On Mar 18, 9:05*am, Kalmia > wrote:
> On Mar 17, 9:32*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
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> > On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
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> > > wrote:
> > >Just in case anyone was wondering...... I have ordered 8 types of
> > >Peets coffee beans, a load of Penzey blends, and will arrange it all
> > >in a large, decorator box (reusable) with some new dishcloths as
> > >'excelsior'. The day before I present the gift, I will make a batch of
> > >chocolate, almond biscotti and, if they are decent, I'll add those
> > >too.
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> > >Thanks for all your ideas.
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> > A Penzeys assortment is useful for anyone who cooks so long as it's
> > seasonings they like, but what if they don't drink coffee, and most
> > folks don't own a coffee bean grinder. *I really don't see any
> > connection between spice blends and coffee beans unless they're
> > seperate gifts for a grab bag. *Maybe I'm out of touch but I would
> > never give comestibles as a wedding gift, especially not for people I
> > barely know. *Just last week aquaintences gifted me a two pound bag of
> > coffee beans from their native land, Colombia. *The next day I put
> > some in my coffee grinder so they'd be reqdy for me to try. *I gotta
> > say, I was very disappointed, they produced a pot of coffee that
> > tasted awful, after a few sips it went down the drain. *I tried them
> > again the next morning, but still they produced the most scuzzy brew,
> > I dumped it. *The beans are still in my grinder only because I'm still
> > trying to decide if I'll toss them in my composter or in the trash,
> > it's still too mucky outside to get to my composter. *This was a gift
> > for no occasion, but I would never consider giving coffee as a wedding
> > gift... maybe you should have given a nice burr grinder, they are not
> > very pricy, certainly would have cost less than the discombobulated
> > assortment you bought. *Maybe it's still not too late. *I didn't reply
> > to be mean, you made the post so must have wanted opinions so I gave
> > my honest opinion, I'm sure most will give you their disingenuous atta
> > girl.
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> I DO know the bride very well and know she loves coffee. *I figure
> better to give this type of gift than something they don't need. I
> also figured between the two households combining, there is prob. a
> coffee mill, but I'm not about to ask them.
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> Oh, why am I defending my fait accompli. *If I screwed up, so be it.
> So, it IS too late in my book.

I think you did great.