Secret Santa in the office can be a tricky thing to navigate safely. You want to buy something that the person will like, but you run the risk of pulling out a name of someone you don’t know all that well. Which can then open the question – what on earth do you buy them? That you know they will like? Will use? Won’t offend?

If this has happened to you this year, or, you’re worried that will probably happen to you. We’ve got you covered. Be gone the days of Nivea Moisturiser Sets and Milk Tray Chocolates. Here are 27 ideas that are sure to get the ideas flowing for just about anyone in the office!

Under £5

They’re some great ideas for a small budget Secret Santa. Don’t go wasting your money on something that won’t ever be used. With these cool gifts, you can impress your secret Santa with your low-budget-creativity.

Whether your Secret Santa is 18 or 65. Female or Male. Boss or Assistant. Hopefully there’s at least one good idea lurking here for your person.

We can’t guarantee this list will be 100% right, but hopefully, at the very least. It’ll get those ideas churning away!

1. £4.99 Reindeer Bottle Stopper

For those amongst us that love a glass of wine…. which is most of us… especially over Christmas.

2. Create a small hamper

No one would turn their nose up at a little selection of goodies, and if you look in the right places, you can find some quality items, here’s some items you could include for under £5

• £2.00 Miniature Green Tea Shampoo
• £1.00 Face Mask
• £1.50 Bath Bomb
• 25p Sweeties

3. £3.59 Beer and Wine Shower Holder

Shower beer anyone? Don’t pretend we aren’t all partial to a wee tipple in the shower.

4. £4.00 Travel Mug

When times are really hard, and you have the world’s most difficult secret Santa. Hit the failsafe button – a mug. Or a travel mug. Everyone has to drink, and being British, 99.99% of us drink tea. You can’t go wrong!

5. £5.00 Sloth Eye Mask

For that quirky colleague. How adorable are these eye masks!

6. £5.00 Party Time Candle

Surprisingly, John Lewis has a small selection of Under £5 gifts, so you can just go ahead and leave it in the John Lewis bag. Who wouldn’t love that?

7. £4.20 Socks in a box

These are great from Debenhams, we’ve all got one nearby, so you can quickly nip in and grab these awesome socks in a box.

Under £10

We have tried to keep each section as varied as we possibly can. Offices are a multitude of personalities, so we wanted to cover items enough for just about anybody!

We have this list of items under £10 will inspire you for that difficult Secret Santa.

8. £6.99 H & M Necklace

Always a great go to for women of all ages, H and M are a fabulous fashion brand you can buy good quality, well priced items – same goes for the fellas!

9. £6.99 Pop Sockets

Items like this might get dropped into the ‘boring’ pile… but boring is often the best. One of my favourite presents’ I’ve ever received is an insulated water bottle! This handy little gadget acts as a holder and a stand for any phone!

10. £9.99 Portable Phone Charger

Another ‘boring pile’ gift, but again… possibly one of the most useful presents! These phone chargers can fit into a pocket or just about any handbag. They are a great way to beat the frustration of a phone that dies in 2 hours.

11. £8.99 Wallet ninja

This is more tailored towards the men, but something that can slip into your wallet and available for use at the drop of a hat.

12. £9.99 Sparkle LED Jar

Anything homely that can be placed throughout the home, is a great gift. Which is exactly what these are. They brighten up any work top.

13. £9.00 The Ordinary Rose Hip Seed Oil

It is worth noting, that the cult brand ‘The Ordinary’ do amazing, organic, vegan beauty products, all at great prices.

14. £8.00 Travel 5 Second Rule Boardgame!

This game is a classic that anyone can enjoy at Christmas when the family gets together!

Under £20

Present giving starts to get a little easier once you get closer to the £20 mark. But let’s keep looking to gift ideas that are slightly out of the norm. As well as keeping along the lines of things people will actually want to use!

15. £17.95 iRoller

Unsure what to buy the tech guy in IT? Something like this iRoller could be just the right thing. It is small, compact and great for people who take pride in their devices.

16. £19.95 Make Your Own Lip Balm kit

The world is going in the way of make-your-own, natural products. Unsurprisingly, there will be people lurking in your team that would love a gift like this one.

17. £17.00 Mens Shaving Kit

Millienial hispters – this one’s for you! Or, just about any guy would be happy with this super slick shaving kit.

18. £15.00 Snuggle Pillow

These pillows have been reviewed to improve the quality of your sleep as well as being incredibly comfortable. Granted, you will probably have to know someone pretty well before buying them a snuggle pillow.

19. £10.99 Beer Tasting Experience in Notts

Now, for any experience, this link may expire along the way, we can’t guarantee how long this offer will be available for.

This Beer tasting experience is by Brew Dog in Nottingham, in a world of clutter and ‘stuff’. An experience goes a long way and is something people can really remember and enjoy.

20. £14.99 Best Year Ever Diary

We’ve come quite far with technology, but there are people out there that still prefer to put pen to paper. This is a great gift for the organised, list makers amongst us.

21. £20.00 Lush Snow Fair Body Spray

Lush has some stunning products and is 100% natural, organic and cruelty free.

Under £30

For the ballers amongst us, we delved into the realm of £30 too…

22. £30 Casio Silver Watch

Casio is a tried and trusted brand. Everyone knows their products and they are used by men and women alike.

23. £22 Dinosaur Pyjamas

This would be strictly for someone in the office you know pretty well, buying sleep wear might be a little out of the ordinary, but these PJ’s are too funky not to include!

24. £27.95 Manchester Gin & Tonic Set

What could be better than supporting a local UK based company that sells top quality gin, this great little set is a winner for any gin lovers.

25. £29 Reflexology With Head Massage

At this price range you really open up the options for experiences. This link very well may expire whilst this post is live. If it does, you catch the idea, for under £30, you can buy all manner of massages/reflexology/reiki/facials etc through Groupon.

26. £24.99 Alexa Echo Dot

Another one for tech lovers, these items are a great household addition.

27. £22.95 Deluxe World Scratch Map

For the globetrotters in the office, who like to disappear to a new unknown country every year, this could be a perfect and different gift

Do something good this Christmas

We hope this post has given you a lot of inspiration. If you have found a present after looking through this post, we’d love to hear from you… leave us a message in the comments section below!

If this Christmas, you would like to do your part for the community, we ask that you help us out by giving a sleeping bag to a homeless person in our area.

We are working with the Salvation Army to collect as many donations as possible. Those who donate will be entered into a prize draw to win an office Christmas Hamper!

See more information on our website;

https://turnerfoxrecruitment.co.uk/keep-a-homeless-person-warm-this-winter/

We have had an amazing response thus far, let’s keep it going together as a business community!