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Stocking stuffers
Rebecca K 119166829-Oct-24
Christmas is coming... Soon enough. Only 2 months away and the final countdown will be on. There are certain Christmas items that are a must-have for the stocking every year, for some it may be a certain candy treat or a favorite chocolate bar, perhaps socks and underwear the possibilities are endless. My thing is a 3 pack red package lidor chocolates, they are delicious. I have already picked them up, 1 pack for each stocking. What are your favorite stocking stuffers that you give or receive?
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  • I just recently bought stockings for my two dogs and two cats. Am I abnormal. What sort of treats should I stuff them with? So far it’s a toy in each.
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    • Only ever liked the chocolate and Lollie Xmas stockings. Gee, they are so much dearer than when I was a kid.
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      • Depends on the person of course. I like little bottles of perfume or men's cologne. Everyone's personal favorite candy. Batteries are always good. Small hand tools, electrical tape, headlamps for the guys. Facial masks and make up or lotions for the ladies. Little toys, headphones, flashlights and knit hats for the kids.
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        • Little frames with photos of their family, pets or family home. I also love to include an ornament that reflects their style or what they mean to me. and of course always chocolates!
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          • chocolate letters- goft cards
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            • Woo hoo xmas is almost here I like doing gag gifts lol. Like mouthwash, box of tissues .
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              • TY Angie
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                • Little toys
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                  • We put in silly gifts that we all need: socks, bathroom wipes, toothpaste. It sounds silly but we wrap them too LOL
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                    • Reese peanut butter cups. A great favourite.
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                      • chocolate chip cookies
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                        • Used to do Christmas stockings when my Grandchildren were young but they are teenagers now and prefer Prezzie cards to get what they want so that is what I give them with a block of chocolate each.
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                          • None, as i have to consider my Health for chocolates
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                            • As long family together is the great gift in life
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                              • Those are delicious chocolates! Perfect for stocking stuffers. When we were kids Christmas mixed nuts in their shells were a favourite and oranges and chocolate coins.
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                                • When I was a kid we got little toys like a bag of marbles, Yo-yo, magnets, rubber Gumby...We only got chocolate or candy at Halloween and Easter.
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                                  • Family tradition from U.K. Which is an apple,an orange and a bag of assorted nuts. Also have small gift depending on age and some sweets. This was tradition from British folk stories about St. Nick and Black Peter..( no offence to anyone ,it's the character's name.
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                                    • In Hungary St Nick Day along with Black Peter ( the devil holding a metal pitch fork) was on 6th December. The eve before children would clean/polish shoe and leave them lined up to be filled with sweets, depending if they'd been naughty or good. No sweets for the bad ones of course, the were left a branch of birch wood, guess to be punished with!
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                                    • Danielle R 478487Maria B 89860
                                      Yes,for us a black lump of coal,to keep you warm all winter,which wouldn't last long.
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                                    • Maria B 89860Danielle R 478487
                                      A bit like all you may have is to think "warm thoughts" and hope that it will keep you warm.
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                                  • It's more exciting for presents under the tree and finding out whose is whose
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                                    • don't do stocking stuffers since no children in the household
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                                      • No stockings to stuff.
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                                        • any
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                                          • Chocolate
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                                            • Don't do them
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                                              • No stockings, no tree, lights, presents or decorations. No Christmas in this household but some of the family celebrate it while others don't.
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                                                • No stockings, No socks. The Lady of the household and Myself don't do 'Christmas'.
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                                                  • We like socks, white chocolate because we cannot eat chocolate but the lindt makes great white chocolate peppermint balls and kisses also comes in white chocolate peppermint kisses. Expensive lip gloss that you would normally not buy to have all year. They have great gift boxes on a shopping channel for anywhere from 15 to 25 dollars with designer makeup and bath supplies I buy the boxes because most things in the box are trial size and I split them up and put the items in friends and family members stockings in addition to fruit and danish cookies.
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                                                    • Haven't done stockings since my kids were under 10 years old but did enjoy filling them up with little treats and small toys like matchbox cars, Lego and bouncy balls, knuckle bones, stickers,Bey blades etc.. My boys always enjoyed opening their stockings.
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                                                      • Yep no Santa after teen birthday then no Christmas presents once those kids are grandparents
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                                                        • makeup socks and money
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                                                          • I stopped Christmas in my house when my kids were teens . For me and kids, it's just another day.
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                                                            • I have never used stockings but usually like to give treats such as Lindor or Darrell Lea.
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                                                              • family live all over Australia, usually do money into bank accounts for the adults, and the parents have the extra for their kids.
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                                                                • Don’t use stockings at Christmas, but have bowls of everyone’s favourite treats.
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                                                                  • I never had kids so was never an issue for me but mum always added fruit along with the chocolate and lollies. We all got a banana an orange and an apple in our Santa sacks (pillow cases). There were 5 of us and she never failed to add those.
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                                                                    • Candy, socks, deodorant, soaps, hygiene products, vouchers- all affordable options
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                                                                      • money -gift cards
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                                                                        • Chocolate liquers
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                                                                          • Nous donnons seulement des cadeaux aux enfants et là ils sont assez grand. Donc c'est plus de l'argent ou des cartes cadeaux.
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                                                                            • we have been buying stuff from Temu all year, I do get the kids making xmas cards and doing some crafting which we send out everywhere, we look up addresses all over the world have no idea who they are, and send parcels,we think its fun and hopefully we surprise someone
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                                                                              • cute pic
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                                                                              • that's nova my littlest grandson [ 5 ]
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                                                                            • Don't do Christmas these days as there is no little ones and every one else have all they want and need.
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                                                                              • M&Ms please
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                                                                                • We don't do much usually instant scratchies to each other.
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                                                                                  • Homemade gifts.
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                                                                                    • My partner always surprises me
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                                                                                      • Pyjamas
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                                                                                        • Children the younger the better. No one complains when they loose their young children.
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                                                                                          • It changes every year. No repeats.
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                                                                                            • When I was younger and making good money I would more than overstuff my younger siblings stockings. For me it was the great feeling of giving. Now my siblings look after me. Never thought I would see that day.
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                                                                                              • Did I miss something? What is pagan happenings?
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                                                                                                • What will Father Xmas say when he reads your comments, I wonder?
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                                                                                                • I appreciate anything and everything I find in my stocking. When I'm buying, I look for as many fun things as I can that fit in the stocking.
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                                                                                                  • Don't do this or celebrate pagan happenings
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                                                                                                    • When my kids where little used to put the santa stocking chocolate you can buy from the supermarket in the santa stocking
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                                                                                                      • I am a firm believer that no child should go without a Christmas present and stocking. I pick up things all year long and put them back for stocking stuffers be that a nail polish, stickers, socks, just what ever I can find cheap. Most of the time it is on a 75% clearance so it cost less than a dollar. I have 9 grand children and out of them 5 were in the Foster Care Program, one was born so drug additive they were wondering if he was going to make it. These children are very dear to my heart and if it takes my last penny I would gladly give it to see their little faces light up on Christmas. We read the story of the birth of Jesus and let them no how much he loves them and how much we love them. I also try to give a little bit to charities such as St, Judes and Shriners and Salvation Army after all that is what Christmas is all about.
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                                                                                                        • Ok for the young ones but really have no one to make them for
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                                                                                                          • I don't know much about stocking, barely ever been used in my family. maybe a couple of times when I was a kid.
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                                                                                                            • My grandson was excited on Sunday night when I picked him up from his Aunts place. Nana he said. I helped Nana Lydia ( Filipino thing as all are nana not aunt) wrap her Christmas presents and put up her tree. So when you do yours I will help you.
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                                                                                                              • I have 7 children, 6 live at home, 1 lives with our 1st grandchild...., so excited and stressed at the last time...countdown has started...OMG... December christmas tree goes up and 1 birthday b4 christmas and 1 birthday after WOW YAY HAHA - So thats 8 Stockings hanging(actually running out of space) Besides lollies, chocolates etc I put in keyrings, magnets from different places, ones that remain them of certain people etc
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                                                                                                                • My grown kids collect coins, so when I find old coins while running, ect., I save them all year to put in their stockings.
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                                                                                                                  • Large navel orange in the bottom, candy cane, and December issue of Playboy.
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                                                                                                                  • We do not celebrate Christmas
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                                                                                                                    • as kids it was a big thing to have special fruit-ones that didn't grow in our orchard. Christmas used to be the only time we had oranges. I did similar with my kids-things they didn't usually have be it chocolate, imported fruit or whatever was seen as "special" is now more difficult for families to find something small that is not usually had.So what ever works for each, if one follows this tradition
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                                                                                                                      • i love lindor , but yeah i usually get a coke bottle some candy and a slim jim
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                                                                                                                        • my grandmother used to get a piece of coal in her stocking so they could have a warm christmas this is thr truth
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                                                                                                                          • For kids - suggestions - small things they will need for school like coloured pencils, ordinary pencils for writing or drawing, snack box for morning recess, a water bottle, knickers, socks,
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                                                                                                                            • Always small articles children need for school, or daily living eg. Colour pencils and colouring books, thongs, shorts shirts, underwear usually at least 3 to 4 outfits. Then at least 6 age appropriate toys under $10. Then I fill the rest with Christmas wrapped chocolate, lollies. It's all about the stocking surprise for all ages, even 70 year old.
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                                                                                                                              • I get a small pack of soft drink or juice boxes for my stepson to use during the family get together at Christmas. Usually also one of those chocolate or lolly Christmas stockings also
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                                                                                                                                • chocolates thank you Rebecca
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                                                                                                                                  • As I don't do Christmas I don't do stocking stuffers. But one year I played Krampus and emptied the stocking and place a piece of coal in each one LOL😆😂
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                                                                                                                                    • the usual titbits - candy cane, a couple of lollies, lip gloss, chocolate coins, bubbles, paints, drawing essentials etc (these are for my grandchildren though)
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                                                                                                                                      • my feet fill my stocking, i don't take them off at christmas, i don't need any coal
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                                                                                                                                        • When my girls had stockings I put into them cellotape, paste, scissors, combs, lip gloss, sweets and staples or paper clips - they used all those things!!
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                                                                                                                                          • My pets get the stocking fillers - new collars, treats and a toy, every year.
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                                                                                                                                            • Haven't done that for many years, but it was great many years ago. I always use to do candy.
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                                                                                                                                              • Socks
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                                                                                                                                                • Box of candy
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                                                                                                                                                  • Lottery tickets
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                                                                                                                                                    • I've never had the excitement or tradition of it.
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                                                                                                                                                      • I don't do stocking suffers but I think it is a lovely tradition.
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                                                                                                                                                        • Let's get through Halloween first ! I was just thinking how odd it is that the day after Halloween it's November 1st so everyone starts throwing Christmas stuff all over the place! Holy slow down, Jesus is going no where .. a big rush to blow chunks of money on useless junk! Ugh I'm a total Grinch that's for sure
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                                                                                                                                                          • Best to get in before the prices rise, and they tell us how discounted it is.
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                                                                                                                                                          • you know they're raising prices in socks and underwear!
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                                                                                                                                                        • Chocolate candy
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                                                                                                                                                          • I don’t do Christmas stockings
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                                                                                                                                                            • Nothing
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                                                                                                                                                              • It is amazing how money wasting the western people are. Christmas is not about stockings or wasting money. BUT to each his own.
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                                                                                                                                                                • Here we go again...Debbie Downer with her share of doom, gloom and misery.
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                                                                                                                                                                • what is it about Jania, let us in be in the know
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                                                                                                                                                                • AngieSimone S 316632
                                                                                                                                                                  😆😆🤭 I know rite!! What's her problem??
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                                                                                                                                                                • So, please... enlighten us Jania S.... What is Christmas all about? 🤔
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                                                                                                                                                              • I dont do any stocking in my house just have a christmas tree and the presents under it
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                                                                                                                                                                • That's the Spirit of Christmas ... cheers, mb
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                                                                                                                                                                • JANN RMaria B 89860
                                                                                                                                                                  thanks hope you have a good one love to all
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                                                                                                                                                              • chapstick or chocolate
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                                                                                                                                                                • I have seen my friends house may be candies and the chocolate bars,
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                                                                                                                                                                  • My cold feet are my favorite stocking stuffers! I even wear them in bed to keep my feet warm so I sleep soundly. The only time I don't stuff my feet in socks is when I'm in the shower! LOL! I don't celebrate holidays. ;-D
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                                                                                                                                                                    • How come writerrochelle? Why do JW not celebrate Christmas?
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                                                                                                                                                                    • I used to write poetry, and I co-wrote a children's book titled: CHARLIE, but only 25 copies were printed to distribute to publishers, but my husband did not follow through. ;-(
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                                                                                                                                                                    • We don't celebrate christmas because the Bible tells us Jesus was born while shepherds were tending their flocks, so it couldn't have been in winter, because sheep were housed then, and because the only 2 examples of birthdays found in the Bible are very negative. The Baker was hung during one, and John, the Baptist, was beheaded during the other. Please read Genesis 40:20-23 and Matthew 14:6-11. We aren't instructed to celebrate birth days in the Bible. ;-D
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Angiewriterrochelle
                                                                                                                                                                      oh that's so interesting. Thanks for the info ☮️
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Angie, for more information about what's going on in the world, where it's headed, and what we have to look forward to, please visit our site at: jw.org! ;-D
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                                                                                                                                                                  • Just get the ready made stuffed stocking off the shelf, they have a good variety of chocolate treats, it's more about sharing good food and refreshments and hopefully friendly company!
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                                                                                                                                                                    • usually candies
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                                                                                                                                                                      • nice
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                                                                                                                                                                    • I just find little bits and bobs to put in my stockings. I put 10 away each week and the money i save from here goes in tin and mid Nov i crack the tin open. I have minimum of $520 for Christmas and thats my spending money. I work in retail so I have to get mine done early
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Never done it, never will. You get invited to my house you get to stuff yourself (and not a stocking) with food, and as a bonus do the dishes! Yay! Full house every year.
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Very well put Lachelle, my sentiments exactly, good food and refreshments and good company and people can stuff their stockings with feet!
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Never had a Christmas stocking. But, If I did as an Adult you can put chocolates, home made cookies, and of course gift cards!!!
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                                                                                                                                                                        • I like getting Terry’s Orange slices in my stocking.
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                                                                                                                                                                          • aw, depends on the age what I put in a stocking but fun doing, will be starting soon to fill..
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                                                                                                                                                                            • I also have the Lindor truffles. Yummy I still like the fresh, crispy apple in the toe.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Never had stockings. I feel such a waste of money. Small items, maybe from Dollar Store add up. Why not buy something that the children need. Dish of candy/treats can always be put out for the whole family.
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                                                                                                                                                                                • Depends on the age . . . grown folks like stockings too! Gourmet coffees, hot chocolate mixes, lottery tickets, etc.
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • Due to the expense of things these days, we no longer give gifts, but spend the day together with the extended family. We prepare a special meal together and enjoy each others company. Much less stressful than in years gone by, having to think what everyone would enjoy.
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • I am with you Rebecca cholates and always an orange.
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Hardly say the Catholics ripped off the poor. How do you think the poor got fed? Without the churches where would they have been. You only read the negative BS!
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