Tuesday, December 4, 2007

The Green Card Dilema


Every Christmas season brings the introduction of a new appliance you don't have and don't need. Marketers advertise heavily trying to convince us to buy this gadget for the person who has everything and needs nothing. This all seems a little ridiculous to me. Why do we shop for those who need nothing? Who has enough room in their kitchen to store these devices?

In past years we have seen devices to heat shaving cream, rotating wheels that heat a frozen pizza with lights, salad shooters, quesadilla makers and chocolate fountains. The new heavily pushed appliance this year is the margarita maker. I've seen a model for $150. We have been known to mix a margarita and did it easily by pouring from the bottle of premixed margaritas and adding ice, then blend. 1-2-3 easy, using my 1968 Osterizer blender. I don't think we need a margarita maker.

If you resist the kitchen appliances, and the guilt trip to buy diamonds, you can now buy a biodegradable gift card from Target. These "green" cards are made from a corn/sugar based product. Watch out. They may melt in your hand, not in your mouth. I wonder if they have an expiration date for the food content as well as the time you can shop.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Anybody care to translate the first comment for me?