Stocking stuffers I can regift every year?
October 25, 2021 10:10 PM Subscribe
What are some things you give (or receive!) as stocking stuffers every year that don't get old? Consumable or not.
I am trying to get my stocking stuffer game to a point where it's a less annoying part of the holiday season because they're mostly on autopilot. It seems to me that this would be easier if I had a solid core of items I get people every year that they always use up or otherwise need again by the following Christmas. For instance, my dad always got my mom a desk calendar/planner for the next year in her stocking. Not super exciting but something she used every year.
Other people get undies or socks, snacks, maybe chapstick or hair ties - things that wear out or get used up quickly enough that you won't mind getting them again next time around. Or maybe you do a mixtape of your favorite songs of the year for your parent who's trying to stay in touch with popular music. I'm looking for other ideas along those lines. I feel like so many stocking stuffer lists have a bunch of gadgets and little toys that just become clutter around the house, or that you only need one of and then you have to think of something else the next year.
The recipients in this case are a middle-aged dad and his three young kids, but I'd welcome ideas that don't fit stereotypes about those demographics.
I am trying to get my stocking stuffer game to a point where it's a less annoying part of the holiday season because they're mostly on autopilot. It seems to me that this would be easier if I had a solid core of items I get people every year that they always use up or otherwise need again by the following Christmas. For instance, my dad always got my mom a desk calendar/planner for the next year in her stocking. Not super exciting but something she used every year.
Other people get undies or socks, snacks, maybe chapstick or hair ties - things that wear out or get used up quickly enough that you won't mind getting them again next time around. Or maybe you do a mixtape of your favorite songs of the year for your parent who's trying to stay in touch with popular music. I'm looking for other ideas along those lines. I feel like so many stocking stuffer lists have a bunch of gadgets and little toys that just become clutter around the house, or that you only need one of and then you have to think of something else the next year.
The recipients in this case are a middle-aged dad and his three young kids, but I'd welcome ideas that don't fit stereotypes about those demographics.
Lottery scratch off tickets
Toothbrush and/or travel toiletries (not the most exciting, always used)
Pet treats, if applicable
Slipper socks
Nail polish, files, etc
Candy
posted by Sparky Buttons at 10:28 PM on October 25, 2021 [6 favorites]
Toothbrush and/or travel toiletries (not the most exciting, always used)
Pet treats, if applicable
Slipper socks
Nail polish, files, etc
Candy
posted by Sparky Buttons at 10:28 PM on October 25, 2021 [6 favorites]
I always give away chocolate oranges, and I (almost) always receive a box of those gooey cordial cherries, the red box, because I loved them when I was a kid.
posted by mochapickle at 10:29 PM on October 25, 2021 [12 favorites]
posted by mochapickle at 10:29 PM on October 25, 2021 [12 favorites]
Anything consumable that they regularly use that saves them having to buy it themselves is a good bet - chapsticks, hair ties, toiletries, Netflix/Spotify vouchers (even small value ones), hair products are all a good bet.
posted by ryanbryan at 11:00 PM on October 25, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by ryanbryan at 11:00 PM on October 25, 2021 [4 favorites]
I asked a question last year that had some good suggestions for consumables that would work well as stocking stuffers.
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:08 PM on October 25, 2021
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 11:08 PM on October 25, 2021
Quality warm socks, chocolates... My family always does stockings with a variety of special seasonal sweets and maybe one other thing (like a cool flashlight or a pair of fuzzy socks).
posted by Lady Li at 11:19 PM on October 25, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by Lady Li at 11:19 PM on October 25, 2021 [2 favorites]
Extendable bear claw backscratchers! You can't possibly have too many of those kicking around.
posted by Vervain at 11:32 PM on October 25, 2021 [4 favorites]
posted by Vervain at 11:32 PM on October 25, 2021 [4 favorites]
Hand soap/bar soap
Shaving lotion, razors
Regular lotion (like a deluxe or travel size tube of Really Nice hand lotion could be a great tradition, esp. if it is winter where you are)
Tide pens/tide wipes/lint rollers
Makeup remover wipes
Eye makeup remover
Nicer than average pens, pencils
Spices
Candy
Postage stamps
Note cards or postcards
I love tiny, useful things.
posted by Snarl Furillo at 11:38 PM on October 25, 2021 [3 favorites]
Shaving lotion, razors
Regular lotion (like a deluxe or travel size tube of Really Nice hand lotion could be a great tradition, esp. if it is winter where you are)
Tide pens/tide wipes/lint rollers
Makeup remover wipes
Eye makeup remover
Nicer than average pens, pencils
Spices
Candy
Postage stamps
Note cards or postcards
I love tiny, useful things.
posted by Snarl Furillo at 11:38 PM on October 25, 2021 [3 favorites]
Anything consumable that they regularly use that saves them having to buy it themselves is a good bet - chapsticks, hair ties, toiletries, Netflix/Spotify vouchers (even small value ones), hair products are all a good bet.
The trick with this kind of buying is to always buy something nicer than people would buy for themselves to make it a gift rather than just you picking up the tab for an ordinary consumable purchase. That way when they use it and think "This is nice" they associate it with you.
posted by srboisvert at 1:41 AM on October 26, 2021 [20 favorites]
The trick with this kind of buying is to always buy something nicer than people would buy for themselves to make it a gift rather than just you picking up the tab for an ordinary consumable purchase. That way when they use it and think "This is nice" they associate it with you.
posted by srboisvert at 1:41 AM on October 26, 2021 [20 favorites]
When I have been a stocking recipient my favorite things were:
- Socks in colors that the gifter had seen me wear before in nice quality fibers or interesting patterns
- Tiny jars of local or fancily imported honey and jam, and by tiny I mean like a few ounces, generally I would use one up by the end of my holiday visit on toast and tea
- Little catnip toys and crinkle balls for my cats, which are always loved and then disappear or get super gross by the next year
- Small gift sets of little nail polishes in coordinated color sets (apparently Etsy is fantastic at this) my favorite was a Sailor Moon themed one with a pink, silver, and clear full of rainbow glittery crescents and hearts
- These plasticy hair ties that look a lot like landline curly phone cords, they are good for very thick hair but also just a superior fidget, I’ve seen them in the impulse buy checkout line section at stores like Old Navy and Marshall’s
- Various travel chargers for different kinds of plugs (usb and usbc mostly), that’s not an every year kind of thing but great to have enough to keep them in a bunch of different places like car, basement, luggage, emergency tote, etc
- Nintendo gift card (of course vary the gift card per person but something not Amazon or Starbucks shows you know them a bit. Also good would be like Zingerman’s for a foodie, a local nursery for a gardener, just something that means they will choose their own thing but it will be a luxury thing and not end up getting spent on toilet bowl cleaner or bad Americanos)
- Truly hideous fridge magnets acquired in the airports the gifter had been in the past year, which I found delightful
posted by Mizu at 3:38 AM on October 26, 2021 [6 favorites]
- Socks in colors that the gifter had seen me wear before in nice quality fibers or interesting patterns
- Tiny jars of local or fancily imported honey and jam, and by tiny I mean like a few ounces, generally I would use one up by the end of my holiday visit on toast and tea
- Little catnip toys and crinkle balls for my cats, which are always loved and then disappear or get super gross by the next year
- Small gift sets of little nail polishes in coordinated color sets (apparently Etsy is fantastic at this) my favorite was a Sailor Moon themed one with a pink, silver, and clear full of rainbow glittery crescents and hearts
- These plasticy hair ties that look a lot like landline curly phone cords, they are good for very thick hair but also just a superior fidget, I’ve seen them in the impulse buy checkout line section at stores like Old Navy and Marshall’s
- Various travel chargers for different kinds of plugs (usb and usbc mostly), that’s not an every year kind of thing but great to have enough to keep them in a bunch of different places like car, basement, luggage, emergency tote, etc
- Nintendo gift card (of course vary the gift card per person but something not Amazon or Starbucks shows you know them a bit. Also good would be like Zingerman’s for a foodie, a local nursery for a gardener, just something that means they will choose their own thing but it will be a luxury thing and not end up getting spent on toilet bowl cleaner or bad Americanos)
- Truly hideous fridge magnets acquired in the airports the gifter had been in the past year, which I found delightful
posted by Mizu at 3:38 AM on October 26, 2021 [6 favorites]
Depending on your circumstances this may not be useful, but in our family we have a large collection of wind up toys and a few other small toys that get stored with stockings and only come out once a year. We’ve been doing this since I was a kid and I now have a 10 and 13 year old. We enjoy the toys (some of which are pretty old now) on Christmas and then they get packed up again. Some years we add something new, but sometimes we don’t and at this point we have enough that not every toy comes out every year, which adds to the fun.
posted by ElizaMain at 4:09 AM on October 26, 2021 [5 favorites]
posted by ElizaMain at 4:09 AM on October 26, 2021 [5 favorites]
Wow, I guess my family is really normal. We do the toiletries thing, and a chocolate orange. The other absolute must-have, it’s not Christmas if this isn’t in your stocking, is a bag of chocolate coins.
posted by kevinbelt at 4:20 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by kevinbelt at 4:20 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
More abstract, but I've never failed with getting people what they won't get themselves. Just pay attention to people saying "I love ____" as they walk past it. Or "I'd love to ____" as you discuss in conversation.
I'm a middle aged dad of tween boys. Pocketknives can be 20-30 bucks and we perpetually lose them while camping. Books are great. The boys have favorite candies. Hot chocolate mix always wins. Small flashlights work great for us. All things you'd know by listening for the I'd love statements.
posted by bfranklin at 4:22 AM on October 26, 2021 [3 favorites]
I'm a middle aged dad of tween boys. Pocketknives can be 20-30 bucks and we perpetually lose them while camping. Books are great. The boys have favorite candies. Hot chocolate mix always wins. Small flashlights work great for us. All things you'd know by listening for the I'd love statements.
posted by bfranklin at 4:22 AM on October 26, 2021 [3 favorites]
I keep my wife well stocked with cherry preserves. She always gives me a chapstick. Sounds bleak, I know, but the marriage has lasted 49 years so far.
posted by SemiSalt at 5:17 AM on October 26, 2021 [21 favorites]
posted by SemiSalt at 5:17 AM on October 26, 2021 [21 favorites]
For the kids (and maybe the dad?) there's things like markers, crayons, pens, colored pencils, mechanical pencils (for which there's colored lead), little notebooks, cute post-its, cute/good erasers, and so on.
posted by trig at 5:34 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by trig at 5:34 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
These days masks and little hand sanitizers.
American Science & Surplus has lots of great things for stocking stuffers. You could get different lights every year, different tools, glues etc.
One of my gardening friends got a little sample sized pouch of Worm Castings (worm poop) in her stocking last year, I was jealous. Hardware stores are excellent for this type of thing as well.
posted by BoscosMom at 5:36 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
American Science & Surplus has lots of great things for stocking stuffers. You could get different lights every year, different tools, glues etc.
One of my gardening friends got a little sample sized pouch of Worm Castings (worm poop) in her stocking last year, I was jealous. Hardware stores are excellent for this type of thing as well.
posted by BoscosMom at 5:36 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Phone charging cables/boxes... (As my immediate fam tends to lose/break them over the course of a year (and then borrow other peoples to subsequently lose/break - hmmm, now that I think of it - it is really only 1 single culprit) - we all use the same manufacturer).
Things I have enjoyed recieving - gum, floss packs, socks, airplane-size alcohol (not for kids, yeah...).
posted by rozcakj at 5:58 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Things I have enjoyed recieving - gum, floss packs, socks, airplane-size alcohol (not for kids, yeah...).
posted by rozcakj at 5:58 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Rinky-dinky demi-tasse in 4 different colours. Both grown-up and tiny. And you can add in some stocking-cup-stuffers
posted by BobTheScientist at 6:06 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by BobTheScientist at 6:06 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Small (like coin-sized) flashlights.
Instant coffee packets from Starbucks Via, or instant coffees and teas from Cusa Coffee.
Clif Bar Minis or bags of chocolate-covered nuts for emergency snacking.
Tide Pens.
Taza Chocolate discs.
if you're crafty, buy a sheet of magnetic material (I like Mag-Mate, which I bought on EBay) and glue photos to it, then cut them out -- possibly in whimsical shapes! -- for one-of-a-kind fridge magnets. Or, even better, use a Cricut/Silhouette machine to cut vinyl that you slap on that magnetic stuff for bespoke car magnets.
posted by wenestvedt at 6:23 AM on October 26, 2021 [4 favorites]
Instant coffee packets from Starbucks Via, or instant coffees and teas from Cusa Coffee.
Clif Bar Minis or bags of chocolate-covered nuts for emergency snacking.
Tide Pens.
Taza Chocolate discs.
if you're crafty, buy a sheet of magnetic material (I like Mag-Mate, which I bought on EBay) and glue photos to it, then cut them out -- possibly in whimsical shapes! -- for one-of-a-kind fridge magnets. Or, even better, use a Cricut/Silhouette machine to cut vinyl that you slap on that magnetic stuff for bespoke car magnets.
posted by wenestvedt at 6:23 AM on October 26, 2021 [4 favorites]
My go to little gifts for my husband (a middle-aged dad) are a hot sauce like fancy chili crisp, fancy cocktail mixer like Bittermilk, and new t-shirts.
For the kids, stickers, bath bombs and chocolate peanut butter cups.
posted by carolr at 6:34 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
For the kids, stickers, bath bombs and chocolate peanut butter cups.
posted by carolr at 6:34 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Camp towels.
Candles (decorative or emergency).
Cheese.
Chemical lights.
Coffee.
Collapsible cups.
Coloring books (for children or adults).
Duct tape in fun colors.
Emergency blankets.
Emergency ponchos.
Handwarmers.
Harmonicas.
Headlamps.
Jump drives.
Kaleidoscopes.
Keychain tools.
Military can openers, P-38 or P-51, easily fit on keychain.
Nuts.
Paper soap.
Packing cubes.
Paperbacks books.
Paracord.
Popcorn (popped or not).
Puzzle books.
Sausage.
Small emergency lanterns.
Sporks.
Stationery.
Store-bought or home-made mixes, such as for soup or baking.
Tea.
Travel games.
Travel size medicines (you can also package these yourself).
Water bottles.
Watercolors for children.
Water purification tablets.
Whistles.
Write-in-the-rain notebooks.
Yarn or the like (for people who do needlecrafts).
Yo-yo.
posted by NotLost at 7:08 AM on October 26, 2021 [8 favorites]
Candles (decorative or emergency).
Cheese.
Chemical lights.
Coffee.
Collapsible cups.
Coloring books (for children or adults).
Duct tape in fun colors.
Emergency blankets.
Emergency ponchos.
Handwarmers.
Harmonicas.
Headlamps.
Jump drives.
Kaleidoscopes.
Keychain tools.
Military can openers, P-38 or P-51, easily fit on keychain.
Nuts.
Paper soap.
Packing cubes.
Paperbacks books.
Paracord.
Popcorn (popped or not).
Puzzle books.
Sausage.
Small emergency lanterns.
Sporks.
Stationery.
Store-bought or home-made mixes, such as for soup or baking.
Tea.
Travel games.
Travel size medicines (you can also package these yourself).
Water bottles.
Watercolors for children.
Water purification tablets.
Whistles.
Write-in-the-rain notebooks.
Yarn or the like (for people who do needlecrafts).
Yo-yo.
posted by NotLost at 7:08 AM on October 26, 2021 [8 favorites]
Magnets.
posted by NotLost at 7:09 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by NotLost at 7:09 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Re-usable straws. I like to emphasize avoiding single-use plastics, so I also consider travel eating utensils , nice hand towels and so forth.
posted by OHenryPacey at 7:14 AM on October 26, 2021
posted by OHenryPacey at 7:14 AM on October 26, 2021
Our go toos are regular things they'll use but a little nicer than they'd buy for themselves. So as an example, my MIL is getting fancy handcream for her handbag usually anything with goats milk in she loves, a nice pair of wool socks, a fancy brand lip balm, but not a chapstick or if a chapstick a weird flavor one. A nice candle little votive candle, some "fancy" chocolates, usually lindt brand. The best present I got in a stocking was a little torch I still use years later. Oh to top if off after a question someone asked here about Surprise balls everyones stocking this year is going to be in surprise ball form this year.
posted by wwax at 7:15 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by wwax at 7:15 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Baseball caps.
Carabiners.
Cedar for clothes.
Doll clothing.
Gloves or mittens (both winter and utility).
Hand warmers.
Light-up necklaces.
Pet toys.
Sachets.
Shopping bags.
posted by NotLost at 7:32 AM on October 26, 2021
Carabiners.
Cedar for clothes.
Doll clothing.
Gloves or mittens (both winter and utility).
Hand warmers.
Light-up necklaces.
Pet toys.
Sachets.
Shopping bags.
posted by NotLost at 7:32 AM on October 26, 2021
Bandanas.
posted by NotLost at 7:37 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
posted by NotLost at 7:37 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Lots of good suggestions here. Nicer wee notebooks (like Field Notes) also work. Pencils from somewhere like CW Pencil Enterprise to go with. Just a little bit fancier than normal, so they feel like a treat.
posted by praemunire at 8:28 AM on October 26, 2021
posted by praemunire at 8:28 AM on October 26, 2021
My sister buys me a big box of this fluoride tooth paste that I like (MI plus, melon is the best flavor) every other year and my preferred floss. It's perfect and VERY appreciated even though there is zero surprise involved.
She's in the dental world so gets these things at a big discount over retail. I don't think the specific gifts are so important but I'm wondering if there is a similar scenario for you/fam?
I buy my brother many pair Bluetooth earbuds ranging from very nice to acceptable because he lives with a dog that loves to crunch them (that's another story...) so he goes through an insane qty.
I feel your pain - I don't have a similar pattern with any of my other fam and wish I did!
posted by esoteric things at 9:06 AM on October 26, 2021
She's in the dental world so gets these things at a big discount over retail. I don't think the specific gifts are so important but I'm wondering if there is a similar scenario for you/fam?
I buy my brother many pair Bluetooth earbuds ranging from very nice to acceptable because he lives with a dog that loves to crunch them (that's another story...) so he goes through an insane qty.
I feel your pain - I don't have a similar pattern with any of my other fam and wish I did!
posted by esoteric things at 9:06 AM on October 26, 2021
My go to is always Japanese or European stationary - various types of pens (of low and high quality), pen refills / cartridges / ink, art supplies, kind of stuff you'd find on Jetpens. Or high end and/or exotic hand made soaps from around the world (like Aleppo Soap). Regional candy (like a Kendal Mint Cake or Thrills Gum) usually as well. Since I was a child I would get a Terry's chocolate orange, Toffifee and maybe some Edinburgh Rock (specifically Ross's). And good wool socks.
posted by Ashwagandha at 9:09 AM on October 26, 2021
posted by Ashwagandha at 9:09 AM on October 26, 2021
Touchscreen sensitive gloves
posted by happy_cat at 9:09 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by happy_cat at 9:09 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
A little tub of seasoned salt. This stuff always goes over very well.
posted by saladin at 9:09 AM on October 26, 2021
posted by saladin at 9:09 AM on October 26, 2021
Good quality Spices / Herbs / Salts / Peppers / Blends!
posted by hydra77 at 9:10 AM on October 26, 2021
posted by hydra77 at 9:10 AM on October 26, 2021
A packet of those little slips of soap so you can wash your hands?
posted by wenestvedt at 9:37 AM on October 26, 2021
posted by wenestvedt at 9:37 AM on October 26, 2021
Oooh, NotLost is right: having a bandana with you always useful.
And if it's a red one, it can remind you of Welles Crowther.
posted by wenestvedt at 9:39 AM on October 26, 2021
And if it's a red one, it can remind you of Welles Crowther.
posted by wenestvedt at 9:39 AM on October 26, 2021
Bookmarks (I always lose mine.)
Cuticle Oil
Pain Release essential oil roller
Jewelry cleaner
posted by shesbookish at 9:46 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Cuticle Oil
Pain Release essential oil roller
Jewelry cleaner
posted by shesbookish at 9:46 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Old currency off of EBay is fun and cool: you can buy old Franc notes or rupees or kopek coins or whatever for a small investment.
One seller of banknotes (no connection). Search the site for "foreign coins pound lot," which lists sacks of coins.
posted by wenestvedt at 9:54 AM on October 26, 2021
One seller of banknotes (no connection). Search the site for "foreign coins pound lot," which lists sacks of coins.
posted by wenestvedt at 9:54 AM on October 26, 2021
I'm with your dad re: notebooks, calendars and weekly planners. I discovered orangecirclestudio.com when I picked up a 2020-2021 academic planner belatedly in a discount store - now I'm getting a few for holiday gifts from them. Etsy has also been good to me for fun notebooks with recycled paper and environmentally safer inks. You can ask (or do some detective work) to find out what sorts of calendars are best for people.
Good art supplies like watercolor pencils. I went to an art supply store the other day and sorted most of my gifts to friends' kids. Perhaps paired with an drawing art book - I just got this crayon book.
Smartwool socks or other high-end socks. I used to think socks were dorky gifts but that was before I moved to a state with terribly insulated housing stock (hi California) and now need socks all the time.
Good quality magnets and magnetic clips. Oh the above mentioned stationery studio has magnetic calendars too! My fridge is so much more useful now that I have strong magnetic hooks and clips. (Are school lockers still a thing?)
Tea. I alternate between giving Equal Exchange and more boutique brands, but peppermint tea is a good herbal option.
posted by spamandkimchi at 10:51 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Good art supplies like watercolor pencils. I went to an art supply store the other day and sorted most of my gifts to friends' kids. Perhaps paired with an drawing art book - I just got this crayon book.
Smartwool socks or other high-end socks. I used to think socks were dorky gifts but that was before I moved to a state with terribly insulated housing stock (hi California) and now need socks all the time.
Good quality magnets and magnetic clips. Oh the above mentioned stationery studio has magnetic calendars too! My fridge is so much more useful now that I have strong magnetic hooks and clips. (Are school lockers still a thing?)
Tea. I alternate between giving Equal Exchange and more boutique brands, but peppermint tea is a good herbal option.
posted by spamandkimchi at 10:51 AM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Mini-booze bottles for adults who like to drink.
Harbor Freight and others usually have inexpensive small LED flashlights.
I sometimes find LED flashlights that charge in the car cig. lighter
In Maine, ice scraper
Cheap stretchy gloves from Old Navy or Walgreens
Bayberry candles have become difficult to find, but any holiday-ish votive adds appropriate scent to the holiday vibe
Sharpies, because they are always useful
Phone gadgets - popsocket or similar, charging block/ cables
Binder clips are perennially useful, colorful office supplies, nice gel pens
Cloth dishcloth; I buy nice-ish ones if I see them on sale
Pot holders, most craft shows have the homemade loomed ones that are my favorites
Maine has legal pot, many states don't. If I visit family, I'll bring edibles to my brother with chronic pain.
If there are kids, Silly Putty is required
posted by theora55 at 11:48 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
Harbor Freight and others usually have inexpensive small LED flashlights.
I sometimes find LED flashlights that charge in the car cig. lighter
In Maine, ice scraper
Cheap stretchy gloves from Old Navy or Walgreens
Bayberry candles have become difficult to find, but any holiday-ish votive adds appropriate scent to the holiday vibe
Sharpies, because they are always useful
Phone gadgets - popsocket or similar, charging block/ cables
Binder clips are perennially useful, colorful office supplies, nice gel pens
Cloth dishcloth; I buy nice-ish ones if I see them on sale
Pot holders, most craft shows have the homemade loomed ones that are my favorites
Maine has legal pot, many states don't. If I visit family, I'll bring edibles to my brother with chronic pain.
If there are kids, Silly Putty is required
posted by theora55 at 11:48 AM on October 26, 2021 [2 favorites]
My go to is always Japanese or European stationary - various types of pens (of low and high quality), pen refills / cartridges / ink, art supplies, kind of stuff you'd find on Jetpens.
Another good source for snazzy Japanese stationery, etc. is Nico Neco Zakkaya.
posted by praemunire at 12:05 PM on October 26, 2021
Another good source for snazzy Japanese stationery, etc. is Nico Neco Zakkaya.
posted by praemunire at 12:05 PM on October 26, 2021
...I'll bring edibles to my brother with chronic pain.
You've been a very good Christmas elf, indeed!
posted by wenestvedt at 1:15 PM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
You've been a very good Christmas elf, indeed!
posted by wenestvedt at 1:15 PM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
We started a tradition of writing little letters about the year or what we like about each other and putting those in our stockings. It takes a little bit of thought time, but it can be as short or long as you feel like and cumulatively I feel like it takes less time than looking for, deciding on, and purchasing new stocking stuffers every year.
posted by donut_princess at 6:44 PM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
posted by donut_princess at 6:44 PM on October 26, 2021 [1 favorite]
Friend of mine always did this attached to other gifts, but would be great for stocking stuffer:
Fully stamped frequent coffee/wine/sub/etc... cards (The buy 10, get 1 free type)
posted by wcfields at 12:17 PM on October 27, 2021
Fully stamped frequent coffee/wine/sub/etc... cards (The buy 10, get 1 free type)
posted by wcfields at 12:17 PM on October 27, 2021
I always include umbrellas in stockings. I feel like you can never have enough because they tend to disappear.
posted by sickinthehead at 8:32 AM on November 19, 2021
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