My fiancee is a vet tech at a local clinic and they're doing a stuff the stocking this year. 13 people. If we budgeted 40 dollars, we would need to keep each little thing under 3 bucks. I initially tried to say like 7.50 a piece.

She just came into the room and her only idea was candy... which is fine but I thought I'd get way too interested. She asked and now I'm at 100%!

Didn't like space pens (too expensive), didn't like animals socks (probably too expensive), didn't like post it note pads in the shape of animals. I looked up 3d printed gadgets that would improve QoL for people employeed in the industry and found nothing. I work in tech so have no clue.

Before I uninterest myself, does anyone have any suggestions for cheap things that make your day easier or any wacky ideas that would be helpful for you day to day?

I assume there will be lots of generic pens and candy exchanged.