Christmas Gifts for Coworkers Under $15: Mugs & Ornaments
Buying for a whole team on a small budget usually ends with a bulk pack of something nobody wants. A better way is one small, funny gift per person, all under $15, picked from 7 animal designs across mugs and ornaments.
Everything below is under $15 before shipping: 11 oz ceramic mugs at $10.99 and round ceramic ornaments at $9.49. Shipping is added at checkout, so check the total if you're buying for a group.
Mugs for the desk ($10.99)
A mug gets used every day at work, so it's the most practical pick here.
A raccoon tangled in a string of Christmas lights: "I Did The Lights Myself." It's for the coworker who volunteers to decorate the office.
A frog soaking in a cup of cocoa, with "Cocoa Is My Hot Tub." Good for the person who drinks cocoa instead of coffee.
A penguin wearing every scarf it owns. It has no holiday on it, so it works for anyone, whatever they celebrate. It's a good fit for the coworker who's always cold.
A tuxedo cat undecorating the tree. Every office has at least one cat person.
A stern hen: "Don't Touch The Good Ornaments." It suits whoever guards the good office supplies.
A pug squeezed into a stocking: "Fits In The Stocking. Mostly." An easy pick for the dog person.
Ornaments for the tree ($9.49)
An ornament is the cheapest gift here and easy to hand out. Each one is round ceramic and ready to hang.
The lights-tangled raccoon, on an ornament.
The cocoa frog, on an ornament.
A possum with a plan to play dead till spring. It's for the coworker who's counting down to the holiday break.
The scarf penguin, the most neutral ornament here.
Planning gifts for a whole team
- One item per person: there are 10 different items above in 7 animal designs (the raccoon, frog and penguin each come as a mug and an ornament), so a team of up to 10 can each get a different item.
- Mugs or ornaments: mugs suit people who are at a desk every day. Ornaments are small, so they're easy to hand out, and you can ship one straight to a remote coworker's address at checkout.
- Keep it neutral: the penguin has no holiday on it, which makes it the safest pick if you don't know what someone celebrates.
- Order together: one order is easier to track, but items are printed separately and may arrive in more than one package.
When to order
Everything here is printed after you order it. That takes 2–7 business days, plus carrier shipping time. If you're handing gifts out at work, count back from your last day in the office before the holidays. For Christmas (Friday, December 25), we suggest ordering by about December 7. These are suggestions, not guarantees, and carriers get slower in December.
More ideas: funny stocking stuffers for adults under $15, gifts under $20 for coworkers and Secret Santa and funny Christmas ornaments for adults and coworkers.
Order-by suggestions (not guarantees): for Thanksgiving (Thu, Nov 26, 2026), order by about Nov 9 to be safe. For the first night of Hanukkah (Fri, Dec 4, 2026), order by about Nov 16. For Christmas (Fri, Dec 25), order by about Dec 7. Carriers get slower in December, so earlier is better.