Five years ago my immediate family decided that for any gift-giving occasion, gifts needed to be ‘consumable.’ We all have MORE than enough STUFF. So for birthdays you now get good chocolates or a bottle of wine, a candle, shampoo, body lotion, etc. Beau gets guy stuff; usually a gift card to Cabela’s, which he loves.
At Christmas Mom buys us girls a case of TP and a case of Paper Towels. She loves Costco! She also shops there for the Albacore canned tuna that I like, which is still reasonably priced. Why waste your time eating bad fish?
If you’ve been especially ‘good’ that year, she’ll throw in a canned ham or some bacon, LOL!
I try to always be good. ;)
Speaking of ‘canned hams.’ They were always a great incentive when I was managing the Garden Center.
I would run sales competitions and whoever won that week, would win a canned ham. They even had Customers in on the play! “Could you just buy ONE more flat of Marigolds? I’m trying to win a canned ham!” LOL!
You’ve never seen employees so competitive over a canned ham; it was hilarious! Whenever I run into a former worker, they always ask when they can compete for the next canned ham. ;)
The regular makes my stomach ache so I only eat albacore :) I am buying another 5 gal gas can as I can see a potential shortage under Brandon and simply don't want to be inconvenienced and also have it at the ready.