The 10 Most Unusual Co-Worker Holiday Gifts, 2013 Edition

By Eric B. Meyer

Leave it to CareerBuilder to run a survey seeking the most unusual co-worker holiday gifts. Camouflage toilet paper made the list.

(Well, at least it wasn’t used, am I right?)

According to this survey from CareerBuilder.com, about one-quarter of your co-workers will exchange gifts this holiday season, while 1 in 5 will buy holiday gifts for their bosses.

Most will spend lest than $25 on the gift. One in 10 cheapskates will spend $5 or less.

Gifts you don’t want to get

If you are on a limited budget and are looking for the unusual holiday gift for a co-worker, well, you’ll have to do better than these doozies:

50 pounds of fresh Louisiana shrimp;
A toothpaste squeezer;
A hand-painted porcelain clown with silk clothes on it;
A unicorn calendar;
A painted concrete chicken;
A plaster cast of a co-worker’s hand;
Camouflage toilet paper;
Homemade laundry detergent;
Stamps;
A talking fly swatter.

What the most unusual workplace holiday gift your ever gave/received? Let me know in the comments below.

This was originally published on Eric B. Meyer’s blog, The Employer Handbook.