Archive for July 31st, 2008
Gifts I never understood
Im not sure what made me think of this…Sometimes I see certain items being given as gifts and I really wonder what that person was thinking when they came up with that as an idea for a gift. Can they not think of anything else? Do they dislike the person they give them to? Are they just unoriginal? or do they actually think they are good ideas?
1) A VCR Rewinder…. They still sell these. Even 10 years ago when Videos were still on tape, I didnt understand why someone would think this is a useful gift. Did anyone ever buy a VCR that did not have a rewind function? The selling point was “Save wear and tear on your VCR”. Did anyone actually take their VHS tape out of the VCR and put it in the tape rewinder? Besides, did anyone ever believe the video store when they said they would fine you if you didnt rewind?
2) A battery operated machine that makes fart noises… Are the noises so pleasing that we want to hear them again and again on demand? Does someone not hear enough “live” farts that they have to reproduce them electronically?
3) A Fondue Pot… Not really a common thing to have for dinner, does anyone desire to make fondue at their house? I challenge anyone to tell me they used their fondue pot more than once. Same goes for a wok. Ive never seen anyone actually use a wok
4) A paperweight… “Here you go, I got you a paperweight”. Who has papers that continuously blow around their desk that you must buy a heavy object to keep them in place. If you are a sea captain or you work on top of a mountain, a paperweight may be useful…but otherwise , no
5) A candle: Who buys someone a candle? What are you going to do with a candle? If the power goes out chances are you wont find any matches anyway. How many candles do people have sitting in their drawers?
6) A frame…How impersonal is a blank frame with no picture in it besides the models that posed for the frame company. You buy a frame when you need it. You dont have an inventory of frames. An even worse gift would be a framed picture of the person that gave it to you.
7) A star named after you… At first Im sure it sounds very special but when you think about it, someone named a star ( 1 star in 300 trillion) in the sky that you probably cant see and will never find. But rest assured, you and the person that bought it know there is a star up in the sky with your name. Yippee
8. Remember those mounted fish that would sing and flop when you walked by? Billy Bass or something it was called. Its amusing the first time you see it. Not amusing enough to buy it though. And then who would ever hang it on the wall? You walk past it and it flops each time?
9) a Goofy mug .. It could say “I hate Mondays” or “Boss” or “Big Boy” – either way you’ll never use it and after you receive it you really dont know what to do with it
10) Shirts with a message aimed at the givee that you think are funny but are not. For example, you give a preganant woman a shirt that says “Bun in the Oven” or you give a lawyer a shirt that says “I sue, therefore I am”.
