My mum is the same Lyndal. If she doesn't get a cat or horse calendar from me and a bag of Darrel Lea licorice from my sister, she's gutted! When my Nana was still alive, if she didn't get a box of Darrel Lea soft centres and a box of ginger, her Christmas was ruined. It's the little things that can really make someone's Christmas. People think you have to spend a fortune, but you don't.
We still do the stocking thing. I put things like chocolate coins in them (chocolate coins are a must in our house. If we didn't get them our Christmas would be ruined!). I'll also put other small things in there like jocks and socks, maybe a small box of chocolates or a bag of lollies.
I think Santa might have to bring us a new router this year. The current one is about 3 years old I think and has been switched on 24/7 since I bought it. It's had 2 direct lightning hits (well, not direct, but the surge protector boards it was plugged into exploded.....literally) and keeps dropping out. It needs to be restarted every day now, sometimes several times a day, so time for a new one I think. I should have looked at those last night before the 10% thing ended! Oh well.
A few places, like Dick Smith, have a 15% off from today if you click and collect, so might have a look there. It's no biggie if it's not instore before Christmas.
