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The idea of a secret santa holds so much promise
There's the mystery and suspense of who's buying your gift, the ability to channel all your Christmas-shopping energy into one person, and of course the weeks long guessing game to figure out who got who.
But in practice it can bring an office as much Christmas cheer as a stale fruitcake.

• When you tell your co-workers you're organizing a secret santa. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• When you tell everyone to keep who they got secret. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• When you're shopping for your person. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• When you're all opening your gifts. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• Waiting for gift-exchange day. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• When your secret santa opens your gift. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• When you find out who your secret santa is. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• When you get your present. Expectation:

  

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• Reality:

  

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• And when someone suggests you organize it again next year...