Drusas,

The in-laws know I love to cook and got me a (to me, they're familiar with the author through some TV show) random cookbook. It's aimed at people who don't know how to cook and lack confidence trying. Also who cook with things like Velveeta and cream of mushroom soup.

I mostly eat from-scratch Asian food.

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Cream of Mushroom soup as a helper sauce base for beef stroganoff is a valid use scenario.

Drusas,

I don't think it has no good use cases. But this book uses it to a fault.

OhmsLawn,

The lady and I started just buying our own gifts and profusely thanking each other for them a few years back. So. Nothing.

It’s nice because there are still gifts under the tree, without the angst of shopping and the likelihood of disappointment.

Cyclist,

This is what my wife and I do but we also usually throw in a surprise too.

gramie,

My wife and I have decided to adopt the Icelandic tradition of buying each other books, and opening them on Christmas Eve. We then have a wonderful quiet read that evening.

We might buy each other small presents aside from the books, but nothing is expected or required.

SparkyTemper,

My mom bought me a xlarge sweater. She must think I’m fat because I’m large at best.

RinseDrizzle,

Oh, idk, oversized sweaters are kind of a vibe. Extra cozy.

thatWeirdGuy,

Yea, fully agree. Our workplace had a sweater selection one year for birthdays (the second sweater selection actually) and I deliberately took a size too large for myself. Super nice in a chilly winter day

banneryear1868,

I’m not much for receiving gifts but I appreciate fancy candies and food items I wouldn’t buy for myself, and I turned most of them in to poop already.

AceFuzzLord,

Finished off a thing of oreo caramel with a creamy filling.

waz,

Whirley-Pop.

Opend it up, realized it was a cheap piece of garbage. Went to return it to Amazon, and apparently it can’t be returnd.

I love some homemade stovetop popcorn, but it is way easier to make and clean up using a regular stainless pot than that POS.

Usernameblankface,
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Aw man, I use one of those often. IDK what about it is garbage, it works great and hasn’t given me any issues in years.

Fogle,

Yeah my girlfriend loves her whirleypop. But I don’t know what Amazon trash they’re selling now hers is quite old

Usually_Lurker,
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You can get a new top with metal gears for cheap from their website. This thing is a tank and will never need to be replaced. Also for clean up it gets wiped out with a paper towel when cool, and placed back on the kitchen rack. Whirley-Pops are awesome. Simple does not equal cheap.

waz,

The one I got has metal gears. They are the main point of frustration. They don’t really make a full rotation without getting bound/jammed up. Slow, fast, or somewhere in-between, it always felt like I was fighting to get the only moving parts to move.

I’ve no problem with simple. I like simple. For me, this thing isn’t simple, it’s frustrating.

Maybe I just got a bad one. A lot of people seem to have an appreciation for it that matches yours. I’d be inclined to exchange it for a different one. Sadly, Amazon refuses to accept it as a returnable item.

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I’ll have to look into the metal geared top. Mine has the plastic gears, and those have held up fine for me. Still, I wouldn’t mind an upgrade.

some_guy,

Dumb cheap acrylic pyramids with silly decorations laid into the base.

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Oh nooo! People still do organite? XD

VelveteenUnderground,

My husband’s mom bought our cats a chirping kicky toy that I guess is supposed to look kind of like a ferret. It was really shrill and annoying and they wouldn’t leave it alone because the noises made them so curious. It mysteriously vanished later on christmas day lmao.

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Nice!

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