So, I'm house hunting. We'll be moving from an apartment with no yard to a single-family home with a yard. I have illusions of a lovely garden. Anyway, I suggested my dad go through his shed and garage and start collecting any duplicate or unused yard tools for me once I buy a house. This is what he sent me back in an email last night. Go ahead, discuss.
"When you actually DO buy a house, you ought to have a house warming party, and, on the invitation, suggest house-warming gifts of yard tools (new - with gift receipt - or used). That is something that many apartment dwellers do not have and many people have extras or your could get new ones! You can make exchanges of duplicates for other things that you need. Or maybe you could hint for Home Depot Gift Cards -- so you can buy tools, or buy items that you might need to make little fixes or improvement to the house."