The budget is the hardest part of Secret Santa. Spend too little and the gift feels like an afterthought; spend too much and you make everyone else look stingy. These 21 picks fit three common budgets — £5, £10 and £20 — and every one is rated 4.4 stars or higher, most from thousands of reviews, so you're not gambling on an unknown brand.
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Secret Santa gifts under £5
A fiver goes furthest on small treats and useful stocking fillers. These are things people actually use, rather than novelty tat that ends up in a drawer.
UNO card game
The classic family card game. Works for any age and gets played on Boxing Day. 4.7 stars from over 84,000 ratings.
Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Christmas Cracker, 100g
A cracker-shaped pack of Lindor truffles — festive, already wrapped and hard to get wrong. 4.7 stars from 1,500+ ratings.
Burt's Bees Honey Lip Balm
A winter essential everyone uses. Pair it with a hand cream for a small pamper gift. 4.6 stars from 54,000+ ratings.
Neutrogena Norwegian Formula Hand Cream, 50ml
Unscented, so it suits anyone, and a lifesaver for dry winter hands. 4.6 stars from 23,000+ ratings.
flintronic mini LED pocket torch
Small, bright and clips to a pocket — handy for dark winter mornings and power cuts. 4.5 stars from 3,600+ ratings.
Tabasco minis multipack (6 × 3.7ml)
Six tiny bottles of the original hot sauce, for the colleague who puts it on everything. 4.5 stars from 570+ ratings.
WOVTE extendable back scratcher
A classic jokey Secret Santa gift that turns out to be genuinely useful. Telescopic and pocket-sized. 4.4 stars from 6,000+ ratings.
Secret Santa gifts under £10
£10 is a popular office budget, and it opens up proper gifts: games, books and small home comforts.
Lindt Lindor Milk Chocolate Truffles, 200g box
About 16 truffles in a gift box. Leaves room in the budget for a card. 4.7 stars from 12,000+ ratings.
Rubik's Cube, the original 3x3
The original puzzle — a desk distraction that lasts well into January. 4.5 stars from 2,300+ ratings.
Taskmaster: 220 Extraordinary Tasks for Ordinary People
Alex Horne's book of daft tasks from the TV show. Perfect for a team that quotes it. 4.7 stars from 3,500+ ratings.
Burt's Bees Beeswax Bounty lip balm gift set
Four lip balms in a gift box — vanilla bean, cucumber mint and more. 4.6 stars from 54,000+ ratings.
Hot water bottle with faux fur cover, 2L
A cosy, practical gift for anyone who's always cold in the office. 4.5 stars from 3,100+ ratings.
Yankee Candle gift set, 3 mini votives
Three festive scents in a gift box, ready to hand over. 4.6 stars from 530+ ratings.
LEGO Creator 3in1 Turtle with a Water Lily Flower (31377)
A small build that makes three models. Adults love these on a desk as much as kids do. 4.8 stars from 4,300+ ratings.
Secret Santa gifts under £20
At £20 you can buy something people keep using for years — a game for the family, a gadget, or a proper treat.
Exploding Kittens card game (original edition)
Fast, silly and easy to learn — a guaranteed hit at Christmas. 4.6 stars from 57,000+ ratings.
Anker Power Bank, 10,000mAh 30W
Charges a phone about twice and fits in a pocket. Useful for commuters and travellers. 4.6 stars from 17,000+ ratings.
Soundcore Select 4 Go portable Bluetooth speaker
Waterproof, 20 hours of playtime and small enough for a bag. 4.7 stars from 14,000+ ratings.
Whisky stones gift set with 2 glasses
Granite chilling stones and two glasses in a wooden box. Looks far more expensive than it is. 4.8 stars from 4,300+ ratings.
Thoughtfully Gourmet hot chocolate gift set
Flavoured hot chocolates including salted caramel and toasted marshmallow. 4.6 stars from 1,400+ ratings.
Smokehouse by Thoughtfully hot sauce collection
A tasting set of sauces from around the world, from chipotle to habanero. 4.5 stars from 6,000+ ratings.
Rummikub travel edition
The tile game in a compact travel case. Easy for two to four players of any age. 4.7 stars from 2,700+ ratings.
How to choose when you barely know them
- Go consumable: chocolate, hot sauce and hot chocolate get used up, so there's no clutter if you miss.
- Go unscented or neutral: unscented hand cream and lip balm suit almost anyone.
- Go social: a card game gets played over Christmas, even by people who don't love it.
- Avoid alcohol and anything personal unless you know the person well. Some colleagues don't drink, and toiletries can read as a hint.
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