Themed band-aids. I received #1 from my 30-something nephew one year.
Anything from Archie McPhee.
I’d go with the Donald Trump Chia pet.
Lots of interesting stuff at The Unemployed Philosophers Guild
If you want to give a real gift, get a big ass box of good chocolates. Not that Russell Stover crap, I’m talking Fannie May or See’s.
My go-to item for this sort of thing is Mr. Tea. Always a hit.
Marshmallow gun
That went over pretty well at last night’s white elephant.
That’s what I received in 2017 and re-gifted in 2018.
Good thread with some good links.
We’re doing one with our extended family next week. I figured this was a nice unisex gift. (Roller foot massager thingy if you don’t want to click on the link.)
A set of tea infusers that make it look like a sloth, narwhal or manatee are peeing in your tea.
Geez. 29 responses to the OP and I didn’t notice a single white elephant among them.
Here are some white elephants for you:
Porcelain elephant figurines at Amazon, many of them white.
Inflatable white elephants at Alibaba. (ETA: May be outside OP’s price range.)
I don’t think this ‘useless box’ is a gag gift.
I’ve given it to children and adults alike, with success.
My ex-SIL used to provide me with great white elephants that I would give away the following year at work, things like a handmade dusting glove, complete with fake jewel ring, singing Billy Bass, or a wine bottle holder that was made with a horseshoe and cowboy boot. Wedding gifts you’ve never used, decorative candles, and workout videos are fantastic too.
The board game Forbidden Island makes for a good gift for exchanges like this I think. It fits the price range but looks impressive and the box isn’t huge or unwieldy plus the game is fun and relatively easy to learn.