Ideas for White Elephant / Yankee Swap / Barona Gift Exchange / Thieving Secret Santa / Selfish Santa / Nasty ********* / Dirty Santa / Scrooge's ********* / Rob Your Neighbor / Thieving Elves / Chinese Gift Exchange?

Ideas for White Elephant / Yankee Swap / Barona Gift Exchange / Thieving Secret Santa / Selfish Santa / Nasty ********* / Dirty Santa / Scrooge's ********* / Rob Your Neighbor / Thieving Elves / Chinese Gift Exchange?
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A blanket, A calendar, lottery ticket (sucks when someone wins and doesn’t share though – LOL!) puzzle, DVD and popcorn, candle, gift card to Starbucks or Dunkin’s. I love Yankee Swaps! They are a lot of fun and I got a really nice blanket last year, fleece with color snowflakes on it. Have fun.
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