With the holidays quickly approaching and all those special people on your list to shop for especially the students, I decided to make a little holiday shopping guide to ensure the students on your list are covered.
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1. Noise Canceling Headphones
With a pair of noise canceling headphones, the student on your list won't have an excuse not to study anywhere. Although they are big and bulky and takes you back to the early 90s, these headphones gets the job done and eliminates distraction allowing the student to hone in on their studies. If the Bose is not in your budget, consider these other options; option 1 option 2
2. Exam Review Subscriptions
The student in your life is probably always studying for an exam or contemplating how best to prepare for one. Why not lighten their burden by gifting them a subscription to an exam Question bank or review plan. With programs such as Kaplan, Picmonic, Osmosis and Lecturio on the market you'll be sure to find something to suit regardless of what course their studying.
Most companies are now offering holiday discounts, so be sure to take advantage of their sales and surprise that student in your life.
3. Stationery
With the semester winding down, most students would be on their last leg of stationery supplies. If they're anything like me, they're saving a couple of pens for those final exams and using anything they can find to take notes with in the meantime. Why not do them a favor and stock their stockings with an assortment of pens, post-its, highlighters and pencils.
Jetpens is one of my favorite online stationery store that offers a wide assortment of pens, paper and pen refills so they don't have to throw away their favorite pen.
4. Electronics
Like most things, electronics tend to lose their umph. If the student on your list has been lugging around that laptop with the electrical tape around its base that only works with their special touch, why not do them a favor? With Cyber Monday hours away, electronics are usually on sale so a new laptop, iPad or tablet will be less than if you were to purchase it during the year at most retailers. If their laptop is still in tip-top shape, but can use a little protection laptop sleeves, bags or covers are also ideal gift options that won't break the bank.
Most students prefer digital textbooks but lack the right tools to store them. This is where external hard drives come in handy. A 1TB external hard drive will be more than enough storage for their textbooks, pictures, audio files and anything else they may need to store and transport with ease. Mine works like a charm and is compact enough to make traveling a no-brainer. Look for these at places like Sam's Club, Costco or even Best Buy.
5. Health, Beauty and Wellness
While it's easy to look like a zombie as a student, it's even easier to look your best with a few tools. The disadvantage of having to live on a student budget is that typically aesthetics take the back burner mainly because it's not always a priority when you're at the grocery and having to choose between toilet paper or that tube of foundation.
Let's be realistic here, the last thing on any student's mind is whether or not they remembered to put on eye-liner or foundation before leaving for class or if they remembered to fill their water bottle with lemons.
A few stocking stuffers that will definitely give you brownie points with that student on your list are things that would ensure they're staying hydrated while they're studying and looking cute all at the same time. These include items such as infusion water bottles, a 6 month subscription to a beauty box that will take the guess work out of shopping for beauty supplies or a gym or meal plan subscription.
Note: This is not a sponsored post. I was not asked to mention Ebates or any of the other stores listed in this post.