A moose???
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Yep, my mother in law was as surprised as us. Ox, sheep, wise men and a moose. Nothing on the box to indicate it or suggest it. But I love it because what is Christmas with out a Christmoose?
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I don’t think that would work, lol! The little plastic pegs weren’t that secure and would undoubtedly fall out!
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We liked our variety of wedding gifts (and checks). We rarely used the silver ice bucket, and I think I sent it away in a declutter mood.
My funny story: we married in my hometown about 3 hours away and arranged for a bridesmaid to drive home my Civic hatchback with gifts and park in our garage. Alas… the friend that had driven it to hotel somehow forgot to turn over the keys. Luckily he lived only an hour away and could drive back the next day.
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I just checked, and yes, they’re Pyrex. I also edited my post because the interior isn’t white… I guess my mind was remembering them with the mayo from the mac salad?
Remembering details by sight isn’t my forte, obviously.
My least favorite wedding gift were these two huge “eat in bed” trays. Maybe some people would enjoy them, but the idea of eating in bed, getting crumbs all over the sheets etc. is rather gross to me (especially when we were first married and living in NYC where we did our best to bug infestations). The gift givers lugged them on a flight just to give them to us. I think the trays may be in the attic…or the basement…or still in my mother’s house… not sure.
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You just need to think of it as an elegant way to sort your mail! Or maybe not…
I was given an incredibly ornate Victorian style pie serving utensil…silver plate of some sort with a faux bone handle made of cream colored plastic. My mother was certain the woman who gave it to us (family friend) regifted it from her daughter’s wedding. It was so ugly we almost cried from laughing so hard. Thirty years later, we still laugh when we pull it out.
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I can’t remember any terrible gifts…other than my mom bought some stoneware at Sears that was truly ugly, and 37+ years later, we still haven’t replaced it. I announced when the guys went off to college (in 2008) that I was going to buy new dishes. Still haven’t done so. That one’s on me. Haven’t found much that I liked and was also reasonably priced.
The rule in our house is that anything we got when we were married can’t be thrown away. H says, “If you’re going to replace the (then-35 yo) steak knives, are you going to replace me next?” Hmmm… 
The wooden handles on the knives are crumbling!
We compromised last year and bought four new steak knives, and they live in the original steak knife holder with the last four of the originals.
I clearly have my work cut out when it comes to decluttering.
We bought a trifle bowl when S1 got married (she was English) so her dad could make trifle for the reception. The bowl lives in the basement now.
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We need to see that stoneware!
Some of the lovely gifts were simply not our taste. One was a picnic basket set that a regifted a niece who LOVED it as a birthday gift. We just never had any use for it.
My dear late grandmother hand-carried a set of gold rimmed bone China on the plane for our wedding. We have never used it yet and we’ve been married 35+ years! She gave us matching gold tone flatware. It was so very sweet of her. We should use it with our kids this holiday season.
We are more the microwave and dishwasher folks and I don’t think the dishes she gave us would fare well with either appliance. It was so thoughtful of her.
We got several pairs of crystal glasses/goblets. My old grad school bf gave us a handcrafted nest with 3 ceramic blue eggs in it. That was certainly unique.
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What a great thread! I am remembering more the gifts I still use to this day, but I know there must have been some odd gifts. I think I have the list of gifts somewhere in an old trunk. I will try to find it. I do know that a lot of people gave cash, as we would be moving far away. My mother suggested to people that cash would be best.
If anyone wants one of these…we regularly get them as donations at the charity thrift shop I volunteer at. I’m quite sure a lot of the stuff we get donated in the housewares serving category are wedding gifts that didn’t get used (think…chafing dishes, silver plated server ware, etc).
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I have some relatives who shop at thrift stores for wedding/birthday/Christmas gifts. They tell me, “it’s practically new and the price is right.”
One of the gifts we still use is a fan on a tall stand. Actually it was kind of an odd gift to get in Texas, since we used only AC and not fans, but it’s come in handy in Maine without AC! I can’t believe it still works after 35 years of use.
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From an uncle who was an army career man stationed in Germany, we got a set of these tallish narrow glasses that were about 6 inches tall and held 8 oz of liquid. Each had a German seal on them. We had no idea what they heck they were and they sat in the back of a cupboard.
Fast forward 40 years and we take a Viking river cruise that visits Cologne Germany. They are kolsch glasses!!! Kolsch is a beer that is only brewed in Cologne and is served in 8 oz glasses (refilled as needed) so that the beer is always very cold when you drink it.
Saw some kolsch at my supermarket, picked some up, and enjoyed kolsch in the proper glasses!
Who knew!!
EDIT: Apparently kolsch aficionados laugh at beer drinkers in Bavaria with their huge steins—bottom of the stein contains some yucky warm beer, they say!
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One would think the below should go without saying, but apparently not, so I will state the obvious.
Based on the thread title and their intent of the thread, unless you received it at your wedding, “COVID” is not an appropriate answer. Last I checked, we have 6577 other Coronavirus threads where the link could have been added.
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H’s aunts gave us a set of Christmas china in a pretty well known pattern. Problem was I had actually registered a very different Christmas pattern. But theirs was same as they had given other nieces/nephews. Pulled out salad plates at Christmas for kids to use for awhile, but eventually gave it all away. Love the one I picked out though.
We received a set of Christmas china from friends. Nice of them, but not something we would have asked for. We used it for a few holidays and I even bought some more pieces on sale. Over the years I stopped dragging the box out of the closet. Eventually I sold the set to a friend who was thrilled to add to her collection.
I say use the gold rimmed china for holidays and put in the dishwasher. With occasional use they may be ok. (Maybe do one plate testcase). No use keeping them pristine unless your kids have interest in having them someday.
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Agree….put them in the dishwasher. Really, it’s going to take a lot of runs through the dishwasher to wash all the gold away. I’ve been putting my Lenox in the dishwasher for 40 years. We use it 3-6 times a year. The gold is all still there.
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