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Friday, September 19, 2008
Do you buy presents that you secretly want?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Last year for my environmentally conscious husband’s birthday I bought him a soda carbonator. Now, don’t get me wrong, he also got clothes, hobby stuff and other more personal items. But, he had been commenting on the massive amounts of seltzer water bottles he was dragging out to the curb for recycling. Not to mention the lugging I was doing from the supermarket every week. I thought the gift showed that I listened to his concerns and creatively tried to support his “going green” sentiments. Even though he deemed this more of a “family present” it’s one that he (and I’ll admit I) use more than most items in our kitchen.
This year after returning from summer vacation another item caught my eye for his late August birthday. When we go to the beach or to the mountains, he practically lives on Dairy Queen chocolate dipped cones and other “creamy” deserts. We had also recently dined at Floataway Cafe and they served the most amazing soft serve ice cream topped with chocolate, caramel or, I kid you not, olive oil and sea salt. It is amazing! While reading an article on soft serve going upscale, I noticed that they now sold machines for the home that were highly rated. What could be better than that?
When I gave him the present, he asked if it was for him or me. Does it count as a present if everyone gets to enjoy it? Especially if it’s used to make something special for him?
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