Only 11 more days until Christmas, and seven until the first night Hanukkah. Most of you should be well on your way into the wrapping and hiding stages of the oft-dreaded holiday gift purchasing process. But, if you’re still searching for the perfect gift for your office grab bag or an appropriate token for your new special friend, here are some affordable ideas, any of which we here at the Current would be more than happy to unwrap – hint , hint.PEPPER MILL – Battaglia’s (319 Washington St., Hoboken) is a holiday shopper’s dream. The store sells everything from martini shakers to salad spinners to sea salt grinders to coffee mugs. Pictured is a Charisma pepper mill – the kind of gadget everybody wants, but nobody wants to buy for themselves – for only $24.95.
FEET TREAT – Still looking for something for the person who has everything? Down to Earth (527 Washington St., Hoboken) is selling Feat Treat by Bloom. For only $26, Feet Treat includes exfoliating foot scrub, a pumice stone and foot balm. And I guarantee that the person in your life who has everything probably doesn’t have a portable pedicure.
MUSICAL THOUGHTS – While a guitar or piano might be out of your price range, harmonicas are the perfect gift for music lovers. And The Guitar Bar (160 First St., Hoboken) sells Hohner’s classic Blues Harp Harmonicas – the one John Popper from Blues Traveler uses – for only $19.95.
POETIC POTTERY – Searching for a gift with a more personal flair? Solve all your problems at A Time to Kiln (938 Washington St., Hoboken). The studio supplies the pottery – including everything from $4 Christmas ornaments to $9 dreydls to $14 water pitchers to $18 fruit plates – and you paint it yourself.
COLLECTIBLE DOLLS – Limbo Lounge (Newport Mall, Jersey City) sells quaint Drag Queen and Trailer Trash collectible dolls – made by a company that calls itself Arsenic and Apple Pie – for only $28. Another perfect gift for the person who has everything.
PSYCHIC FRIENDS – For the psychic in your life, Spencer’s (Newport Mall, Jersey City) peddles Universal Waite tarot decks and book sets for only $ 21.95.
BORED GAMES – Spice up your dull holiday party with Eddie Bauer’s Five-In-One Game (Eddie Bauer, Newport Mall, Jersey City). For only $20, the set features checkers, backgammon, card games, poker dice and cribbage.
CLEAN FREAK- Is there an obsessive compulsive in your life? Galatea Lingerie (1224 Washington St., Hoboken) is selling Gianna Rose French milled soap bars in the shape of a woman’s torso for $24.
COFFEE BREAK – Empire Coffee and Tea Co. (231 Washington St., Hoboken) peddles Pyrex French Press coffee makers for $19.95. The shop is also known for their custom made holiday gift baskets featuring teas, jams, crackers, mustards, chocolates and, of course, coffee.
WHAT TIME IS IT? Hand-Mad Folk, Funk and Fine Art (114 Washington St., Hoboken) has dozens of gift ideas for under $28 like this Quartz wall clock, which sells for $18.
SAME BAT TIME – Golden Age Books and Comics (1200 Washington St., Hoboken) currently has collector’s edition Batman salt and pepper shakers in stock for only $19.95.
GOING THE DISTANCE – Flo on Wheels Cycles (1222 Washington St., Hoboken) sells computerized Sigma Sport odometers for $25. They can tell you how far you’ve biked, and they contain a clock.