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There were boxes that contained handkerchiefs, wallets, men’s ties, fine and not-so-fine note paper, and quite a few of those flat boxes nylon stockings once came in. I could almost picture these boxes wrapped under the Christmas tree.
I don’t know if the recipients of these gifts appreciated them. I mean, does anyone really like eating dates?
When I gave gifts of this sort, most were received with graciousness. But I did have one grandmother who refused to open her presents because, as she so honestly projected, “What’s inside can’t possibly be as nice as the wrapping.”
This article was last modified on May 17, 2023
This article was first published on July 31, 2009
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