Gift Giving Guy

Last year, my wife’s parents gave me a holiday gift subscription to Reader’s Digest. RD remains the best-selling consumer magazine in the U.S., culling articles from the print media and the Internet. With each issue, I’ve been marking gift topics with Post-it flags — a sort of “Gift Digest to Reader’s Digest.” Below are my five favorite RD gift moments.

May 2007: Submitted by Edward McMurray
After a long day of shopping in an Omaha department store, I dreaded the thought of having to take the stairs. Until I saw this sign: “For your convenience, an elevator is located in China.”

Nov. 2007: Quoted from fark.com
“Study shows three out of four women would rather get a plasma TV than a diamond necklace.” In other news, only one in four women can keep her husband from signing her name on surveys.

Jan. 2008: Submitted by Traci Williams – Maryville, Illinois
What to engrave on the inside of my husband-to-be’s wedding ring?

I turned to my sister and said, “I want something that has meaning and will remind him of me.”

Her suggestion?

“Put it back on.”

Jan. 2008: Submitted by Annemarie Woods – Allen Park, Michigan
On the first day of our marriage retreat, the instructor talked about the importance of knowing what matters to each other.

“For example,” he began, pointing to my husband, David, “do you know your wife’s favorite flower?”

David answered, “Pillsbury All Purpose.”

Feb. 2008: Submitted by Shar Durbin – Flint, Michigan
As he paid for our meal with a gift card, my husband noticed the bill was more than the card was worth, so he handed our waiter his debit card to cover the balance.

“Wow, some people might have skipped out and stuck me with the difference,” the waiter said. “Thank you for being so honest.”

Then, as he took the card, he asked. “Could I see some ID?”