My Mom Started This Brilliant Gifting Trick, and It Saves Me Every Year

Everyone enjoys a sweet treat during the holidays, and I have personally witnessed people tell my mom how much they loved this gourmet popcorn. The mix of caramel-coated popcorn, milk chocolate morsels, and nuts is a crunchy, sweet-and-salty dream. She says she usually finds them on sale this time of year, which is all the more reason to stock up. This 3-pack is half off right now! Perfect for splitting up into multiple gifts.

Soaps or sweets? This giftable box set of 9 mini bar soaps will leave recipients wondering, with its delectable color selection and elevated fragrances. My mom keeps a box of these on hand or splits up the box to make festive holiday goodie bags.

You know what they say: Great gifts come in Baggus. The viral reusable bags are perfect for impromptu purchases or even for packing work or school lunches. Picking from the brand’s bold, playful prints is half the fun. And at only $16 a pop, it’s a gift you can feel good about stocking up on.

Hand soaps are a fixture in my mom’s stash of emergency gifts, mostly because people tend to be less picky about hand-care products than body care. This Dedcool hand wash has a fresh, clean scent that would appeal to anyone, with notes of white musk, bergamot, and amber. It also gets bonus points for the cool packaging — all you need to do is add a bow.

Candy is always a good idea, according to my mom, especially if it comes in a festive package. These chewy Swedish candies are just the kind of thing she keeps in her present stockpile. They're a little more special than your average box of chocolates, holiday-forward, and ready to gift with a bow on top — all you need to do is add a gift tag.

Coffee or matcha — it doesn’t matter what your giftee drinks; they’ll enjoy doing it from the Owala SmoothSip. It comes in a bunch of fun colors, and the handle makes it easy to take on the go. Best of all, it's actually leakproof (I make my daily iced shaken espressos in one of these!).

Candles are one of my mom’s go-to emergency gifts, particularly ones in comforting scents that will appeal to most people. Quince's Winter Biscuit candle is exactly that, with notes of cinnamon, sugared vanilla, and biscuits fresh out of the oven. It's the kind of cozy, subtly sweet candle they'll burn well beyond the holidays — and for only $20, it's worth grabbing multiples.

No matter who your giftee is, they probably have an errand or two they’ve been putting off — that’s where this Papier list pad comes in. The minimalist layout will help them keep track of all their looming tasks and adds a touch of style to their desktop. And if you have a Papier account, you can score an extra percentage off!