Everyone loves a good prank, and every now and then you just have to purchase a gag gift for someone. In order to get a really funny gag gift, you will have to take a few things into consideration. Once you’ve thought about each thing, you will be sure to have chosen the perfect gift for the perfect person.

Some gag gifts are made for certain occasions and are much more funny if they are given accordingly. Is the gift for a birthday, retirement, wedding, or holiday? For a birthday, you can do an over the hill theme for someone who is starting to feel insecure about their age. For retirement, there are many gifts that make reference to doing nothing or forgetting things. Wedding gags include jokes about being tied down or spousal arguments. The list goes on and on and you can often find many different gifts with funny phrases on them.

The reason for this consideration is two-fold. First, what does the person enjoy? Are they a fishing enthusiast, cat lover or maybe a fine wine connoisseur? Regardless of their interests or hobbies, you can usually find a gift to match their personality. Secondly, what type of personality does the gift recipient have? Are they liberal or conservative and do they have a really good sense of humor? The reason to think about this is that you have to make sure that the gift does not offend or hurt the person. The whole point of a gag is to be funny, so this would completely defeat the purpose.

Lastly, many funny gag gifts come from inside jokes between you and the other person. Think back to a time that the person did something funny or stupid and find a gift to remind them of it. You can even do an entire gift set around the theme to really get a laugh. While there are many prank gifts out there, you have to really think about the gift recipient and what would give them a laugh in order to pick a really funny gag gift. Make sure to take into consideration their interests, the occasion for the gift and maybe even chose a funny event to base the gift on. If you’ve done all of those things, you’re sure to have the perfect gift.