craftsman
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It is that season again when Christmas presents and New Year gifts will be passing in all directions. But what to buy?
According to a Japanese poll - this is what people want to be given in order of rank:
The same poll gives us the flip side - what people DON'T want (and there is some interesting contradictions):
So, please, unwrap that pair of diamond-patterned socks. No one wants 'em.
But watch out too for beer - liked by some - hated by others.
And, please, someone tell me - what's so wrong with flowers?
According to a Japanese poll - this is what people want to be given in order of rank:
- Free-use gift token
- Beer
- Famous local produce
- Catalogue gift token
- Ham or sausage
- Western-style sweets
- Tea or coffee
- Soap or washing powder
- Complete meal ingredients set
- Wine
- Domestic alcohol
- Fruit juice
- Seasonings
- Japanese-style sweets
- Imported alcohol
- Seaweed
- Canned goods
- Dried salted goods (herring roe, salmon, etc)
- Flowers
- Soy-preserved foods
- Socks, shirts, etc
The same poll gives us the flip side - what people DON'T want (and there is some interesting contradictions):
- Socks, shirts, etc
- Flowers
- Soy-preserved foods
- Beer
- Dried salted goods (herring roe, salmon, etc)
- Domestic alcohol
- Soap or washing powder
- Imported alcohol
- Ham or sausage
- Seaweed
- Seasonings
- Wine
- Japanese-style sweets
- Canned goods
- Catalogue gift token
- Famous local produce
- Fruit juice
- Western-style sweets
- Complete meal ingredients set
- Tea or coffee
- Free-use gift token
So, please, unwrap that pair of diamond-patterned socks. No one wants 'em.
But watch out too for beer - liked by some - hated by others.
And, please, someone tell me - what's so wrong with flowers?