Best white elephant gifts 2026 under $10, $20 and $25, plus ugly sweaters for 18 December

At a glance

Prices are what the brand store showed on 1 Nov 2026 at about 07:15 London time, before tax and shipping. Sweater stock is by size, so the entry says how many sizes were available.

White elephant gifts under $10

White elephant gifts under $20

White elephant gifts under $25

Ugly Christmas sweaters

Matching family Christmas sweaters

Ships in time: the 11 December rule

For a party in the week of 14 or 18 December, order by 11 December for standard US shipping. Sweaters sell out by size first, so order those by early December. We will add ships in time flags at every December refresh.

Reported elsewhere and not confirmed by us: Good Housekeeping and NBC Select reported in mid October that a popular novelty toy and a $29.99 home store tool sweater sold out quickly and then restocked. We do not list or resell sold out branded items.

How to play white elephant

1. Set the price cap. Agree one spending limit for everyone, such as $10, $20 or $25, and set a date and time for the swap.
2. Wrap and pool the gifts. Each player brings one wrapped gift with no name on it and adds it to a shared pile.
3. Draw numbers. Everyone draws a number from a hat. That number is your turn order.
4. Player one opens. Player one picks any wrapped gift from the pile and opens it so everyone can see.
5. Open or steal. On each later turn you either open a new wrapped gift or steal an opened gift from someone else.
6. Replace a stolen gift. Anyone whose gift is stolen picks again right away: open a new gift or steal a different one. They may not steal straight back the gift just taken from them.
7. Freeze a gift. A gift is frozen after its third steal and stays with whoever holds it.
8. Final turn. When every gift is open, player one gets one last chance to swap with any unfrozen gift. Then the game ends.

Open the free printable rules, with Yankee swap, Dirty Santa and office friendly variations.

For gifts that last

Shopping for a bigger present? See our Black Friday home gifts, the Hanukkah 2026 gift guide, the advent calendar stock tracker and the 2026 hot toy tracker. Buying Pokémon cards? See the Pokémon 30th and Delta Reign drop desk for MSRP and release dates.