The Best Funny Office Gifts UK: Modern Toss Notebooks and Cards
Finding a gift that's genuinely funny rather than just trying to be is harder than it sounds. Modern Toss has been getting it right for years: dry, deadpan humour that captures the absurdity of office life, work culture, and everyday frustrations with pinpoint accuracy. Their notebooks and cards are the kind of thing people actually keep on their desks rather than shove in a drawer.
Here's the full Modern Toss range available at ALEWK.CLUB, from £2.89 for cards to £7.99 for A5 notebooks.
⭐ Our Top Pick: Modern Toss Notebooks and Cards
Dry, deadpan British office humour done right. A6 notebooks from £4.99, A5 from £7.99, cards from £2.89. The gift people actually keep on their desk. Fast UK delivery.
Why Modern Toss Gets Office Humour Right
Who is Modern Toss?
Modern Toss is a British illustration and design studio known for its sharp, deadpan take on modern life. Their work has appeared in The Guardian, Vice, and on Channel 4, and their stationery range brings the same wit to notebooks and cards. The humour is dry, specific, and instantly recognisable to anyone who has ever sat through a pointless meeting or been asked to be a "team player".
What makes a funny gift actually funny?
The best funny gifts are specific rather than generic. A notebook that says "Work: Lie Down" lands because it captures a feeling everyone has had but rarely admits. Modern Toss works because the humour is precise: it's not trying to appeal to everyone, which is exactly why it appeals to so many people.
The Full Modern Toss Range at ALEWK.CLUB
Funny A6 Notebooks (£4.99 each)
Compact, pocket-sized, and perfect for desks, bags, or gifting. Each A6 notebook features a single, perfectly chosen Modern Toss cover concept.
- Retire Early: for anyone counting down the days. The perfect retirement gift or desk companion for the chronically over-it.
- Work: Lie Down: the honest approach to productivity. Ideal for anyone who has ever needed a nap more than a meeting.
- Ideas Meeting: for the colleague who has sat through one too many brainstorms. A knowing gift for anyone in a creative or corporate role.
- Data Analyst: dry, specific, and instantly recognisable to anyone who works with numbers. A brilliant gift for the analyst in your team.
- Team Player: for the colleague who has been called a team player one too many times. Knowing, wry, and very relatable.
Funny A5 Notebooks (£7.99 each)
Larger format for more writing space, same sharp Modern Toss humour on the cover.
- Write Here Right Now: a meta notebook for writers, note-takers, and anyone who appreciates a good pun about the act of writing itself.
- Amazing Figures: for the spreadsheet devotee, the finance team, or anyone who has ever presented a slide deck with a straight face.
Funny Greetings Cards (£2.89 each)
The most affordable way to deliver a perfectly timed Modern Toss punchline. Each card is a standalone joke, ideal for birthdays, leaving dos, or just because.
- Gamer Card: for the gamer in your life. Dry, knowing, and guaranteed to land with anyone who has lost an evening to a screen.
- Imposter Card: for the colleague who always looks like they know what they're doing. A brilliant office leaving card or birthday card.
- Grow Pizza Card: for the pizza obsessive. Absurdist, specific, and very Modern Toss.
Which Modern Toss Gift Should You Choose?
| Product | Best for | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Retire Early A6 Notebook | Retirement gifts, the chronically over-it | £4.99 |
| Work: Lie Down A6 Notebook | Anyone who needs a nap more than a meeting | £4.99 |
| Ideas Meeting A6 Notebook | Creative and corporate teams | £4.99 |
| Data Analyst A6 Notebook | Analysts, finance teams, data people | £4.99 |
| Team Player A6 Notebook | The reluctant team player in every office | £4.99 |
| Write Here Right Now A5 | Writers, note-takers, pun lovers | £7.99 |
| Amazing Figures A5 | Finance, spreadsheet devotees, presenters | £7.99 |
| Gamer Card | Gamers, birthday cards | £2.89 |
| Imposter Card | Office leaving dos, birthdays | £2.89 |
| Grow Pizza Card | Pizza lovers, absurdist humour fans | £2.89 |
Final Thoughts
- Modern Toss gets office humour right because it's specific, dry, and honest rather than generic and try-hard.
- Cards from £2.89 make it the most affordable funny gift option in the store.
- A6 notebooks at £4.99 are the sweet spot: compact, giftable, and genuinely useful as a notebook.
- A5 notebooks at £7.99 offer more writing space with the same sharp cover concept.
- The full range covers colleagues, gamers, writers, analysts, retirees, and pizza obsessives.