I have to be careful what I say around certain people because they tend to go overboard sometimes. Take last year. I was out shopping for them and bought myself a very elegant looking silver penguin ornament. My mom says "I didn't know you liked penguins"... the rest was history. Now I get them all the time, along with mice. I love mice. I have a ton of little figurines and stuffed animals and I adore them all. I like penguins, I don't love them. I do like cutesy cartoony festive penguins but I don't have to get every single penguin item out there. My mom likes frogs and she is the same way with not wanting every single one out there, but she is the main one getting me every single mouse and penguin item she can find.

So now I have to be very specific when people ask what I want or like. If there is someone who I think may go overboard, I politely ask for a gift card and don't tell them anything else.