Stockings for middle aged folk

[WhoStoleYourHighHorse]

Love the university thread and stockings are the best part of presents in a world where people often know what they're getting.
Would love some ideas for the grown ups too. Thanks

DH is getting posh salt from TK Maxx and a Rolson mini tool thing - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rolson-35975-3-in-1-Staple-Gun/dp/B01AS105ZK/ref=asc_df_B01AS105ZK/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=226606326869&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=3080952567508213050&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1007113&hvtargid=pla-426064105572&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

I like a few items rather than loads of tat that will end up in landfill. For me I’d like a fiction book, bath soak, bamboo socks, fancy nuts, chocolates. DH likes things like Star Wars socks to re-stock his supply of them, his fave chocolates, book, trivia quiz card pack.

@NotMeekNotObedient - the Rolson looks perfect, thanks for that. @Seawaver, can you link to the card trivia games - not sure what it is but sounds interesting!

I always get DH a selection of unusual sweet treats, nice new socks, toiletries and a small card game.

My mum still does a stocking for my sister and I and we get similar to the above and she also replaces our expensive skin care and make up products.

Here are some of my favourites:

Socks
Soap
Bubble Bath
Lottery Scratch Card
Miniature Gin/Baileys etc
Chocolate Orange
Sweets
Photo Keyring/Fridge Magnet
Nice jam/marmalade
Nuts
Mulled wine spices
Coffee Beans/Ground Coffee
Jar of Olives (or similar)
Mini Panettone

Lip balm
Bath bombs
Car air freshener
Golf balls/tees
Nail polish
Mug
Travel cup
Latte sachets
Coffee pods or bags
Magazine
Liqueurs
Puzzle book
Scarf
Enamel pin badge
Hand warmers
Face mask
Shower steamers
Candle
Wax melts
Beanie hat
Glasses case
Earrings
Recipe kit
Photo frame

I do all the stockings in our house. This year mine will have the following:

Fancy bath stuff, made with honey.
A Christmas murder mystery book
Hand cream
Nail polish
Face mask
Sweets of some sort
Stud earrings

Dh's will be more edible, chutneys, crackers, pork scratching, walnut whips etc. Plus a Headtorch, socks, pants and a top trumps deck.

My mum will be getting shower steamers, a Christmas murder mystery, hand cream, nail polish, violet creams and marzipan chocolates. I'll probably put an audio book in too and she always gets some sort of trivia game to play in the car with our kids.

Thanks all, some great ideas here. Keep them coming, please!

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@WhoStoleYourHighHorse we have a few trivia card packs from Cheatwell Games. They do ones like Film & TV, general knowledge, music, sport, decade ones like 60s, 80s, 90s, etc. We also have a Star Wars quiz park from a different maker.

Glasses case, personalised lens cloth
Flower seeds/seed bomb
Lindt reindeer
Bottle of Christmas beer
Solid hand cream in a tin
Socks
Small bottle of wine
Hot chocolate
Pen
Lip balm
Mug

Scratch card
Wrist warmers
Microwave heat pad/hottie

DH will get:

Chocolate orange/clementine,/chocolate coins/chocolate Santa/chocolate reindeer/candy cane
'LOccitain deodorant
Nice soap
Salami
Socks or pants
Nail scissors
Probably some more food because he doesn't like that and prefers consumables
A candle
A book or notebook
A salami
A pen
Cards/dice
Coffee beans
The Christmas edition of Private Eye

We do:
Fancy coffee beans from Algerian coffee shop
or tea from T2 or Fortnums
nice soap and shower gel
tins of spiced nuts
Fortnum's chutney
a paperback on a favourite subject or by a favourite author
nice notebook
Good chocolates or nougat
whisky miniature
bamboo socks and pants
seeds for the garden
CDs (DH still prefers CDs to playlists)
Scent samples

So far DH has a steam train bottle opener and a bicycle toolkit like a Swiss army knife., DS has a millennium falcon one other DS has a pen tool kit.

Books are usually included, bough as new from charity shops.

book
travel size body butter I use as handcream
socks
Amazon kindle voucher
chcolates I don't need to share
pack of tea only I drink
wax melts

I usually do one for dp containing:
local craft beer
pickles
Tunnocks
a big bar of crappy Cadburys choc
a choc orange
mustard
nuts

He's a simple soul. :)

Dh & 1 do stocking for each other.
I put things like these in his:

Dark chocolate cherry liqueurs (his fav)
Mini bottle whiskey
Pork scratchings
Tin of nuts
New scientist magazine
Socks
L'occitane products
Small gadget/ gizmo usually discovered on this thread!
Book
Moleskin notebook (he uses a lot)
Fav pens

In previous years I've included things like mug/ glass from anthropoligie or national geographic gifts (mini microscope etc)

This year we're planning a trip over Christmas so really just doing the stockings

Forgot to say he fills mine with things like:

Mini champagne
Box leonidas chocolates
Beauty products

Notebook
Tiny umbrella
Gloves
Book
Sweets / cake
Perfume
Small piece of jewellery
Christmas decoration (I collect them & love them)
Nice scented candle

For my husband:

Penknife
Car cleaning bits
White toblerone
Pin badge
Hand cream
Ear cleaning kit (which may sound a bit disgusting, but there you go)
One of those tiny things of very concentrated Robinson's squash
Keyring.

For me (a woman)
Mini fragrance
Chocolate coins
Various costume jewellery brooches (love brooches)
Pin badges
Face mask
Nice knickers!