WEO Gifting makes it easy to organize a White Elephant exchange with integrated gift selection, purchasing, and delivery. Instead of coordinating gift purchases and shipping separately, you can manage the entire gifting experience through White Elephant Online.
Follow the steps below to enable WEO Gifting and configure your game.
Step 1: Enable WEO Gifting
By default, WEO Gifting is on for newly created games. If your game has WEO Gifting off, navigate to Edit Game Settings and select the Event Details tab.
Under Gifting Setup, select Change this option and then toggle WEO Gifting ON.
With WEO Gifting, your group can select gifts from our curated catalog, play your White Elephant game, and have gifts shipped directly to their winners after purchasing.
Step 2: Choose Who Will Submit Gifts
Under Who will submit the gifts before the game?, select one of the following:
- Players: Each player selects and submits their own gift from the WEO Gift Catalog.
- Admin: An admin selects and submits gifts on behalf of the participants.
Both options allow gifts to be virtually wrapped and exchanged during the game.
By default, Players is selected, meaning each participant is responsible for selecting and submitting their own gift. You can change this to Admin if you'd prefer to manage gift selection for the group.
Step 3: Choose Who Will Pay for Gifts
Under Who will pay for the gifts after the game?, select one of the following:
- Players: Each player pays for the gift they submitted to the game.
- Admin: An admin purchases all gifts for the group.
If you select Admin to submit gifts, the Admin must also pay for all gifts after the game. If you'd like participants to pay for their own gifts, you must select Players for gift submission.
Important: Gifts are not purchased until after the game ends. The purchasing process begins from the End-of-Game Summary.
By default, Players is selected, meaning each participant pays for the gift they submitted after the game. Select Admin if the organizer will be covering the cost of all gifts.
For more information, see Purchase Your Gift(s).
Step 4: Collect Shipping Addresses
When WEO Gifting is enabled, Collect Addresses is automatically set to Yes – Required field.
Participants provide their shipping addresses so their gifts can be delivered directly to them after the exchange.
Shipping addresses are collected privately through WEO Gifting and aren't shared with other players. Admins will be able to review addresses if they are purchasing all gifts.
Step 5: Select Your Gift Budget
Under Budget Per Gift (including shipping, taxes & fees), choose the per-gift budget for your exchange.
Your budget determines which gifts are available for selection in the WEO Gift Catalog.
Each gift budget includes:
- The gift itself
- Shipping
- Applicable taxes
- Associated fees
The budget you select represents the all-inclusive cost per gift, with no additional shipping or handling charges.
Note: Gift purchases are separate from the cost of purchasing your White Elephant Online game.
Step 6: Save Your Game Settings
Once you've configured your gifting preferences, click Save Game to save your selections.
You can then invite participants and begin preparing for your exchange.
What Happens Next?
After WEO Gifting has been configured:
- Participants join your game and provide their shipping addresses.
- Gifts are selected and virtually wrapped by either the players or an admin, depending on your settings.
- Everyone participates in the White Elephant exchange.
- Once the game ends, the designated payer purchases the gifts from the End-of-Game Summary.
- Purchased gifts are automatically submitted for fulfillment and shipped directly to their winners.
For detailed instructions on purchasing gifts, see Purchase Your Gift(s). For additional instructions on setting up your game, see Purchase and Setup a Standard Game.