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Nittersing

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Fri Nov 21, 2025, 02:19 PM 18 hrs ago

Stocking Stuffers. Impulse buys.

It's that time of year... all the little gadgets and widgets are being promoted all over the place. And if you're older and most of your friends and family, like you, are also older, you really don't need anything. That's when I start looking at the silly gifts.

This year, I'm sending my sister this PacMan game. https://www.amazon.com/Arcade-Classics-Pac-Man-4-Color-Screen/dp/B0CRX25RKK/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?th=1


It's actually pretty cool.

The other thing that caught my eye is this: https://www.incorporaty.com/products/brrrrt-mini-rc-construction-set-forklift-excavator-dump-truck?variant=20000302

This just might be for me to play with.

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Stocking Stuffers. Impulse buys. (Original Post) Nittersing 18 hrs ago OP
Back in the Day... ultralite001 17 hrs ago #1

ultralite001

(2,306 posts)
1. Back in the Day...
Fri Nov 21, 2025, 04:05 PM
17 hrs ago

Gramma always found stocking stuffers at Pier One imports + Radio Shack...

Mom would pick up goodies at Spencer's Gifts + stuff from the Lillian Vernon + Vermont Country Store catalogs...
(while we kids drooled over the Sears + Penney's + Montgomery Ward + Spiegel holiday catalogs)...

My daughter + I still make a holiday run through CostPlus for ornaments + stocking stuffers...When I get back to the city,
we may hit the Daiso store... + the little tiendas near my daughter's house...

Sure do miss the 5 + 10 cent stores... Closest thing is Walgreens... I hope they're still in business...

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