5 Affordable Alternatives for Expensive Christmas Gifts at Costco
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The holiday season can be a stressful one, as Christmastime often requires an excess of shopping and spending. Gifts for friends, for relatives, for loved ones and even for co-workers can make even the most budget-conscious of shoppers go into the red with overspending — even with holiday deals in abundance.
Luckily, Costco offers many affordable alternatives to the expensive gifts holiday shoppers are often tempted to buy now and worry about later. Rather than splurge, save this Christmas with the following items.
Also see seven tips for saving money ahead of the holiday season.
JBL Live Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones
- Price: $69.99
Rather than give into temptations on a set of, say, Bose headphones that can cost upward of $300 this Christmas, you can head to Costco and get these JBL headphones — originally priced at $99.99 — for a thrifty $69.99. They are programmed with surround sound and spatial audio and have Bluetooth connectivity. Plus, they are noise-canceling and come with up to 65 hours of battery life.
They’re a great gift for any music lover, but at a price that should fit snugly within a shopping budget.
Nutribullet Ultra Deluxe Single-Serve Blender
- Price: $89.99
Blenders can often be a very costly addition to anyone’s kitchen setup, which is why the Nutribullet Ultra Deluxe blender is such a steal. Many blenders can cost several hundred dollars, but this model was originally priced at $119.99 before Costco dropped it to $89.99 for the holiday season. Its sleek and slender design means it can fit within nearly any kitchen setup, and it comes with multiple cups and straws of various sizes to accommodate any smoothies its new owner wishes to make.
WWE Knuckle Crunchers Mini Mayhem Ring Bundle
- Price: $28.99
Parents with multiple children know Christmastime means an avalanche of individual toys for each of the kiddos. That said, this WWE Mini Mayhem Ring Bundle is a wrestling action set that comes complete with its own wrestling ring, tables, chairs and other accessories, as well as four wrestling action figures — meaning up to four children can play together with this set at once.
Rather than buy an individual $30 toy four times over, you can spend just under $29 on a set for four.
Kong Play Pack Dog Toys
- Price: $17.99
Shoppers buying for multiple pets (either their own pets or pets of loved ones) will save big with this four-pack set. Simply separate the four toys and distribute them to multiple pets on the holiday. A single pack of toys for only $17.99 suddenly becomes four different gifts for four different pets.
VTech SuperSound Karaoke Machine
- Price: $44.99
Many karaoke machines can cost hundreds of dollars (and some even more than that), which makes this alternative for under $50 all the more miraculous. The VTech SuperSound karaoke machine costs only $44.99 (down from $54.99), comes with two microphones with 6-foot cords, a variety of voice effects and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.
Editor’s note: Pricing and availability may vary depending on location.
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