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The Banana Phone is exactly what you’d expect it to be — a banana that’s also a phone.
The Clocky Alarm Clock on Wheels might be the greatest White Elephant gift of all time.
It's an alarm clock that, if your giftee tries to hit the snooze button, runs away from them continuing to beep.
These lightsaber chopsticks glow in different colors with just the press of a button and come with included batteries.
MMX Marshmallow Crossbow fires “slightly dry” marshmallows up to 60 feet .
A white elephant gift exchange is a party game typically played around the holidays in which people exchange funny, impractical gifts.
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