Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas that costs less than $100?

  •   - Leather Bound Books (Prefer classics)
      - Dice Set
      - Mechanical keyboard/artistic resin caps
      - Mid-range EDC Flashlight/Pocket Knife
      - GameStop Gift Card
      - Wine/Whiskey/Scotch/Cigars
      - Fuzzy Slippers/Blanket
      - Beef Jerky/Bacon/Grass-fed, Local Meats
      - Nuts/Nutcracker
      - Marble Mortar/Pestel
      - Mixology Set/Decanter Set
      - Spherical Ice Maker
      - Tools (Can never have too many)
      - Maker Supplies (Resins, 3D Print Filaments, Craft Woods   
      - Leather Strips, etc...)
      - Arduino/RetroPie, etc...

  • My Wish List

    (me: male, early 20's)

    - New hoodie. Comfy please, and trendy (not Adidas or Nike). E.g. Brooklyn Cloth.

    - Apple AirTag. Useful for attaching to often-lost things, like backpack.

    - Instax Mini instant camera with a pack of extra film.

    - Mechanical keyboard (e.g. Keychron).

    - JBL Go 3 portable speaker.

    - Little drone to fly around. Camera optional.

    - Pair of skate shoes. E.g. Adidas, Vans. Colors must pop.

  • Whatever it is, it better not take up any space.

  • I have realized that a really good open world video game with lots of replay value has an amazing value. $60 at 200 hours of gameplay works out to $0.30/hour, which I am struggling to find anything else I am interested in that has a similar fun-to-cost ratio.

    On the flip side, if the game sucks, the average goes way down. Fortunately I'm a sucker for decent open world games so there's a relatively low chance for me.

  • The older I get, the more I appreciate a donation in my name.

    That said, a nice bottle of booze is something I really appreciate but would never splurge on myself.

  • A hug.

  • that the wars stop, that inflation comes down, that the cost of living decreases in california and that covid gets erradicated and that we have friendly productive relationships with other major powers

  • New beard trimmer, old one is on its last leg. Or those nice fury slippers to walk around the house in.

    A nice handwritten card would also do.

  • Some tea or fun books like "Hyperbole and a Half". Also, sharing Christmas with my family.

  • $1000 in current market value for a bunch of stuff I bought and never use anymore, without having to deal with the BS of selling a bunch of items online

  • The gift of no obligation to get you a gift in return.

  • 2x yubico key and bottle of caol ila 12yo

  • Little hooks that go in the trunk to keep grocery bags from rolling around all over the place.

  • An air purifier to help with some of the dust buildup.

  • Just leave me alone for a couple of days.

  • Woodworking/shop apron.

  • Lots of cans of Diet coke.

  • a nice tall wooden pepper mill