What Strategist Readers Bought and Saved This Month: Fish Clips and Earplugs

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Welcome back to “Your Shopping Cart,” where we break out the top products that you, devoted Strategist readers, bought in droves. Think of this as the TL;DR of the Strategist. If your like-minded brethren are buying these items, maybe you’d like to as well.

The most-purchased items this month

November was a big ol’ sales month, with the action beginning well ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Most of our top sellers were purchased at a discount, including Apple’s AirPods 4 earbuds, which over the holiday weekend were marked down to their lowest price ever: $85. Snail mucin and silk pillowcases also proved popular, alongside thebendy piece of foamthat I use to prop up my phone screen on planes. And magnesium sleep spraycontinued to flyoff the digital shelves.

Apple AirPods 4
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Salt Lab Magnesium Oil Spray - 3.4 Oz.
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Alpine Silence Earplugs
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The Original Flight Flap
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CosRx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
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ZimaSilk 100% Mulberry-Silk Pillowcase - Standard
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Gold Bond Ultimate Intensive Healing Hand Cream - 3 Oz.
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The most-saved items this month

Here, the products become a little less practical. Many saved products were clearly potential gifts: fish-shaped clips, fluffy Brooklinen robes, jars of jalapeño chili crisp. I’d be happy to receive any of these items. (For more ideas, check out all of our gift guides righthere.)

Boston General Store Handmade Steel Fish Clip
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Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask
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Roger Orfevre Expandable Trivet
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Metal Pen Clips
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Ohuhu Acrylic Markers - Set of 48
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Curel Deep Moisture Spray
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Yamato Outdoor Tape
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Jala-Lujah Jalapeño Chili Crisp
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Brooklinen Super-Plush Robe
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The most-commented-upon stories

A seasonal grammar debate

judimarie
November 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
When did gift become a verb?
lwo
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Thank you — I hate this affectation, which is everywhere now, so you can’t even blame people who say it.
secularmackerel
November 11, 2025 at 4:06 AM
in the 16th century

Read more:How Kate Berlant Gifts

A helpful suggestion (sort of) for long-haul travel survival

gp2115
November 5, 2025 at 8:12 AM
You could have saved yourself a lot of time and effort writing this article and instead just written, "don't fly economy." That's it. That's the secret.
sarahgwatterson001
November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Instead of spending $200o on all this extraneous stuff, just buy the last half of the leg on business class, or buy premium economy and bid up to business at the last minute.
kate.vanness
November 5, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hahahaha when's the last time you tried to get business on these flights!!! The upgrade is closer to $7000!!!

Read more:Everything I Use to Survive My 24-Hour Flight to Western Australia

A pleasing ’90s music reference

bob.maruca
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
The Roches:

The fit is generous and loose
The coat is filled with down of goose
Should I feel guilty about that?
I wouldn't wear the fur of a cat
The coat is black so in New York City
It doesn't look dirty it stays pretty
The cuffs are purple which perfectly suits
A pair I already had of boots

[Verse 2]
Can't help sharing on a personal note
A secret I have concerning the coat
One of the reasons that it got my vote
Is the way it lies open around the throat
For me the collar mustn't come too high
Because well all right my skin is dry
So each morning I rub my face with oil
And the fabric you see the grease could soil

[Verse 3]
Can we speak a moment about the lining?
After my own heart's designing
It's nylon so your skirts don't wind
Up in a bunch around your behind
When the time comes for the coat to clean
You throw this thing in the washing machine
Drying you doubt but the filling does fluff
I'm here to proclaim this coat is enough

Read more:65 New Yorkers in Their Favorite Coats and Jackets

Stuff we saved for our newsletter readers

Secret Strategistspotted an indie fave in Cou Cou Intimates

Cou Cou Intimates The Rina Long Sleeve
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Senior writer Michael Zhao asked a woman at the Long Island Bar about her frilly hemmed top, and it turned out to be Cou Cou Intimates. (She, meanwhile, turned out to be Clairo.)

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The StrategistBeauty Briefscoured the office Slack archive to uncover this hidden hairstyling gem

dpHUE Apple Cider Vinegar Hair Rinse
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Writer Dominique Pariso says it’ll help prevent that too-puffy look you get immediately after washing your hair.

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On theStrategist Daily,we recommended a cropped black tee for petite people

Mate the Label Organic Cotton Shrunken Tee
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Writer Arielle Avila recommended Mate’s T-shirt to a reader who found theBrando T-shirt from Agnès Bto be too long in the torso. It is shorter but nottooshort, nor too boxy.

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