Cheap Stocking ideas for Adults?

jamtart6

We're trying to have a "different" Christmas for various reasons. I've decided at the 11th hour that it would be nice to do mini stockings for the adults (man and woman both in 50's) and partner (20s).

I don't want to spend a fortune on the stockings, don't want it to be full of cheap gadgetry rubbish that won't be used again.

Maybe like a maximum of £10 per stocking... but what the heck to fill it with?

I thought so far:

*Mug

*Sweets

Any ideas folks?

ETA: Any ideas for where to get stockings on the cheap? I may well make them yet out of "recycled" goods to keep cost down!

tanmu

sachets of flavoured hot chocolate, sachets of bath salts/face masks (for women), little tin of vaseline for lips, posh chocs (1 box divided amongst stockings), alcohol miniatures, mini toiletries (you can get them from boots/superdrug)

ikkleosu

For the men, you can get useful things like:
Nail clippers,
Nail brush,
Mini screwdriver,
Shaving cream,
Styptic pencil,
Razors
Maybe a little puzzle or a minibook (the Little book of...)

For the lady:
lip balm,
Travel size toiletries,
Handy pack of cute/pretty tissues,
Nail files,
earings,
gloves

Gingerbiscuit_2

Stocking usually have something traditional so a tangerine or nuts or whatever you use.
Something silly pound shops are great for little silly things like games or puzzles, festive pen,
Useful stuff likes been said
And of course sweets and chocolate, maybe a chocolate santa, gold coins etc.
I think tenner said great, good luck

jamtart6

You are all great thinkers!

willa123

jamtart6 wrote: »

You are all great thinkers!

I agree ! I'm doing surprise Stocking for Mum & Dad,all these ideas are great

undercover_angel

My OH and I always do each other a stocking and set a limit of £10. We used to have a rule that we have 1 hour on xmas eve to buy the contents and we have to get the silliest things we can find but now I work xmas eve so that went out the window.

So this year for OH's stocking of £10 I have brought:

Cheapy Kung Fu type DVD
Funny Socks
Chocolate Coins
Deodorant
De Icer
A Metal Brain Teasers Set of min puzzle
A Decision Makers Dice
A Cappucino flavoured Thorntons bar
A Scarf

Hope these Ideas help

x

moneysavingmumofone

Poundland and 99p store do very nice stockings, also wilkinsons.

jamtart6

great ideas folks! keep 'em coming!!

sethsgran

Sorry mines not serious but is cheap, polystyrene airplanes, my grown up lads get one every year, cost about 20p and they all love them. Worth 20p for just the one days fun. The first year my daughter was married her husband looked longingly he has admitted as my son played with his plane. What he didn't know was that there was one in his stocking also.

jamtart6

good idea!!

I also came up with lottery ticket, bubblegum, 10p haribo sweets, making them a cd of their fave songs. I have a limit of £15 each (to include one game as well which took up about £5 of it). Its great fun seeing what I can get that isn't total tat for the other £10. Also got handkerchiefs and a bottle of mini wine and magners, notelets, kitchen jotter. Got a lot of it from M&S online, there are lots of codes. I got £39 of stuff for £19 (and the odd bit for myself LOL)