Inherited a team with a few people who hate each other. Didn't think it would spill over into Secret Santa. One man got a very large bottle of own brand dandruff shampoo. A woman got a packet of Tena Lady. Never running a Secret Santa ever again.
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Maybe try Secret Scrooge instead - exactly the same rules as Secret Santa, but you can't spend any money. Not even on the wrapping paper. Can be something you already have, something you've made, or even something stolen (not condoning that). Et creative - it's often highly amusing
Worked somewhere where basically everyone brought a gift (IE mainly regifting unwanted presents) and then everyone picked one at random. Memorably one year of the founders - uptight tax dodging God botherer - got a bottle of pubic lice shampoo
I was in the same position. First week in the job it was one team member's birthday so I bought and signed a card to pass around the office, but couldn't find a second person who would sign it.
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Never happened again, but it did improve my breath.