A: Superficially nice, but aesthetically ugly or impractical Salt and Pepper Shakers. (click on images to go to vendors' website)
Ok, so these are actually kind of pretty, but in a normal kitchen - totally out of place, right?
I'm SO not the best person to ask about wedding gifts. I have been known, on more than one occasion, to send along the wedding gift like a year or more after the nuptials. This is partly because a) I stress over what to get, b) for most of my adult life I've been a BROKE student, and c) I can barely remember to do things on time for myself, much less buy presents for other people (I know, I know - completely and totally selfish and mannerless of me, but sometimes the truth hurts). Moreover, in at least two instances I have purchased the gift but forgotten to send it along. I currently hold a Bed, Bad, and Beyond gift card for a wedding I attended last, um, October? It was a wedding of an acquaintance I hadn't seen in like two years, and I forgot to bring it with me to place on the table at the reception, then I lost their address...so, well, now I've got this damn gift card and not quite sure what to do.
At any rate, "no gift" is probably not the best way to go here since the question assumes that you have, indeed, thought of the person. That's why I decided on Salt and Pepper shakers. It's sort of a lame gift, really. Because people buy their own S/P shakers or get the ones that match their set.
First off I thought really tacky, ridiculous ones like gnomes or something would be perfect. Then I thought, "Well, if the universe explodes and I happen to get married, something like that would be an awesome gift and actually show that the person does like me, rather than not like me." I mean, how funny would that gift be?
That's when I decided something that was allegedly classy but likely out of place in a normal kitchen was the way to go. Here are some of my favorites:
I think these are called "windmill" or something. They're ok if you're into country themes, but I don't know, seem sort of silly to me.
These are very modern and crisp and not actually unattractive. I just think in a standard, everyday kitchen they are totally going to look whack. Maybe not, though...
2 comments:
S&P shakers? Brilliant! Certainly says I thought of you but yet not so much.
I totally get what you are saying abou the last ones... definitely look like cheap bath stuff smells. Makes me think of the old school little balls that you can put in the bath that dissolve? I don't know, but they would leave you slippery feeling and smelling ick. Sorry, that was a bit of a tangent.
The last ones are perfect!!! Long story short, Scott was in a wedding (his friends) about a month ago. I got food poisoning (or something) at the rehearsal dinner and became violently ill (I'll spare the details). The wedding planner was a bitch to me when I asked for a ride back to the hotel too. I missed the wedding, everything on Saturday. No one called or asked about me after the fact -- hey, it has been a month -- AND the wifey deleted me as a friend on Facebook (that just makes me laugh). There's more to the story but I'll leave it out. I truly hate them. But I feel like I should play the "nice" card and send a gift. You have the best ideas! HA HA!
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