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Back in 2015 I received a press release about “fun and affordable” stocking stuffers. Specifically, about stocking stuffers “under $50.”

Wait. What?

I was pretty surprised to see suggestions like $50 iTunes cards and $30 bottles of perfume. So I wound up writing a piece called “12 ways to spend less on stocking stuffers,” which noted a dozen ways to spend little (or nothing) on fun gifts for the holiday sock.

This year I’ve come up with an even easier way to spend less on stocking stuffers: by giving readers a chance to win some.

I’ve come into possession of/already owned a handful of things that would make great stocking stuffers. Since I love doing giveaways – and since readers love getting something for free – I created the “Small Flat-Rate Box of Stocking Stuffers” giveaway.

The giveaway includes a $5 Starbucks gift card, which is enough to get some people to enter even if they don’t care much about the other items in the box. There’s just something universal about Starbucks cards, even if you – like me – don’t even drink coffee.

However, some of these other items in the collection should appeal to relatives, friends, co-workers or even the local family shelter.

Here’s what else is in the box:

Picture frame. A small, surprisingly heavy pewter-looking frame featuring a cat looking out a window. It measures 2½ by 3½ inches, and would be just the thing for a photo of a treasured kitteh – or maybe for your favorite pup, because it would appear as though the dog were looking in the window at the cat, and disappointed that he couldn’t get at it.

Miniature book: Got a friend who adores trashy books, or old-time design and graphics? If so, then “Bad Girls of Pulp Fiction” is just the thing. It’s a collection of lurid covers from adult pulp novels published from the 1940s to the 1960s. You know, stuff like “Tomcat in Tights” and “Sex-A-Go-Go.” A tiny high-heeled gold shoe charm is attached to the ribbon bookmark.

Reusable shopping bag: This one’s from the Financial Blogger Conference expo hall, and it bears the slogan “Money on my mind, Twine by my side” – Twine being a personal finance app. The bag is made of cotton and it folds up to about the size of that picture frame, so it fits easily into a pocket or purse.

Hair scrunchie: The ’80s are back, baby! This was handmade by an Alaska artist, namely, one of my great-nephews. He attended a bazaar with his mom and struck up a conversation with a girl about his age, who had a table of fabric items, including scrunchies.

B went home and got on YouTube and by the end of the day had figured out how to make them himself (see photo). Always one to encourage entrepreneurship, I bought a scrunchie for the giveaway.

Phone Pocket: It’s a peel-and-stick pocket affixes to the back of your phone or your phone case, to let you carry your driver’s license, cash or cards. This one is kind of a rose-marbled color.

Bone pendant: That’s carved from bone, not a giant humerus to dangle from a chain around your neck. Not sure of the provenance, but the carving – a whale with a stylized human head – could be a Maori design. The pendant is suspended on a black string with a few beads.

Devilfish lip balm: That’s not a brand. It was handed out at the world premiere of Perseverance Theatre’s “Devilfish,” a drama written by Alaska playwright Vera Starbard. Let the person you give it to think you went all the way to Juneau or Anchorage to see the show. Or keep it in a coat pocket for those winter-dried lips of yours.

Polished stone pendant: Dark brown with paler highlights, it has an attachment for a chain. But it would also make a pretty fair worry stone.

Blue and white beaded bracelet: I think this is for a child, or for someone with really skinny wrists. It’s in the picture on the left, along with the pendant.

Starbucks gift card: Hey, even $5 should get you a frou-frou coffee drink or a nice hot chocolate. If you opt to put this in your own stocking, I’ll never tell.

Win the stocking stuffers

As usual, it’s easy to enter:

• Leave a comment below
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Be sure to leave a separate comment for each entry (e.g., “Subscribed via e-mail” or “Follow you on Twitter”).

The deadline to enter is 7 p.m. PST Tuesday, Dec. 10. If I don’t hear back from the winner by 7 p.m. PST Wednesday, Dec. 11, the random number generator will be forced to choose a new name.

Note: Due to the high cost of international shipping, this giveaway is for U.S. residents only.