{"id":228,"date":"2023-11-15T20:23:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/cheap-gift-ideas.html"},"modified":"2023-11-15T20:23:36","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T20:23:36","slug":"cheap-gift-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/cheap-gift-ideas.html","title":{"rendered":"Cheap gift ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <![CDATA[\n\n<h1>10 surprisingly thoughtful gifts for \u00a35 or less<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n<blockquote>Your nearest and dearest are undoubtedly deserving of all the love, affection and gifts you have to offer. But sometimes, your bank balance just won&#8217;t stretch far enough to match your enthusiasm.<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n<h2>34 Unique Gifts Under $5 to Wow Everyone on Your Christmas List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Shop presents for him and her from affordable retailers like Walmart, Amazon and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod\/images\/gifts-under-5-index-652ee37004f0e.png?crop=0.502xw:1.00xh;0,0&#038;resize=640:*\" alt=\"gifts under $5\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>With the holidays fast approaching, you&#8217;re probably thinking about the best gifts to buy your nearest and dearest. While it&#8217;s easy to accidentally overextend yourself and break the bank, a little creativity can go a long way when it comes to holiday shopping this year. Stick to your budget this time around and browse our roundup of unique <strong>gifts under $5<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve compiled a mix of thoughtful stocking stuffer ideas, plus tons of cute, practical and fun presents (some even make great birthday gifts). There are teen-approved ideas like scrunchies that&#8217;ll prevent hair damage and super trendy butterfly clips for tweens, along with deliciously scented shower steamers that are perfect for any woman in your life. And if you&#8217;re shopping for him, we have ideas like retro vinyl coasters, customizable boxers and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Our list features picks from some of the most affordable retailers, like Amazon and Walmart, to make your holiday shopping experience as stress-free as possible. If you&#8217;re still stumped, we&#8217;re here for you. We also have suggestions for gifts under $30, gifts under $20 and gifts under $10. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2>10 surprisingly thoughtful gifts for \u00a35 or less<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savethestudent.org\/uploads\/small-present.jpg\" alt=\"person holding wrapped present\" width=\"753\" height=\"396\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Need a budget birthday gift or scouting for Secret Santa gifts under \u00a35?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Your nearest and dearest are undoubtedly deserving of all the love, affection and gifts you have to offer. But sometimes, your bank balance just won&#8217;t stretch far enough to match your enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>You don&#8217;t have to buy gifts with eye-watering price tags to show you care. We&#8217;ve come up with some cheap gift ideas for <strong>\u00a35 or less<\/strong> \u2013 light on pennies, packed with love and all brilliant bargains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Most wrapping paper contains plastic and ends up in a landfill. Wrap beautiful presents using brown or recyclable paper, sealed with brown paper tape or twine. Or go for reusable gift bags \u2013 an easy way to reduce your carbon footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Best cheap gift ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p>These are the best cheap birthday gifts and Christmas presents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A framed photo or quote<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Touchscreen gloves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savethestudent.org\/uploads\/touchscreen-gloves.jpg\" alt=\"hands in touchscreen gloves touching phones\" width=\"713\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Credit: Romain Zaiets &#8211; Shutterstock<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A poster for their favourite film<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A jar of their favourite sweets<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savethestudent.org\/uploads\/sweets-2.jpg\" alt=\"jar of sweets\" width=\"713\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Credit: Pao Laroid \u2013 Shutterstock<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A personalised coaster<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A scented candle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savethestudent.org\/uploads\/candle-2.jpg\" alt=\"scented candle\" width=\"713\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Despite what your wannabe-lad friends might try to tell you, <strong>everybody likes scented candles<\/strong>. How can you not? Many cheap scented candles on Amazon come in the kind of packaging you&#8217;d expect to pay twice the price for. The positive reviews often suggest they haven&#8217;t scrimped on the smell, either. To get free delivery and stay within budget, sign up for a free Amazon Prime trial. Don&#8217;t fancy Amazon&#8217;s offerings? Ikea&#8217;s scented candles are just as affordable (they start at around \u00a31), if not more so. Etsy also has a typically unique range, although delivery costs may tip you over \u00a35.\n   <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>Some homemade sweet treats<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A notebook with a personalised note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.savethestudent.org\/uploads\/notebook-.jpg\" alt=\"two notebooks\" width=\"713\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Got a budding novelist\/poet\/songwriter\/wordy creative among your friends? Then a notebook could be the ideal gift for them. If you want to make it extra special, add a note on the back page telling them how much they mean to you. You could even add a little drawing. Waterstones has a cute selection of notebooks for under \u00a35. Etsy also has a lot of options, many of which are made out of recycled paper. That&#8217;s two good deeds in one!\n   <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A grow-your-own kit<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<h3>A reusable coffee cup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Birthday coming up? See this list of birthday freebies that could be up for grabs.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>                <![CDATA[Budget gifts,cheap gift ideas,gifts under five dollars,cheap christmas gifts,gifts under $5,$5 gifts]]><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sesglobal.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}