Shoddy PresentsI have an aunt who for many years would send me the same christmas present every year. A Biro. Each year I wrote inevitable "Thankyou so much for the Biro. I am using it to write this letter" letter, each year a new one arrived.
Tell us all about the rubbish that has been foisted upon you over the years.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Sep 2004, 10:14)
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What is it about rich aunts?I too have one who was renowned for giving my mother and I her recycled presents or just simply bits of tat. The most memorable gift was a brass curtain ring. She tried to tell me it was a gold bangle. The extra little loop on the 'bangle' for the curtain hook was a bit of a giveaway.
I also used to work for a wealthy woman who one Christmas, filled with the spirit of the season and the desire to give gifts to her employees, gave them stuff she didn't want anymore - including a very pretty diary. Two years old, various notes and appointments conveniently already written in, and a personal note in the front to her from the person who originally gave it to her. The 2nd recipient must have been overwhelmed by such a personal gift.
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HairyCanary as Ann B. Davis as Alice, Thu 23 Sep 2004, 13:42,
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