On Episode 2 of Hang your Hat, Firebeard and I did a segment on consumable christmas gift ideas. These are gifts that are meant to be used up, so they don't hang around cluttering up the house. Since then I was asked if I might be able to do a visual version of the list perhaps with links to some of the products we mentioned, and I am happy to oblige.

Note: This list contains gifts big and small. While some would be appropiate for the year's "big" gift, there are also several that would make great stocking stuffers.

Consumable Gift Ideas

Bath/Body/Grooming (many of these are easy to DIY):

Soap
Salt/Sugar Scrub
Bath Salts
Fizzy Bath Bombs
Beard Oil or other Beard/Mustache related grooming products
Nice Anti Hair Loss or Dandruff shampoo that seems more like a treat than a suggestion
Perfume/Cologne
Deodorant Stone
Sore Muscle Salve
Lip Gloss/Balm
Bath Bubbles
Bath Tub Crayons (made for kids, good for taking a quick note in the shower before you loose your thought)
Nail Polish

Food (Most of these are easy to DIY):

Candy, Cookies, or Carmel
Hot Cocoa Mix (Single servings are good presents for office mates). Add some homemade marshmallows to make it really special.
Flavored Sugars or Salts
Infused Liquors or Vinegars
DIY Vanilla
Flavored Simple Syrups (great for drinks)
Good Quality Olive Oil
Bottle of Wine
Meal Kit
Fancy Coffee
Local Honey
Drinks Kits (ex. Cocktail kit)
Special Snacks (that are not normally on the menu)

Services: (Think Gift Certificates)

Massage
Facials
Mani/Pedis
High End Barber Shops / Hair Dressers
Oil Change or Car servicing (especially if the person you are giving the gift to normally does these things themselves)
Baby Sitting
House Cleaning
Photographer

Subscriptions:

Premium Gaming Services (example: Xbox Live or PlayStation Plus)
“_______” Of the Month Club (example: beer, meat, cheese, wine – there is one of these for almost every interest!)
Meal Delivery Service (example: Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, or Plated)
Music Streaming Service (example: Spotify, Pandora Plus)
Video Streaming Service (Example: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime)
Online Magazine or Newspaper
Audible
Annual Passes (ex. parks, beach)

Gift Cards:

Any Favorite Retail Store the recipient is likely to shop at (maybe somewhere that is normally too pricy for the recipient – just make sure that the gift card could cover the cost of an item at the store)
Itunes
Grocery or Gas Cards (good for college students or recent grads)
Coffee Shop
Book Store

Entertainment/Events:

Burlesque Shows or Vaudeville Performances
Sporting Event. Of course Football and basketball games come to mind first- but why not a fencing or ballroom dance competition
Tickets to the Movies
Tickets to an Amusement Park, Museum, or zoo
Fancy Tea Party
Concerts or Plays

Active Pursuits:

Pay for a Goruck Challenge
Gym Membership (Think outside the box and go for something like a rock climbing or cross fit gym rather than the standard gym)
Sporty Classes (like belly dancing class)
Goods that are consumed while participating in a sport (ex. Bike tubes for a cyclist, chalk for a rock climber or gymnast, and dehydrated food for campers)

Miscellaneous:

Hobby or Craft Supplies (ex. Scrapbooking paper or stickers, yarn, paint)
Kids Craft Supplies (ex. tape, stickers, erasers, glue, pipe cleaners, pompoms, googly eyes)
Fireplace Supplies (ex. Wood, fire starters, matches, bundles of dried herbs, pinecones dipped in wax)
Personalized Photo Calendar
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