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The best novelty Christmas gifts for adults joke about the season and the family, such as Family Gathering Antidote for a full house or Favourite Child Antidote for a competitive sibling. They get a laugh from the whole table and still look good on a shelf in March.
Give him something small that makes him laugh. A joke about one of his habits, such as Road Rage Antidote for the driver who shouts at traffic or Mojo Restoration Fluid for the tired dad, respects the nothing rule and still gives him something to open.
Buy them something they could never have bought themselves: a funny keepsake about one of their habits, a sentimental vial with their name on it, or a label you write about them. Small gifts work best, because people who have everything also have full shelves.
The best adult stocking fillers are small, funny and worth keeping. Pick a joke about their habits, such as Bottled Silence for a busy parent or Tea Essence for a tea lover. Everything here is under £15, fits in a stocking and lasts longer than socks.
Rude Secret Santa gifts work with friends who have agreed to a cheeky swap, never at work. Our picks are cheeky rather than explicit, so they get the laugh and can still stay out on the shelf. Plus the rules for a rude swap that stays fun.
Skip the candle and the bath set. These gifts are pretty enough to keep on show, funny enough to get a reaction and can carry her name. Picks for the seaside lover, the optimist, the honest one and the friend who rescues everyone.
A name turns a funny gift into their gift, and it gets the biggest reaction at the swap. Here are the best personalised picks under £20, how to pick the right joke and how to write your own label when nothing else fits.
Skip the socks and the mug. The gifts that get a laugh point at something he is known for, such as DIY confidence, driving commentary or a new running hobby. All under £20, and each one can carry his name.
Drew your boss? Aim the joke at the job of being a boss, not at them. Meetings, pressure and pay rises are safe ground. Here are career-safe funny picks, the jokes to avoid and how much to spend.
The safest funny office gifts joke about the job everyone shares, such as meetings, emails, Mondays and annual leave, never about the person. Here is what to buy, what to avoid and how to keep the swap fun for the whole team.