The owner of a luxury jewelry business brought back her jaw-dropping ‘bougie white elephant’ gift exchange after last year’s event sparked fury over the unequal nature of the swap.
Alexis Russo, the founder and CEO of Local Eclectic, treated her employees to a lavish gift swap for the second year in a row.
The generous boss, who frequently flaunts her lavish lifestyle online, purchased and wrapped all the presents for the rest of the women to choose from.
This year’s high-end gifts ranged from a Dyson Airwrap to Hermes scarves – one of the priciest items was a 14K gold ring worth $2,200.
Even though all the products were definitely ‘bougie,’ people who watched the gift exchange on TikTok were flabbergasted by what some of the women walked away with.
She posted three videos about the long-awaited white elephant, one showing off all the gifts she bought and two of the actual gift giving – and stealing.
During the energetic exchange, the women …