Cake plate 2.0

flantastic · October 2014

Today, we received some awful pewter (of course they're pewter) measuring spoons and measuring cups as a gift. I think they're primarily meant to be decorative, not so much useful, but they're certainly not my taste.

Of course, I looked them up and they spent about $100 on this mess.

Are these from FI's parents' friends? You bet.

FI and I try really hard not to look at the opportunity cost of these gifts (they didn't have to get us anything...), but it is SO HARD you guys

AprilH81 · October 2014

WHY?!?

If you are going to spend that much money on a gift, can't you just get something off the registry?!?

beethery · October 2014

Turn 'em into windchimes. They don't even tell you the measure on them, do they?

mrsmagicgeek · October 2014

I.... kind of like them.

*hangs head in shame*

holyguacamole79 · October 2014

mrsmagicgeek said:
I.... kind of like them.

*hangs head in shame*

I kind of do, too. They just aren't practical, though.

Maggie0829 · October 2014

The bottom picture looks like little metal stick figure men to me.

But they are measuring cups and spoons. They will be stored in a drawer and in a cabinet. They will be used to measure out flour and baking soda. So, to me, the style of them doesn't really matter.

But if you hate them then return them and get something else. No biggie.

sarawifenow · October 2014

Don't hate me, but I really like them! (And I am aweful and would totally use them).

flantastic · October 2014

Sara, Sarah, or MagicGeek, where do you live? I will mail them to you. (Pending our thank you note and FI's approval of this plan.)

Maggie, I actually have an email out to the little company in Oregon that they're from about returning them - problem is, if it's possible to return them, we can probably only end up with store credit for more weird pewter things. And we don't really have any more drawer space and we already have three sets of useful spoons and cups.

edit -clarity

sarawifenow · October 2014

Hahaha! I am in CO and will gladly take them off your hands, girl!

theartistformerlyknownas · October 2014

What the actual fuck? Do these people own a tin mine or something? Why all the dang pewter??

luckya23 · October 2014

beethery said:

Turn 'em into windchimes. They don't even tell you the measure on them, do they?

They appear to tell the measurements within the scribble on the handles....

OP, Do these people think you're 17th century royalty? What's up with the pewter??

novella1186 · October 2014

Ugh this happened to us at our engagement party. When people asked about gifts, we said no gifts. But FI's mom pressured us into registering for a few things. So if anyone asked my mom about gifts, she told them we were registered at Target, but that we prefer no gifts. Didn't know how else to handle the situation. The stuff we registered for at Target were things like $12 picture frames and candles; stuff we would use and like, but not expensive.

Well, my mom's nutty friend gave us a silver designer picture frame by some foreign "artist" that was absolutely hideous. If you really wanted to get us something, why not just use the registry? I felt so guilty that I didn't like the frame at all, and don't even want it in my house.

To make matters worse, when I was registering on Macy's yesterday I saw the frame. It costs $150. Ugh. I feel so awful.

Why, people?! Just why?!

theartistformerlyknownas · October 2014

novella1186 said:

Ugh this happened to us at our engagement party. When people asked about gifts, we said no gifts. But FI's mom pressured us into registering for a few things. So if anyone asked my mom about gifts, she told them we were registered at Target, but that we prefer no gifts. Didn't know how else to handle the situation. The stuff we registered for at Target were things like $12 picture frames and candles; stuff we would use and like, but not expensive.

Well, my mom's nutty friend gave us a silver designer picture frame by some foreign "artist" that was absolutely hideous. If you really wanted to get us something, why not just use the registry? I felt so guilty that I didn't like the frame at all, and don't even want it in my house.

To make matters worse, when I was registering on Macy's yesterday I saw the frame. It costs $150. Ugh. I feel so awful.

Why, people?! Just why?!

One thing I try to remember when I get stuff like this, is for all you know they're regifting it. We got some mother of pearl picture frame from a friend of H's that was totally out of character for him to give, but he just got divorced after like a 2-3 year marriage so we wondered if he got it as a wedding gift, never opened it, and passed it along to us.

holyguacamole79 · October 2014

@flantastic‌ , one day when you have kids, they are going to play drums with the measuring spoons and cake stand.

levioosa · October 2014

These belong in the Scarlet Letter.

"Hester held her head high as she slowly measured the flour."

Really, they just look Puritanical to me.

raissyrais · October 2014

Ehhhhhhhh I don't think they're soooo bad. Not the prettiest sort obviously. What are you going to do with them then Flan?

iloveotters2014 · October 2014

I've posted about this before, but one of my H's parents friends sent us a crystal oyster holding a pearl. It was very weird but whatever hahaa. Well I just looked it up out of curiosity because of this post.....450 DOLLARS. WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HECK. I've never met these people and they did not come to the wedding...and H hasn't seen them in years upon years. holy cow.

novella1186 · October 2014

lolo883 said:

novella1186 said:

Ugh this happened to us at our engagement party. When people asked about gifts, we said no gifts. But FI's mom pressured us into registering for a few things. So if anyone asked my mom about gifts, she told them we were registered at Target, but that we prefer no gifts. Didn't know how else to handle the situation. The stuff we registered for at Target were things like $12 picture frames and candles; stuff we would use and like, but not expensive.

Well, my mom's nutty friend gave us a silver designer picture frame by some foreign "artist" that was absolutely hideous. If you really wanted to get us something, why not just use the registry? I felt so guilty that I didn't like the frame at all, and don't even want it in my house.

To make matters worse, when I was registering on Macy's yesterday I saw the frame. It costs $150. Ugh. I feel so awful.

Why, people?! Just why?!

One thing I try to remember when I get stuff like this, is for all you know they're regifting it. We got some mother of pearl picture frame from a friend of H's that was totally out of character for him to give, but he just got divorced after like a 2-3 year marriage so we wondered if he got it as a wedding gift, never opened it, and passed it along to us.

Unfortunately I've been getting bizarre over-priced gifts from this woman my whole life. Her husband is one of my dad's best friends and they're great people in general, but please stop buying me expensive stuff, especially if it's ugly!

Simky906 · October 2014

Dear People Who Give Crazy Ugly and Expensive Gifts,

Please give me your money. I promise I will spend it better then you do!

novella1186 · October 2014

Simky906 said:

Dear People Who Give Crazy Ugly and Expensive Gifts,
Please give me your money. I promise I will spend it better then you do!

Haha really! Expensive gifts in general make me a little uncomfortable. I always think "yikes, they should not have spent so much on me!" And then add that level of guilt when it's something you don't like and know you're not going to use it. I really wish she would have just kept her money. Maybe bought herself a new pair of boots or something lol.

ETA: or give me the money. That works too

goldchocobo.defunct635829490514903826 · October 2014

They look like Game of Thrones props. Like something you'd find in the Stark pantry.

beethery · October 2014

goldchocobo said:

They look like Game of Thrones props. Like something you'd find in the Stark pantry.

Baked goods are coming.

mrsmagicgeek · October 2014

Geez, and I thought the relative who always gives me nightgowns (like big granny nighties) for every single holiday ever was bad.

lyndausvi · October 2014

Little late to the game, but I like them. You can never had too many measuring spoons. Throw them in a drawer and uses them when you need them.

esstee33 · October 2014

But look! They have little loops on the end. Thread some fishing line and pretty ribbon through them, and now you have some weird ass Christmas ornaments!

lyndausvi · October 2014

Someone sent us this as a gift. I have no idea who gave them to us. It only had 4 first names on the card. Not one we recognized. I called the company and they could not give us the name. I did some research on the designer Michael Aram. It cost over $100 back then.

I *think* he was one of our guests in St Thomas. Not really sure, but he looked familiar and one of the names on the card was Michael. The reason I think it might be a guest because the gift was sent to where DH and I worked at the time.

They have never been used.

theartistformerlyknownas · October 2014

lyndausvi said:

Someone sent us this as a gift. I have no idea who gave them to us. It only had 4 first names on the card. Not one we recognized. I called the company and they could not give us the name. I did some research on the designer Michael Aram. It cost over $100 back then.

I *think* he was one of our guests in St Thomas. Not really sure, but he looked familiar and one of the names on the card was Michael. The reason I think it might be a guest because the gift was sent to where DH and I worked at the time.

They have never been used.

Are those supposed to be antlers or coral??

Either way I kind of want them .

lyndausvi · October 2014

Coral. He has a whole collection. They are handmade.

They looked really cool. DH is not a salad guy, so it's never on the menu if we have people over. I'm not pulling them out when I make salad for lunch. They just keep getting moved around.

esstee33 · October 2014

lyndausvi said:

Coral. He has a whole collection. They are handmade.

They looked really cool. DH is not a salad guy, so it's never on the menu if we have people over. I'm not pulling them out when I make salad for lunch. They just keep getting moved around.

Those are pretty awesome!

I rarely serve salad at dinners, so my Vera Wang salad serving set gets used for basically everything else and never actually salad. Oh well. I love them too much to not use them at all.

AddieCake · October 2014

The cake plate will forever be my favorite WTF thing on TK, I think.

flantastic · October 2014

Y'all are not going to believe this.

Jamm sent me a belated birthday present via her husband, who went to FI's bachelor party camping/fishing trip this weekend and sent it back with FI.

Either she has no idea what I like, or she thinks I really like candles and soaps, because that's what she always gets me. Nice enough - can never have too many of either, I guess. This candle, however, came with a candle holder.

It's a metal rooster. Three, in fact.

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