50 Best Secret Santa Gift Ideas for $25 and Under This Year

The concept of Secret Santa is great in theory: a group of friends, coworkers or family gather together to celebrate the holidays and exchange gifts (similar to White Elephant gift exchanges) that take the pressure off of buying something pricey for everyone on your list.

But when it’s time to shop for the perfect Secret Santa gift, it can feel like a stressful chore of buying a funny-upon-opening yet useless item that will end up collecting dust.

The perfect Secret Santa gift can be a fun quest, but it’s a challenging project to take on. Whether you’re shopping for your best friend or looking for gifts for coworkers you just met yesterday, the goal is to get a unique gift everyone wants, but not something that’ll break the bank.

Lucky for you, we are here to mitigate your worries and provide you with gifts for a stress-free gift exchange both you and the recipient will actually enjoy. Say goodbye to scrambling the night before or begging the shipping gods to deliver your last-minute gift on time. Get your present early, and instead get excited about how much your Secret Santa recipient is going to love what you chose for them (because trust us, with these Secret Santa presents, they will).

Below, we have rounded up the 50 best Secret Santa gift ideas around $25 (which will also make for great White Elephant gifts or stocking stuffers) to ensure that you impress your peers while remaining calm, cool, and collected. If you’re simply looking for a cheap gift idea that will be a real crowd pleaser outside Secret Santa season, feast your eyes on the online shopping ideas that lay ahead. Get that credit card ready folks, and win the game of Secret Santa this year.

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Intergenerational gifts can be tricky, but this under-$25 card game makes roasting each other fun and easy. This deck houses more than 200 trivia cards that pit the “older-and-maybe-wiser against the not-as-old-but-still-pretty-wise” against each other with pop culture, history, slang quizzes and more.

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Opopop’s innovation on everyone’s favorite movie snack is a true game changer. Not only are the flavors superior to anything you’ve ever tasted (we’re talking salty caramel, vanilla vanilla, chedapeno, salted umami, and even pickle monster), but the collapsible silicon bowl is BPA-free, microwave safe and a major space saver. Yes, please.

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The best foot massagers come in the form of the Shiatsu style, which is a traditional Chinese medicine theory of deep foot acupressure for full body wellness. This wooden foot massager produces different pressure to enhance the stimulation of the acupuncture points to relieve foot pain, improve blood flow, and help to relax and restore tired feet.

Any all-year-round griller will appreciate these grilling bags. The grommeted edges keep veggie slices and other kebab favorites from falling through the slats. They are easy to flip and keep the tasty juices marinating the goods.

It’s part gag gift, part extremely useful household item. This motion-activated LED toilet light eliminates the sleep walk confusion of bumping into furniture on a bathroom run in the middle of the night. It softly illuminates the bathroom when you gotta go, without blinding your nighttime eyes.

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We can’t believe this picnic basket cooler is an under-$25 gift. Originally priced at $60, this Amazon discount is not one to sleep on, in fact you should snag one for yourself while you’re at it. It’s a high quality fully insulated market basket with a heat sealed leak-proof lining for easy cleaning. It will keep food hot or cold with an easy upright transport, perfect for potlucks, picnics, beach days sporting events, market trips, and more.

Burt’s Bees products are a necessity the second the temperatures start to drop. This tin kicks off the winter season with the brand’s best sellers. The gift recipient will be so lucky to receive Lemon Butter Cuticle Cream, Hand Salve, Beeswax Lip Balm, Res-Q Ointment, Shea Butter Hand Repair Cream and Coconut Foot Cream.

This bedside charger and ambient light will elevate anyone’s nightly routine. It has a touch sensor switch ranging between three lighting modes for proper nighttime eye health.

Sure this motion activated glowing basketball might be marketed towards tweens, but anyone that shoots hoops in the dark knows how much harder it is when you can’t see. It gets darker earlier, and this water-resistant street basketball is the perfect under-$25 gift for any night time baller.

Skincare is always a good idea, especially when it’s a brand we love in a travel, under-$25 set. You get a hair and body cleanser (who doesn’t love a two-for-one product?!), a best-selling lip balm, and a cool vitamin-infused moisturizer.

Gamers always want the latest and most high-tech gadget, but this holiday season, we suggest giving them a classic blast from the past that won’t break the bank instead. It’s a nostalgic nod that also serves as a fun deskside distraction, making it the perfect gift for coworkers that game.

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While this may initially seem like an odd gift, anyone who trims their beard regularly will instantly realize it’s a great Secret Santa gift for guys. It’s easy to set up and use, and will save you significant time trying to clean up all of those pesky stray hairs. It’s also a crowd pleasing gag gift that will get an audience roaring.

If this year’s Secret Santa recipient has you stumped, just know that a great bag of coffee is always a good gift idea. Most people are at-home coffee drinkers these days, and a unique