Bad gift list

Hello. I read an editorial on a bad gift list today, so I give you my opinion. The writer commented how socks made the list and he disagreed. I disagree too. Christmas themed socks, slipper socks, and regular socks to someone who loses many in the wash are usually welcomed. However, if the person is like my father having a drawer full of socks he does not wear, maybe not such a good idea.

Other bad gifts mentioned were fishnet stockings, cleaning supplies (oops!), diet plans, and wigs. Guess my Magic Clean eraser promising to get crayon of walls was a bad gift. Good thing I included a bottle of perfume with it. My sister did ask why I got her the erasers, I explained the ad for the crayons. She said, Who said I had crayon on my walls? I responded with a little bird telling me. Actually, it's obvious.

The writer did a survey and included bad gifts from husbands. One wife got mad over muffin tins. For shame on her husband for paying attention. Another wife threw her cigarette lighter at her husband. Ok husbands, I get the impression from married coworkers that the price range of $50-$100 is good for a Christmas gift. That is unless, you are my father. My Mom gets chocolates in a tin container my Dad wants. One more wife got a refrigerator. I see the point that a gift for yourself is not really a gift from the receiver's point of view.

Other bad gifts mentioned: floor jack for a wife, Mr. Potato Head for a girlfriend, a lovely shirt for a friend that the gifter also bought for herself, silk sheets given in front of girlfriend's parents, a joke book for a man who drove to the other end of the country to be with his family, figurines from garage sales (among other junk) for a granddaughter. The garage sale granddaughter expressed most that it is the thought that counts and keeps every present.
A married coworker solved her problem of bad husband gifts by holding what she wants on layaway and her husband buys it. One thing I noticed that was always on her good gift list: jewelry. Sometimes she makes me jealous.

I can't really say I received what I call bad or insensitive gifts from friends or family. I have been disappointed at Christmas bonuses. One retail store gave a coupon for an extra 10% off one item purchased. A coworker made the joke of choosing between toliet paper or paper towels for the extra % off. I dropped my coupon in the trash both years I was there. Another retail store only gave bonuses after being employeed 5 years (about $20). I quit just before 3 years of service. My manager gave me a gift certificate each year, so that made up for it.

Here we have a Christmas exchange with the rental counter agents (female and male) and secretaries upstairs. Plus one female car shuttler. Secret Santa is more a female than male thing so the male bosses and male car cleaners are excluded. The owner is generous with his Christmas bonus, for full-time employees that is. One week's pay plus a $100 bill in a money folder handed to you by the owner himself. I think as part-time it was more like half a week's pay and the $100 bill. At least I don't work for the car rental next door who got new key chains in the shape of a car as their gift from the corporate office and have a potluck dinner in an upstairs conference room. I prefer mine. Post later. Good-bye!