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Top 10 housewarming gift ideas

Looking for ideas for housewarming gifts? Are you stumped trying to think of the perfect gift to give your friend the new homeowner? Well this is not that, but do not stop reading now. This is a list of the top 10 things not to give as a housewarming gift.

Number 10: New Lighting! Be it a lamp, a candle or a night light; novelty lighting is just not a good idea. One time they gave me a pink flamingo night light. Unfortunately, I’m not kidding. It was hideous and I had no idea what to do with it. I ended up giving it away as a white elephant at a Christmas party. If you are thinking of giving it a light that makes you laugh, just refrain.

Number 9: Record the bad gifts you have received in the past. I know we’ve probably all been guilty of doing this in the past, but it’s really not a good idea. A changing story is too terrible to tell. A mother-in-law gave her daughter-in-law a set of kitchen glasses for her new home. Only they weren’t new. In fact they already belonged to the daughter. Her husband had kept them in his mother’s garage until he and his new wife could move into their new home! The moral of the story: Don’t give gifts again, especially if you can’t remember where it came from.

Number 8 – Barbie doll with cozy toilet paper. You’ve seen them at yard sales, craft fairs, and maybe in the back of your grandmother’s bathroom. It’s that slightly creepy Barbie doll whose legs sit inside the toilet paper roll, her usually crocheted skirt hides the replacement TP roll.

Number 7- Memories of the sports team. No matter how fanatic of the Braves your friend is, I doubt that he, or his wife, would appreciate a blanket with their favorite team’s logo or a framed poster of their favorite player. Sounds good, but where would they put it?

Number 6 – Novelty drinking glasses or beer coozies. Does anyone really need a complete set of Shrek glasses from McDonalds? Or fish face beer coozies? You know a good rule of thumb is that if it has the word novelty in the description, don’t buy it!

Number 5 – Taxidermized animal. Now I hope this one speaks for itself, but in case you are considering buying a prank cat or stuffed moose head, DON’T DO IT!

Number 4 – Mounted and talking animals. We have all seen them in the store or on television. The hilarious bass that sings and dances. This falls into the same category as number 5. Please use a little more moderation. It sounds funny, but it really isn’t.

Number 3 – Live animals. As sweet as a new puppy or kitten may seem; They are not the best housewarming gift. Pets as gifts seem like a great idea, but the logistics of having a pet turned out to be very complicated. And many times they can wreak havoc on a new home. So stop by the free kitty box outside of Walmart, because you might lose your friend to it.

Number 2: a non-smoking ashtray. I hope no one does this, but I once heard the story of a mother-in-law who gave an ashtray to her new daughter-in-law. Unfortunately, the daughter-in-law did not smoke, and all she could think of was that her new mother-in-law was plotting for her speedy death.

And the number one bad housewarming gift: cleaning supplies. Now many of you may think that cleaning supplies would make a good gift, and in theory it would. The problem is the message conveyed by these kinds of gifts. Something like, “Here’s a vacuum cleaner, because you clearly don’t spend enough time on your household responsibilities. Women, especially, can be offended by such an offering. So, unless it’s a requested item, skip the cleaning supplies.

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