Ten years ago, I began a tradition of not-buying a gift (or eight...) for my (then) Dear Daughter's Significant Other* on each night of Chanukah.
A decade later there are still many gifts not-to-buy!
Light.
I've not-bought you light before; for instance, a pillow in the first year of the blog! Then there were the light-up friends. Let's not forget the light-saber chopsticks last year!
But all those gifts are in the past. Their appeal has dimmed.
For the Festival of Lights this year, I had a great idea! Which means, a LIGHT BULB went off over my head!
(That's how it happens in the comic books, sonny!)
So I am not-buying you a light bulb.
This light bulb, specifically:
This light bulb has a rechargeable battery and is (apparently) recharging all the time so that, if the lights go out, the lights don't go out. For 5 hours.
You take the light out of the socket, and use it for a flashlight.
Neat, eh?
So why didn't I buy this for you on the Festival of Lights? Let me enlighten you.
1. Too practical. I believe in gifts that you wouldn't get yourself: Something whimsical or that pampers you.
2. I believe this light bulb has an identity crisis. Is it meant to live in a lamp? Or venture out as a flashlight? A stable but staid home light, or a flasher passed hand to hand? What if the light bulb needs therapy? Electroshock therapy! NO!
3. You have a toddler in the house. You can't go modeling family members lighting light bulbs with their bodies. What if the toddler tries it?
4. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, it's a gift I'm not-buying you for Chanukah. It only stays lit for 5 hours.
If it were for 8 hours, we might have a different conversation.
Chag Sameach!
*She is still my Dear Daughter. It's that he is now my DDS (Dear Daughter's Spouse).
1 comment:
This is a great gift NOT to buy!
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