So! As you know, time is running out if you plan to order things to be delivered to you in time for Christmas, due to Supply Chain Drama, which has been fascinating to observe; my market was out of MAYONNAISE this week?! Now we’re running out of cream cheese? Is America barrelling toward my worst nightmare, a dip shortage?! At Christmas? I can’t live like this. (One of my local Italian markets was out of spumoni for like weeks this past summer because the spumoni boxes were stuck on a boat. The old man who runs the market was philosophical about it.)
In all seriousness, though, as we noted in this year’s Gift Guide, this year more than ever is a great one to actually head out and about to your local stores and pick up items and take them home with you in real life, because then you have them. (I also like to shop for stocking stuffers in person because it’s easier and more fun to browse for impractical do-dads IRL, as you don’t always know you want an impractical do-dad until you see it. If you haven’t read it yet, check out our chat about your favorite local stores!) HOWEVER! Sometimes you do need to order some bits and bobs from the internet, and sometimes it’s tough or impractical to dash around town for a variety of reasons. And thus! Surely one of you knows someone who wants a teeny tiny Le Creuset. You DEFINITELY know someone who would appreciate an extra-long phone charger. Or what about a bouquet of their favorite pens? Or fuzzy grippy socks?!
Or these:
I think everything there is at or under $25 (or was when I selected it), and many sites are having pre-Christmas sales right now, FYI. (Like, right now, J.Crew is 50% sale prices!)
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