The Secret Santa gag gift with real substance: horse poo in an Octagon tin, your message on a sticker, sent in the post for just €9.90.
The Secret Santa gift nobody forgets
Every December the office Secret Santa delivers the same haul: a scented candle, novelty socks, a mug with a pun on it. We offer something that will still come up at next year’s Christmas do. The Octagon tin holds real horse poo, properly packed, with your message on a sticker. From the outside it looks like a perfectly respectable present. The truth comes out when it is opened.
Of all the Secret Santa joke gifts for coworkers, this is the one people retell. It works just as well for the five-a-side team, the family swap or a bad-gift exchange. Drawn someone in particular? Go up a size: the Clear box (€12.90), so they can see what is coming, the White lacquer box (€15.90), the Elephant dumpling (€19.90, roughly three quarters of a litre of elephant dung in a tin with a bow) or the Cowpat (€22.90). Add a gift box for €6 and it looks properly festive.
How the poo gets into the sack
We post from Germany to the UK as an international item with a fictitious sender. For Secret Santa the easiest route is to give your own address as the recipient: the parcel comes to you, and you put it on the pile with everyone else’s. If you know where your colleague lives, you can of course send a poo straight to their door. There are no flyers, no adverts and no invoice in the parcel; the invoice reaches you by email. Tracking is available for €3.50.
We dispatch within two working days of receiving payment, often the same day, and paying online is quickest. For delivery before Christmas, order by Tuesday 1 December. Office parties usually fall earlier, so allow an extra week.
Secret Santa poo: your questions
Will it fit a Secret Santa budget?
The Octagon tin costs €9.90 and postage is €4, so €13.90 in total. That sits comfortably inside a £15 or £20 limit. With a £10 cap, the tin itself squeezes in; with postage it goes slightly over.
Will anyone know it was me?
Only if you tell them. The tin carries no sender, and nothing in the parcel points to you or to us. How anonymity and delivery work
What should I write on the sticker?
Up to 120 characters. Short works best, for example: “Merry Christmas from your Secret Santa. You’ve earned it.” Or simply: “Thought of you.”
What is the last order date for the UK?
Tuesday 1 December for delivery before Christmas, and about a week earlier for an office party. We post to the rest of Europe as well, but we do not ship to the USA.
What if I would rather send it to someone specific?
Then skip the sack and go for the Christmas gift for enemies, delivered straight to them.
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