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3 Affordable but Useful Stocking Stuffers for this Holiday Season
The temperature is falling. Poinsettias are on sale at your local grocery store. Dunkin Donuts is selling peppermint-flavored coffee (blech), and the radio won’t stop playing Maria Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
The holidays are almost upon us. What’s that, you haven’t finished shopping for presents yet? Don’t fret, these stocking stuffer recommendations will put smiles on your family members’ faces without leaving a dent in your bank account.
Self Defense Keychain
Here’s a great gift idea to give to anyone you want to keep safe! A self defense keychain is an ideal choice for people who want to arm themselves in style. Unlike pepper spray, stun guns, or knives, a self defense keychain pulls double-duty as a fashionable accessory, making for a discrete defensive tool that one can carry openly, while being aesthetically pleasing enough that you’ll want to do just that.
Easy to conceal and even easier to wield at a moment’s notice, self defense keychains are made of sturdy, weighty metal that can be used for clubbing or stabbing. Although most aren’t sharp enough to penetrate skin, they can still cause heavy-duty damage. Just the thing your loved ones need to feel confident while walking to their car after work.
No-Touch Door Opener
Last year an item like this wouldn’t even merit a second look. Oh, how times have changed! This year, with COVID-19 making caution a necessity, it’s hard to think of a more useful stocking stuffer than a no-touch door opener. Designed with a flat head for pushing and a hook-like shape for grabbing and pulling, this handy item is a simple but functional option for anyone looking to minimize contact with germy surfaces.
Best of all, they work on more than just doors. Lightweight and compact, a good no-touch door opener can also be used to push buttons and interact with touch screens, all while keeping your safe and clean. Simply put, this is something your friends and family will take with them every time they go out in public.
Portable Phone Charger
I know what you’re thinking: aren’t all phone charges portable? Well, yes and no. Sure, the average mobile phone charger is small enough that you can carry one with you just about anywhere. But, as anyone who’s done that probably knows all too well, sometimes finding a working power outlet is such a pain that it makes you long for the days of rotary phones.
Perfect for that one person you know who’s always texting or checking Facebook, a portable phone charger can be charged ahead of time and will hold enough energy to refill most phones no less than twice! Especially helpful on Christmas day, when all your relatives come over and start fighting over outlets. Now if only you could get them to stop talking politics.
