tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post115607256551923761..comments2024-02-02T07:13:37.313-06:00Comments on Like Merchant Ships: Practical giftsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1156271432679958262006-08-22T13:30:00.000-05:002006-08-22T13:30:00.000-05:00My first job out of college I worked for a major p...My first job out of college I worked for a major pharmaceutical/consumer products company and had access to the "company store" to buy all their over-the-counter products very inexpensively. That year for Christmas I gave my sisters - who were in school themselves - shoeboxes of toothpaste, toothbrushes, cold medicine, cough drops...all those things that are so budget busting but so wanted when they're scarce. I can't say that my 18- and 20-year old sisters *loved* the gifts, but I'm sure they were found to be useful!Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758280217840082486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1156193354898339272006-08-21T15:49:00.000-05:002006-08-21T15:49:00.000-05:00I once got a horrible rash from cleaning up mango ...I once got a horrible rash from cleaning up mango tree parts after a hurricane (in Puerto Rico). I had developed an allergy to them--couldn't eat them any more either without my face puffing up like a Cabbage Patch doll! Does your MIL's husband have allergies? Anyway, sounds like a great gift--wish we had Dollar General here in Canada.<BR/><BR/>GrammaMackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1156189359620572622006-08-21T14:42:00.000-05:002006-08-21T14:42:00.000-05:00ROFL!!! that story gave me a good chuckle.ROFL!!! that story gave me a good chuckle.Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455835076577157629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1156113614765514952006-08-20T17:40:00.000-05:002006-08-20T17:40:00.000-05:00I love practical gifts, Meredith. Your idea sounds...I love practical gifts, Meredith. Your idea sounds great!Julie @ Creating This Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05604192093510402102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12364613.post-1156093126788354232006-08-20T11:58:00.000-05:002006-08-20T11:58:00.000-05:00I think that's an excellent idea. I'd like to com...I think that's an excellent idea. I'd like to come up with STANDARD gifts to buy ahead and stash. For example, for the friends of my tweens, I keep a stash of jewelry from www.silverjewelryclub.com . At $6-$9 a pop, it's not the cheapest, but a silver-and-amethyst ring makes a very nice tween b'day gift.<BR/><BR/>Just wish I could come up with more standard gift ideas, esp for babies and weddings.<BR/><BR/>- Slughorn, who doesn't remember the password and can't log in as myself on this computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com