1) Hillier's brochure promoting festive gifts from the home and garden was reportedly sent to 900,000 homes and featured the £44.99 Vento lightweight aluminium device under the banner: "Make her feel special with a clothesline this Christmas."
2) Ironic hipsters in San Francisco are finding a shortage of hideous second-hand holiday sweaters this year for their cynical merry-making. Stuff it, jaded haters, I've got mine! And as a tip when hunting, the knitwear knows when the love isn't sincere.
3) As we're in the season of lists, here's an About.com top 10 of worst gift ideas. Actually, I don't mind the themed undergarments as much as the good intention gifts like:
- A gift certificate to the newest diet craze.
- Coaching tapes on how to be successful to someone who is unemployed or in a dead-end job.
- A month's supply of Nicorette to a chain smoker.
- Hypnosis tapes for overeaters, smokers, aggressive Type A personalities.
4) In related news, ehow has advice on how to deal with receiving a bad gift, like this one from Craftastrophe. And I must say, it's good, practical advice, which only requires (like all courtesy) a split-second of self-discipline to choose kindness over self-indulgence. I don't universally succeed, but there's always New Year's for resolutions, right?
UPDATE: In the comments, Laura reminds us of her old stand-by, the annual Dave Barry Gift Guide, but cautions that the sperm snow globe is already sold out.
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I always buy my gifts from the Dave Barry Gift Guide. Sadly for me, apparently so do others, as the Sperm Snow Globe is already sold out. Luckily, I can still get the Wine Glass Holder Necklace.
And your problem with the Eye Pod is . . . ???
Laura- I had a snooze and lose moment myself, adios Lego Lamborghini, backordered until Februrary by the uber-cool. Thanks for the link to consolation prizes!
Elaine- No problem at all! You don't already have one, do you? Mine's the small gift in the corner with the slightly off smell. That pic was just a teaser : )
No Sperm Snow Globe?! Well! There goes MY Christmas.
I know, Leah!
It's good to read that there are others out there, walking around in in this world, who have visions of delight that go way beyond my weird approach to life.
Thanks for pointing them out!
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