the Big Present for my mom this year is a coffee grinder, which is literally the only option she gave me the several times i asked for ideas
i did research on brands models etc and then just got a kitchenaid because i figure it'll last at least a couple years before she burns it out, and i love her but not enough to get a $500+ grinder which she will use a single setting on once a week
after purchasing it i discovered that i just so happen to have a mini tiny dollhouse scale box for this exact same kitchenaid coffee grinder, from one of those blind-box toy sets
they shipped the real grinder with its retail box inside of a second shipping box marked up on the outside with what is inside (which i'm sooooo annoyed at btw when i bought it i marked off "this is a gift" and "hide the packaging" and they still shipped it bare, so my mom who grabbed the box off the porch certainly saw what it is!!!!! >c )
so i'm gonna take the retail box out, wrap that, and hide it in the closet. then i'll use the shipping box, which is marked up so you know what's in there, and put the teeny tiny toy version inside. and nothing else. wrap it all pretty put it under the tree for her to open >3
actually maybe i will try to find some bricks or something to make it heavy??? idk i've got a couple hours to refine the idea, the important part is having the big empty box with this tiny shrunk version inside