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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This doesn't answer your question, but I have a funny story about a give that wasn't wanted.  I'm from Buffalo, NY, and one of our family favorites is sponge candy - chocolate on the outside and the inside melts (from Watsons).  It is so good.

So one year, I bought all of this Watson's sponge candy to give as give as part of holiday gifts.  One of the gifts I gave was to the director of my kids' daycare, which was based in a church. She was new, and we didn't know each other very well.  What she also didn't know, was that my sister was an administrator in the church. We are both married and have different last names, so she just didn't know.

I gave my holiday gifts in the morning.  Later that afternoon, my sister called me and said, "I just got the best Christmas gift from XXX (the director). Watson's sponge candy."  We still laugh about it.

I guess a gift regifted without hours is not "well received."

PS - everyone else seemed to like it and asked me lots of questions about where it came from.[/quote]

This story is hilarious. My college roommate was from Buffalo and brought my sponge candy as a gift after a holiday break. I had to be honest with her and give it back, I think it might be an acquired taste  :lol: We still laugh about it 20 years later, luckily Buffalo also breeds people with a good sense of humor! 
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LOL.  You know what?  Just knowing that someone else has another hilarious sponge candy story made my day.  :)  [/quote]

An in-law from Buffalo introduced our family to sponge candy and it’s so delicious! Trader Joe’s sells knock offs during the holiday season. On another note, maybe the director loves chocolate but has dietary restrictions?! I am a teacher and for a year while intensively trying to lose weight for health reasons gave away (reluctantly!) every sweet treat given to me. At any rate, “well received” to me refers more to multiple follow up comments on a gift vs. the recipient’s reaction during opening/receipt of a gift. Ex: an item is “well received” if someone raves about the sponge candy for weeks and asks where to purchase more or if you see a kid playing with a toy you bought them on multiple occasions for months after giving (and not just in your presence). [/quote]

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