How to play Secret Santa correctly and what to give to colleagues up to 3 thousand rubles?

There are two ways to find out how your colleagues really treat you. The first is checked while on vacation – if tags with your name appear in business conversations even on a well-deserved vacation, and for every little thing it is worth thinking about what all this is for. And if you were given a personalized mug on the New Year’s “Secret Site”, rest assured that you have definitely crossed someone’s path.

But seriously, the day of the Secret Santa giveaway is the most anticipated day at the The Fashion Vibes editorial office. Therefore, in November, we begin to unobtrusively learn about the desired gifts from each other. And Day X itself is just an opportunity for us to discuss who got caught in small companies. We know it’s against the rules, but who doesn’t do that?

We decided to remember ourselves and also remind you how to properly play “Secret Santa” with your colleagues. We talk about the most popular ways to play the best Christmas game, and also share great gift options for every budget.

Method one – classic

The oldest secret Santa method is leaves that everyone takes out of any box. Someone writes the names of all participants on the same pieces of paper, then folds them, mixes them and sends them to a dark box in which absolutely nothing is visible. By the way, after that it is recommended to mix everything again. And then each of the participants takes out a piece of paper and, without showing it to others, opens it to find out who took it. In general, nothing complicated.

On the designated day, each participant will need to leave their gift and a note with the recipient’s name in one place. Only then will everyone have to guess who Santa Claus is.

Things to do before the draw: Discuss the budget for the gift with your colleagues in advance. This was done so that none of the participants would be offended by the fact that he bought a niche perfume and was given a set of stickers with cats.

Second method – innovative

Zoomers do not use the classic drawing method to distribute gifts. Now there are special sites and bots for this. For example, the most popular online organizer is called “Secret Santa.” The manager creates an online box and sends a link to it to colleagues. By the way, each of the participants can leave an anonymous letter to Santa Claus. I agree, this is also appropriate. Then a random draw is held on the site and everyone finds out who won in this game.

Another way to play Secret Santa is to use a bot on Telegram. Our favorite is “Santa Claus”. And the most useful thing is that there is the opportunity to create your own wish list, which you can then send to your friends. And mechanically it works exactly the same as the website. You send all participants a link so they can log in using the ID code and the bot can draw lots. By the way, it is also possible to create wish lists within the game.

Third method – gambling

Perhaps this method is only suitable for those who like to gamble and will be prepared for the fact that if something happens, almost all of their colleagues will be offended at him. We tell you what the essence of this game is. First of all, in this version of Santa Claus, universal gifts are prepared for the team instead of personalized gifts. And then everyone invests a symbolic amount in a common “bank”.

Next, each participant is offered three options for the development of events: to randomly pick up any gift from the common table, to participate in the withdrawal of money from a common bank, to participate in a gift draw for those who decide to use it. second method.

When everyone decides, a note is drawn from the general “bank” piles and a prize draw is held. The first winner gets all the money, the second gets all the remaining gifts.

What to give to colleagues? Gift options