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It’s officially Christmas season! Holiday shopping is now in session. With prices going up and Black Friday around the corner, it’s more important than ever to get the best deals on affordable gifts for everyone on your list.
Here at JAGT, we take gift-giving very seriously, and nobody wants to be that gift giver – you know, the one that gifts the same, most random, basic gift to everyone on their list. Please don’t be that person! But as much as we love our friends and family, we all know someone that is a picky gift-getter. To earn the title of best gifter this season, you’ll need to find a nice gift that’s personal and meaningful to all your loved ones.
The good news is that gifting the perfect present doesn’t have to break the bank and it doesn’t even have to be hard. Almost every item on this list is in the $30 and below category and has options for men, women, children, and mother-in-laws (Yes, they need their own category).
Keep your sanity this season. With this gift guide, holiday shopping will truly be the easiest and most wonderful time of the year. And the best part is you won’t have to travel around town to get your gifts. All of these amazing gifts ship fast and will arrive well before Christmas if you order them now. So sit back, relax, and enjoy your holiday.
Here are 20 affordable Christmas gifts and where to get them, plus my favorite finds from each! Read to the end to discover a bonus gift. Happy shopping!
5 Below
5 Below is one of my favorite places to shop for gifts because it has amazing items for (you guessed it!) $5 and below! Here are a few of my favorite items from there:
1. Sports Equipment
For the athlete in your life, 5 Below is the perfect place. You can find tons of sports equipment such as balls, waist trainers, foam rollers, and muscle massage guns.
2. Board Games and Arts & Crafts
Looking for the perfect present for an artist? How about something where the whole family can participate in the fun? They have art kits, family game sets, paint-by-numbers, canvases, acrylic paint sets, and coloring books.
3. Cozy Items
Know a person who likes to be cozy? This is the place for them! Here you can find $5 blankets and pillows, fuzzy socks, earmuffs, and back and shoulders massagers.
4. Home Decor and Fragrances
Who doesn’t love for their home to smell and look amazing? Help them add some personality to it with incense sticks and decorative ashtrays, candles, posters, and desk fountains.
5. Self-Care and Mini Healthcare Items
Here’s the section for the beauty and makeup lover. Vanity mirrors, makeup products, face masks, makeup wipes, travel-size beauty, and healthcare items, mini self-care gifts (Vaseline, Tylenol, etc), and makeup drawer organizers.
6. Pet Care
Pet parents know that our fur babies mean the world to us, which means they deserve the best gift out there. Tell your BFF thank you by gifting them a cozy pet bed, blankets, festive sweaters, treats, toys, and more. You can even get yourselves a pair of matching beanies or sock sets made for pets and their owners- the cutest thing ever!
Bath and Body Works
1. Men’s Body Care
Bath and Body Works is the spot to find all things body care. Sugar scrubs, lips scrubs, body wash, body lotion, body butter, body oil- basically, it’s the whole package. But caring for your skin isn’t only for the ladies, no sir! Find the man in your life something that’ll have his skin looking right and feeling tight.
2. Women’s Body Care
Just like in the men’s section, women have even more to choose from. The only problem you may run into is having a hard time making up your mind on which is the best, it’ll seem impossible to choose. Well let me help you – the Blueberry and the Winter Candy Apple both smell amazing – just to name a few.
3. Car and Home Fragrance
Yes, there’s even something for the car lover on this gift guide. Hundreds of car freshener fragrances, along with candles, wall fragrance plugins room spray
4. Stress Relief Items
You’ve reached the relaxation station, the perfect place to come if you need a little extra help getting zen. Try out the aromatherapy section and feel it work wonders. There are body lotions, washes, and scrubs in scents that are proven to reduce stress. Perfect for winding down.
5. Hand Sanitizer
As much as we hate to admit it, germs are everywhere. COVID is still around, the flu, Monkeypox, and just about anything else you can think of. Yuck, yuck, yuck!
Pocket-back hand sanitizers make the perfect stocking stuffer. They’re safe, there’s a variety of amazing scents to choose from, and they even have holders that come in fun shapes and characters that you can hang on your bag.
Walmart
1. Sleep Aids
Do you have a friend who is a light sleeper or has trouble sleeping? Solve all their sleep issues with weighted blankets, weighted eyemasks, heated blankets, and melatonin body wash and gummies.
2. Gift Cards
Gift cards are the perfect gift for someone who has everything or is super picky with what they like. Head to Walmart to find cards from fast food restaurants, the hottest fashion shops, or even better, just load a Visa card with money that they can use anywhere.
3. Gift Sets
These are great for the person who needs more than one gift. It’s a 3-in-one! There are sets with a pair of fuzzy socks, a nail care kit, and a foot mask or baskets that have a body spray, body wash, and lotion combo. Either is good for an extra self-care step.
4. Snack Basket
Get creative and show that person you love that you really know them. Buy a basket and pack it with their favorite items: candy chips, gum- whatever you can think of. Decorate it with their favorite colors, animals, and designs and you have a homemade customized gift. It’s the thought that counts.
5. Everyday Essentials
Everyone wants to be the big, unique gift giver- I get it. But sometimes it’s just better to go back to the basics. Wallets, keychains, makeup, and sock are all still good gifts, and they’ll end up being unique because not a lot of people are gifting them anymore.
Marshalls
Below is a picture I took from Marshalls on 11/20/2022. A $138 Calvin Klein 3-piece set that includes a wallet, handbag, and purse was on sale for $49. Hurry to the savings before they’re gone!
1. Name Brand Clothing
Calling all fashion lovers! Get hoodies, sweats, shirts, bags, and even shoes from your favorite brands like Nike, Adidas, Puma, Timberland, and more at a great discount.
2. Children’s Clothes and Toys
We all wanna spoil the babies on the holidays! Get them warm onesies, bibs, and socks for as low as $3. There are also toys from some of their favorite characters, like Cocomelon, PJ Masks, Blaze, and Paw Patrol.
3. Relaxation and Spa Items
Could you use a nice, relaxing foot massage after a hard day? I know I could! How about a crackling Woodwick candle that brings a fireplace right to your home for more than 75% off its original price? Sign us up! These are just a few of the items you can find in Marshall’s gift section. All you have to do is sit down and chill. Get comfy!
4. Shoes
Marshalls is a shoe lover’s dream. Find the latest styles in boots, slides, sneakers, heels, and comfy slippers that will pull your outfits together. After all, every time of the year is the time for shoe shopping.
5. Bags
Purses, duffle bags, backpacks, suitcases, and more! Anyone from the traveler to the student to the person who just loves a good bag can appreciate these gifts. Here you can find purses from Calvin Klein, Kate Spade, Nine West, and Tommy Hilfiger for $30 or less.
There we have it! The perfect affordable gift guide to make your holidays the most wonderful time of the year. Now hurry and get shopping! You wouldn’t want to miss the deals!
Bonus!
Want more gift ideas? Click here to learn about my favorite gift ever, a DIY gel nail kit that will last years and save you thousands. Or check out the affordable clothes guide to find the perfect present for the fashionista in your life!
Have any other affordable gift ideas? We’d love to hear them. Put them in the comments below!
Have a happy holiday!
