Holiday Gift Guide + $$$ Giveaway! 👀🎄🎁

Summary

LA PLATICA – "Holiday Gift Guide + $$$ Giveaway! 👀🎄🎁"

Hosts: Sebas (Sebastián Robles) & Josh Leyva
Guest/Producer: Jessica
Release Date: December 15, 2025

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Episode Overview

This festive episode of La Plática is all about holiday gift-giving do’s and don’ts—spiced with Sebas and Josh’s signature banter and practical advice. The duo dives into creative ideas for stocking stuffers, main gifts for friends, family, significant others (and even their parents!), and emphasizes the power of thoughtful gestures. They round it out with a fan-favorite $500 cash giveaway and a strong push to support small businesses this season.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Setting the Holiday Mood

• The trio gets into a playful, jolly mode, riffing on Christmas music, brunch, and the “full swing” of the holiday season.
• Quote: “The holidays, just like Jessica said, are in full swing.” – Sebas (01:19)
• Friendly nods to listeners shopping, working out, cleaning, or even just on the toilet while listening (06:23–07:03).

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2. Introduction to the Annual Gift Guide

• Sebas admits this year's guide is partially “off the dome” but comes loaded with genuinely useful picks, both last-minute and more thoughtful (07:47–08:58).
• Focus: Advice for “girly pops” buying for men and vice versa, with ideas that work for anyone.
• Strong emphasis on “tiers” (layers) of gifts depending on closeness and budget.

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3. Top Gift Ideas & Thought-Starters

A. Skincare Kits for Men

• Why it matters: Guys often neglect skincare; a kit with cleanser, moisturizer, SPF, or even tinted moisturizer is practical and unexpected.
  • Quote: “Guys be lacking on tinted moisturizer. It’s slept on, my boy.” – Josh (09:43)
  • Sebas playfully objects but concedes with nuance—it’s great if you know he wants it.
• Tip: Gauge the recipient—a skincare bundle can seem judgmental if unsolicited (11:29–11:56).

B. Quality Carry-On Luggage

• Why it's underrated: A sturdy, stylish suitcase or duffel bag lasts for years and upgrades travel instantly.
  • Brands mentioned: Away, Rimowa, Pelican (14:06)
  • Quote: “Imagine getting a carry-on luggage—holy… And there’s mad gifts in there!” – Sebas (16:25–16:38)
• Level Up: Hide extra gifts inside the luggage for a fun surprise.

C. Stocking Stuffers that Don’t Suck

• Gift cards (“Lids” for hats, sneaker stores, etc.)
• Everyday sneakers, hats, jerseys (especially Mexican soccer jerseys)
• Cozy essentials: high-quality underwear (“calzones”), socks, tank tops (“wife pleasers”)
• Grooming: electric toothbrush, deodorant (spray, stick, or gel), travel-size cologne
• Practical tech: mobile chargers (e.g., Mophie)
• Fitness: protein bars, electrolyte gels, creatine (for gym-goers—"Creatine is creatine, any brand is fine." - Sevas, 24:15)
  • Memorable bits: Laughs over creatine being the ultimate “brownie point” gift for boyfriends who work out (24:08).

D. Personal/Decor Gifts

• Cordless lamps for vibe-y home decor (“little mushroom lamp”)
• High-quality Bluetooth speakers (Marshall, specifically)
• Scented candles—Flamingo Estate or Voluspa recommended with enthusiasm for ambiance
  • Quote: “If I’m recommending a candle right now, it’s busting.” – Sevas (38:24)
  • Discussion on the underrated joy of candles for both men and women

E. Personal Touch Gifts & Thoughtful Gestures

• “Acts of service” as gifts: cleaning a loved one’s space, organizing closets, or gifting services like car detailing (48:33–49:11)
• Gift for significant other’s parents (“the swagos”): easy, thoughtful gesture with huge emotional ROI; don’t overthink it, but it’s game-changing for relationships (28:10–30:30)
  • Quote: “Since you already gifted me the best gift on earth… How could I not repay you?” – Sevas (30:22–30:28)
• Experience gifts (trips, dinners, dog-friendly outings): hosts agree these build memories but like to combine with something physical to unwrap

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4. Supporting Small Businesses

• Spotlight on the importance and value of shopping small for unique, meaningful gifts (51:02)
  • Call to action: Listeners encouraged to drop their own small business or favorite shop in the comments

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5. Cash Giveaway for Listeners

• Continued the tradition of gifting 5 listeners $100 each—details provided with encouragement to participate (51:56–52:44).
  • Clear instructions: comment with your Instagram handle, make your account public, and check DMs for prize notifications.

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6. Notable Quotes & Fun Banter

• “Sometimes people like just kind of bypass it, you know? Sometimes they need to hear it and it just clicks in the brain.” – Josh on revisiting obvious gift ideas (16:59)
• “Don’t just give me, ‘get them a candle.’ Like, this is good advice. This is good right here.” – Josh, emphasizing specificity (40:11)
• “When Mo does that for me, dude, it like… makes me horny… it’s this overwhelmingness of… I appreciate you.” – Josh on acts of service, flipping from comedy to sincerity (49:24–50:16)
• “For us it’s like a chore but for others who literally, literally clean like that, it’s because they’re chasing that feeling, bro.” – Sevas, reflecting on the emotional side of neatness (44:48)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:32–01:30: Holiday mood, "full swing," early banter
• 07:35–09:00: Introduction to the annual gift guide
• 09:40–10:59: Skincare kit (and men’s reluctance/discoloration jokes)
• 12:00–15:43: Carry-on luggage as a main gift + stuffing with extra surprises
• 20:14–24:41: Rapid-fire stocking stuffer ideas (gift cards, daily essentials, grooming, fitness)
• 25:21–27:03: Tech, mobile charger, “wife pleasers” tank tops, and organizing ideas
• 28:10–35:29: Gifts for significant others’ parents; “brownie points” logic
• 35:51–38:24: Gadgets and candles as gifts; “Flamingo Estate” recommendations
• 48:33–50:06: Acts of service as gifts; cleaning, organizing, and their emotional impact
• 51:02–51:48: Support for small businesses
• 51:56–52:44: Giveaway announcement—how to enter

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Memorable Moments & Running Gags

• Playful riffing about practicality vs. flashiness in gifts (“I love to stuff anything, especially during Christmas.” – Sebas, 17:48)
• Extended running joke: “baby German shepherd in the carry-on” for surprise-factor gifts (16:43–17:19, 34:39–34:43)
• Honest self-awareness: both hosts admit to using other gift guides and still being stumped for ideas sometimes (35:34)
• The chaotic but endearing dynamic between hosts—joking, talking over each other, but always circling back to actionable tips

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Takeaways for Listeners

• Be thoughtful, not just spendy: Know the recipient’s tastes, routines, or “pain points” (like that old beat-up luggage, or a forgotten skincare routine).
• Layer your gifts: Combine practical with fun, or physical with experiential.
• Stocking stuffers CAN be meaningful: Don’t sleep on basics, if they're good quality or tailored to the person.
• Acts of service are underrated: Cleaning, organizing, or simply helping someone is a huge gift—especially for busy partners.
• Support small business: Customized, unique, and community-supporting gifts matter.
• Enter the giveaway! Five listeners can score $100 by commenting.
• Don’t fall for “don’t get me anything.” There’s always room for a small, thoughtful something.

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Overall Tone & Style

The episode is irreverent, affectionate, and rapid-fire—a blend of genuinely helpful advice (grounded in lived experience) and the duo’s now-classic improvisational humor. They openly mock each other’s ideas but always with warmth, inviting listeners to laugh, reflect, and get proactive about their holiday shopping.

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Final Thoughts

La Plática’s gift guide is less about pushing trends and more about reminding listeners that the best gifts show effort, humor, and understanding of the recipient. Even if you’re last-minute, Sebas and Josh have your back—with supply, wit, and a little holiday cash. Mond—err—Mondays don’t suck.

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For a chance at $100:
Comment on their YouTube with your Instagram handle and make your account reachable!

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Next episode drops Monday at 8am—Mehh Behh!!

Transcript

[Josh]

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[Sevas]

And McDonald's punta com diagonal a serious. And just like that. It's almost Christmas.

[Josh]

It's almost Christmas, baby. So guess what, guys? We got a. We got some. We got an idea that maybe could help you out if you're looking for some sort of gift to give to someone.

[Sevas]

How about a gift seeking.

[Josh]

Seeking.

[Sevas]

Number one, ready to take a nap on the app store? And guess what? Just like Jessica said, right now, the NFL is in full swing. Blue.

[Josh]

Blue.

[Sevas]

Also, the NBA is in full swing. Well, Ariana Grande and those bookies, too.

[Josh]

Jonas Brothers. You didn't want me to mention them, huh?

[Sevas]

I like the Jonas Brothers, guys.

[Josh]

And we're here to save you some money. Of course, you already know how we do. Use the code LA PLATICA10 for 10% off your ticketed purchase. Save some money. Give somebody a smile, and you know what I'm saying? It's the holidays, baby.

[Sevas]

That's what it's all about. Give somebody a smile. Because the holidays, just like Jessica said, are in full swing.

[Josh]

And guess what? If you get somebody a gift, maybe you can get two, and you could be in that gift, too.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

So you can.

[Sevas]

Because if you don't give somebody a gift, just like Jessica said, they're gonna hit you with a full swing.

[Josh]

A full swing. We'll see you guys in 12.4 seconds.

[Sevas]

Yeah. And just like Jessica said.

[Josh]

I'm gonna use it.

[Jessica]

Let me be honest.

[Sevas]

Every guest is a privilege.

[Josh]

Do we want to go there?

[Sevas]

Yes, Jolly. Cause I'm on a podcast with Josh. Labor. Yeah, you have, too.

[Josh]

Ladies and gent, let me just tell.

[Sevas]

You, after this year, rumors Nissan Altimas are gonna be discontinued, according to Jess. Rumor.

[Josh]

Yo, so one of the first jobs I had When I was 19, I was a car salesman.

[Sevas]

Nissan. Yeah.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

So that. That.

[Josh]

That. That hit a special place in my heart.

[Sevas]

Yeah. Do you know where they make Nissans? Right, yeah. Where?

[Josh]

They're. They're Japanese, son.

[Sevas]

Yep. Good man. I mean, they make cars all over the world, right? To cut costs. Yeah, there's, like, factories all over the world. Yeah, there's actually a lot of factories in Mexico.

[Josh]

Listen, man, don't try to school me right now. I'm the one dressed like a Harvard student. You see, the. The Glasses full.

[Sevas]

You do look studious, fool.

[Josh]

All right, so don't try to school me. I'm schooling you today.

[Sevas]

Damn Nissan Altimas. Damn Nissan Altimas.

[Josh]

So what now?

[Sevas]

Come with a 12 inch sub in the back, bro. A kicker, bro.

[Josh]

Don't you just love a topo?

[Sevas]

I just love soda water in general.

[Josh]

Me too. You know what I mean?

[Sevas]

When they, when. When they go up to me at a restaurant and they say, still they're sparkling, I'm like, obviously sparkling.

[Josh]

Yeah, but that's.

[Sevas]

But nobody ever wants to drink sparkling around me.

[Josh]

They're scared of little bubbles.

[Sevas]

I got steel at the crib.

[Josh]

I got ste.

[Sevas]

I'm at a restaurant. Yeah, restaurant comes from the Latin Greek mythology dictionary, meaning eat what you don't have at home for.

[Josh]

What are you talking about right now? Like, you ever think about that?

[Sevas]

I love sparkling water.

[Josh]

Talk and then just think to yourself, I drink it. Am I talking?

[Sevas]

I drink it. And it's like, it's water, but it tickles.

[Josh]

Yo, you know what your issue is? Can I call you?

[Sevas]

What's my ish?

[Josh]

Sometimes I think you just want to hear yourself talk and you don't want to talk. You get what I'm saying? You wanna. You, you're. You're having a conversation, but you're not. All you're doing is talking and you just want people to listen to you. You're a self centered prick.

[Sevas]

I don't understand what you're saying right now, dude.

[Josh]

Exactly.

[Sevas]

Yeah, no, I love sparkling water, bro. I think when people say, let me get a bottle of sparkling water. Misbetos, bro. Honestly.

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like if I was at a table and they offered us still a sparkling and somebody else took the initiative.

[Sevas]

It's like love at first sight.

[Josh]

Somebody else took the initiative to be like, can we do sparkling? I feel like, ooh, boner alert. Like, I'd say that.

[Sevas]

I'll look at whoever I'm having dinner or lunch with.

[Josh]

Or brunch.

[Sevas]

Or brunch.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

And by the way, if you guys don't know, brunch is breakfast and lunch together.

[Josh]

Yeah, exactly.

[Sevas]

It's like in the middle.

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sevas]

So if you say, we'll do sparkling. Sparkling water, please. I'll look at you and go, I.

[Josh]

Love me some brunch, bro. Can we do the intro? Jess, can you slay this in por?

[Jessica]

This is episode number 225.

[Josh]

What's up with this guy, bro? You good? You good, dude? You got a problem with me, bro?

[Sevas]

I'm dialed in right now. Bro, I'm like sa. A diet.

[Josh]

Listen, man, it's Monday.

[Sevas]

It's Monday. Do the intro.

[Josh]

It's a. It's a beautiful start of the week. We're in December. We're. We're in the midst of it.

[Sevas]

We're in the mist.

[Josh]

The midst of it.

[Sevas]

Is it the mitts or the mist?

[Josh]

The mitts.

[Sevas]

Okay.

[Josh]

The mitts or the midst of it?

[Sevas]

We're in the midst of the midst of it.

[Jessica]

Midst.

[Josh]

No, it's.

[Jessica]

Is this hun.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Okay.

[Josh]

We're in the midst of it. Mitts.

[Sevas]

Mitts. Mids. That's so dumb. No, it's miss.

[Josh]

No, it's mid.

[Sevas]

It's missed mid. We're in the midst of it.

[Josh]

Oh, midst. Myths. Like in the middle of it. Like in the middle of it.

[Ad]

We're.

[Josh]

We're in. We're. We're with the shits.

[Sevas]

We're with the shits.

[Josh]

Man. It's December. I'm feeling jolly. Our fits are very December ish.

[Sevas]

Cozy vibes.

[Josh]

Cozy vibes. But still swagalicious. You feel me?

[Sevas]

Don't say swag no more. We. That's unk.

[Josh]

I said swagalicious. Is that even? Uncle.

[Sevas]

Super Uncle.

[Josh]

Damn.

[Sevas]

Continue.

[Josh]

Our fits are fire. Yeah, our fits are definitely not a six. Seven. They're.

[Sevas]

They're nine. Ten.

[Josh]

They're a dime.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Plus 99. Anyways, shout out to our friends over at Sea Geek. Number one ready ticketing app on the app store. We have another episode for you guys. Listen, if you're Christmas shopping right now and you're walking through the aisles of Target and you're listening to us in your headphones.

[Sevas]

Hi.

[Josh]

How you doing, baby girl? You know what I'm saying? Buy yourself something.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Don't forget about you.

[Sevas]

Everybody working out. What's up?

[Josh]

Hey, you on the treadmill. You're on that incline. Hey, you. You. You don't need to wait for New Year. New me.

[Sevas]

Nah, you. You about it. You've been about it.

[Josh]

Yeah. New Year, it's been me. If you're wrapping Christmas presents, like, maybe you're ahead of the coast.

[Sevas]

Oh, I like that. Like, you're in it.

[Josh]

Like, you're like, I'm gonna put on some LP while I wrap these presents up. Y.

[Sevas]

And I saw the comments on the other episode when I said, everybody in the toilet right now. There's hella of you. There's so many of you taking a sig. Masa right now. Hey, hey, you do s. Masa quads right now.

[Josh]

Hey, you do you. What else could people be doing.

[Sevas]

It's up to you guys.

[Josh]

Hey, if you're cleaning your house.

[Sevas]

Yeah. Vacuuming, mopping.

[Josh]

Yeah. If you in the crevices. What's up with it?

[Sevas]

What's up with it?

[Josh]

Let's see. What up? All the moms packing lunch. Hey, Mom.

[Sevas]

All the moms packing that lunch. What's up with it?

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I like that.

[Sevas]

And all the moms, all the dads, just scrolling on Instagram when you know you shouldn't. What's up with it?

[Josh]

Yo, if we're just background noise right now, how you done?

[Sevas]

Hey, yo, I got something special. We got something special. Today is our annual Christmas guide. Yo, I'mma be real with y'.

[Jessica]

All.

[Sevas]

This Christmas guy was kind of like, damn, we need to do one real quick, right? Quick. So this is kind of like off the top of the dome, but I wrote down a lot of things, and I honestly feel like I came up with some really good stuff. And I'm going to be real with you, cuz I don't lie to you. I told Josh, are you not going to write anything down? He said he has some stuff from the straight. Top of the D. Top of the D. So. And I told him, please, please, please give some good advice, some good gifting knowledge. So I beg you, I'm asking, to perform.

[Josh]

What am I?

[Sevas]

A performer.

[Josh]

And what am I here to do?

[Sevas]

Perform.

[Josh]

So what do I need you to do?

[Sevas]

I am your biggest fan. So Josh and myself, we are going to give you basically a. It's for all the girly pops out there. Yeah. Who have brothers, dads, daddies, daddies, sugar daddies, boyfriends, husbands. And these gifts are also good for the girls as well. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So let's start this freaking gift guy. Dude, I'm so excited. It happens every year, dude.

[Josh]

So these gifts are obviously gonna vary, right? In the sense of, like, I have some ideas for the girly pops for their. For their. For their guy, whoever their guy is.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

But it might not be a one size fits all, because maybe they're already. Already kind of do this. But I feel like one thing that comes to mind is, are we starting?

[Sevas]

Are we starting?

[Josh]

I'm in the midst of it.

[Sevas]

It's not midst. It's the mist.

[Josh]

I'm going to. So look a lot. Here's the thing about guys.

[Sevas]

All right, Wait, are you starting?

[Josh]

Bitch, I'm off the dome. All right, here's how I'm starting. Okay, here's. Isn't it obvious? Here's the thing. About guys, we like simplicity.

[Sevas]

Right.

[Josh]

And we like step by steps.

[Sevas]

Yes.

[Josh]

So I'm gonna need you to help your man out and get him on a good skincare routine. Like maybe buy him a good cleanser, get him a good moisturizer and then if you want to switch it up, get him a tinted moisturizer. Because I feel like guys be lacking on tinted moisturizer. Is slept on my boy. Okay. Some people have discoloration. Your men don't know that Sevas is looking at me because he don't know that I'm putting him on game.

[Sevas]

I personally wouldn't want that for Christmas.

[Josh]

That's didn't. I started prefacing by saying get to know. Like just get to know this is a fit situation by situation. Another thing I would get for them sunscreen. I'd get them like a kit and make it easy for them.

[Sevas]

These are great stocking suffers.

[Josh]

For example. I hear guys complain about their skin and like they breaking out and they go to the gym, they don't know what to do.

[Sevas]

Right? That's true. That's true. Or man, that's true.

[Josh]

What to do.

[Sevas]

That's true.

[Josh]

That's what I'm at with that.

[Sevas]

Okay. I like that.

[Josh]

You know what I mean?

[Sevas]

Put me on some tinted moisturizer. Do I have discoloration?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Really?

[Josh]

Dude. As I was speaking off the top of the dome, the idea came to me by looking at your discolored skin.

[Sevas]

For real.

[Josh]

I speak facts, man. And I perform. And what am I doing right now? Performing?

[Sevas]

Yes you do.

[Josh]

So.

[Sevas]

Yes, you do. Sunscreen. I love it. It's one of the things that I.

[Josh]

Actually use and guys are not going to go buy it a lot. I am, right?

[Sevas]

You're one of many.

[Josh]

But I'm with the shit.

[Sevas]

Whatever. Yeah, like I'm with the shits you are with.

[Josh]

You know, so other people are not. And that's okay.

[Sevas]

And you're putting them on. Yeah, no, I like it. And then for the girls too.

[Josh]

Oh my God.

[Sevas]

What am I getting my, my girlfriend for, for, for Secret Santa for, for Christmas. You know, sometimes we moisturizer t a moisturizer. Or, or right now if you go to Sephora Ulta, they have like the, the, the, the, the, the gift packages. It comes like in a bundle. It's like a special. Has a bunch of that stuff.

[Josh]

Now listen, do you, do you ever feel like you get somebody a gift and it's like they feel like, are you trying to tell me something? Yeah. So I don't. I feel like that gift can come across like that. So this is very catered to. Like that boyfriend who's like, man, I've been struggling with my skin. I don't know what to do.

[Sevas]

They know who to give it to.

[Josh]

I don't know what to do.

[Sevas]

They know who to give it to. Yeah, because you're right. Like, if you give me some tinted moisturizer or something, like, for my discoloration, I'm like, bro, do I have discoloration?

[Josh]

Like, what are you trying to tell me here?

[Sevas]

Yeah, so I get it. I get it.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

One thing that I'm gonna recommend, it's kind of like, not there, by the way. Great. That's a good one.

[Josh]

Shut up, dude.

[Sevas]

I like it. It's cool.

[Josh]

Just shut up.

[Sevas]

Me personally, if you gave me. Okay, that's fine. But if you gave me tinted moisturizer for my. For my Christmas gift, and that was like, the main Christmas gift.

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah, sure.

[Sevas]

I'll say. Thank you.

[Josh]

You know what? I'm gonna get you. I'm gonna get you a corkscrew so you can shove it in your mouth and shut up. Next.

[Sevas]

Let me tell you something. This could be a main gift because there's tears to. There's tears to. There's tears to. Look, getting hot. Turn on the ac. Shit, man. Fucking turn down the fire. All right.

[Josh]

Talk about your tears of.

[Sevas]

There's tears to. Especially when you're, like, dealing with your girl. Maybe your brother, the only brother you have. Your family, Your mom, your dad. Right? Your mom and dad. Probably just one good main gift, but, hey, that's another conversation. Look, I think a great Christmas gift that. That. That. That nobody really thinks about is a really, really nice carry on.

[Josh]

Okay? That's a good gift, bro.

[Sevas]

I gave my mom a carry on a couple years back. She loves it, bro. She would never go out of her way.

[Josh]

You specify because you just said carry on. You need to carry on luggage for travel.

[Sevas]

Carry on luggage.

[Josh]

I apologize, because you're a little confusing, dude.

[Sevas]

Matt, rewind this whole thing.

[Josh]

Yeah, Carry on luggage.

[Sevas]

Carry on luggage that you carry on onto the plane and you put it in the overhead bin.

[Josh]

It doesn't necessarily have to be one of those, like, trout, like the suitcase. You know what else is good, like, in that realm? Like a duffel bag. Like a. Like a dope duffel bag.

[Sevas]

You up my gift right now. Shut up.

[Josh]

Or am I adding more value?

[Sevas]

You might look a great carry on luggage. You like your carry on luggage?

[Josh]

Use it all the time.

[Sevas]

I love my carry on luggage. I personalize it. There's. And I know this might be a little bit like more of like a pricier gift. That's why I said it can be, it can be. I'm just saying a lot of people, and I know a lot of people, they just have regular ass hand me down carry on luggages. Right. Which are great and they work at the end of the day they work. But a really nice Christmas gift is a carry on luggage. You know, I think it's a really nice gift and honestly I've had the. I used to think I used to buy regular ones, like the $50 ones or like the $100 one. Cuz I don't care. Right. There's a lot of great places. Like away luggage has really nice ones. If you want to go super fancy, you can go to me Ramoa. Right. But like in away luggage is really nice too. You know, Pelican is a brand. They carry really cool carry on luggages. You know, there, there's a lot of them. All you got to do is Google carry on luggages and by the point, your algorithm on Instagram will be nothing but carry ons. Yeah, it's, it's a really nice gift and it's something that actually lasts a long time. I've had the regular ones and they don't last at all. The zipper doesn't work. You get a really nice one. You're actually proud. You're actually proud of. Proud of it. So I think that's one. One of my.

[Josh]

I like that. I think if you can like, I'm not trying to give you guys like your budget, but I think if you can get one for like, what's that good price point? Like 150, 200 bucks. Like that's like a solid one. Because there's ones that you can get like really cheap.

[Sevas]

You can get a really good one.

[Josh]

Yeah. But the thing is like sometimes you can find some pretty good name brand ones there.

[Sevas]

Sure.

[Josh]

So it's like. Yeah, you can also look.

[Jessica]

Question.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Jessica]

So if you're giving someone carry on luggage for Christmas, do you also put.

[Sevas]

Things inside it that really great idea, Jessica.

[Josh]

Depends on the great idea. Depends on the budget.

[Sevas]

Depends on the budget. But ideally I would, I for sure would.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Because imagine. Oh my God. A carry on luggage that I've always wanted. What? Why are we not filming you guys? What? Why are you laughing at me? Look, what's wrong with you?

[Josh]

Okay?

[Sevas]

You want to carry on luggage for Christmas.

[Jessica]

You're just very passionate about this.

[Sevas]

It's admirable you can.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Imagine getting a carry on luggage. Holy shit. I just got a brand new carry on luggage and it's sick.

[Josh]

But wait, there are some more.

[Sevas]

Open it up. There's mad gifts in there.

[Josh]

That's crazy.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

What are you putting in there?

[Sevas]

You can put anything.

[Josh]

You know what I would want in mind? Case of Coke zeros, gift card.

[Sevas]

That would be kind of crazy.

[Josh]

Undies, travel case. What is it? The. The compartments to help me organize a baby German shepherd.

[Sevas]

I mean, it wouldn't be there for a long time. It. You'd have to put it in for. For, you know, quick. Yeah, just for the bit, bro.

[Josh]

Sometimes I feel like we. We give ideas and like they seem basic, but maybe they are. But sometimes people like just kind of bypass it, you know? And sometimes they need to hear it. It's like just clicks in the brain. They're like, oh, that's actually good. I kind of forgot about that. You know what I mean?

[Sevas]

Oh, my God, Josh. I can't believe you gave me a carry on. Holy. There's a baby German shepherd in here. What?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

That's crazy, dude.

[Josh]

Why is it.

[Sevas]

Where'd you get a baby German shepherd?

[Josh]

Why isn't it breathing? What's going on, bro?

[Sevas]

Great gift, bro.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Yeah. I would definitely stuff some in there. Pause.

[Josh]

Yeah. Or no.

[Sevas]

Had a lot of. I had a lot of caffeine today.

[Josh]

That's okay. We're here.

[Sevas]

But I'm hungry, so it hit me hard.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

So I apologize.

[Josh]

That's a good gift. I like the idea of stuffing it. Big stuff, guy.

[Sevas]

Me too.

[Josh]

That's great, bro. Love to stuff it. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sevas]

I love to stuff anything, especially during Christmas.

[Josh]

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[Sevas]

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[Josh]

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[Josh]

I'm going to be honest with you. The no overdraft fees, that part right there, that healed me emotionally.

[Sevas]

Bro. Same bro. I can't stand overdraft fees. I used to get those a lot. I'm not even going to lie. That's right.

[Josh]

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[Sevas]

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[Josh]

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[Sevas]

Gift cards.

[Josh]

Love that.

[Sevas]

I love getting gift cards. I'm a big hat guy. You're a big hat guy. Jerseys.

[Josh]

The Mexico jerseys. Like soccer jerseys. Like those are popping right now.

[Sevas]

100%.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Gift card to lids.

[Josh]

Favorite sneakers. Like your everyday kind of sneakers. Like we love sneakers but we also have like everyday kind of sneakers.

[Sevas]

Right?

[Josh]

Like for example me, I'm a big airflow force one guy stuff like that. The go to the vans, like whatever. Like those kind of gifts like that are like cool like things that people utilize on a frequent basis.

[Sevas]

Especially like if you're a guy too. And I think I've said this before, calzones. But good ones, like actually nice ones.

[Josh]

Oh, you know what's another good one? Electric toothbrush. I Feel like a lot of people. People are sleeping on. Yes.

[Sevas]

Yep. Another thing that we hate to go buy is deodorant. We wear it all the time. But me personally, bro. Ah, bro.

[Josh]

I'm just ordering off on Amazon.

[Sevas]

I drag ass. Going to Target just for a freaking Old Spice. Do you do drag ass? Like a dog. Your dog ever do this on the carpet? Just dragging his butthole.

[Josh]

Don't open your legs up at me. I'm looking.

[Sevas]

That's how I drag ass.

[Josh]

Do you do spread?

[Sevas]

That's how I go from Roll Victory Boulevard all the way to Ventura Boulevard to Target. Dragging my ass.

[Josh]

Well, there you go. So do you do roll on or do you do spray deodorant?

[Sevas]

None. Just a regular. The. The regular one.

[Josh]

No, I do the spray, bro.

[Sevas]

Why do you do that? So good. Hold on. I'm gonna go like this, and then you do the sound effect. Ready?

[Josh]

No, I have gum on my mouth. This is a lot of pressure, bro. All right, ready? Yeah.

[Sevas]

It's right On Q. So 3, 2, 1. Right? 3, 2, 1. You're a little. You were a little early. 3, 2, 1.

[Josh]

Anyways, moving on.

[Sevas]

Yes. So I would definitely put the little deodorant sticks a nice one. I like the gels, the white one. Sometimes when I have too much bellows, they gets all, like, clunky. Yeah, it's like, not. Not good.

[Josh]

I also, like. We said Carsones. We said socks. Those are great.

[Sevas]

We live in a time right now. We're being. Cologne is cool. The little mini ones travel size. Put that in the luggage. We live in a time right now where it should be cool. It is cool. It's awesome that nowadays this is a thing. People are exercising more than ever. So what's one thing that we're now consuming is like, electrolytes, gels, salute. Protein bars. You know, things that kind of, like, cost a little bit, but when you receive it, you're like, yes, I love this. You know, I like eating those barbell protein thingies. What are they called? Help me say something.

[Josh]

Protein bars.

[Sevas]

Yes, protein bars. You know, I like the. I cycle a lot, so when I go on long cycles, I do the. The Bro.

[Josh]

What's the gift? What's the gift?

[Sevas]

I'm. I just. I'm explaining the gifts. Their. Their performance enhancing supplements. Supplements.

[Josh]

Oh, that's. That's it. That's the. That's.

[Sevas]

Yeah, like the gels that you suck on, and then you can go on a run. You can go cycling.

[Josh]

Got it.

[Sevas]

A nice little creatine there was like A build up.

[Josh]

And I was like, where is this going? But the build up was the gift.

[Sevas]

Yes.

[Josh]

We got to do a better job at, like, articulating.

[Sevas]

I think I did quite well.

[Josh]

So you're saying like protein shakes, protein.

[Sevas]

Bars for the basket, or stocking suffer. You know, throw those in there, you know, But a little six pack of gels, you know, a little botita.

[Josh]

A.

[Sevas]

Little jug of creatine protein powder. You know what I mean? Throw that in there.

[Josh]

Yeah, no, that's. That's a good gift.

[Sevas]

Stuff the sock.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

You know, happy somebody gets when they go and they see that their stocking supper is fat.

[Josh]

Yo, if your boyfriend's in the gym and he's not taking creatine, get him creatine and record his reaction. Because they'd be like, how did you know to get me creatine?

[Sevas]

Yeah. And the beauty about creatine is, like, any brand is good. Honestly. Creatine is creatine.

[Josh]

Creatine monohydrate, just to guide you in the car.

[Sevas]

Yeah, Carbo monohydrate, right?

[Josh]

Creatine monohydrate.

[Sevas]

Just monohydrate.

[Josh]

Just stick to that.

[Sevas]

That's the monohydrate supplement ever. And it's great.

[Josh]

It's amazing, dude.

[Sevas]

Yeah, it's amazing. So, like, little things like that. You know what I mean?

[Josh]

Yeah, I like that. That's a really good one for a stocking sufferer. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Was that on your list?

[Sevas]

Yeah, I wrote it down.

[Josh]

You wrote. What did you write down?

[Sevas]

I put stocking suffer, lids, gift card, gels, creatine. Why is everybody laughing at the things I'm saying?

[Josh]

I know. What the is wrong with. I think creatine is so good.

[Sevas]

Chicks take creatine. They should take creatine. Yeah, it's. You should take creatine. We naturally make creatine. Our bodies do.

[Josh]

I'm telling you. I just pictured, like, a girl, like, just buys her boyfriend creatine. It's, like, very, like, specific.

[Sevas]

I know, but how cool is that? That your girl just got you creatine?

[Josh]

Yo, I'm telling. That's like a. That's a hack right there. Like, that's like a. That's a brownie point right there.

[Sevas]

Yeah, it's a brownie for. He's like, what the.

[Josh]

Like, if my girl got me creatine, I'll be like, oh, yeah.

[Sevas]

And then she opens it for you and she ask, you want a scoop?

[Josh]

And she's with the shits.

[Sevas]

She's with the shits.

[Josh]

You know what else I Like bro, I just got myself this cordless little lamp from Amazon. It was like 60 bucks. It's really cool. It's like shaped like a little mushroom thing.

[Sevas]

Right.

[Josh]

I love little like decor stuff like that, especially when I get them gifted. For example, you bought me this little like, I don't want to call it a boom box, but it was like a little speaker thing. Right. And literally every time I, I see it, I think of you. So I think like little, little knickknacks if you will for like desks or, or closet or something like that. I think goes like a long way, you know. Yeah. I think it's cool.

[Sevas]

And it wasn't a little speaker box. It was a high end performance. Performance audio speaker. Yeah. Like it was a Marshall. You seen those? Those, they look old school and they're bluetooth. I think it's called Marshall. Right? Dude, listen, it's not a little speaker.

[Josh]

It was like a little thing and.

[Sevas]

I'm glad it reminds me of, of, of of. It reminds you of me. Those are very nice. Yeah.

[Josh]

It's like putting like getting like.

[Sevas]

That's a great gift as well. A Marshall speaker.

[Josh]

That's a great gift.

[Sevas]

That's what I'm saying.

[Josh]

But that's like a cool little like knickknack.

[Sevas]

Stop saying knickknack.

[Josh]

That's a knickknack.

[Sevas]

Don't.

[Josh]

That's a knickknack.

[Sevas]

I also put cozy socks. I put tank tops. Men love tank tops.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

I also.

[Josh]

You're saying like, you're saying like wife pleasers.

[Sevas]

Wife pleasers.

[Josh]

Yeah, specifically like wife pleaser.

[Sevas]

Yeah. Not like, not like workout tank tops like the ones that they wear under shirts.

[Josh]

They're getting so much better now. There's like a brand that you put me on that's Haas. Yes.

[Sevas]

H a us.

[Josh]

It's a little more form fitting.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

It's like, it's like skims for guys.

[Sevas]

Yeah. It's really nice one one thing too. That's a great stocking suffer and I know everybody knows but mobile chargers, like for your phone.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

You know, that's a great stocking stuff for as well.

[Josh]

That's a. That's a slept on one. I love me a quick little imagine.

[Sevas]

You got me a mophie. Damn. Yeah, that's it.

[Josh]

That goes a long way for sure. Yeah. Yeah.

[Sevas]

What else you got?

[Josh]

I like what came to mind. Top of the dome, you know what I mean? I like a good like satchel. Like a cool carry bag.

[Sevas]

Okay.

[Josh]

You know what I mean? Like a leather bag. Like backpacks. Backpacks are cool, but sometimes you want to, like, step it up a bit.

[Sevas]

You.

[Josh]

You're going to. You have more of like an office corporate job. You need like, a cool little leather backpack. I got you one from Kith.

[Sevas]

I love it.

[Josh]

I used to wear it all the time. Can we pull like a, Like a. Can we pull up like a.

[Sevas]

It's almost kind of like. Like anything that'll fit. Like a laptop. Like some stuff. Yeah.

[Josh]

Like, this is cool, man. Like, I'm looking for one right now. Like, these are dope. Like, you can get them a backpack. But I think this is a little bit more, you know, a little more sexy.

[Sevas]

Yeah, I love it. That's cool. Nice little satchel, bro.

[Josh]

Yeah. And then guess what you can do with that satchel. You can stuff it. You could stuff it, you know, Dirty boy. Get yourself pens. Put them notepads.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

You know, I mean, write them a love letter on top of the notepad.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

100 protein bars in that on the go.

[Sevas]

I love it. It's cool. I'm here for the ideas you recently were talking about. Like, oh, that's major brownie points. Like, if your. Your girl gets you creatine, like, it's kind of like, whoa. Right? Can I tell you something? That's major, major, major brownie points. And you're not even gifting it to your partner is. You actually get a gift for your partner's mom or dad. Stupid brownie points, bro. And I think it's a very nice thing to do. Yeah.

[Josh]

Yeah. But aren't people doing that? It just depends on the, the where you're at in the relationship.

[Sevas]

Sure.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

But even if you're in the relationship, you. You'd be surprised how many people, guys or girls, they don't get a gift for their. Your significant other's creators.

[Josh]

You know, what's the best thing about giving your significant other's parents a gift? It does. I'm going to be real with you. It doesn't really matter when you get them because you got anything. You could get the dad a case of cigars and the mom, like, like a, a, like a flower thing.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

Or. But like, it could be anything. I'm trying to think.

[Sevas]

Yeah. You know, like, my swag is into photography. You know, I'll get him in that realm. Sure. You know.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

My, you know, my swag likes to hike. My swagger likes to hike. You know, I'll get him some. Something cool in that realm.

[Josh]

Yeah. Hiking shoes.

[Sevas]

Yeah. And you're right, it does. It's honestly, it's a super easy, quick gift that a lot of people don't do it, bro.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

And that's why I want to, like, let people know, make sure to do it, because a mad brownie points for you. And it's a very nice gesture. And your swag and your or your SWAT will love you forever. And it's an easy thing to do, and you can put a lot of effort into it, but the return and the return and invest ROI. Your ROI, return on investment is always. It's 10 out of 10, 100% all the time. Do you have your money? No.

[Josh]

This is how you 10x your ROI for this category, Right?

[Sevas]

Let's see, let's see.

[Josh]

You don't ask them, what should I get your parents? You just get it.

[Sevas]

That's what I'm saying.

[Josh]

You just get it. Yes. And you show up and you don't tell them, you know, sexy that is.

[Sevas]

It's super sexy, that is.

[Josh]

Oh, I got you guys something as well.

[Sevas]

It's super. It's so caring. It's so thoughtful.

[Josh]

You guys already gave me the best gift on earth.

[Sevas]

Yes. Which is.

[Josh]

How could I not repay you?

[Sevas]

Exactly, bro.

[Josh]

It's an ROI on your investment.

[Sevas]

Yes. Get something for the swagos, man. And, you know, whatever your situation is, get it for. For them. It's good.

[Josh]

Dude, drop that line, too.

[Sevas]

What?

[Josh]

Since you guys already gifted me the greatest gift on earth.

[Sevas]

Yeah, it's a great line.

[Josh]

And hold it after you say that, like, let it breathe. Sometimes I feel like we say things and we don't let it breathe. Right. The best gift on earth. Hold it.

[Sevas]

And then you pick up your girl like this. This. Thank you.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Drop her back down. Like, I wanted to give you this. I wanted to give you this.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Jessica]

What about question? What about. You are. Well, I have one question and then I have another one. So on the topic. So on the topic of, like, wanting to gift your significant other's parents something.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

How soon is too soon?

[Josh]

Oh, Jess, I am so glad you asked, because I have no idea. No, no, I don't think. I don't think there's a too soon. I don't think so either. Because it's like a kind gesture, right. It's not so much like a grand gesture. It's a kind gesture. Like, you don't need to think big. It could just be considerate. Yeah. You know, I mean, I definitely think that, like, you should have met them if you haven't met them. I Think that. No, you know what, it just depends. Like, you're headed to the holiday party. It's the first time you're meeting them, you definitely have to get them gifts, you know what I mean? If you haven't met them and you're not, you guys aren't there in your relationship, I don't think it's nice.

[Sevas]

Yeah. And if you know nothing about them and you just met them and you got invited to the Christmas thing, it's like a big deal. Give them something that, like, you know, that they would enjoy, that almost represents you, you know what I mean?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Like, I always love giving gifts that have my touch to them. You know what I mean?

[Josh]

Give me an example.

[Sevas]

If I give my wife a necklace, right? I'm not thinking in my head, what does she like? It's what do I like that I think that she'll like that has some style that I have. I'm giving you something that's coming from me.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

So it has like my personal touch, my. It has my, my design to it. You know what I mean?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

You know? Oh, it's like, oh, someone's got me this necklace. Oh, my God, that's such a savvy necklace. You know what I mean? And that to me, not that I'm trying to make you have my style. No, it's something that's coming from me. You know what I mean?

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah. No, I like that. I like that. I wasn't like, that wasn't spacing out. I was, I was thinking of another gift idea. What'd you say?

[Sevas]

Yeah. If you've never met them, just definitely like, hey, you know what? I really enjoy this. And I feel like you would enjoy that too. You know what I mean?

[Josh]

That's good.

[Sevas]

And like, you know, here's the give. And it's just like that big ass bucket of popcorn that has the caramel, the cheddar and the regular one.

[Josh]

Those are fire.

[Sevas]

I love that.

[Josh]

Those are good.

[Sevas]

Don't get them that or do like, or do. Yeah, yeah, no, stuff like that. You know what I mean? If now if you're like thinking about, like really splurging.

[Josh]

By the way, this goes for girls too. Yeah, I'm talking about getting your. Your girl. You're. You're a girl and you have a boyfriend or girlfriend, whatever, and you're getting their parents a gift. His parents. Their parents.

[Sevas]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Josh]

That counts too.

[Sevas]

Like now I'm in a situation where, like, I've known my swaggers for so long that I try to like invest and like, really think it through. You're in a different stage, I'm in a different stage. But if everybody else is in that stage, so, you know, then you can do that. But I wouldn't give like something crazy when you just met them or like, you're barely dating, you know, to me, I'd be like, this was being fucking, you know, almost like a kiss ass. Right. I don't think there's like a fine line to it. I think.

[Josh]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sevas]

But yeah.

[Josh]

What are your thoughts on experiences for gifts? Like, you give them an experience versus, like a physical item or do you feel like Christmas should be a physical item that you unwrap?

[Sevas]

Me, personally, me and my wife, we like to give each other physical. Yes. And also, hey, let's, you know, take the dogs over here or let's do something for ourselves and let's create a experience.

[Josh]

Oh. Going off of that, getting. Getting a gift for them that has to do with, like, their pets. I think that's always a good gift.

[Sevas]

That's always a good gift too.

[Josh]

You know what I mean?

[Sevas]

Yeah. Stuff that, baby. German shepherd. Yep. Golden retriever.

[Josh]

There you go.

[Sevas]

Yeah. No, it is a good gift. Yeah. But for me, I'm at that stage where I've given my wife so many gifts, you know, it's almost like I.

[Josh]

Ran out of ideas.

[Sevas]

Right. So now it's just like, baby, where do you want to go? You know, let's do something. Let's. We don't got to go anywhere. We can have a nice night out, you know, or we can just go to dinner, we can go to lunch. We can just spend time together. It's a great, you know, that's something that we look forward to.

[Josh]

I mean, that's the greatest gift of all. It's time.

[Sevas]

It's time. But for me, I gotta come. There has to be. I feel like you have to open up something, right?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

You know, even if your girl or your guy tells you, baby, don't give me anything, blah, blah, to me, that's a trick question, homie. You getting something? You know what I mean?

[Josh]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Sevas]

Because imagine if you don't, and then your girl's like, I couldn't help myself and I got you something. What happened? I didn't get you anything. You told me not to get you anything. It's always a trick question, man. Yeah, can't do that.

[Josh]

Can't fall for that. Can't fall for that.

[Sevas]

All I got is this five guys gift card. You know, you can't do that.

[Josh]

Yeah. You can't do that, bro. I agree.

[Sevas]

I have a couple other gifts. You ready?

[Josh]

Hit me.

[Sevas]

This is for the guys. I'm looking out for you guys. Girls, if you don't know what to give your guy. Something that I enjoy having sometimes when I have some free time is I'm in my bed or I'm. I'm on a plane or something or, or I need to kill some time at the dmv. I have a Nintendo Switch. Great gift. Great gift for your nephews too.

[Josh]

Yeah, that's a good gift.

[Sevas]

Next gift. If your man likes to cycle, run, swim, or just be active. A Garmin Forerunner 970 watch. Great gift. A lot of people always ask me, what watch is that? It's a Forerunner, baby.

[Josh]

Is there different types of garments?

[Sevas]

There's a lot of different types. Forerunners, kind of like mid price. It's a good price. It's a great watch. There's also tiers that are less expensive. But the Garmin watches is a great gift.

[Josh]

Are they all made somewhat equally? Like, do they all have a little bit?

[Sevas]

A little bit.

[Josh]

So what does like the top of the line have that? The, like the lower.

[Sevas]

I don't know, you can go crazy. Like they're like $1,000 for like a phoenix or something. But normally you can get one for like 150 bucks.

[Josh]

That's not bad.

[Sevas]

300 bucks.

[Josh]

Like a workout watch that, like a smartwatch, it's considered.

[Sevas]

Yeah, yeah, it's a smartwatch. It's a workout watch. I mean, the Apple ultra is like 500 bucks, 600 bucks. You know, there's a 4Runner that can be that price, which is a 4Runner as well. There's also more, some that are much more. Yeah, it just depends on what you like. Some people like to hike. It's great for hiking. They have great satellite reception. You know, you can go crazy. Another thing too, you know, a lot of people are getting into running for a Garmin. Forerunner is money, sometimes even for you girls. The Forerunner is, is a little big for most women's wrist. Yeah, but they have a 4Runner. I forgot what it was. It's also a 4Runner, but it's the S. It's a slightly smaller.

[Josh]

Does the S stand for small?

[Sevas]

Small, Smaller. Yeah. Another thing that I, I recommend is I'm obsessed right now. This could be a stocking suffer or just we around this time. We get invited to a lot of friends Christmas parties where we do white Santas, Intercambios, you know, the, the gift exchange Whatever. If you get this candle, it's from Flamingo. Flamingo State Candle. Is that what it's called? Flamingo Estate. I think they sell candles and they sell a bunch of other stuff, but the candles from Flamingo Estate. Oh my God. And this is Seva's recommending a candle. So what does that even mean to you?

[Josh]

Not much.

[Sevas]

Bro. If I'm recommending a candle right now, it's busting. Okay, okay, dude, Flamingo Estate C candles. They're so freaking good, dude.

[Josh]

So you know that little thing inside? It's called the wick.

[Sevas]

The wick. Okay.

[Josh]

You know what's my favorite kind of wicks? The ones that are shaped as like crosses. They're like wood, cuz they kind of crackle. Do they have any of those there?

[Sevas]

I don't know.

[Josh]

They're whack.

[Sevas]

I don't know. But wow, what a candle. What a freaking candle. I also put here.

[Josh]

So you're saying like, get this for your guy?

[Sevas]

You can get this for your guy? Yeah, bro. You're the type of guy that likes to set the ambiance in your office, in your own personal room.

[Josh]

You got the little mushroom light, dude.

[Sevas]

Yeah, I know what I'm saying. That's what I'm saying. But that mushroom light doesn't smell.

[Josh]

You don't know that.

[Sevas]

It just looks like you're pee pee. And I get the candles and they're so freaking deliciously smelling good. You can get that.

[Josh]

So sophisticated. By the way, it just looks like you're pee pee.

[Sevas]

What.

[Josh]

Happened?

[Sevas]

It is what it is, bro.

[Josh]

Looks like you're pee pee. Yeah, well. Okay.

[Sevas]

Who cares?

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[Sevas]

Look, it's a sick handle, bro.

[Josh]

I love it. No, I think this is a really good gift, bro. I think detailed like this. With like what? Like this.

[Sevas]

I'm trying to give you the brand.

[Josh]

Don't just give me, get them a candle. Like, this is good advice. This is good right here.

[Sevas]

Yeah. And you know I, I, what about.

[Josh]

One of these bad boys? I know Karen got us this one.

[Sevas]

Yeah, Karen splurged on us for that one. It's a, what is it called?

[Josh]

Eight year candle?

[Sevas]

Volusia. Yeah, no, voluspa. I just know some of the girly paws back there. And for the guys listening, they love candles, bro. My wife is obsessed with candles.

[Josh]

I think, yeah, a lot of girls are.

[Sevas]

A lot of girls are. And like, bro, like for myself, I love that candle. I even told my wife I don't want anything else other than this candle.

[Josh]

This one right here, the one that.

[Sevas]

She got me, I'll take a picture of it later.

[Josh]

How often are you lighting it up, bro?

[Sevas]

It's lasting me. Like I, I've been lighting it up for the past week. Not continuously. Every day. The first day I lit it up that night, cuz I cleaned my room so I want it to smell good. I forgot I lit it up and I woke up the next morning, blew it out. It was only a quarter done, bro.

[Josh]

Can I say something? I so recently shout out to my girlfriend, Mo. She took the initiative and I'm so grateful for this. I have a, like a, I turned one of my rooms because when I, when I got my place, I was living by myself, was bachelor, right? And I got one of my rooms, I just turned it into like a closet because like the closets in the place that I have, that they're small. And I've never had a closet that size that belonged to me. I've always had like a regular closet. And I realized that it's very easy for that closet to become disastrous very quickly, right? So. And if you don't let it, if you don't stay on top of it, it becomes a monster, bro.

[Sevas]

Right?

[Josh]

And I got to that point, so Mo hired somebody to help her. Like a closet organizer.

[Sevas]

Wow.

[Josh]

Yeah. And so now all my shit's like color coded jackets. And I got a shoe rack. I showed it to you, right? And I just be walking in that bitch just to be like, damn, I got a clean ass closet.

[Sevas]

Feels great.

[Josh]

But to my point, the reason I brought it up was because you light a candle in that.

[Sevas]

Imagine sparking up a sick ass Bella right there, bro.

[Josh]

I'm just, I, I'm, I'm in another, you know, universe. I'm just, it feels different. It does something to your soul. It's good for you.

[Sevas]

That wick is cracking and that little flame. Yeah, flame boy.

[Josh]

Is just like, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Sevas]

It's just, what else do you need, you know?

[Josh]

They say, believe this is a quote. Jess, can you look this up? They say cleanliness, it's godliness. I believe that's how it goes, bro. There's nothing like being in a clean environment. Yeah. And I've learned to appreciate that. So I'm kind of going on a tangent here, but, like, just being in a clean environment is such a incredible experience. Is that what it is?

[Jessica]

It's cleanliness is next to godliness.

[Sevas]

Ah.

[Josh]

Isn't that crazy? I get it, dude.

[Sevas]

I get it.

[Josh]

Walk into my closet, you will get that.

[Sevas]

Even though right now I clean my room downstairs and you know about that room. It is. It's this feeling that again, like, yeah, this is nice.

[Josh]

This is nice. Everything's organized. You can think, you can. You can just perform better, like, in. Throughout your day, because you're not thinking about the clutter. You're not trying to get through things. You know, you're just. Everything is just put in its place.

[Sevas]

And when I felt that, when I felt this peace and this just this feeling of just wow, I, I. Because my. My wife. Oh, it's not that she cleans crazy, but she's on top of it, bro. She is so on top of it. And I just thought to myself at that moment, I was like, wow, she chases this feeling. Oh, there's people like me who just get that feeling every once in a while, but she chases that godliness.

[Josh]

Interesting.

[Sevas]

You don't care.

[Josh]

No, I do care. I really do care. Because that. That is an interesting thing. I was going to say, I feel like doing your. When you make your bed, there's that feeling, too. When you walk in your room, that bed's not done. You, like, it almost feels a little like.

[Sevas]

So the people who actually, like, are super, and we say you're ocd. No, they're just chasing it. They're chasing that. That feeling. It feels good.

[Josh]

It does feel good. I'm telling you, my. Since my closet has been so organized and look, I can clean my closet. I get it. You know, but once she wanted to do that for me, she wanted to help me out, right? Because it's. I try. I'm working. You get it, bro? So her doing that thing. But I. I just walk in my closet, dude. I. I'm fully closed. I'm just in that. I'm like, this is good.

[Sevas]

I feel like, dude, when I have a clean closet, I feel like Mr. Rogers, bro. You know, when he walks into his house and he just takes off his little cardigan, puts it on the hanger, puts it back in there, grabs another cardigan just to roll around the house.

[Josh]

That's sick, bro.

[Sevas]

That's so godliness.

[Josh]

It's so gangster.

[Sevas]

And then everything just remains clean.

[Josh]

Yeah, that's it.

[Sevas]

That feeling. I, I didn't, I, I didn't know about that. I mean I did but like for us it's like a chore but for others who literally, literally clean like that, it's because they're chasing that feeling, bro.

[Josh]

I agree. This is super off topic. So off topic. But recently they just announced though, I guess when this goes out it'll be like three, four weeks, maybe even a month. But Dancing with the Stars. Just hear me out, okay?

[Sevas]

I watched the finale.

[Josh]

The two finalists were Alex Earl, massive tick tock star. And, and it was Robert Irwin who is a son of a legend, Steve Irwin. And there was so much on my tik tok. People were getting like, like bothered that Alex Earl didn't win and they were confused on as of why she didn't win because she has a bigger following. She's more a social media girl. They obviously all performance aspect. I know people have like donor thing was like she's the most famous girl on the Internet. How could she have not won? I'm being exaggerated but like she's so unbelievably famous. Right. And I just thought that that discussion was so interesting because like there's levels and there's tears to like celebrity ness. Like Alex Earl is a celebrity in her own right.

[Sevas]

Right. Yeah.

[Josh]

But Robert Irwin is a true celebrity. He's, he's a, he's a nepo baby. Like his dad was an icon. I didn't even know this but they like, they. His birth of Robert Irwin was like televised like when he was born. So like even the king or the Prince of England or one of the Prince Williams like he even like congratulated him. Like this guy is so. He's such such a celebrity. He doesn't even need the Internet to be like famous. Like he's just no crazy. And I just thought I was like, damn. Like I thought I almost put social media on that tier. But I'm like bro, there is. It goes way. It's still way bigger than that.

[Sevas]

It's way bigger. And the fact that his dad created that.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Is another conversation.

[Josh]

What do you mean dad created that?

[Sevas]

His dad created this tear that you can't touch.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Because of his commitment to marine biology to, to I don't know, the animal kingdom.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

Literally.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

And for Robert to just, he doesn't Know anything else?

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

You know, and it's just so sad what happened. How tragic was that? Right? Same brother, but, you know, for Robert, like, he doesn't know anything else. You know what I mean? But. But I look at him, and I love that kid.

[Josh]

Me too.

[Sevas]

Because you can see how humble.

[Josh]

Security.

[Sevas]

He's so pure. Because his family is so pure.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

His mom, his sisters. I think his sister won Dancing with the stars, too, in 2015.

[Josh]

Oh, no way.

[Sevas]

It's like a whole Dancing with the Stars family.

[Josh]

Wow.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

I'm pretty sure he was really good.

[Sevas]

But look, he was good.

[Josh]

Not even to discredit, like, Alex Earl.

[Sevas]

She killed it.

[Josh]

I also thought she was phenomenal.

[Sevas]

And the dancer she had was sick.

[Josh]

Sick, bro. Val. I think that's his name.

[Sevas]

I don't know.

[Josh]

Yeah. Yeah. Wow. She won.

[Sevas]

Damn. Yeah. In 2015.

[Josh]

And didn't his dad do it as well?

[Sevas]

I don't know.

[Josh]

Yeah, dude.

[Sevas]

Steve Irwin.

[Josh]

I believe so.

[Sevas]

I don't think Dancing with the Stars was out, dude.

[Josh]

I. I think he did.

[Sevas]

No. You reaching. Imagine it was yes.

[Josh]

I like, what Google like this. No.

[Sevas]

Yeah. Imagine it was like, yes. And then you're like, dude, did his grandpa also do it?

[Jessica]

Before we wrap up, going back to the whole how you felt, how you guys feel, and having cleaned your own space.

[Josh]

Did you like that topic?

[Jessica]

I did. Yeah. And I think that that also lends itself to a potential gift that you could give someone.

[Josh]

Windex, Whether.

[Jessica]

No. Whether that means, like, you cleaning someone's space for them or hiring a cleaner.

[Josh]

An act of service.

[Jessica]

Exactly.

[Josh]

That's good.

[Sevas]

Act of service.

[Josh]

So this year, and I'm kind of giving it away here, but going back to mo. What she's gifting me this year, she's helping me renovate my, like, office. So she's getting me, like, stuff that, like, to, like, because I'm revamping my whole, like, office space. And I think that's, like, so cool. So it's not. And obviously she told me because she wants me to have, like, a creative input in it, but I. I thought that was, like, so sweet. So, like, doing things like that, like, to Jess's point, I think goes, like a super long way. Like helping them, like, if they have a messy closet, if they have a messy car, getting them, like, their car detailed or stuff like that. I think that's an awesome, awesome gift.

[Sevas]

It's a really thoughtful gift. In act of service. You don't got to do it.

[Josh]

Yeah. That's the best.

[Jessica]

You're not wrong.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Jessica]

Yeah. It doesn't all have to be like physical things, right?

[Sevas]

No, no, no.

[Josh]

You know, you know what's funny? As I've gotten older, you know how they have like love languages. I have felt that because of my life has changed so much and it's so fast paced. The acts of service hits me on such a different tier now. Like when Mo does that for me, dude, it like makes me horny. Like I get so like I'm like damn. I feel so. I feel such an immense. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude towards her when she does that because I just like, it's like I just feel like she has my back. Like I just feel so supported. And it's not like when she does it, I'm gonna get emotional here. Like she, like he just comes from. Jamie plays like she wants to, like she wants to help, you know, she wants to serve. Yeah. And I say that like, like with like humbly, you know.

[Sevas]

I like how you say I'm getting so emotional right now. And three seconds before he says I'm. It makes me so horny.

[Josh]

That was the first thing that came to mind. But it was like, it's this overwhelmingness of like, damn, I appreciate you. It hits me so different, bro. Like before I used to not really care for gifts, acts of service, but this feels different cuz my life is just a different pace. That it's just like when she does that I'm like, wow. She's like, I really needed you.

[Sevas]

It goes to show what a great partner she is.

[Josh]

Yes, exactly.

[Sevas]

And yeah, it seems like this obviously this is a Christmas gift guide that we do all the time. Cuz we try to help out. Cuz you know, it's. I still, even for myself, I watch other Christmas gift guys because I still need ideas too, you know. So we like to recommend things that you can wrap up and give, you know. But yes, at the end of the day the most important thing is memories, acts of service. That's what really counts. Honestly. Also another great thing to do is. Is shop small.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Sevas]

Small businesses, you know, they're all over the place. My friend Erica does a shop small soiree. Yeah, you can go over there. There's so many freaking amazing people who create small businesses. Little things that you can receive that you can't get at the stores. Honestly, so sick.

[Josh]

Like very customized.

[Sevas]

Yeah. Because not only are you amazing unique gift, you're also helping out a small business which is the most important thing.

[Josh]

You know what if you guys own a small business, comment below. Put your Instagram if You're looking for a small business to support Erica. It's a good example. A shop small soiree. If you go to her Instagram, she does a good job at, like, promoting the other businesses as well. So you can. You can find people there as well. But like I said, if you own a small business, I. I'm actually curious. I love supporting small businesses myself. Yeah, drop them below, because I want to. I want to check you out.

[Sevas]

Yeah. And honestly, a lot of these things too. Like, I recommend a candle that I really love, but these small businesses, too, they have the best candles as well.

[Josh]

Yeah. You know, can we do something? Can we give. Can we give some money away for people? We're talking about gifts. I feel like. I feel like it's appropriate to give. Let's pick five people to give 100 bucks to. We did this last year, right, Jess?

[Sevas]

I'm super down.

[Josh]

I think we did. So comment below. Comment anything. Comment anything. And just put your Instagram handle. We're gonna pick five random people to send you.

[Sevas]

Please be public or that we're able to message you.

[Josh]

Yes.

[Jessica]

And please check your messages, because I'll DM people and never hear back.

[Josh]

Yeah. And then we get bullied that, like.

[Sevas]

Hey, you didn't give.

[Josh]

Like. We're trying. We're. We're trying to reach out to people. So if we do message you, yes, please.

[Sevas]

That'll be awesome. Yeah. 100. Let's do it.

[Josh]

Five people in the comment section. If you're listening this deep into the episode, we're almost 50 minutes in.

[Sevas]

Yeah. 100 bucks. Right at you, brother.

[Josh]

Five people.

[Sevas]

Five people. I got two. Of course, bro. Yeah. Let's do it. That was the holiday Christmas gift, guys. Ladies and gentlemen, D. Josh, Leva, Matt, Jessica, me Sevas. What's up? We'll see you next Monday.

[Josh]

Oh, sorry. Merry.

[Sevas]

Merry Christmas.

[Josh]

What the. The vlog for the vlog is live show. I really got. I want you guys to see it. It's very special. Yeah, it's so cool. It's. It's really a behind the scenes of the live show, and we show more than we've ever have. I think we've done a BTS on the live show before. This one is, like, we show a lot of it.

[Sevas]

Yeah.

[Josh]

No rules and. Yeah. So it's really good.

[Sevas]

It's great. I was super entertained.

[Josh]

Yeah. You know, I collabed with La Platica. I didn't even. That's the first time I ever did it with YouTube, which is really cool.

[Sevas]

Oh, cool.

[Josh]

Yeah.

[Sevas]

That's awesome.

[Josh]

Yeah. So it doesn't. You can't find it on La Platica. You still have to go to my channel, but I think it got fed to the people who are subscribed to La Platica.

[Jessica]

Yeah.

[Josh]

And which reminds me, if you're not subscribed, we don't tell people to subscribe. And people like. I feel like there's a lot of listeners who are not subscribed.

[Sevas]

Nah.

[Josh]

Let's go.

[Sevas]

Yeah, we'll see you next Monday, guys. Be safe out there. There's a lot of traffic. There's a lot of people driving. It's a little slippery. Make sure to do your Christmas shopping early. Try shop small, shop smart. See you in the next. We love you. Ciao.

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[Josh]

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[Sevas]

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