secret santa
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12 Christmas Gag Gift Ideas That’ll Spice Up Secret Santa This Year
The rules of Secret Santa are usually quite simple. An even number of friends or colleagues gather together, trade names and anonymously choose presents for each other. Some groups like to agree on a set budget while others like to pen a wishlist to give their secret gift-giver a few options to choose between. On…
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Merry Christmaths: The Statistics Of Secret Santa
Last Christmas, my family gathered to organise our Kris Kringle. My sister drew her husband, but they were already buying presents for each other, so we decided to draw again. No one in my family (except me) is particularly interested in mathematics or statistics, but my brother fatefully asked:
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Secret Santa Saved My Family Gift Exchange
My family isn’t great at gift exchanges. We tend to buy gifts too late (“Merry Christmas, here’s a print-out of what you’ll get in January!”) or misjudge each other’s tastes. We have trouble matching our budgets – do I need to drop as much money on a cousin’s new boyfriend as I do on my…