Photo-Illustration: Allie Pakrosnis Photo-Illustration: Allie Pakrosnis

Too often, stocking stuffers are an afterthought. It's a plastic-wrapped candy cane, a toothbrush, and a three-pack of underwear — nice, but not necessarily a "surprise and delight" type of assortment. A little shopping research shows that the category is ripe with opportunity to wow someone because expectations are low (again, toothbrush) and because you're confined to making it fit within a floppy velvet sock, which necessitates a tight edit. Constraints breed creativity.

So let's getting creative! From an adorable (and practical) phone charm to the best fluid-ink pens to a fish-shaped lemon squeezer, find all the tiny treasures ahead.

Macy's

Sweet Phone Charm

Velvet Caviar Phone Charm ($20)

Both cute and u

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