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I need some holiday gift ideas (that I will probably gift to myself as well)!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

bluetooth headphones. love being able to stay active without the buds yanking out of my ears all the time.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago
  • good pair of underwear
  • good pair of socks
  • bag of fancy coffee
[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I recently got a double puffy blanket in my endevors to stsy warm while living offgrid. Its one of ny favorite posessions now I use a lot. Feels great, Keeps you very warm when cold, and can be buttoned up as a cloak/poncho. This Halloween I drunkenly wandered around town in near freezing weather with it in and was comfy as hell. Protected me from wind and fufilled my secret dream of wearing a batman cloak.

I am the night, bitch! snuggles up into blanket cloak

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Oh hey, I just got a $50 Amazon gift card! I'll read some suggestions in here…

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Probably a bit out of the $50 budget: a massage.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A full size electric blanket (by full size I mean big enough to lay on it completely, like the size of a single bed mattress. I love mine

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Tongue scraper. Get a small metal one, will completely remove bad breath and stuff like garlic breath. It also removes cakes of plaque on your tongue sometimes. I've always brushed my teeth, but holy cow the tongue scraper helps. Better than mouthwash.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (6 children)

A kitchen paper holder that you can mount to a wall, shelf, etc, and that has a stopping mechanism so that it allows you to rip some paper off the roll with just one hand. Absolute kitchen game changer.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Smart plugs! These outlet switches come in packs of four for about $25 dollars. Once installed and set up in the app, you can automate them with scheduled timers or turn them on or off remotely. They will also integrate with Home Assistant, Google Home, and Alexa.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

A good, bright head lamp. See everything!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Tozo wireless earbuds (noise cancelling!).
Airfly pro - a little widget that allows you to Bluetooth from the seat back entertainment system on planes.
A fold up kettle.
Nanobags.

I travel a lot. These things are crucial.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

These are the things I'm glad I got back then and would get again if they broke, that fit the price category:

  • an onion comb for dicing
  • shoehorn with a long handle
  • 3 stage knife sharpening station
  • wireless phone charger (no more fiddling in the dark with the cable)
  • magnetic keychain holder (from AntPocket tools)
  • Unicorn Beetle Pro phone case and belt holster (if you're on board with the aesthetic)
  • a pair of Klim earbuds (wired, with foam tips)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A water pik machine. An electric toothbrush.

A car phone holder. A bidet.

New kitchen towels.

And some more of the other stuff people already said.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

+1 to bidets

Asia has spoiled me

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

bidet, electric water kettle, air fryer, pour over coffee, USB desk fan, portable electric heater, air purifier doubling as white noise maker, melatonin, metal tongue scraper, quality kitchen knife / sharpener, fleece Sherpa lined sweatshirt hoodie, wool socks, weekend at Bernie's type sunhat, portable water purifier, ceramic pans,

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

a good meal or a good wine, both better with SO or friends; ticket to a good music event (not a festival)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Snorlax squishmallow. It's our secret

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

I’ve had this little fellow hanging in my shower for a year or so now and it’s great. Turn it on and it connects pretty much instantly. Weirdly good sound for the size and water resistant. Keeps my phone dry too

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago

Air fryer. I got one on a black friday sale for like $30 and it paid for itself within a week for the amount of effort, time, and oil saved to fry stuff.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

A cole n mason pepper mill & toss in a bag of tellicherry peppercorns.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Lanolin is a bitchin' moisturizer like for everything—particularly your chapped lips. Haven't tried it for any other of my chapped bits but the same principle extends.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I recently got a sling bag for my EDC needs. It weights 1.2 kg loaded. the same as whole backpack that I used for years. It is quite good for if I need to go light but I want to grab some stuff and pockets are already filled to the brim with stuff.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Body pillow. I got one off of Amazon for like $30-$40 on a whim to try out sleeping with one. Can't even imagine trying to sleep without it anymore

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