Sep 10 2010
The Best Unusual Gifts For That Special Event
The common hot water bottle seems to do the opposite to some furry mammals, who at this time of the year are beginning to hibernate. You are not likely to catch a glimpse of it until the first signs of winter begin to appear. Well, what do you know! There it is at the bottom of the bed
Of course this is nonsense, but I just wanted to highlight that for most of us hot water bottles are aesthetically-challenged objects. i dont have a clue when was the last time that I actually went into a shop and bought one. Probably it would have been a last-minute idea for my Grans Christmas present.
As a country we still appear to have an unbreakable link to them. It was George Mikes, a British author of Hungarian descent, who once poked fun at us as a nation. In his cheeky book How to be an alien, he mentions Continental people have spicy bedroom lives, the English have hot water bottles. In a way, there may have been truth in the joke, especially thinking back to when the designs were dour and bland. These are adjectives that probably match a typical continental view of Anglo Saxon reproduction.
But wait! Lots of things are different now. i wouldnt have believed it, but these things are actually now considered to be racey? I found a site that other day that stocks many styles and shapes that are different from those that you would normally see. If ever I was looking for unusual gifts to buy, things that you wouldnt normally find in the high street, this would certainly be the place to start. They have everything here, from Buddha statues to retro phones, and most things in between!
For those concerned purely with the hot water bottles, my favourite was the Giraffe cushion. All of these looked extremely comfortable, and probably had therapeutic values for those suffering from lower back or neck pain. For the environmentally conscious, they are also manufactured from recyclable material and are guaranteed not to fade.
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