Gifted: Stocking Stuffers
Due to the particulars of my personal life, “Santa” stuffs my stocking three times each Christmas. The stocking I traditionally dig through last each year is always the best one. Void of flat filler like Dilbert desk calendars or uninspired drugstore deodorant, my final stocking of the season always overflows with treasures vintage, exotic, or branded beautifully. Some of this year’s top-performing stuffers:
1. Indian Salted Pumpkin Seeds.
2. Mexican Bingo Boards & Cards.
3. New Mr. Goodbar bars in old-fashioned wrappers.
4. A zoo’s worth of Cracker Jack creatures in red and wintery blue.
Because of a big-ticket item that was given to me back in November as my early, main Christmas present, most of my December 25th gifts were all tiny and thrifty stocking stuffers, actually. But I didn’t mind at all, and my materialistic core didn’t even really notice the absence of splurgy goods, believe it or not. All the small-ticket treasures in my sparkly stocking brought me huge heaps of giant-sized joy.
…I’m gonna keep that in mind at Christmas next year.
December 18th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
I would love to get a bottle of gravel for my husband. I was able to purchase this in New HOpe Pa. in the 70′s and 80′s but have not found it since. I love the smell and appreciate it , if you could let me know were to buy it… Thanks nora
December 19th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
Hi Nora-
This is where my parents ordered Gravel for me last Christmas. I still wear it quite a lot. It’s unique but not too odd!
http://www.ausliebezumduft.de/gravel-gravel-cologne-1965.html?___store=english&___from_store=default