Comments on: Secret Santa Fail

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:52:19 +0000

I was the Santa to a woman I just didn’t like but sucked it up and got great gifts for her that she LOVED and we all knew this because she sat behind me. Loved them, showed them to all of us. We all know every party has a pooper right? She was the one in the office who had to know who everyone was playing Santa for, by process of elimination she figured out it was me and then was less then appreciative of the still wonderful gifts I was giving her.

Next year I still played the game and got someone I liked and again great gifts that she loved so much that on the last day, she gave me a gift.

By: Gotchy

Gotchy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 22:13:22 +0000

ROTFL

By: jessica

jessica — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:24:26 +0000

you got a stumble on this one chicky. Loved it. I worked in a law firm but got fired before the holidays. Too bad. I LOVE candy bars

By: Becky (Ms Batman)

Becky (Ms Batman) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:45:08 +0000

My secret Santa one year sent me on a scavenger hunt, complete with pictures, ransom notes, cryptic messages. It was a great game that the entire office enjoyed. Everyone was anxious to see what I would have to do to find my gift every day. Sure it sounds fun, but for someone who hates to be in the spotlight, even a little bit, it was horrifying to me and I Hated It. With a passion. But I wasn’t rude to bitch to everyone in the office… Just my best friend. My boss even took me aside and told me to suck it up and just play along, everyone was having fun. And I would be sorry and look like a total fool if I didn’t play along.
Still I bitched.
To my best friend.
Who turned out to be the coolest Secret Santa of all, because no matter how big a raging bitch I was, I still got the most amazing secret Santa Gifts that year.
And we’re still best friends.

By: Kate Coveny Hood

Kate Coveny Hood — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:33:25 +0000

That’s hilarious. Never beeen busted like that – but I sure have gotten some awful secret santa presents (a year old box of candy was featured in the pathetic lineup)

By: Michele

Michele — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:29:42 +0000

I hate the Secret Santa thing, especially when it’s at work or some place where everyone is expected to participate…yeah, everyone is “expected” to take money out of their paychecks and spend it on a co-worker. The very first year I was married my husband and I were so broke we didn’t give each other gifts, we were eating spaghetti just about every night, and barely paying our bills; we were both in college and I worked at a jewelry store. The manager decided we were all going to do the Secret Santa thing, and he announced that the gifts should have a “cash value” of about $25, to make the gifts fair. There was no possible way I could get that money–I was that broke. So I had to humiliate myself and announce, while he was putting names into a hat, that I could not participate because I couldn’t afford it. Of course, everyone thought I was lying and being a cheapskate. So, since that day, I’ve hated the whole concept. (Can you tell I’m still irritated about it?)

By: Elisa

Elisa — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:33:03 +0000

so I guess I shouldn’t give you that candy bar I bought fo you for Christmas then?

I don’t know, let’s see… does the time that I was so sleep-deprived from working all kinds of hours to finish stuff before Christmas that I didn’t lock the door when I went to change and one of my workmates walked in on me in my underwear? Hmmm.

By: Saucy

Saucy — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:39:57 +0000

When I was a practice teacher, all of the interns were included in the teachers’ Secret Santa Swap. Never mind that I am at this point a single mom of two kids, living at home with my parents, going to school full time and teaching full time (without pay)… I draw the name of a very nice male gym teacher. I know a little about him because I used to work with his brother. I know he is married and has small kids, so this is how I play it:

Day 1: I give him a box of microwave popcorn (family size)
Day 2: I give him a six-pack of Jones Soda
Day 3: I give him a bag of assorted candies
Day 4: I give him some cool Christmas napkins AND a pizza gift certificate for the pizza place across from the school
Day 5: I give him a gift card for two movie rentals at the Blockbuster across from the school

You see where I’m going with this… it’s a family night with movies and pizza… he thought it was great! He hugged me on the last day of school (also the last day of my internship) and said I was the best Secret Santa ever. I was pretty pleased with myself, until…

I get word from a mutual friend that his wife was pissed with me because a) she is a fat chick on a diet (I did not know that) and b) she perceives this as me making a “move” on her gym teacher husband. What.ever. You are welcome. I just want her to know, that year, my kids and I did not afford a movie rental OR a pizza night over the Christmas break.

And yes, I’m still bitter.

By: Stacey

Stacey — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:32:17 +0000

When I worked at a preschool we did Secret Santa every year. And every year someone would wind up with a Secret Santa that gave NOTHING. I guess it was part of the tradition.

By: Braja

Braja — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:40:43 +0000

Another reason Xmas sucks….