On Mar 18, 3:43*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:29:32 -0700, "Julie Bove"
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> > wrote:
> >Kalmia wrote:
> >> On Mar 17, 9:50 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> >>> "Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> >>>> On Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:39:34 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> >>>> > wrote:
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> >>>>> 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.
>
> >>>>> Thanks for all your ideas.
>
> >>>> 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.
>
> >>> I don't drink coffee at all. And I quit giving it as a gift because
> >>> the fancy stuff we drink here in the Seattle area is not the stuff
> >>> people seem to want elsewhere. Outside of this area, the people I
> >>> know who drink coffee, drink the stuff in a can from the grocery
> >>> store. Here, people are very picky. We have those little huts on
> >>> almost every corner. Placing an order can be quite an ordeal because
> >>> of all the options available.
>
> >>> I would also most likely not use anything from Penzeys because they
> >>> put things in their spice mixes that I don't want in there. Like
> >>> dairy in the Taco seasoning.
>
> >> So, what would YOU have given?
>
> >I only give cash as a wedding gift.
>
> >You didn't say prior that you knew the bride liked coffee. *That makes a big
> >difference.
>
> I see no big difference... most people like coffee but I'd still not
> give it as a wedding gift... I like chocolate much better than coffee
> but still would be flummoxed to receive chocolates as a wedding gift.

I'd much rather get some artisanal chocolate than some cheap Chinese
waffleiron I'd only have to find room for and never use.