[Idyllchat] Re: Gift ideas for landlord
MARVIN BRUXVOORT
mjbrux@msn.com
Fri, 7 Jul 2006 13:04:48 -0600
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I'll add my two cents worth. We have a T.J. Max in Fort Collins, and =
always check their blank
note cards as the quality of them is generally good. One time I found =
"Van Gogh's bouquets", 20
cards and envelopes in a nice box. The size was 4 3/4 by 6 3/4. I get =
several of the same
if they have them and keep them for hostess gifts. The landlady in =
Switzerland just loved them,
as she loved Van Gogh. Joyce Bruxvoort----- Original Message -----=20
From: Sonny Culverhouse<mailto:eac@rev.net>=20
To: Betty Crocker<mailto:crock1@bellsouth.net> ; =
idyllchat@lists.untours.com<mailto:idyllchat@lists.untours.com>=20
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Idyllchat] Re: Gift ideas for landlord
Ha, I was about to say that there may be some on here who would go =
purchase a small apt just to rent to untourists if we begin handing out =
gifts like that. Then again, perhaps that's exactly what some of them =
would like......if you can know which ones. I don't smoke, but I =
noticed that most Europeans do, and I don't drink bourbon (scotch for =
me), but I did note that bourbon over there is very expensive, sort of =
like scotch is here. Hey, do what works. Of course, if you take them =
only to learn that your landlord doesn't use either, then you can return =
with them, but that'll then cause you to lose your own 1 liter that =
customs would allow you to return with of something that you want from =
over there. Ha, I can see where this may become a fun idyll-chat piece, =
perhaps one of the best! It still may be a very good idea. Professions =
who teach "creativity" will tell you that if you want a good answer for =
something to just brain storm "what would I never do/give/say/whatever, =
with a bunch of people, and afterwards, it's likely that you'll find =
the answer within that list. So yours should be considered, based on =
that. I do hope that you're a good sport. ..sonny of Virginia
At 05:02 AM 7/7/2006 -0400, Betty Crocker wrote:
American cigarettes is a good idea if they smoke. One of the =
landlords
asked us to bring cigarettes back from one of our excursions. Our =
bourbon
is also expensive for them and difficult to come by. A german =
friend of
ours kept a bottle of bourbon in her refrig for her father when he =
visited
here.
Betty
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<DIV>I'll add my two cents worth. We have a T.J. Max in Fort Collins, =
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check their blank</DIV>
<DIV> note cards as the quality of them is generally good. One time =
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"Van Gogh's bouquets", 20</DIV>
<DIV>cards and envelopes in a nice box. The size was 4 3/4 by 6 =
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several of the same</DIV>
<DIV>if they have them and keep them for hostess gifts. The landlady in=20
Switzerland just loved them,</DIV>
<DIV>as she loved Van Gogh. Joyce Bruxvoort----- Original Message =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 07, 2006 =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Idyllchat] Re: =
Gift ideas=20
for landlord</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3D3>Ha, I was about to say that there may be =
some on=20
here who would go purchase a small apt just to rent to untourists if =
we begin=20
handing out gifts like that. Then again, perhaps that's exactly =
what=20
some of them would like......if you can know which ones. I don't =
smoke,=20
but I noticed that most Europeans do, and I don't drink bourbon =
(scotch for=20
me), but I did note that bourbon over there is very expensive, sort of =
like=20
scotch is here. Hey, do what works. Of course, if you take =
them=20
only to learn that your landlord doesn't use either, then you can =
return with=20
them, but that'll then cause you to lose your own 1 liter that customs =
would=20
allow you to return with of something that you want from over =
there. Ha,=20
I can see where this may become a fun idyll-chat piece, perhaps one of =
the=20
best! It still may be a very good idea. Professions who =
teach=20
"creativity" will tell you that if you want a good answer for =
something to=20
just brain storm "what would I never do/give/say/whatever, with a =
bunch of=20
people, and afterwards, it's likely that you'll find the answer =
within=20
that list. So yours should be considered, based on that. I =
do hope=20
that you're a good sport. ..sonny of Virginia<BR><BR><BR>At 05:02 AM =
7/7/2006=20
-0400, Betty Crocker wrote:<BR>
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is a good=20
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also=20
expensive for them and difficult to come by. A german friend=20
of<BR>ours kept a bottle of bourbon in her refrig for her father =
when he=20
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