’t know pretty well, there should be a fairly low MAXIMUM (not minimum) because of stuff like this. It shouldn’t have to be that way, and if you can’t afford to do the exchange, you just shouldn’t participate. No harm, no foul. I recently was involved in one where I knew all but two people in the group and somehow I drew one of those two. It was a $20 maximum, so I ended up getting her a gift card for the max amount and added a few homemade crochet items that were just bonus bag filler (I used my existing yarn stash). My secret Santa? They didn’t show up and they’re the other person I didn’t know, so I guess I’ll just take the L on that one. I wish I could say that this is the first time that it’s happened, but I’m really good at getting drawn by people who flake.
I’m confused. Why does any adult have to rely on anybody to buy them the things they want? Most relationships aren’t equal and you don’t get what you give. Get over it
I have no shame in shaming the person who had the audacity to give me shit from their garage when we were supposed to buy gifts. The way i would've embarrassed her with the truth and my sniffing face smhhh
This right here is why I hate Christmas. People are so ungrateful. You spend all this money just for people to complain about their gifts. No one owes you anything. Lower your expectations and just be grateful for whatever you get.
What is HR supposed to do? The woman who received the Ruby Bridges book, as a black woman, I would side eye a clear person giving me this, but how is this a HR issue?
This is why the White Elephant thing will always be better than Secret Santa lol its supposed to be funny & nobody can get their feelings hurt. I understand some people can't afford to do the Secret Santa thing, so be honest and don't take part in it .. dont do stuff like this to people... it just puts a bad taste in their mouth...
In all honesty what can you even buy for 20$ now ?? That one chic with the pie must be a straight up terror too work wit NO WAY ID EAT THAT pie ...that was on purpose!! Going to HR over a freaking gift and making these vids proves it even more yall NO ONE LIKES U ENOUGH to get you a gift 😂😂 you get what u give frfr
If u really try you can get a great gift for not much money if you put thought and love into it... people want a free gift and give trash. .....its greedy and thoughtless dnt take part if u cant afford it. ..i love giving gifts ...
Wow.. I came across this video and I never in my life watch such ungrateful and demanding ppl. People literally are struggling to pay rent and buy food for their families. If someone gifted you something old or under priced. Then regift it or give it to the goodwill. I also seeing them brag about what they bought for other ppl,that they bought better gifts. If you have that type of money then good for you. I not defending those who obviously didn’t put the time in. But expecting gifts that don’t meet your standards is truly unholy.
To those who didn’t eat a gift from their secret Santa should be given the gift that their secret Santa got. If you don’t bring a gift you shouldn’t be able to get a gift and you should be exposed.
Have you ever participated in a Secret Santa? Share your stories down below-I can’t wait to hear because some people are really out of their minds 😂😂😂
The 1st man got done wrong!! She got his shit from the dollar store. I mean the garage lmao 😂
Chileeee😂🤣😂 from I saw that Marshall’s bag I knew it was going to be a mess!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣💀💀💀💀 a Halloween Marshalls bag, a floating shelf and a kerosene lamp--yep makes perfect sense🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️🤣🤣🤣.
The lady who received the fish🤣🤣😭😭😭Bless her heart lol!!!
Right. She's sweet though.
I used to participate in Secret Santa gift exchange at work until that one year someone gave me pens, 2 post it notes, a company stationary notepad and 2 chocolate bars. The minimum was $25. I was so hurt and humiliated because I had to open it in front of the entire company (60+ people).
At our job it was a $15 minimum I of course got somebody a really nice gift an eye in return got a dollar 25 foot sock and lotion I know it's not about the gifts but at least spend the 10 to $15 or don't do the secret Santa if you can't afford it. This year no secret Santa for me lol
it’s pretty rude to take part so you get a gift then give people crap from your garage
It’s disgusting and they’re given ample time 😣
It’s so trifling
The first kid had a right to complain though 😂
My company has a white elephant. I opt out.
Completely agree and how would not be embarrassed! I feel so bad for him! When I did secret Santa I always was doing too much just because I love giving and making other people's days. That junk is just gross with the smoke smell too like ish. I would have gave it back to the girl in front of everyone and honestly would have said we were suppose to buy stuff for each other not shop in our garage. I would have smiled and left.
Dear people, do not confuse Secret Santa (thoughtful) with White Elephant (regift/cheap jokes).
White elephant doesn’t have to be cheap jokes. Or regifts. It can just be a nice but cheap gift similar to a secret Santa and everyone just picks a random gift or steal it from each other. I personally prefer secret Santa but I’ve done both.
For pop tarts to be expired they had to be extremely old. That man literally got a bag of garbage. I feel like he was set up to get fired.
The one that got the fish is such a blessing. I’ve rescued 8 betta fishes they are the sweetest 🥹
I'd be pissed if I received fish as a gift.
Aaaaw. ❤
*Fish. As an aquascape enthusiast. I agree.
So we shouldn’t eat fish ?😂😂
@junkin- not beta fish but you do you
I believe the reason why most people are upset is because they go all out just to receive stuff from dollar tree or someone’s garage (referring to 1st video).
It’s upsetting when you put in so much thought, time, effort and money just to receive little to nothing.
I get that, but if you don’t set a budget or expectations, it’s on them for going all out. Most people are self-centered, so you should never go all out when boundaries haven’t been established, and even then if they don’t deliver, don’t go above and beyond for them again.
I don't know if it is true they went all out.. ppl sometimes exaggerate.
Plus if you were a rude naughty coworker. Why are you expecting something more expensive than one of my family members 😅😅
No... It's the fact that the good secret santa puts ANY effort in, and then the other secret santa just throws in stuff from a junkdrawer into a fancy gift bag. It's about the lie, deceit, and betrayal of it all because WE ALL KNOW they weren't gonna give them something as nice. They wanted to be parasitic. Contribute nothing and drain another's resources. Everyone that got wronged was hurt by someone who didn’t match their energy and THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FAIR. Id be mad too that the other person didn’t at least try. Even $5 in a toilet roll is better than all of the gifts received in those stories. You can use TP and a fiver. These bad santas are just BAD ppl.
The place that I worked at decided to do secret Santa at our company Christmas dinner. I was the only one who didn't receive a gift.....yeah, the person who had my name said she didn't know what to get me. We actually had to list some of the things that we liked, which I did. Don't do it if you're this kind of person.
She should have been made to give her gift to you, or a rule should have been stated that if you don’t participate you get nothing. Can’t stand people like that.
I don’t participate at all. 😂😂😂😂 Secret Santa is against my religion🤣🤣🤣.
It’s crazy. I would be upset but the person I had has nothing to do with trifling that didn’t bring me a gift.
Thats so rude she couldve got a gift card to a coffee shop or something
Why do people struggle to get a nice gifts. Gift cards, nice mug, jars of speciality jams, beautiful make up case with gift card, speciality preserves in a fancy jar like peaches or apples. Candy in a fancy jar with a bow, any gift card from any store or restaurant. The list goes on and on. Just need some creation.
Nothing worse than being surrounded by sh*tty gift givers - both my friends and family! This is why I Xmas shop for myself so I won't be disappointed.
Same. I buy what I want throughout the yr so when I get disappointed at Christmas and birthday....I'm fine cause I get what I want when I see it.
Yall both cracked me up!!
The lady with the fish genuinely cracked me up 🤣
A bag of rice😮😂😂😂 now if it was Basmati rice then I wouldn’t be too mad🤣🤣🤣.
A floating shelf 😂 and thats one of a set of 3 I know because ive bought them
At my job we literally go all out to see who get the best gifts 😂 it be a whole competition 😂
Perhaps the lesson to be learned is to stop forcing this ridiculous gift exchange upon people....
They don’t have to participate
@katemiller7874 Nope. At one job coworkers and supervisor ridiculed an Indian woman for refusing. And she was respectful in requesting that. She said don't include her name and she would buy a gift for herself. I stepped in and told them that not everyone is the same religion and supervisor retaliated against me. I had to file a formal complaint. Intolerant and awful people.
In general, I just don't like doing all of this for Christmas at work. Christmas parties, gifts. I just....I see them Monday through Friday for 8 hours. They're all good to okayish people. Can we just do the work and go home without all the extras? Every time someone has a birthday, it has to be a thing too. Like please, I don't want to hang out with you even more. Maybe I'm acting a bit asociaI here, I'm fine with it. I'm genuinely cool with everyine there. But we aren't besties and I wish we could all just...not.
Friendddddd, you said exactly what I feel and say. I'm not about peoples fakery at work. So leave me outttt. Leave the gift giving for beloved Friends and family. 😮💨😮💨😮💨
31:48 I’m feeling like he’s reaching a little bit. I’m not saying he’s lying buttttt….😂
....now I'll never participate because I'm scared of people judging what I give. I made a winter care basket for a white elephant gift exchange. I bought different soup cans, different boxes of teas, hot chocolates, marshmallows. A soup bowl, a (what I thought was cute) mug, and even ingredients to make a hot toddie (bought the alcohol and everyrhing) went way over the budget of $25 dollars because I wanted to do something nice and thoughtful rather than just buying a candle or a gift card..
Now I'm scared people are going to think I'm cheap after watching all of these reactions... I really dislike the holiday season for this alone..
That is such a great idea of a gift! I honestly think it is a good thing. I don’t think people are going to think you’re cheap.
That is a very thoughtful gift. I would be very happy and when I got home, I'd immediately warm a bowl of soup while eating chocolate.
You’re the best gifter❤
Haha! The red lantern that smells of cigs and is NOT the business!! And dust!!! Hahaha
I did secret santa once, when I was 16 at my first job. I drew the name of a guy who bullied me relentlessly. I tried to switch, boss wouldn't let me. So I gave that asshole a literal bag of coal. Never participated again at any of my jobs. I'll just buy gifts for the people I like
Where I work, we have a five dollar limit for our secret Santas. And it’s not mandatory to participate. Our last manager tried to make it mandatory. If we didn’t participate, we wouldn’t get our bonuses. All of us immediately went to HR after that. Not even an hour later, we got an announcement saying that it was not mandatory to participate in secret Santa and they apologize for the misunderstanding and our Christmas bonuses were still going to be given to us. That little power trip from the manager made a social pariah. People purposely went out of their way to make her feel ostracized. Workers would follow her to actions, but it would not engage in any other communication with her unless it was about. The ostracizing got so bad that she quit three months later.
I’m never doing a secret Santa, I love giving gifts, I’m not about to be played out of my money.
This secret Santa ish shows that most of your coworkers really don’t like you 😣
5:59 this woman is wrong tho. Didn’t she say this was from a church member? I’m sure there are a lot of ppl in that church that are struggling, but this person still went out of their way to get you something. Ya it’s cheap, but it’s free. Be gracious, not entitled
28:56 girl that is the wrong color foundation for you
Everybody doesn't want to participate and when they do, you can not expect everyone to give the same way you would
9:10 I would be sooooo offended 😂😂😂 wtf
People are weird 😂
Never been this early to one of your videos. I just found you recently and your videos have been my go to. Happy belated birthday pretty lady!! 💖🌴🌴🌴
Welcome aboard! And thank you so much 🌴❤️
The lady that got the Barbie hangers in grade school, admits her mother supported her and bought the gift. Maybe the kid that gave the hangers didn't have a supportive parent and had to use their own money. I understand as a child she might be upset and disappointed but she an adult now, get over it, you didn't know that child's circumstances.
Another problem with SS is you always have that person who waaaay overbuys and makes everyone else look like cheapskates even though those people were just following the amount rule.
What happened at 21:00?????
Il be honest, i don't believe some of this secret Santa give them 😅😅
I know there are stingy people out there that don't care to give crap out just to receive something good...
But i believe some of this video looks stuff from their own house and they want to jump on the trends
This entire video was entertaining. I genuinely feel bad for all of the people that received such crappy secret Santa gifts.
LMAOOOOOOOO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’m just crying right now 😂😂😂😂😂
I would perfectly happy with a box of candy!
If you sneeze on me, you spit on me, and I will react as such.
Happy new year JODI. Another good video
ruby bridges? you serious?? that's so crazy!!
Totally got the idea for the fish from the internet, saw a bunch of people giving others fish for white elephant 😂
Ummmm, I would have been happy to get the fish. Lol
🌴🌴🌴 I'm so glad I found you! I enjoy you so much! Keep it up sis!!!!!
Did she say "it was a clear person" 😂🙈😭😂😂
Omg the fish!
Oh my goodness this was soooo good this was hilarious 😂 😂😂😂😂 I died laughing today lol
The Roku remote took me out😂😂😂😂
That last guy has to be lyin. There is no way someone is fixin to give you thier trash like that and then you be the one to get fired? Nope. His reactions to everything looked so dramatic and rehearsed too. Dude was wanting to go viral so bad. 😂
25:17 im just going to say on this one that when i was in 1st grade my teachers saved my bacon
We were so poor my mom didnt send me with a gift, so i tried to make paper dolls (yeah im that old) that morning but obviously they sucked.
I was mortified that the person that got them was going to be upset that they got such a crap gift. Thankfully my teacher was likely watching and replaced it with something nice.
So not dismissing your feelings but maybe that kid was in the same sitch and lifted those hangars (also not commendable) but something to consider to help you get over the trauma
Aw this is a sad and sweet story. I do not think schools should be doing this stuff. It presumes that 1) parents have money for this 2) parents will participate
All roads lead to upset kids. Even if it’s $5, maybe that kid has 5 siblings and the parents are strapped. Just not cool. I really appreciate your teacher at least having the foresight to see the problems with all this.
Edit: this is essentially why I quit the PTO at school. The moms seemed to be in competition to see who could make things grander, more expensive, when it came to parties and “gift bags”. It was a Best Mom Beauty Pageant more than anything else.
@@alyross2850 i guess its a matter of perspective
Of all the crappy and sad things that happened in my childhood this was one of the least bad things because in that moment at least my teacher cared about me enough to help. So yeah it sucks but theres worse things in thw world to have haunt you.
This is why i love Dirty Santa! The bad gifts people would've had their gifts snatched up!
I’ve done secret Santa and a few white elephant gifts in small groups/work places. Luckily I’ve never been given a bad gift and I always try to give good gifts based on what I know and can learn about of that person. I think smaller groups/work places are better because you can easily get to know someone and if you fail at being a secret Santa, then we’ll all let you know. I can see it being way harder and uncomfortable at a big company and such.
Dang…he got fired, Michael should have gotten fired not him.
In one of my old jobs, they had secret santa and one of the employees got fired so it got canceled. However the gift I got for the LOD was already on its way to be delivered to my house. So the day of what was supposed to be the secret santa, I clocked out for my lunch break, got her gift and gave it to her. Long story short, being that her and her husband are from Cote D’ivoire, her husband through the electronic gift in the trash. She was laughing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My mom was just talking about this a few days ago. She's retired now, but when she worked at a factory that made clothes, bags, shoes, she said that she got a dotted mug that was chiped on the inside. She didn't buy any gifts after that. And one woman got pranked, thinking she got a tv, ended up being shoe polish and scrub. This are not even secret santas, they are show me how you realy feel.
In our family we just gift cards with money in it,that way no one ever disappointed 😂😂😂
I’ll never understand how people really are ok with participating in secret Santa KNOWING they won’t put in the effort! As a manager, I typically never have issues because i allow my staff to choose their limit/budget. One year, everyone agreed to $50. The system didn’t add a name so two people got the same person. I bought an extra gift for the missing individual. Imagine…all he came with was a body spray and lotion for about $15….So it was God that allowed the person to get “two gifts” because many of them actually went all over budget!
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When someone gives you a mirror as a gift, throw it away. Witchcraft.
28:53 absolutely NOT. I’m not going to be grateful for crappy gifts. If you can’t afford to give a gift don’t participate in secret Santa. Just say merry Christmas and keep it moving. This is why I don’t do secret Santa or white elephant
Is the time stamp right? I think, there’s a mistake 😊
I don’t do secret Santa or white elephant at work NEVER AGAIN!!!! even with my own family!!!! 😆😅❤ The worst gift exchange I got was from this cheap associate!🤮She gave me not one but two of her dirty blouses that she picked up from her nasty closet🤔🤢🤮 it reeked of her cheap perfume! And she even went out of her way to open the smelly gift box for me, in front of everyone!!! 🎁
When people complain, Holidays get shut down at companies. Also.... go with the Dirty Santa gift exchange.
Michael walked around his house & threw stuff in a bag and called it a day. SMH 🤦🏻♀️. I can’t believe you got fired!!! You never named the place!
Oof. I've had the worst luck with SS. To the point where I actually burst into tears. The worst was a used, dirty hammock. Literally just the hammock- no cords or chains to hang it up. Everyone else got two or three gifts and everyone was holding up their gifts and we were all oooh and aahhing over their gifts until it came time for mine. No one said a word and I starting bawling. Im not even a crier but it just hit me wrong 😔
Now I dont feel so bad for not getting anything for Christmas 😂
Can you imagine getting an expired box of bug infested Pop Tarts?! 🤣🤣
My parents raised me well so I wouldn’t ever do something so thoughtless. I’d be ashamed to give some trash gift to someone. I couldn’t physically do it. Like you need some basic decency to give something nice to someone you don’t expect anything from.
Bruhhhhhh he got fireddddddd I'm weaaakkkkkk 😂😂
It seems to me that the woman who got Barbie hangers as a child should be MORE upset with her MOTHER than the other girl. How is it that she didn't have ANY toys by the 2nd grade??🤔🤨
My husband grew up poor and his parents bought them toys from the Dollar Store at least.🤷🏾♀️
Hahaha I received a box 22 gun shells. I don't own a gun. 😂😂😂
lol 😂
Maybe because of my personality and I know how people are, I never participated in this type of work functions. If you know who gave you the bad gift, why didn’t anyone just give the gift back to the person and vent your frustrations to them and not on social media?
Yall. Word of advice.
For Christmas secret Santa’s, white elephants, angel trees, hell even regular gift lists for regular people in our lives, EVERY TIME you go get groceries, or anything at all really, shopping wise, FREAKING ESPECIALLY if you’re a Walmart girlie like me, hit that clearance aisle. These days they actually have a clearance aisle where they always have, then they have the seasonal clearance somewhere to: Christmas (best one imo), valentines, st pattys, thanksgiving/fall, spring, summer, etc etc etc, the you’ve got the the school supply and back to school clearance (all these except the regular daily clearance of course have to be caught at just the right time of year, but there’s ALWAYS one or another going on) and throughout the entire year they’re having to make room for the newest products and they’re putting freaking AMAZING TOYS on that aisle for cheap. And always have Walmart scanner downloaded. Scan EVERYTHING. Just about everything I get on clearance scans on the app for cheaper than it’s showing in real life. But if you don’t know it, you’ll pay that larger amt. and the only thing is, sometimes it says “price if purchased ONLINE.” And they often try to get out of price matching that. Which is not true, they can absolutely price match their own online store prices IF it SAYS “sold and shipped BY WALMART.” make a stink with a manager.
I just bought a little tikes washing machine and a dishwashing machine on clearance. Stating out of stock, for ten bucks each. They have this massive honeybees set right now showing up for 25$ on the app. Fifty in store. They’re usually like 60-80 bucks. A freaking lol dollhouse for 25 dollars that’s usually 80. Awesome nerf guns for 15. Discovery/stem sets for 13$, 10$, and some for 6.50$!!!! Arts and crafts stuff. Coffee machines. Ninja appliances. Espresso machines! Knife sets. And the seasonal decors eventually get brought down to 90% off. So wait for that. Every fancy woman in the family loves cutesie new Xmas decorations for their gift. Always a good one. So every time I shop for food, I hit that aisle. I try to at least find/afford at least ONE item to set aside for Christmas and bdays and bday parties my kids get invited to. And I pay fractions of the prices. I’m not even out for specific items for specific people. I just buy stuff I know is a great buy and a killer price and I WILL FIND someone who can have it as their gift I promise! 😂 it’s amazing. It’s so much fun. So cheap. So thrilling really. And I’m getting super good at it and every store has some kind of clearance. That’s why I don’t understand how any of these poor people are getting effed on their secret Santa gifts. It’s so easy to go find clearance for actually nice stuff for 25% the normal price. And look like a badass giving it away. But that’s simply willful negligence and bad planning or lack of care on their parts. I’d guilt them into trading me their gift they received for the terrible gift they gave. If you’re truly in a spot you cannot afford it, don’t participate. Simple. Go thrifting. MAKE SOMETHING! Craft something! Freaking go out bulk day snatching - you wouldn’t believe the cool stuff I’ve found doing THAT right there 😂 another day though. It’s not hard to make someone at least FEEL thought of and cared about.
I dont know if Ive ever recieved the quality I gave in this kind of thing. And I didnt care as long as the person who recieved MY gift was happy. 😊
The box of candy was wrong.
Why do people regift stuff? I think regifters should all have explosive diarrhea in a public place. I got expired Christmas candy and hot chocolate. My boss sent it to me. I never even asked for it. So annoying. Sending me trash. I’m so glad my kids caught it and I saw the dates. I trashed it all. Stupid.
My boss is a wonderful giver-He mailed me a gift card, a cute foldable shopping bag, expensive chocolates, a glass water bottle with a beautiful glass straw with you’re awesome embossed on it, and a handwritten note thanking me for being apart of the team. ❤❤❤
Where I'm from, Secret Santa is strictly for gag gifts. 🤷🏼♀️ Some of these were funny and gave me ideas for next year! 😂
Ok already commented on the first video but things got worse. The last guy made me laugh for real but omg can you imagine getting expired food with bugs, used cologne and a used mirror? Michael may not have the money which hey alot of us dont but then dont participate in less you can be decent. I feel like that was not ok 😕 🤣 Pop tarts fine but pop tarts that had been opened, expired and had bugs??? Like be for real!
My coworker signed up for secret Santa just to get a gift. She wasn’t planning on getting a gift for her secret Santa. Another co worker had to give her money so that way that person opened something and not be excluded because the coworker didn’t wanna buy gifts but only receive. I will now only Participate on white elephants no more secret Santa.
Somebody purchased at my job a no name brand laundry detergent for secret santa game. So funny 😂 what!?! we are in a recession! Oh well!
I feel like Secret Santa doesn’t really work outside of a friend group. If it’s with people you don’t know pretty well, there should be a fairly low MAXIMUM (not minimum) because of stuff like this. It shouldn’t have to be that way, and if you can’t afford to do the exchange, you just shouldn’t participate. No harm, no foul.
I recently was involved in one where I knew all but two people in the group and somehow I drew one of those two. It was a $20 maximum, so I ended up getting her a gift card for the max amount and added a few homemade crochet items that were just bonus bag filler (I used my existing yarn stash). My secret Santa? They didn’t show up and they’re the other person I didn’t know, so I guess I’ll just take the L on that one. I wish I could say that this is the first time that it’s happened, but I’m really good at getting drawn by people who flake.
I’m confused. Why does any adult have to rely on anybody to buy them the things they want? Most relationships aren’t equal and you don’t get what you give. Get over it
It's about being thoughtful. If u take part in secret Santa put effort in and be kind..or dnt take part
My coworkers don't like each other and she got him black Cole and a candle that said you burn my last nerve🤣🤣🤣
Don’t they have tags where you list 3 things you might like to receive. Ours did. We got people exactly what they asked for
I have no shame in shaming the person who had the audacity to give me shit from their garage when we were supposed to buy gifts. The way i would've embarrassed her with the truth and my sniffing face smhhh
People are embarrassing themselves by giving those crappy, cheap, and no-effort gifts.
People have forgotten what Xmas is about.😂
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How bout my Secret Santa from work turned into a Poly Relationship at home!!
Lol my mom got a $7.00 dollar sweater and she spent $50.00 dollar on the other person😢😂
This right here is why I hate Christmas. People are so ungrateful. You spend all this money just for people to complain about their gifts. No one owes you anything. Lower your expectations and just be grateful for whatever you get.
How hard is it to gift someone something nice , people can be so selfish
Omg the first guy the red lantern was re gift they usually have bath stuff candies coffee or cooking oils inside
What is HR supposed to do? The woman who received the Ruby Bridges book, as a black woman, I would side eye a clear person giving me this, but how is this a HR issue?
Its not the 1st incident. If this is retaliation from the sneeze over the shoulder. Its giving like hes targeting her.
Here in NYC We
-set a price tag
-set 3 items to choose from
Can’t go Wrong w list
Wowwwww these are too funny
This is why the White Elephant thing will always be better than Secret Santa lol its supposed to be funny & nobody can get their feelings hurt. I understand some people can't afford to do the Secret Santa thing, so be honest and don't take part in it .. dont do stuff like this to people... it just puts a bad taste in their mouth...
what’s going on with the audio at 20:30?
Yeah…she should’ve turned down the background sound. Essentially she was showing how nicely she packed her Secret Santa gift only to get in return
There's another voice behind her voice so we can barely hear her.
In all honesty what can you even buy for 20$ now ?? That one chic with the pie must be a straight up terror too work wit NO WAY ID EAT THAT pie ...that was on purpose!! Going to HR over a freaking gift and making these vids proves it even more yall NO ONE LIKES U ENOUGH to get you a gift 😂😂 you get what u give frfr
Would never take part in one I give good gifts 🎁 and would be furious if I get a shitty gift.
Amen! Me too
If u really try you can get a great gift for not much money if you put thought and love into it... people want a free gift and give trash. .....its greedy and thoughtless dnt take part if u cant afford it. ..i love giving gifts ...
I got tissue packets and 3 musketeers bars in school once.
Wow.. I came across this video and I never in my life watch such ungrateful and demanding ppl. People literally are struggling to pay rent and buy food for their families. If someone gifted you something old or under priced. Then regift it or give it to the goodwill. I also seeing them brag about what they bought for other ppl,that they bought better gifts. If you have that type of money then good for you. I not defending those who obviously didn’t put the time in. But expecting gifts that don’t meet your standards is truly unholy.
My husband's job does Secret Santa every year. He never knows what to get so I do it for him.
To those who didn’t eat a gift from their secret Santa should be given the gift that their secret Santa got. If you don’t bring a gift you shouldn’t be able to get a gift and you should be exposed.
I don’t participate anymore. Call me a Grinch. But you usually end up with junk.