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Bluetooth Banana Phone — the gag gift people actually keep using
Reviewed by the WhyToBuyThis team · Updated September 2026 · How we choose
Perfect for
- Office gift swaps
- Funny coworkers
- Under $40
- Desk pranksters
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Price: $19.99
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- Great gift ideaChosen for real-world gifting
- Hand-pickedCurated, not scraped
- Honest reviewThe catch, not just the hype
Why this gift works
Here is the trick with novelty gifts: most get one laugh and a lifetime in a drawer. The Banana Phone is the rare one that survives, because under the joke it is a working Bluetooth handset. Pair it to a phone and you genuinely take calls on a banana — hands-free, weirdly comfortable, completely absurd.
It is the gift for the friend with a sense of humor and a desk, the coworker you drew in the office gift swap, or anyone who would answer 'ring ring, banana speaking' with delight. Cheap enough to be a joke, functional enough to earn a spot by the laptop.
Who is this gift for?
Great for
- A teen who would answer every call on it
- Someone who spends the day on calls and could use a laugh
- An office gift swap
Think twice if
- They want a serious hands-free headset
- They have zero patience for silly
The catch
It is still a novelty — call quality is 'fine, for a banana,' and the joke lands harder in week one than week five.
Skip for someone who wants a serious hands-free headset, or who has zero patience for silly.
Worth knowing before you buy
- Call quality is fine for a banana - it is still a novelty.
- The joke lands hardest in the first few weeks.
- It recharges over USB; the listing shows whether a cable is included.
Why we like it
- A gag gift that works - it is a real Bluetooth handset
- Survives the first laugh instead of going in a drawer
- Weirdly comfortable for calls
Questions people ask
Yes — it is a real Bluetooth handset. Pair it to a phone and you can take and end calls on it.
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