“I don’t know what you’ll do with it,” he said. “but it was under fifty cents.”
“It’s perfect for my shop,” I said.
“But I have no eyes,” it said, when I used it as a hand puppet.
“That comes in handy when dusting,” I replied.
[My favourite - the duct tape wallet: photo GAH]He felt better after 3 others opened the same gift and started to perform as a dust glove choir.
My brother felt better still after I showed him my new wallet - made of duct tape - an earlier gift from my youngest son.
I told him it came with room for six credit cards, two sections for bills and its own emergency kit.
“Emergency kit?” he said.
I pulled out a spare piece of duct tape stuck to wax paper from a bill fold.
“In case it rips,” I said.
Small, homemade, under fifty cents.
Yes, I received a pound of coffee, one bottle of Scottish ale and pajama pants as well... but we are learning to keep things small.
A-1 I say.
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My wife bought the pajama pants because when my other pair are in the wash I walk around the house in old red longjohns.
Sorry about the scary visual. Look away.
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2 comments:
I love your little Christmas gifts!
I did persuade most of my family to buy less. But I don't think I'll ever get that through to my son. His gifts were lovely, but expensive. However, they were also practical, so I guess that's a start. And I'm quite sure a couple of other people's were actually re-gifts, which I happen to think is a very good idea. A lot better than letting things languish in a closet or drawer and never get used by anyone.
Hi bobbie,
I appreciated your comment, especially re re-gifting.
my brother is a notorious re-gifter, and gets encouragement from his siblings to do so. We usually have a good laugh about stuff;
"Where did it come from?"
"If we don't use it, who gets it next?"
I also think re-gifting is a very good idea; many books, for example, could easily be passed around.
cheers,
Gord H.
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