Bad present Hampers
I'm sure lots of people here are in the same situation as my wife and I - ie; stoney broke. This makes Christmas an interesting affair. But this year we've had a genius idea:

Christmas hampers full of the old crap that we get bought every year and never use.

So far we've made hampers with:

Romanian Wine
Bath Salts
Art Sets
etc

Top them up with cheap trinkets from Poundland stores (that "how to draw a cat" set from The Works as featured in a previous post is genius!)

Hopefully people will find it funny :D

Also, for a stupid Secret Santa idea, my friends hit upon the idea of having a "how many presents can we get for a fiver" competition - so it's quantity rather than quality. I once got 8 parcels to open from my friend, which consisted of a colouring book, a whistle, a pack of cards, a water pistol and several other bits and pieces - ironically one of the best gifts I received that year!
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:22, 3 replies)

secret santa
my theory is that everyone would love five pounds worth of coal, or potatoes or assorted screws
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:36, closed)

Like Vipros says
You could get a hell of a lot of screws for a fiver and wrap each one individually. Then you're sure to win the quantity over quality competition
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 13:59, closed)

yes yes.
one ear i was pretty skint so i went for quantity. 8 quid per brother at the pound shop. a huge array of plastic shite.
( tickle I was away, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 11:17, closed)