Gifts That Make You Go "Hmm"

[roseembolism]

Or rather, gifts that make you question the sanity of the giver.

We've survived another Christmas with the relatives, and it was pretty good. The food was great, starting with a tri-tip roast perfectly seasoned by my mother, ending with two pumpkin pies made by me.

And then there were the gifts:

• Mom to RXM and Me: beautiful hand-thrown platters and bowls by a well-known local artist


• RXM to me- IPod Covers and the first book in the Dresden Files


• Me to RXM: The last two books in the Series of Unfortunate Events series, and a suede-bound sketchpad/notebook combo.


• My sister and brother and law to me: a light bulb.

...a light bulb.

Admittedly, it's a very nice light bulb- it's one of those spiral Ecobulbs...it was nicely wrapped...and...umm...they [U]are[/U] ecological engineers...and...and...

OK, it bites. I have no idea WHAT those two were thinking of. I'm not even angry- I just find it so weird and out there, I have to laugh.

So has anyone else out there received any oddball gifts?

Comments

[sandpanther.livejournal.com]

Yup. I got ceramic range top cleaner. Which, while being kind of a weird present, is also a really useful one since 1) I have a ceramic range that requires being cleaned with this type of cleaner, and 2) the stuff is kind of pricey.

I'm giving a friend of mine a Hello Kitty waffle maker, though I really don't think that ranks with the lightbulb. After all, you can use the Hello Kitty waffle maker to make Hello Kitty shaped taiyaki!

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

The ceramic range cleaner is a bit odd, but at least it's highly useful and kind of pricey. It also sounds like something that someone may have come up with knowing you have a ceramic range?

As far as the light bulb goes, I dunno- maybe we complained about how dark our apartment is where they could overhear it? Or they were worried about our electric bills? Or maybe they had five minutes to get over to my mom's place, and grabbed for the first thing in the utility closet?

I'm just glad I didn't get a used dustpan, or a bag of dog kibble. ;')