I was just thinking about the junk in my garage after the last post and something else that I'd like to get rid of popped into my mind, the worst wedding gift.
We received two giant sized prints of herons with peach and teal undertones from a relative for our wedding. These pics honestly look like they were stolen from a Florida motel. They were used, ugly and huge. The worst part is, they are apparently "worth something" (to who I don't know), so we haven't got rid of them yet. The same relative gave $500 to my sister-in-law for her wedding - what the heck? The bizarre thing is that my husband and I are very "sporty" and if you saw these pics, I'm sure you wouldn't think that they were "us". They say it's the thought that counts, but I say what was the thought? Anyway, I'm sure someone can top my worst gift.
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is when I got married, and my first decorating dreams back then was all-white with maybe greys with touches of pink....to remind one of flamingos no doubt. It's funny now, but that's how we were. Anyway, although I wouldn't say it was my worst gift, I will say I never used a clock we received. It was one of those huge ones that look like a slice of a log, thick with shiny laquer all over it and adorned with brass clock parts. Ikea used one in an advertixing campaign a couple of years ago. I think the words were, "Time to redecorate?"
We received a plastic salad spinner as a gift from a close friend of my father who happened to be the best man at his wedding.
We later saw the same salad spinner at Loblaws on sale for $4.99! :eek:
What a joke!
Mr. Paris
I'd hang on to them if I were you...Heron's are priceless in my opinion. I once saw a very pretty Heron...unforgettable she was.
I did not receive one gift I did not like and need. Probably with the gift of the paintings they thought they would appreciate in time. Why not get them appraised ?