Things being touted as gifts that, well, ain't?

Nooooo! Kitchen stuff is off limits for wifely presents. Although a toaster is not quite as bad as a deep fat fryer.

 

We're unconcerned whether it's a 'practical' item or not, as long as it's something that will get well used and be appreciated.

We're also very relaxed about timing of both Xmas & birthday presents as we can normally get something much better and much cheaper with a full year to search out the best deal, rather than rush out and buy whatever's available and pay whatever's being charged at Xmas. Leaving the 50% or 75% off stickers on has become a bit of a tradition/competitive.

 

That's where blokes are different from the girls, despite my best hints over many years, I still don't have either a Sugar Thermometer or a decent sized loaf tin

I get given carefully thought out books, that if folk had thought slightly more carefully, they would have sussed that I probably already have.

Someone lovely has given me enough money to get a hardback copy of a book I used to have in paperback, but used so much it actually fell apart

 

Only ones i've got are about 4 inches by 8, fine for cakes or malt loaf.

Would love one that fitted a standard sized Mothers Pride type size, just not seen one in the shops

 

One of those thermometers with rather interesting graduations like 'soft crack' and 'hard crack'? I remember being parked up next to a mate's Westmorland Star at Glastonbury when he was in dire need of one of those.

 

I bought a digity one, it was good for a while till it broke.

 

Bit pricey, but it is Christmas. Sorry it's Anazom.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Extra-Large-capacity-Farmhouse-Loaves/dp/B009QZH3JQ/ref=pd_sim_kh_1

 

Not bad, but was just after a standard size

 

http://direct.asda.com/Great-British-Bakeware-Traditional-2LB-Loaf-Tin/001446369,default,pd.html
any good Ziggy?

 

Well I for one wouldn't mind getting one of those. or bath things,massage oil, perfume. I certainly wouldn't think it had a suspicious motive behind it coming from someone close. A relative stranger giving you massage oil on the other hand..............

"mer xm"

 

An ironing board is worse!

 

Me and Miss Jiff do Nowt for Christmas, It was my Nephew who didn't like it, well we have not bought presents for Christmas for 20+ years, My nephew got nasty over that i have not bought him anything, so i asked him what have you bought me, answer, nowt