The best stocking stuffers to buy on Black Friday

Update 11/25/24: Our first iteration of this list has some tiny treasures that will level up anyone’s stocking. What’s not great about a mystery car for $1.18? There’s something for everybody here, and we’ll continue to add more Black Friday deals to this list throughout the year’s biggest sale event.

Christmas is upon us, and although there’s a lot of heartfelt sentiment around the biggest holiday of the year, it also means something more material: gifting (!). If you’re using early Black Friday deals to start getting gifts, that’s great — but most buys are usually too large to fit in a stocking (just try to fit one of these early Black Friday Alienware deals in a sock!), and the prices can be way off.

How much should you spend on stocking stuffers? What is “allowed”? We rounded up a list of the best gifts to buy on Black Friday for your stocking-stuffing needs — all of which are tiny treasures that will undoubtedly be well-received and, in some cases, will generate a fun laugh.

Apple AirTag — $24 $29 17% off

AirTags are great for keeping track of things, like your keys, wallet, or whatever else you stick one to. Great for the relative who keeps misplacing their keys.

Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max — $40 $60 33% off

Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max has the ability to transform things into powerful Fire TVs. Our Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max review praises it for its powerful software and decent speed.

JBL Clip 4 — $40 $80 50% off

This is the perfect small and portable Bluetooth speaker for the ambient music lover in your household. Just clip it on something and let the music begin. It has dust and water protection and a battery life of 10 hours.

Logitech M340 Collection Mice — $10 $20 50% off

This flat mouse (which comes in 7 patterns) is perfect for the laptop warrior that’s fed up with trackpads. It goes easily in stockings and laptop bags.

Hot Wheels Mystery Models Pack — $1.18

Get a random car from Hot Wheels with this exciting pack. It’s only $1.18, so you can buy a few to have down-slope races and more.

Do Not Disturb, I’m Gaming socks — $7

These socks are admittedly a bit silly, but at just $5 the laugh they generate will probably be worth it. Great for a teenager or your friend that you like to rag on for gaming too much.

Lego Minecraft The Swamp — $8 $10 20% off

This tiny set can bring the joys of the Lego Minecraft world to a child for just a few dollars. Also goes well with other Lego and other Lego Minecraft sets.

Keurig Coffee Lover’s Collection (40 Count) — $27 $29 7% off

Taking advantage of Black Friday Keurig deals for your Christmas gifting this year? Grab 40 K-Cup pods (you get 2 each of the 20 flavors above) and stuff a few in each stocking.

Simon Says Micro — $10 $12 18% off

This is the classic memory game in mini form. A true toy in an era when we’ve largely abandoned physical toys for more tech, and a great way to give a kid a taste of what a classic Christmas was like. There is also a bundle that can give you this with a Bop It! micro, too.

Uno — $5 $6 18% off

A classic card game that can spell a good time when the family is together. Playable by anyone mature enough to hold cards in their hands but not serious enough to get in the way of merriment, you’ll probably enjoy this one. Also, be sure to check out our guide to Black Friday board game deals for more (but bigger) games.

How to buy stocking stuffers on Black Friday

Stocking stuffers are meant to be small, fun gifts, so you don’t want to get anything too pricey. And, it’s annoying if the stocking is too small for the stuff, so be sure to look at the entrance hole and make sure that your items can fit inside.

Also, remember that stocking stuffers aren’t meant to overshadow the big day, Christmas. That means the gifts can be silly or fun but don’t necessarily need to be things that are truly going to “Wow” the recipient. Aiming for the understated is actually advised here, not discouraged.

At the end of the day, this is a “snack” and not a meal.

How we chose these stocking stuffers for Black Friday

Believe it or not, there is a theme to all of the items above! They are all at least somewhat adjacent to products or things we talk about here regularly.

Whether it is video games or the best coffee makers, Digital Trends has a long history of talking about more than just the latest electronic product, as we know that those things that help us get through a day working on the best business laptops (coffee!) are just as important as the tech items themselves. In other words, these are items that we think you’ll have some sort of affinity with.

Also, we made sure that the items were small and affordable. From the very first edition of this list, there were items here ranging from just a hair over $1 to around $40.