What is a useful gift that you would want to receive?

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Anonymous wrote:How much cash did George give Elaine for her birthday? Double that.

Jerry gave Elaine $182 for her birthday. Kramer gave Elaine the bench she wanted. I hate that I know this.

Either George or Jerry put the money in a shoebox.

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A rice cooker is an extremely useful gift. Even people who don't cook very much appreciate the never-fail quality of this item.

That said, I'm not a fan of useful gifts. I love gifts that are unexpected luxuries -- doesn't matter if they're small ones. I'd rather have one delicious chocolate bar than a Roomba (what my BIL gave my sister last year -- it was not a pretty scene).

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A cool-mist humidifier.
A big jar of real vanilla extract.

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Anonymous wrote:A powerful flashlight that has a magnet so it sticks to your fridge door. My mom has one. If the power goes out, easy to make your way to the fridge and get your light source.

Even better is the flashlight that plugs in that turns on when the power goes out. That is what my mom has. I know because she travels with it and left it here a year ago.

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I use to have a microwavable neck wrap. It was so nice for tight muscles, but DH ruined it by catching it on fire (he figured if 5 minutes in the microwave was good, 10 minutes must be better). I would love to get that again.

Some of them are also "aromatherapy". Don't get one of those. Too smelly.

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Anonymous wrote:A powerful flashlight that has a magnet so it sticks to your fridge door. My mom has one. If the power goes out, easy to make your way to the fridge and get your light source.

Even better is the flashlight that plugs in that turns on when the power goes out. That is what my mom has. I know because she travels with it and left it here a year ago.

+1. I have one in every bathroom and bedroom plus the motion detector lights in the hallway.

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A weighted blanket.

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A wool throw
Vanilla extract
A bottle of excellent wine
An LL Bean Boat & Tote bag

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Roomba or that crazy dyson hairdryer

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Anonymous wrote:A rice cooker is an extremely useful gift. Even people who don't cook very much appreciate the never-fail quality of this item.

That said, I'm not a fan of useful gifts. I love gifts that are unexpected luxuries -- doesn't matter if they're small ones. I'd rather have one delicious chocolate bar than a Roomba (what my BIL gave my sister last year -- it was not a pretty scene).

A rice cooker - one more small appliance that I'd donate as soon as I got it because I don't want to store it. The few times I make rice, I make it in a pot that I use for 1,000 other things.

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Good kitchen knife

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Outdoor heater or nice fire pit

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High quality wool socks. Extra heavy but light scented hand moisturizer. (Know lots of people would hate these gifts, but I love them!)

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One of my favorite Christmas gifts from DH was an umbrella. My very own, non-broken umbrella! I also liked getting gloves with iPhone-friendly fingertips. One year DH got me a new stainless colander. Not really my favorite. That’s the problem with practical gifts. They can be hit or miss.

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Anonymous wrote:Subscription to Masterclass.

Same!! I was hoping they would have a better Black Friday special than the one they offered