[White Elephant Gifts Perfect for 2021 - This Year's Best Gift Ideas The goal when buying a white elephant gift is a little different from when you’re buying a normal gift. White elephant gifts are designed to create joy through disgust, shock, absurdity, or sheer uselessness. In some ways, these crappy gifts can be even harder to choose than a good gift. So go ahead and dig through our treasure trove of ridiculous, gross, hilarious, and mildly insulting garbage. You’ll definitely find what you’re looking for.]