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A festive miniature model of an ALDI food market decorated with wreaths and garlands. Warm lights glow inside as two small figurines with shopping bags walk past the building.
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Aldi’s got the goods if you’re stuffing stockings and avoiding eye contact with your bank account. This year’s lineup of under-$10 gifts is full of small, fun, and actually useful stuff that fits right in a stocking.

Need some last-minute trinkets? Here are a dozen great Aldi stocking stuffers that your whole family will love … and that will still leave some money in your wallet.

Peppermint Pretzel Stars

A red festive bag labeled "Clancy's Vanilla Dipped Peppermint Pretzel Stars" features a photo of white chocolate-covered star-shaped pretzels with peppermint pieces, surrounded by holiday-themed decorations.
ALDI

Anyone with a sweet tooth will be happy to find candy in their stocking, especially if it involves white chocolate and peppermint. Aldi sells Clancy’s Peppermint Pretzel Stars — white chocolate–dipped pretzels sprinkled with crushed peppermint and shaped like stars — for $3.29 a bag.

Peppermint Flavored Kettle Corn

A red bag of Clancy’s Peppermint Flavored Kettle Corn with holiday-themed designs, featuring an image of popcorn sprinkled with peppermint bits. The bag is labeled “A Sweet & Salty Holiday Treat.”
ALDI

Here’s a nice add-on that goes for $2.55. You can grab a few of Clancy’s Peppermint Flavored Kettle Corn and use them across stockings or gift bags. The kettle corn has a light peppermint flavor and a candy coating, which makes it a perfect snack for holiday movie nights.

Holiday Lip Balm Gift Pack

A Burt’s Bees holiday gift set featuring beeswax lip balm and hand salve in a festive, house-shaped package with red, purple, and yellow colors, decorated with white trees and snowflakes.
ALDI

This Burt’s Bees set comes with four lip balms in winter flavors and is conveniently boxed and ready to gift. It’s $5.99 and works for pretty much anyone — because it’s winter, and everyone needs lip balm.

Tea Gift Box

A boxed tea gift set labeled "Benner Tea Co," containing 48 tea bags in six holiday flavors. The box is wrapped with a gold ribbon tied in a bow.
ALDI

Tea drinkers will definitely be happy to find The Benner Tea Gift Box in their stocking. It comes with 48 bags in six holiday flavors for $5.99, and it’s a thoughtful gift for anyone who likes a hot drink and a quiet moment.

7-Piece Spa Kit

A pair of pink and white exfoliating gloves, a jade facial roller, a gua sha stone, and three pink makeup sponges, all arranged on a white background.
ALDI

For someone who deserves a spa day but never takes one, this $8.99 stocking stuffer might be the push they need. The set includes seven self-care basics like a loofah, nail brush, pumice stone, and other bath essentials. 

5-Piece Manicure Kit

A manicure set in an open black case containing a nail file, cuticle pusher, tweezers, scissors, and nail clippers, all made of metal.
ALDI

This manicure kit is a solid pick for any adult-adjacent person in your family who could use some grooming tools but wouldn’t buy them for themselves. For $4.99, it includes five basic pieces in a compact case.

Black Ink Quote Pens

Four colorful pens with gold clips, each featuring a motivational phrase: "Living my best life," "Hello beautiful," "Today is a good day," and "I can and I will," arranged on a white background.
ALDI

For $4.99, this pen set is a solid stocking stuffer for anyone who still writes things down. Each pen has a different positive quote, and they come in black ink with a clean, simple design. 

Ugly Sweater Wine Bottle Cover

A wine bottle dressed in a red, white, and black knit sweater resembling a Santa Claus outfit, complete with buttons and a belt, against a white background.
ALDI

Oh, how the wine drinkers would cherish this cozy ugly sweater for their wine bottle. For $3.99, it slips right over a standard bottle and makes a great stocking stuffer for anyone sipping on cabernet while fa-la-la-la-ing through the season.

Ceramic & Silicone Terrazzo Travel Mug

A black insulated travel mug with a speckled pattern and a black lid, shown against a white background.
ALDI

This travel mug would be a great way to give something small that still looks sleek and useful. At $4.99, this 16-ounce ceramic mug has a silicone sleeve, a plastic lid, and just enough weight to feel more expensive than it is. 

Santa’s Workshop Tin Candy Filled House

A festive, house-shaped tin decorated as Santa's Workshop with a snowy roof, colorful walls, and holiday illustrations. In front of the tin are two white bear-shaped candies or soaps.
ALDI

Santa’s Workshop Tin Candy Filled House ($5.49) is a candy-filled tin shaped like a holiday house, which makes it one part treat, one part decoration.

Luke’s Oversized Mug

A blue coffee mug with a yellow interior and the word "Luke's" in red, stylized text on a yellow oval background, referencing the café from the TV show "Gilmore Girls.
ALDI

Any Gilmore Girls fan will be over the moon with this oversized mug featuring Luke’s Diner logo — perfect for decaf coffee (just kidding). It holds 21 ounces, is microwave and dishwasher safe, and costs $5.99 at Aldi.

Honey Sampler Variety Pack

Hexagonal box with six jars of honey sampler by Specialty, each labeled with a different flavor: Pure Honey, Lemon Honey, Orange Blossom Honey, Clover Honey, Wildflower Honey, and Acacia Honey.
ALDI

Sweeten someone’s winter with this $8.99 honey sampler. It includes six tiny jars in cozy flavors like Lavender Flower, Orange Blossom, Acacia, and a few more.

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