Friend Gets Called Out for White Elephant Gift That Was 'Significantly Under the Spending Criteria'

People exchanging gifts in stock photo. A woman says one of her friends brought a cheap gift to a white elephant exchange — knowing she’d leave with something much better. In aRedditpost, the woman shares that her friend group recently held a white elephant party, with the event “divided up between two pricing tiers; under $25 - $50 and $75 - $100.” “The majority of members went with the less expensive tier for obvious reasons, and there’s absolutely nostigmawithin our circle for doing so.

Friend Shares Some of the Last Photos of Skating Sisters and Parents Inside Plane Before Family of 4 Died in D.C. Crash

Everly and Alydia Livingston on American Airlines Flight 5342 before takeoff on Jan. 29.Photo:Donna Livingston/Jin Ah Longerbeam Donna Livingston/Jin Ah Longerbeam A friend of afamily of fourwho died in theAmerican Airlines Flight 5342crash is sharing photos she received from them not long before the plane’s deadly mid-air collision. Jin Ah Longerbeam got the photos from Donna before a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with their plane, according toThe New York Post.

Friend's Thoughtful Birthday Surprise for Long-Distance Bestie Goes Viral (Exclusive)

Taylor Prokes and Lindsay Fritz/Taylor Prokes TikTok.Photo:Taylor Prokes; type2funner/TikTok Taylor Prokes; type2funner/TikTok When Taylor Prokes opened her door to find a violinist in a ball gown, she had no idea the moment would become aviral TikTok. The surprise performance was a birthday gift from her friend Lindsey Fritz, who lives 2,000 miles away but still wanted to celebrate their friendship. “I knew I wanted an experience since most of our friendship has been built on experiences,” Fritz exclusively tells PEOPLE about the idea behind the violinist.

Friends for 25 Years,Please Don't LieAuthors Take on a Twisty Thriller Together — See the Cover! (Exclusive)

Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt, with Please Don’t Lie.Photo:Cowbird Creative; AmazonAfter more than two decades of friendship, two accomplished authors are collaborating on a new thriller novel!FromChristina Baker KlineandAnne BurtcomesPlease Don’t Lie,a thriller set against the haunting backdrop of the Adirondacks which follows a young newlywed woman seeking to start fresh in a remote town. The book, set to debut in September, is “built on trust” and its complications, the authors tell PEOPLE.

From Our Editor-in-Chief: Inside PEOPLE and Audi's 2025 SAG Awards Afterparty

John Salangsang/Shutterstock I’ve been at PEOPLE for 20 years now, but this is my first awards season as GM and editor-in-chief. With theGolden Globes, theGrammysand the upcomingOscars, I’m really racking up the frequent-flier miles! Moeka Hoshi, Hiroyuki Sanada, Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo and Anna Sawai from ‘Shōgun’.Todd Williamson/Shutterstock Todd Williamson/Shutterstock Thank you so much to our cohost Audi, as well as designer Tony Schubert of Event Eleven and David Chang, chef and founder of Momofuku, who created the menu.