Funny Birthday Gift: 25 Ideas Under 5 Euros

Jana R.Customer Service · answers this question daily · 6 minutes

The honest truth about birthday gifts: the voucher gets redeemed and forgotten, the sticker is still on the laptop two years later. Here are twenty-five ideas for a funny birthday gift that fits in an envelope, costs under five euros and is still the present people talk about at the table — with the birthday stickers we've got for exactly that.

Why small gifts are the funnier ones

A big gift has to please. A small one just has to land. That's exactly why stickers are the best format for humour: they cost so little that nobody has to be polite about it, and they sum up what you think of someone in a single line. If the line lands, the sticker gets stuck on. If it doesn't, it cost €0.75.

The rule for picking one: the gift is about the person, not the birthday. "Happy birthday" is on every card. "Test winner: absolute legend, grade A+" is only on the card meant for him.

For your best mate

• "Geprüfter Ehrenmann" ("Certified Man of Honour") — the badge for the one who's always shown up. On the phone case, or right next to the real one on the car: See the design
• "Testsieger Hurensohn, Note 1,0" ("Test winner: son of a bitch, grade A+") — meant lovingly, officially certified: See the design
• "Testsieger Sauftest" ("Test winner: drinking test") — for the one who was still standing at the last birthday: See the design
• "Testsieger Saufversager" ("Test winner: drinking failure") — for the other one, asleep on the sofa after the second beer: See the design
• "A year older, not a year wiser." — as the line on the card, paired with the Walking Red Flag sticker: See the design

For your best friend

• "Testsieger Superhupen" ("Test winner: super horn") — top grade, official, with seal. She'll stick it on the bottle and tell everyone who gave it to her: See the design
• It's a Match — for the one who finally found someone this year. Or the one still swiping: See the design
• "Ikone" ("Icon") — blue and yellow, self-assured, one word. For the person who already knows it: See the design
• "You're my favourite person. Mostly." — on the card, paired with the Huso Reverse Card for the argument afterwards: See the design
• "Fick dich soooooo viel!" ("Screw you so much!") — the retro cartoon with the message only your best friend is allowed to mean like that: See the design

Packaging tip from dispatch: three stickers in a normal envelope, plus a note saying "stick them wherever you dare". The unwrapping takes longer than with any voucher, and the envelope fits in a jacket pocket.

For colleagues and the boss

Office rule: funny yes, sackable offence no. Seals and signs are the safe choice here, because they look like they belong to the furniture. The full range lives at gifts for colleagues.

• "Arbeitsloser des Monats" ("Unemployed Person of the Month") — the frame of honour for the colleague who's earned it. On the pedestal drawers, with their name on it: See the design
• "Deine Meinung" ("Your opinion") — the bin pictogram, new category. For the colleague with a suggestion in every meeting: See the design
• "Ausser Betrieb" ("Out of order") — fits the coffee machine, and the person standing in front of it, on Mondays: See the design
• "Ein Stern. Gerne wieder." ("One star. Would come again.") — the review for the annual appraisal: See the design
• "Das Letzte" ("The last one") — for the person who takes the last coffee and puts the empty pot back: See the design

For a partner

• "Nett hier. Aber warst du schon mal in meinem Hotelzimmer?" ("Nice here. But have you seen my hotel room?") — the line you read twice, on the suitcase for the next trip: See the design
• "Ich bin Pilot. Darf ich bei dir landen?" ("I'm a pilot. May I land on you?") — the pickup line that becomes an inside joke after the first year: See the design
• Eisbrecher ("Icebreaker") — for people who are great at starting things. Still, even after years: See the design
• "Ich liebe Füße" ("I love feet") — loud, proud, unreasonable. Only give this one if you can both laugh about it: See the design
• "I love you. Quietly, though." — on the card, for everyone who doesn't need a big stage.

For the one who already has everything

• "Testsieger Superarsch" ("Test winner: absolute legend") — top grade A+, effective from the day it's awarded: See the design
• "Testsieger Schwanzvergleich" ("Test winner: measuring contest") — the seal of approval nobody applies for and everyone accepts: See the design
• You Suck! — the retro cartoon with the most honest message in the range. For people who know it's love: See the design
• "Leck Eier" ("Lick eggs") — the Easter message for the whole year round: See the design
• A three-piece set of seals of approval — Man of Honour, Drinking Test, Absolute Legend. Under three euros together, the whole personality together.

How to turn this into an actual gift

The funniest birthday gift costs less than the card around it, and gets kept longer than both.

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