Rachelle's post about wedding pressies made me think about the best and worst pressies I have received. The worst was a pair of white ankle socks when I was 6, and I know my face gave away my disappointment and I still carry the guilt, as the giver was someone very poor for whom the purchase was a strain on their budget.
That aside, the worst was something I asked for as a wedding present, namely an electric yogurt maker which I used twice, which took up too much space and which was no better than a jug on a radiator for making yoghurt (the 'h' is apparently under debate so I use it and miss it out willy nilly). The best, apart from an Emma Peel 'teenage' doll, was a crate of white and a crate of red wine, as an unasked for wedding present which made us feel very grown up and served us well in the first few weeks of marriage!
That aside, the worst was something I asked for as a wedding present, namely an electric yogurt maker which I used twice, which took up too much space and which was no better than a jug on a radiator for making yoghurt (the 'h' is apparently under debate so I use it and miss it out willy nilly). The best, apart from an Emma Peel 'teenage' doll, was a crate of white and a crate of red wine, as an unasked for wedding present which made us feel very grown up and served us well in the first few weeks of marriage!
