10 White Elephant Gift Ideas: Practical and Unisex

The holiday season has arrived and you have been invited to a gathering. It has been requested you bring a white elephant gift and the rules are that the gift must be something others would want, no tacky rubbish. So you may now be looking for white elephant gift ideas that would be welcomed by men and woman and are gifts that most people would be happy to get. Here you will hopefully get some inspiration with the following white elephant gift ideas.

Picture Frame
This is a white elephant gift that no one would be upset about. Just stick to simple frames without decorations. A plain silver frame or one made of wood would be best.

Gift Certificates plus item
Many times the rules of white elephant gifts do not allow you to give gift certificates on their own so you will need to add something to them. Since gift certificates can cover a wide variety of people and tastes they are a good white elephant gift idea. So if you want to go this route include a small item that fits the theme of the gift certificate. Some ideas are: with a gift certificate for an Italian restaurant include some nice pasta and pasta sauce, with a gift certificate for Starbucks include a coffee mug, with a bookstore gift certificate you could include a small book, calendar or diary for the new year, you get the idea.

Candles
This is a pretty popular "safe" gift making it a good white elephant gift idea. Pick out some nicely scented candles or a large Yankee candle. Try not to pick something to exotic when it comes to the smell, to ensure that it is more appealing to most people.

DVD/CD Case
These are useful items that most people will appreciate and the appeal to both sexes. Some people like to put CDs in their car or save space in their DVD collection, making one of these cases a great idea for a white elephant gift.