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E! picks the best cozy holiday gifts for lounging
Gift guides this season pitch plush lounge socks at forty-eight dollars and a care package at two hundred seventy-five; the toes remain unconsulted.
Watch it as it aired: Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger on this story, from BBN Originals at 9:22 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are E! News's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by E! News: “The Best Cozy Holiday Gifts for Anyone Who Loves to Lounge”, with reporting from Apartment Therapy and Taste of Home.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 9:22 PM ET on BBN Originals, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
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- E! NewsThe Best Cozy Holiday Gifts for Anyone Who Loves to Lounge
- Apartment Therapy41 Best Cozy Gift Ideas That Any Homebody Will Love facts used on air
- Taste of Home35 Cozy Gifts to Warm Up Winter [Updated 2026] facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorE! News has its list of the best cozy holiday gifts, for anyone who would rather stay in soft pajamas than go out into the cold.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo the entire premise is that leaving the house is the problem. I've never felt so seen by a shopping list.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTaste of Home lists a plush lounge sock at forty-eight dollars. One sock. Well, a pair, but still.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorForty-eight dollars to cover a foot that spends its whole life under a duvet.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe same guide has a care package at two hundred seventy-five.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTwo seventy-five.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo seventy-five. I assume the card reads, 'Merry Christmas, I've heard about your toes.'

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApartment Therapy says cold toes are worse than anything else about winter, and recommends shearling-lined Birkenstock clogs.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorWorse than anything? I've had a winter. Toes weren't in my top five.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVerdict: I own one pair of slippers. The left one has been looking for the right one since the move.
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