Secret Santa Gift Ideas Under £10
Secret Santa is a strange art. You have a tenner, a name you barely recognise from the office, and a deadline. Go too safe and it is forgotten. Go too wild and HR gets involved.
The sweet spot is something funny that is also useful. Here are our favourite Secret Santa gifts under £10, sorted by who you have pulled out of the hat.
For the office joker: Waste Man Waste Paper Bin
Waste paper bins are boring. The Waste Man Waste Paper Bin is not, because it says Waste Man on it. Made from lined cotton canvas, it works as a desk bin, a storage bin or even a cactus pot cover. Funny on the outside, useful every day. £6.
For the colleague who glares at their screen: funny lens cloths
Everyone has glasses, sunglasses or a grubby phone screen. Our £5 microfiber cloths clean them all without sprays, and they look anything but boring.
- Pizza Lens Cleaning Cloth: a slice of pepperoni pizza, printed front and back.
- Beer Lens Cleaning Cloth: pint-sized beer goggles for the after-work drinks crowd.
- Planet Earth Lens Cleaning Cloth: literally the world in their hands.
At £5 each, you could even give two and stay under budget.
For the one who brings in cakes: Speech Bubble Cookie Kit
The Speech Bubble Cookie Kit has two stainless steel speech bubble cutters, a refillable brush pen for food colouring and a recipe card. Bake the cookies, then write messages on them. One cutter has a notch so the cookie hooks onto the side of a mug. Genius. With any luck, the office gets a batch in January. £8.
For the friend who never cares what anyone thinks: No F*cks Given Vinyl Decal
Know the right person for this? The No F*cks Given Vinyl Decal is a daily reminder to live by your own rules. It sticks to walls, windows or mirrors and is easy to remove. Best saved for a friends' swap rather than the team with the boss in it. £6.
For the self-confessed main character: All About Me Vinyl Decal
Slightly gentler, very cheeky. The All About Me Vinyl Decal brightens up a mirror and is quick to apply and easy to remove. Ideal for the colleague who always talks about their weekend. £5.
For the telly addict: TV Box Set Popcorn Bucket List
The TV Box Set Popcorn Bucket List is a mini retro popcorn box with 100 paper popcorn pieces, each one a top rated box set with its genre, rating, running time and more. No more endless scrolling. Just pick a piece and press play. £9.99.
For the team party: games under a tenner
A game is a clever Secret Santa because the whole group gets to enjoy it.
- Emoticon Hunt: 100 emoticon cards to act out with your funniest faces. £8.
- Festive Fun in a Bauble: Charades: 100 festive charades hidden inside a bauble that hangs on the tree. £8.
For someone you actually like: Personalised Letter Glasses Cloth
Drawn your work best friend? The Personalised Letter Glasses Cloth lets you write a note on it in ballpoint pen, front and back, without it smudging. Thoughtful, useful and only £6. Just keep the note anonymous if you want to stay secret.
Secret Santa tips from our studio
- Funny beats fancy. A gift that gets a laugh when it is opened always wins.
- Useful beats ornamental. Bins, cloths and cookie cutters get used. Trinkets get forgotten.
- Know your audience. Save the cheekier decals for friends rather than the boss.
Need more ideas? Browse our gifts under £10 or the full Christmas gifts collection. Buying for a few swaps at once? UK delivery is free on orders over £30.
