Your most unusual gift request

In My Humble Opinion
1

My mother has been asking me “What do you want for Christmas?” and truthfully, I thought I wanted nothing. I live in a small place, I donot want more stuff. But then I remembered something I have always wanted but would never in a million years buy for myself…

A stethoscope!

I’m not a doctor, or a paramedic, I have no need for a stethoscope, but I have always wanted one, ever since I was a kid. I want on like this one. Dual head and single tubing.

You can get CD-ROMs for learning heart and lung sounds too! :cool:

2

I have asked for a folding bamboo saw. No particular reason.

3

When I was around 16, I asked for this burgundy wool blazer. At the time, I hated wearing dress clothes, hated even remotely dressing up for church, but I had to have that blazer. I asked for it, got it, hung it up in my closet, and never once wore it out of the house.

I’m 43 now, and am still trying to figure out why I asked for that damn blazer.

4

Whatever became of it?

5

My friend is an artist. I asked her for some decorative gourds with images from National Parks. (Half Dome, Delicate Arch, Old Faithful, etc).

6

I’m not sure, but I think had pretty much forgotten about it by January.

7

Army men. Those little plastic army men.

This was last year. I was 21.

What???

~Tasha

8

I can’t remember any strange gift requests made by me, but I did ask my friend what he wanted and he (jokingly) told me he wanted a big, black, rubber dildo.

On Christmas day, I stopped by with his gift and made him open it in front of his parents. His dad thought it was hysterical but I thought we were going to have to break out the smelling salts for his uber-religious mother.

The dildo got a name and place of permanence on the mantle in the basement.

9

A gargoyle. It was a secret santa dealie - and I knew my santa (it was a work thing and we were best friends). It lives on my credenza.

10

A 26" hand saw, as cheap and bendy as possible. I want to learn to play music on it with a bow.

11

I’ve wanted a stethescope, too and was fool enough to pass up a free one.
A booth at a medical trade show had dozens of them hanging out in the aisle, in all different colors. The sales rep started to explain how if I bought them for my emergency room in mixed color batches then people would know which one was theirs and not keep reaching for a new one. Apparently they are considered disposables?
At any rate he told me to take one and I asked the price. He quoted me the price for a gross.
I was confused and wandered off. Then the next guy just walked up and took one like they were free pens and went to the next booth.
So I doubled back later to get a free stethescope, but they were all gone.

12

I asked my crafty friend to make me 5 cloth napkins to use at work at lunchtime. She said she’ll stitch the day of the week on each one for me. I can’t wait to see them!

13

While looking up images to send to my mom so she knew what to look for, I did find a site that sold “disposable stethoscopes”. I may be mistaken but there were about two dollars and came in mutliple colors.