Stocking Fillers - how do you decide

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How do you decide what is a stocking filler and what is a main present. Do you go by price, such as anything say under £10 is a stocking filler or is it small stuff to fit in a stocking regardless of the price.

Mmm. Just the small fun stuff really. We do nuts and satsuma but usually the chocolate variety.

If it fits in a stocking it's a stocking filler. I buy things that'll actually be used/played with, not cheap tat that'll break in 5 mins because it's a 'stocking filler'. Small toys, small colouring book, small book or 2, crayons/pencils/felt tips, bubbles, socks, chocolate coins. Those sorts of things!

Size for us also. If it’s small enough to fit in the stocking, it’s a stocking filler. I hate buying cheap things that will break within a few days.

Size and cost are a factor.

I tend not to buy plasticy novelty items. This year the stockings will have some stationery, toiletry stuff, a spork, hair stuff, some chocolate coins, socks and pants, guitar bits etc.

The baby's will have bibs, a sippy cup, some easy grip spoons, swimming nappies and other exciting things like that. 😂

Our stockings are sacks, so can take bigger things but I don't put anything too expensive in there. Content is same as others; treats, practical things eg fluffy socks, but also some silly things or craft sets.

We do stockings first thing and then tree presents later in the day, I try not to put anything too 'good' in the stocking so they have better presents to open later with the family.

Stockings are from 'santa' but things from their wishlist are split between stocking and under the tree presents - for example I am not going to put a $100 lego set in a stocking/sack!

I just put in what fits of the stuff we already have.
I've not bought anything specifically for them but would rather spend a few pounds to fill it up with a magazine and bath bomb to be able to keep the main gifts out

Oh good it seems I'm not doing it wrong according to some of you 😁 I don't buy things specifically for the stocking other then some chocolate coins........... so just put in smaller and cheaper items I've already bought.

penberrh I also do the everything from FC (well I did when they still believed), stockings also hung by the fire side

Same as pp, if it fits it goes in. I keep a bag for small sized presents to go in, then on Christmas Eve I have them ready for the stocking. This year it’s things like small tub of Pringles, mini can of soft drink, chocolate coins, Christmas themed lollipop, bath bomb, lip balm, sheet mask, mini Nutella jars, scratchcard etc. DHs will often have aftershave in so not cheap, just that it fits (and he’s very hard to buy for!).

This year teen dd's stocking (large felt stocking) will have:

Airpods Pro in the very bottom
chocolate orange
Apple flavoured Coke (from Japan)
Japanese snacks - [pizza flavoured hula hoops, pocky sticks
nesquick
Lush bath bomb
fluffy socks x several pairs - cheap and she is obsessed with them
Christmas Percy Pigs
a makeup palette

Just whatever fits regardless of price - this years will have:
Tube of jelly beans
Chocolate orange
Starbucks gift card
Clinique make up
Colour changing light bulb
Pj’s
Coloured pencils
Choc coins
DVD
Matey bubble bath
Lego Reindeer

Dd is 12 but even when she was small we never did novelty plastic toys that would played with for a day or 2, it was always small Playmobil/Lego or accessories for other toys plus sweets, pj’s bath stuff etc

It's a combination of size, price and novelty value here! Small, fun things to be opened first thing. Bigger (in terms of size, value and importance) presents go under the tree
Although, I do also put useful things in DS's stocking, and we have a few traditions so he always gets a soap on a rope, a Match annual and some personalised Match Attax cards.
He's also got some practical jokes, books, mini-sized toiletries, Oddballs pants, and Matchmakers (which I may now have to make a tradition to continue the "match" theme!)

My DC stockings hang on the fireplace and contain small, reasonably cheap things delivered by FC.

I always put in chocolate coins, socks and a satsuma. Then 3 small presents plus some sweets, chocolate and a can of drink.

I used to have a stocking but I found small cheap gifts hard to find. so moved to a sack for my girls which works better. everything is under £5, it's mostly edible or consumables like stationary/bubble bath. but will have a book, keyring, pants,socks and always a teddy poking his head out of the top.

then Santa leaves the one asked for gift next to the sack if it doesn't fit inside. (plus Mrs Claus leaves her basket of chocolate bread after several years ago dd1 only asked for a loaf of bread and now it's on the list every year!!)