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Top picks: BestaFiesta Worlds Smallest Violin (best overall); Casleovf Tabletop Mini Bowling Set if he needs a desk break; WEARXI Magnetic Wristbands for Men Tools Gadgets if he fixes things himself.
With a Secret Santa draw he may not know who picked his name, so the gift has to explain itself in the room. A joke he can show off or a gadget he will pass around after the reveal does more than a tidy present that only makes sense later.
BestaFiesta's tiny violin comes in a box made to look like an emergency alarm, with a Certificate of Sympathy, so it gets a laugh from everyone around him as soon as the lid comes off.
Worth knowing: Skip if he takes being teased badly.
The Casleovf mini bowling set is a wooden tabletop game for a quick break.
Worth knowing: Skip if his desk has no spare room.
The WEARXI wristband holds screws and small tools on his wrist while he works, a gadget that makes sense to anyone who has dropped a screw.
Worth knowing: Skip if he never picks up a screwdriver.
The MOXYOY kit packs 20 small cleaning tools for keyboards, earbuds, cameras and screens into one portable organiser, a practical choice for someone at a screen all day.
Worth knowing: Skip if he wants a gift with a laugh in it.
The Arglfty coaster pokes fun at the Secret Santa swap itself with a cheeky message, so it gets its laugh at the exact moment it is opened.
Worth knowing: Skip if he would take a joke about a disappointing present the wrong way.