Stocking fillers/small gifts for students

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DSS is a Fresher and just wants money this year but I want to do him a stocking too so he has some bits to open. I’m looking to spend £30-40 on it, the only ideas I have so far are Pringles, a wallet ninja and an Uber gift card (which he can use for Uber Eats too). He’s living in self-catering halls.

Any ideas much appreciated!

Book tokens are always helpful for students along with a good selection of fun stationery.
Maybe add in some alcohol too!

Cocktail recipe book
Chocolate Santa
Memory stick
Mobile phone cable

All sorts of interesting alcohol possibilities - cans of craft ale, spirit mixers, miniatures etc. I buy interesting grocery bits they wouldn’t buy themselves e.g. Nando’s products (perinaise, the sauces, peri peri salt), syrup for coffee, hotel chocolat mini slabs, bags of cashews or pistachios. All of this has benefit you can just add to a supermarket shop!

Boxers, socks, beanie ...usually from urban outfitters.

Random kitchen things e.g. I bought my DS who is 23 a dualit toaster when he moved into his current house post graduation so he has some magnetic toaster tongs

In the past I’ve bought those ring things you stick on the back of phones to prop them up, car phone holders etc. Just pick up on Amazon or eBay for a couple of pounds

Hangover kit - paracetamol/vitamin C tablets that you put in water
Portable battery pack to charge phone

Nail clippers!

Can't have too many reminders that toenails need clipped too.

No offence to @heathers00 but I'd be surprised if OP DSS would be thrilled to receive book tokens and fun stationery (though I would have LOVED these things!).

If he's anything like the students I knew he'll want beers and snacks. Uber voucher sounds brilliant and I like PPs suggestions of perinnase and toaster tongs.

Ooh another toaster thing I saw was toastie pouches, kind of a sandwich bag for the toaster that you can make toasties in.

Maybe one of those huge tubs of pretzels or similar that you can get in Costco.

Love the hangover cure kit too.

I'd put in:
A bag of fresh coffee and a little cafetiere (about £4 in Flying Tyger)
or a tub of nice hot chocolate and a new mug
Winter survival kit: gloves, lipsalve, Vit C tablets, First defense nose spray
Miniature whisky/rum/vodka if they drink
HeatTech T shirt from Uniqlo
New earphones

Amazing ideas, thank you so much!

Pack of cards.
After shave.
Moisturiser.
Bottle opener and/or corkscrew.
Phone charger.
Magazine.

Jar of JellyBeans (Costco)
Pre-paid gift cards for Costa or Starbucks
Phone cables (no idea what my DS does with his)

Does he shave? There's a company that sends razors through the post so he'd never run out.

(My DS is nearly 19yo, at University but lives at home .Little nightmare to buy for )

Coffee shop voucher
Face wash, hair gel etc
Yes to beer and snacks
Earphones - they always seem to need new ones
Poptarts and Angel Delight (the latter used to be a good way of getting some calcium into dd2)
Fajita spice mixes
Interesting barbecue and chilli sauce (Jack Daniels barbecue sauce is nice)

My ds always likes a nice belt
And mad socks
Voucher for coffee shop near college if possible

my sons are obsessed with the fancy hot chocolates from Whittards

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Costa/Starbucks/Nandos gift card.