By low priced I mean $20, $30, or maybe $50. I've scored big with a few but you can't keep giving those every year. One of the most popular gifts I've given are the little head-light flashlights. The newer LED types with 3 triple A batts are great as you can carry one in your pant pocket w/o discomfort and they are comfy on the head. I used the older double A types for years, and while way useful are a good bit heaver and larger than the LED type. This Princeton model is about my favorite these days. About $23. Compact and easy to use. Most every plumber I know has one like it in their pocket at all times:



A few years ago, I got a wild idea and gave these respirators to my three sisters (& hubbies) and my mother also. About $25 with filters IIRC. Welders use them, it's how I first encountered them but they are deluxe for most needs, way better than the paper variety. Perhaps not for commercial painting as the filters are not large, but they do have charcoal and will filter out solvent fumes and are much lighter and more compact than the larger painter style:

http://www.envirosafetyproducts.com/3m-6000-series-half-facepiece-welding-respirator-assembly.html



Got good reviews, I hope they weren't just being kind.

For my ricer builder nephew I got a large collection of drill bits last year. About 30 or 40 of the smallest sizes with quantities going down as the sizes got bigger.

One gift I've about worn out is some sort of high quality shampoo or liquid soap. You can rest assured that it will get used at the very least.

This issue bedevils me as I sort of wince when I get a $30+ or so gift that I just know I don't need or want. I don't want to spend large on stuff that my friends and family will react to similarly.

So help me out here, I'm a tad dull witted and am running out of ideas.

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