8 Secret Santa Ideas With An 80s Flavour

The Hungry Plaice • December 5, 2019

80s Ideas For The Secret Santa At The Office Christmas Party!

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Christmas Time is upon us...

The Office at work has been decked out with Baubles and Tinsel and you have a few Christmas Cards on your desk....the radio is playing those Christmas favourites non stop and the talk in the office turns to the Office Christmas Party....

This year's Office Party Theme is the 1980s and you want to buy something Retro for your Secret Santa so what can you buy that won't break the bank?

1. 80s Retro Gaming

As we know some Gaming Consoles were literally born in the 80s and will bring back some fond childhood memories, take a look on Ebay where you might find a bargain, some of the Game and Watch or Tomy handhelds can be found at low prices or you might be able to find a cheap Nintendo Gameboy with a game like Tetris!

You can also buy Retro Compilation Gaming Consoles if you wanted to spend a bit more, these have huge libraries of old retro classics, check out Argos and Amazon, how about Mini Pacman or Frogger handhelds to bring on some nostalgia.

2. 80s Themed Items

An easy choice you might argue but why not everyone buys themed or personalised items nowadays and they are relatively cheap.

You could get a Keyring, Hat, Socks or literally anything else with "I Love the 80s" on or find items with a photo of a Favourite Pop Group or Gaming Character, they are always available in shops or on auction sites.

3. Retro Sweets Selection Box

A box with lots of Good old 80s Sweets filled with Refreshers, Double Dip Lollies, Vimto Chews, Love Hearts, Drumsticks and Candy Necklaces. Amazon and Ebay have listings for packs but you could easily buy some of these from a sweet seller and make up your own box.

4. 80s Games

How about looking for a Classic Board Game they had back in the 80s like Operation, Ludo, Snakes and Ladders or Guess Who, you could buy one of those 80s Edition Trivia Games, a Rubix cube or Simon Says game.

5. Retro Turntable, Hi-Fi or Walkman

Records and tapes are coming back into fashion there are reasonably priced Retro Turntables and Hi-Fi systems being sold in shops again or you could find a Walkman on Ebay

Find some old Records or an 80s "Now" album on Cassette or make up your own compilation on tape like we did back in the days.

6. Old Dial Style Telephone

Find an old dial telephone in local shops, antique fairs or online, as well an used ones these are also being sold new

7. Collection of Old 80s Annuals

Dandy, Beano and Judy were some favourites back then, there were widely distributed and you are sure to find some bargains at charity shops or on Ebay.

8. Casio Calculator Watch

How about a Casio Calculator Watch to take you back in time, these were really cool and still look the part now!


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