Maybe that's a really nice yellow murano glass candy tray. Maybe I don't serve candy. Maybe I'm afraid of glass breaking because I have pets. Maybe I think the color yellow is just godawful and I'm quite honestly running out of storage space and getting tired of running to the Salvation Army.
But do you know what I really don't need? A St. Patrick's Day cat flag.
Or a Halloween hand towel with an embroidered cat on it. Or a hand towel OF ANY COLOR OR TYPE. Holiday items are the worst, because they are basically unusable for the majority of the year. Like, you would never buy somebody a cuisinart that only worked in July, or a lawnmower that only turned on in December. Just awful. If I decorate for the holidays, you probably don't know which holidays and to what extent. It's not your fault, that's just a matter of fact. Speaking of facts...
Buying me nothing is better than buying me crap.
So while we're at it: no vaguely calligraphic framed inspirational passages. No Lenox items. No pewter keepsake chests.
We probably don't have the same tastes. And that's okay.
But presuming blindly to know what will "go" with another person's decor/space/etc is just an abomination. Much like this St. Patrick's Day cat flag, which I'm relatively certain I have to now buy for one of my family members. Oh, how I suffer for you readers. I suppose this goes to show how one person's treasure can still be another person's BAD GIFT IDEA.
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