Zippy Kat, I had to read your post about the clock more than once to figure it out! I am dense. Medusa, what a great story about the water bottles. I just had a friend tell me that my Christmas gift was going to be the Chia pet grass planter but it was sold out. (No problem there!) My mom received a beautifully wrapped handkerchief for her birthday. One handkerchief. Yes, it's linen and yes, it's embroidered. I asked if the person who gave it to her had done the embroidery? Nope, it was store bought because there was a gift receipt in the box. What a strange gift.

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Another year she gave me a jar she had put popcorn kernels in and a little baggie of seasoning mix to put over them after they are popped. Again, container from the Dollar Store.
I have a question about the popcorn kernels, and yes, I know it's probably dumb. My mom went with a friend to the Amana Colonies in Iowa this fall. She brought back a big container of Amish popcorn kernels and for Christmas gave some to me in a cute jar with a Christmas sticker on the lid. I think the jar might even be a re-gift of its own. Is that a lame gift? It's not the only thing she gave me. I've made the popcorn, it popped into huge puffs and tastes great. My dad loves popcorn, but there was no way he and my mom would have finished all of it, so she gave some to me.