Stockings have always been a favorite of mine. Ever since we have been married we have created a tradition of opening our stockings on Christmas Eve followed by watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. Typically we dive into whatever it is we just pulled out of our stockings [candy, mini bottles of wine for me, etc] and then drift off to sleep anxiously awaiting Christmas morning.
Because men can typically be so difficult to buy bigger gifts for, the stocking is always the stress-free, fun, let me walk around Target for 2 minutes and throw anything and everything into my cart I think he would like, gifts. This year I came up with 9 things that I figured I would share with you all in hopes that you can adequately stuff your man’s stocking to his hearts content. Some our basic items while others are a little more creative. Lets dive in to this stocking shall we?
1. The obvious — candy. You can never go wrong with giving into your man’s sweet tooth. Sour Patch Kids and Swedish Fish for the win this year.
2. Coffee K-Cups. My man loves to brew a fresh cup of coffee several times a day so sprinkling his stocking with K-Cups only makes sense.
3. Gum. Because who doesn’t need gum?
4. A man smelling candle. I found this Amberwood Fire candle at Target recently and it has the perfect masculine fragrance to it. This makes up for the other 982 womanly scents I burn throughout the year 😉
5. Gift cards to his favorite lunch spots. Because he often has to go to lunch I figured why not pick up the tab on a few of them? Wendy’s is always a popular choice around this joint.
6. ChapStick. We live in Indiana. Do you know what Winter’s in Indiana are like? I will not allow his lips to fall victim to that.
7. His favorite beer. This year I bought a variety pack from a local brewery and threw in a few different ones — everybody could use a Pale Ale on December 24th.
8. A personalized 50 caliber bottle opener. I ordered this opener from Bottle Breacher after seeing them on Shark Tank and I know it’s going to be one of his favorite gifts this year. Bullets and beer — it has dude written all over it [literally — you can have them engraved to say anything you want].
9. Last but not least, Crest 3D White Luxe Supreme FlexFit Whitestrips. We all want to look our best for the year to come and men are no exception to this. I found these babies at Target [see below for $7 off] and know that these will make my man’s smile a little brighter and whiter 😉 What can cost upwards of $500 for a professional whitening treatment is now less than $60 for the same results. To get $7 off your purchase of Crest 3D White Luxe Supreme FlexFit Whitestrips at Target.com https://clvr.li/1vwTKSS
And there we have my nine stocking stuffer essentials for men. What would you add in this mix?
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Founder and creator of LIY, Erin turned her dream of a hobby blog into a full-time career which she now runs alongside the LIY team! When not in front of her computer screen [with a La Croix or wine in hand] or in front of a mirror taking mirror selfies, you can find Erin spending time on the water, cuddled up with her two pups and husband most likely watching the latest Shark Tank episode, or getting lost in an easy beach read.
