It’s that time of year! Time to get just the slightest bit panicky about those last “difficult” people on your list – and what in the world to get them! Usually, my Christmas shopping is done and ready to go before Halloween. But there are always just those two or three people that I can’t figure out what to give.
As for me, I’m easy. A jigsaw puzzle, a book, or a candle and I’m a happy camper. Throw in a soup mix or some new cookie mix and I’m all sugarplummy. But then there’s my sister-in-law. She has everything. She needs nothing. And worst of all – she wants nothing. By the way, same can be said for my husband, who tops my “what in the world can I get him?” list every year. So, I began to look for the most unique, most useful, most interesting gift ideas. And, saints be praised, I found a few. Just enough to get those folks on my “OH NO” list moved to the “it’s all good” list.
During my search, I found some gift ideas that were beyond unique. They were so unusual (and often so NOT useful), that they bordered on ludicrous. Some of them crossed that border and moved into “what in the world are they thinking” land.
In case you have a person or two for whom gift ideas are really stumping you, I will share a few of my more bizarre finds. Perhaps one might appeal to you! I have thoughtfully only included items that are less than ten dollars.
For stockings that are hard to fill, I found possum flavored candy canes. A 3.8 ounce box is only $6.99. Now, as for me, I don’t eat roadkill and have never tasted possum, so I can’t vouch for the authenticity of the flavoring. But if nothing else, it would be something of which the recipient is unlikely to get a duplicate. You have to go to a special website for this, but I doubt shipping is much.
At Target, you can purchase a screaming goat. The advertisement says “it’s back” (you mean they’ve sold this before??!!). It’s a 3-inch goat figurine, decked out in an ugly holiday sweater, Santa hat, and jingle bell collar. When you press the mound base, it’s “signature” goat scream plays. All this joy for only $6.48.
For the young ones in your life who seemingly have everything, stay at Target and get them a 12-inch peanut butter and jelly stuffed “animal.” Why, you ask? No idea. It looks as awful as it sounds, and it’s $8.99.
For kids of all ages, you can shop at Temu (never heard of this site before and I am not necessarily recommending it) and get something called Mini Screaming Pickles. I tried to look up what they did, as it seemed a bargain for only $4.28, but the site is quite difficult to navigate. Only buy this if you are very brave. And very desperate.
Finally, on Etsy, I discovered the true holiday delight – Capypooper Toothpaste Topper. For the low price of $8.95, you can put a capybara topper on your toothpaste and the toothpaste will be squeezed onto your brush from the capybara’s….poopy place. Yep. It actually looks worse than it sounds, if that’s possible.
If you are desperate enough to try any of these ideas, I’m glad to be of help. And remember, books, puzzles, or candles for me.
I am full of NO ideas this year- thinking about giving gift cards, so they can go figure out what they WANT, for a change!! OR maybe a short and sweet regular or ecard that tells them how special they are TO YOU! OR maybe just a quick facetime to express your love and care about them and to get to see their faces glowing!!
Just a few nutty ideas — connecting with family and friends is what the holidays are supposed to be about!!