Band Aids:
Last time I checked, little kids love Band Aids. It's like crack to kids, but the safer crack since it's marginally less destructive than than actual crack for kids aka refined sugar. Stop by the Band Aid aisle and buy at least 5 boxes of cute themed Band Aids, 10 boxes if your budget permits. Get the premium branded cute stuff, don't skimp out on generic plain Band Aids. It's Christmas, don't be a grinch. Wrap them up and let them rip it all open on Christmas morning. It's the gift that might not last long and it's the gift that parents might not like very much, but it'll provide about 5 minutes of pure joy and quite a bit of trash.
Themed sets of magazines:
Stop by the magazine aisle and top like twenty bucks on a pile of magazines geared toward someone's interest or guilty pleasure. If you want to fake it, buy a hard copy of a magazine and then sneak online and buy them a subscription that will come in a few weeks.
Decor and Home Stuff:
- House Beautiful
- Dwell
- Elle Decor
Trashy Stuff - buy a couple for multiple sources of Kim Kardashian's latest adventures:
- US
- Star
- National Enquirer
- People…to keep it a little respectable
Food Stuff:
- Bon Appetite
- Food & Wine
- Gourmet
- Food Network
You get the idea…just buy a bunch of stuff in the same category for the illusion of thoughtfulness
As Seen on TV:
I've noticed that my local CVS has a section of goofy Christmas gifts that are mostly as seen on TV type gifts. If you're gonna go this route, I recommend you totally own the gift by playing up the campiness and being over the top. Avoid "practicality, "usefulness" and "good taste" at all costs since most gifts from this drugstore aisle will not qualify. Get them something that they'd never buy themselves, something they might secretly want, but are too embarrassed. Think butter butlers, chia pets, chocolate fountains, lava lamps, etc.
Merry Christmas! Best of luck at the local drugstore if you're headed there to shop…you're gonna need it in more ways than one.
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