It’s not a fucking stocking filler!

[YesJs]

I’m getting sick of gift guides with ‘stocking fillers’ that are around £15-20.

‘Perfect stocking filler for a teen’ says Glamour of a £25 lip balm kit. GQ, recommends a Stockings contain at least 10 presents - more likely about 15-20. Therefore (unless you’re super rich) they need, by nature, to be much cheaper than this.

I earn good money, I wouldn’t spend upwards of £250 on a stocking BEFORE the main presents. AIBU

Me too! My teens stockings are usually awesome (I have three DD). Opening stockings is my favourite part of the day so we go a bit mad.

to me a stocking filler is anything you can fit in a stocking regardless of price!

Agreed, this is the kind of thing I do for my girls. I do know people do it differently though as someone at work has large stockings and those can include gifts up to £200!

No, it's a £10 voucher and a handshake for a 15 year old. A chocolate orange thrown in if you're feeling sentimental.

What do people buy as stocking fillers that £5? The only things I can think of are tat and I would rather put that towards a main gift. I do think books and socks are fillers though.

Stockings are our favourite part of Christmas, even with (young) adult and teen DC. They still come into our bedroom on Christmas morning and open one present at a time.

I love buying gifts at Christmas as I barely buy them anything through the year. Sometimes their stocking fillers will be more expensive but generally a mix of stuff. So 18 year old DD will get a few bits of Charlotte Tilbury make up, some Oliver Bonas gold hoops, fancy shower gel, cerave moisturiser, a book, some pants and socks and some chocolate.

i went on temu for the stockings lots of cheapy craptastic stuff for a teen like stuff to decorate their room ,badges/pins,stickers for their laptop,hair stuff,cool notepads,bags, jewellery .Then i can spend decent money on not crap stuff for their main gift

God no.

My almost-9yo twins are getting an assortment of things I found on TEMU that I thought they'd find amusing. About 8 small items each, with came to about £30 all together.

Yes, these are stocking fillers. Low cost, fun.

This. As if choices are made in a vacuum.

Oh and my H always gets the Xmas copy of private eye and the oldie in his stocking - often provides for some amusing anecdotes on Xmas day too as he often reads them when anyone else is watching something seasonal!!

Matches?? You mean the things people use to light cigarettes, BBQs etc? This thread is an education!

I'm not the one starting a thread whining about how other people spend their money. You're the one who needs to take a look at yourself.

Our stockings are just the small stuff so everything you list is something I’d buy for a stocking. I’d rather buy stuff they will use than rubbish

A person who uses the derogatory term chav is clearly classless.
Would you be as comfortable typing the P or N word?
It's the first sign of new money, desperate social climber.

Every family has different traditions though. Our stocking are not very big as they date from years ago and used to hang on their door knobs. Then one DC moved out with BF and took their stocking with them . Other than small items everything under the tree . And everything came from Santa . No presents from Mum and Dad . Other people's were also under tree.

I’m with you OP.

What kind of people spend £25 on one stocking filler?

I usually spend £50-£100 on main present for DC. Still give them a stocking as young adults as a tradition.

No tat. All stuff they use. But it’s usually confectionary, toiletries, small clothing items, stationary, bargains I’ve picked up here and there. Plus the obligatory nuts and clementines. Whole stocking comes to about £20 max as I’m a savvy shopper.

I got those as a child and started doing them for my dc then realised my mum must have surreptitiously binned it all in about January, as it takes over the house after a couple of Christmases!

It’s easy to fill a stocking without plastic tat at a reasonable price.

Nobody needs a stocking filled with expensive gifts. They’re more fun when done with cheap thoughtful tat free items.

Confectionary, stationary items, toiletries (e.g. shower gel, beard oil), socks, plain white/black cotton t-shirt, discounted books, magazines, travel accessories, small scented candles, photo in frame etc. etc.

Get most of my fillers in Superdrug/Savers, TK Maxx, Primark, H&M, Poundland etc.

I do this too 😂

I found this a couple of years ago. It feels similar to my parents' recollections of childhood Christmases and stockings (although a couple of generations earlier). Different, and much simpler, times.

Competitive buying sucks all the fun out of Christmas. I'd rather have the Edwardian version (minus the rickets!)

Thanks to mumsnet, mine get essentials to unwrap too, such as toothpaste, deodorant (bloody expensive deodorant spray) etc. They get a mix of things which has changed over the years. They are all wrapped. They still seem to like it.

I am as working class as they get, you can try to insult me, but it's not working 😂

Who's classless here, not me 😂

What’s wrong with Rimmel?😂

I once did a pack of Pritt sticks! There had been quite a few Pritt stick squabbles leading up to Christmas.