On 12/7/2012 1:26 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Dec 7, 9:31 am, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>> In article
>> >,
>>
>> spamtrap1888 > wrote:
>>> Thinking of impractical, never-used, and expensive wishlists: When
>>> good friends of mine got married, in the pre-Internet era, I had
>>> barely heard of registries. He wanted solid copper pots, while she was
>>> content with these heavy orange pots and pans that I later realized
>>> were LeCreuset.
>>
>>> I gave them an envelope full of cash according to the way of my
>>> people.
>>
>>> When they split up, some eight years later, she kept the LeCreuset,
>>> while he hung on to the solid copper. By now, he has had to have them
>>> retinned twice.
>>
>>> The only time he cooks is when he entertains, so the pots see little
>>> use these days.
>>
>> What's your question?
>
> What's your experience along those lines?
>
Giving gifts of jam?

Jill