Sosuna-o-Lata

My holiday office party is Wednesday night. Good food, good drink and lots of laughter, I usually have a great time. Every year we do a Yankee Swap (AKA White elephant gift exchange, Dirty Santa, Dirty/Thieving Elves) after dinner. I’ve participated the last 5 years and am unsure if I will tomorrow. I don’t have a gift yet as they raised the amount to spend on a gift. The last five years it has been in the $20-25 range and they upped it to $30-35. I have no idea why the increase but I, at first, said “Forget it, I won’t play. Money is tight, I have tons of kids in my family and I buy gifts for all. I usually walk away with something I can’t use.” Last year I came home with a Victoria’s Secret gift card, they don’t even carry my size in that store!

So now, as I sit here the night before, thinking about what I’m going to wear to this thing, I’m thinking maybe I should just suck it up and participate. I don’t want to be the only one sitting out of the fun (it is lots of fun).

Now I ask of you, if you are reading this post, for some suggestions. What non-gender specific gift do you get for a bunch of Lawyers and Paralegals? I have 2 hours between work and the party when I can shop and I have big mall and tons of shops in the area to chose from. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!