The curse of homemade gifts - Page 3

Prudence · 09-25-2006, 08:29 PM

I have to think of future generations. It's my responsibility to preserve items for display in my future Presidential library.

DreadPirateRoberts · 09-25-2006, 09:39 PM

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But can I throw out the homemade stuff? Am I cursed to keeping it in a box hidden away? Do I really have to move them to my swanky new digs?

Oh crap! There goes my housewarming present idea for GD, CP. Anyone else want a gold spray painted, macaroni decorated, orange juice can, suitable for holding pencils?

Morrigoon · 09-26-2006, 01:11 AM

Couple options here:

1) the "select one for sentiment, and toss the rest" solution
2) gather them all together, put them in a single box of maternal tackiness, easily stored, and easy to go to when you wish to be reminded of her, um, tasteful craftiness
3) toss them all
4) 1,2, or 3 above for the past, and on your mom's next birthday (or holiday), give her a book on crocheting afghans, a crochet hook, and several skeins of your favorite color yarn (hint, hint!)

lashbear · 09-26-2006, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I am very sentimental about certain objects. I have boxes and boxes of sentimental items, like stubs from Dodger games, notes from friends, cards and such. Most of them are what I consider circumstantially sentimental - "oh, that's from the day I ______..

I'm very lucky. Living with a practical Stoat, he saw my shoe-boxes full of dusty faded receipts and entry tickets (I hate how thermal tickets slowly go black after time) and he said to me this wise thing:

"Instead of keeping the ticket / receipt / programme / tour brochure etc, why not take a digital photo of it in high res and keep it on CD/DVD"?

We now do this ALL the time, and I have been slowly scanning and turfing my collection. It saves space, and makes things much more accessable, and faster to retrieve.

I love my Practical Stoat !!

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-26-2006, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

Oh crap! There goes my housewarming present idea for GD, CP. Anyone else want a gold spray painted, macaroni decorated, orange juice can, suitable for holding pencils?

Ha. You think that's an exaggeration. You have not witnessed the horror. I just might unleash it on you guys.

Lash - great idea! I admit that part of my fixation has to do with having the actual object - but perhaps in a while I may be persuaded to follow your cool idea.

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

4) 1,2, or 3 above for the past, and on your mom's next birthday (or holiday), give her a book on crocheting afghans, a crochet hook, and several skeins of your favorite color yarn (hint, hint!)

THIS is an excellent idea! I just might.

Shopping for mom is always tough. Thanks!

Morrigoon · 09-26-2006, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Ha. You think that's an exaggeration. You have not witnessed the horror. I just might unleash it on you guys.

I can think of a good time and place for that....

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 09-26-2006, 02:13 PM

I'm with GC. Keep it, store/hide it, take it out when the gift maker visits.

Cadaverous Pallor · 09-26-2006, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

I'm with GC. Keep it, store/hide it, take it out when the gift maker visits.

I find this POV interesting because my feeling is - why should I bend over backwards to show that I like a gift I actually hate? Lying when I receive it, lying when it's mentioned later - that's enough catering to crappiness in my book.

"Why should I change my name? He's the one that sucks."
~Michael Bolton, Office Space

wendybeth · 09-26-2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

I find this POV interesting because my feeling is - why should I bend over backwards to show that I like a gift I actually hate? Lying when I receive it, lying when it's mentioned later - that's enough catering to crappiness in my book.

"Why should I change my name? He's the one that sucks."
~Michael Bolton, Office Space

Then why did you ask? You already have your answer.

Matterhorn Fan · 09-26-2006, 04:09 PM

I think she's reminding us not to make "Bless This Mess" housewarming gifts for her?

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Couple options here: 1) the "select one for sentiment, and toss the rest" solution 2) gather them all together, put them in a single box of maternal tackiness, easily stored, and easy to go to when you wish to be reminded of her, um, tasteful craftiness 3) toss them all 4) 1,2, or 3 above for the past, and on your mom's next birthday (or holiday), give her a book on crocheting afghans, a crochet hook, and several skeins of your favorite color yarn (hint, hint!) __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	I'm with GC. Keep it, store/hide it, take it out when the gift maker visits.
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Matterhorn Fan Double Agent Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Back East Posts: 2,071	I think she's reminding us not to make "Bless This Mess" housewarming gifts for her?
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