Laser Toner Cartridge Stocking Stuffers

Merry Christmas folks!

Do you remember the good old days when stocking stuffers were very simple, inexpensive and a practical way to give someone you loved a gift that was sure to please?

I used to love giving (and getting) stockings filled with stuff like an oranges, apples, (any kind of fruit) some razor blades, shampoo, a tooth brush, toothpaste and maybe a LifeSaver Candy Booklet or a Snickers bar (doesn't this fit in well with the toothbrush and toothpaste theme?) and a maybe yo-yo (did I really use the word practical?)

This year, I was trying to rack my brain to come up with some new "practical" yet "inexpensive" stocking stuffers and so I found myself searching the local retail store flyers and brainstorming to get some new ideas.

Here's what I came up with ...

• Apple Ipod - Yeah, this may physically fit inside a Christmas stocking but "practical and inexpensive" they are not.

• Diamond Earrings - again, the correct physical size for a stocking stuffer but that's about it.

• Garmin's GPS System - yep it's real practical (I guess) but like everything else on this new list it's lacking in the inexpensive category (this sounds so much better than cheap doesn't it?)

• HP Brand Laser Toner Cartridges - practical... maybe unless you consider that I could get a compatible laser toner cartridge for 30-50% less!

Needless to say... my feeble attempt at finding "new" and innovative stocking stuffers ended in failure.

I'll settle instead on the traditional "tried and true"!

After all, isn't Christmas all about family and tradition?

That's why this year, the ones I love will continue (after all it's a tradition!) to get a couple of pieces of fruit, a toothbrush a piece of candy and maybe a yo-yo or too!

Forget the iPod and the Diamond Earrings!

Ho, Ho Ho!

Rick