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Stocking Stuffers Under $15 (That Don’t End Up in the Trash)
Stockings are where good intentions go to die. It’s 11 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and you’re stuffing in a tangerine and a mini flashlight nobody asked for.
Not this year. These are small, cheap and actually loved: card games, cozy socks, silly books and grown-up treats, all under $15. Mix and match for kids, teens and the adults who pretend they’re too old for stockings. They are not.
For the kids
UNO card game
Every stocking, every year. Someone will throw a Draw Four at Grandpa. Worth it.
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The new family favorite. Push your luck, lose your cool, play again.
Shop this on Amazon Flip 7 card game on Amazon (opens in a new tab)Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids
Christmas morning, 7 a.m. Knock knock. You’ll hear every single one. You asked for this.
Shop this on Amazon Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids on Amazon (opens in a new tab)The Original Slinky
Walks down the stairs, pure joy, no batteries. Still undefeated.
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For the grown-ups
Burt’s Bees lip balm, multipack
Winter lips, handled. One for every stocking, one for your purse.
Shop this on Amazon Burt’s Bees lip balm, multipack on Amazon (opens in a new tab)Cloud fuzzy socks
Cozy socks for Christmas morning. Wear them while you open everything else.
Shop this on Amazon Cloud fuzzy socks on Amazon (opens in a new tab)Wonderful Pistachios snack packs
A snack the grown-ups actually want. Better than the tangerine. Sorry, tangerine.
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For the guy who fixes everything with a butter knife. Now he has options.
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