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Rude Secret Santa Gifts Under £15 That Are Actually Funny
Secret Santa should be easy. Two properly funny gifts under £15 that suit the recipient instead of the panic-buy shelf.
Secret Santa should be easy.
You are given a name, a spending limit and several weeks in which to make one questionable decision.
Yet somehow it ends with people panic-buying something forgettable on the way to the Christmas party.
A good Secret Santa present does not need to be expensive. It needs to suit the recipient, create an immediate reaction and feel as though more than eleven seconds of thought went into it.
Here are two properly funny Secret Santa gifts currently available from BanterBros for under £15.
Start with the person, not the swear word
The fact that a gift is rude does not automatically make it funny.
The best choice depends on:
- how well you know the recipient
- whether they enjoy sweary humour
- whether the present will be opened publicly
- how relaxed the workplace or family is
- whether you want to see everyone again in January
Banter works when the recipient is laughing too.
For the colleague who has mentally clocked off
Some people use a notepad to organise their day.
Other people write a detailed list, admire it for several minutes and then ignore everything on it.
The A5 “Shit I’ll Probably Ignore” Notepad is designed for the second group.
It contains 50 tear-off sheets for tasks, reminders, shopping lists, meeting notes and ambitious plans destined to be moved to tomorrow.
It works particularly well for:
- the office procrastinator
- the permanently overwhelmed friend
- the colleague who survives entirely through lists
- the family member who writes reminders about their other reminders
- anyone who says “I’ll do it later” with absolute conviction
It is funny when opened but useful afterwards, which puts it ahead of most last-minute Secret Santa choices.
A5 Notepad – “Shit I'll Probably Ignore”
A5 tear-off notepad with 50 sheets, made in the UK. For to-do lists that start with “survive”.
For someone who needs a colouring break
The Cheeky Cunt Colouring Book contains 25 pages of bold, sweary A4 designs.
It is made for adults who enjoy rude British humour and want something more entertaining to colour than another page of flowers.
It suits:
- the friend with no filter
- the colleague who has had enough
- the sibling who communicates mainly through insults
- the person who enjoys colouring but hates wholesome slogans
- anyone likely to read every page aloud before starting
This is an adult-humour product for people aged 18 and over, so consider the recipient and where it will be opened.
Cheeky Cunt Colouring Book
25 pages of sweary, savage A4 colouring designs. Half therapy, half chaos, printed on paper thick enough to survive it.
Which one should you choose?
Choose the notepad when the joke should be cheeky, practical and suitable for a desk.
Choose the colouring book when the recipient likes stronger language, colouring and gifts that create a bigger reaction.
If you are still unsure, use the BanterBros Gift Finder and select from products that are genuinely in stock.
Secret Santa gifts for work
Workplace Secret Santa requires slightly more judgement than buying for close friends.
Consider:
- whether presents are opened in front of everyone
- whether the recipient regularly uses the same kind of humour
- whether your workplace is relaxed
- whether the joke relates to harmless work habits rather than something personal
A procrastination notepad may suit a colleague who openly jokes about ignoring tasks. A sweary colouring book is better reserved for someone whose sense of humour you already understand.
Secret Santa gifts for friends
Close friends are easier because you already know where the line is and how enthusiastically they will cross it.
Choose the product that feels most connected to their personality.
The notepad suits the disorganised one. The colouring book suits the one who needs a quiet evening away from everyone else.
Secret Santa gifts for family
Family gift exchanges can support impressive levels of chaos, but the same rule applies: make sure the recipient will enjoy the joke.
Do not rely on “it was only banter” after buying something you already knew they would hate.
Why useful joke gifts are better
The best funny gifts continue being useful after the initial reaction.
A notepad can live on a desk or in a kitchen. A colouring book gives the recipient an actual activity.
The joke gets attention, but the usefulness stops the present from being forgotten immediately.
How much should you spend?
Follow the agreed spending limit.
A more expensive gift does not automatically become funnier, and spending far above the limit can make the exchange uncomfortable.
Both current BanterBros products are below £15 at the time of publication. Live prices are shown on the product cards above.
The final rule
Choose something that feels as though it was picked for that person.
Secret Santa does not need to be meaningful, sophisticated or suitable for display in a formal reception area.
It just needs to make the right person laugh.
Read next: Funny Gifts for Work Colleagues Who Have Mentally Clocked Off
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