Stupid souvenirs
Dec 26th, 2002, 11:07 AM
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Stupid souvenirs
There are regular threads about what one should buy while traveling in Europe. What was the stupidest thing you bought? In Paris, I stocked up on a bunch of junk in a souvenir store in Montmarte (sp?). When I got home, I was glad I bought the cheesy coasters and the tiny Eiffel tower, but don't know why I bought playing cards with nude pictures on them. I've been waiting for a bachelor party or some excuse to discard them ever since!
Dec 26th, 2002, 05:56 PM
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I collect the local brass souvenirs: the boy from Brussels, cable car from SF, Eiffel Tower, Empire State Building, Washington Monument, Big Ben, the Alamo, Christo Redentor of Rio, Buddah, etc. They're kind of dumb, but a shelf full of them is also sort of interesting. The award for the dumbest one to date definitely oes to the beaver with the Canadian penny stuck in its back.
Dec 26th, 2002, 10:46 PM
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I got married in Copenhagen this year. My hubby would not shut up about getting a mermaid snow globe. I think he used this as an excuse to go shopping.Well we were walking by this little store and guess what is in the window? that stupid little mermaid globe. I forced him to go in an buy it, since he wanted it soooooooo much!!!!!!!! he hates it and so do I, but since he would not shut up about it, he has one...don't even know where it is now.
Dec 27th, 2002, 08:25 AM
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On our last day in Athens, my husband and I succumbed and bought a set of pottery "greek erotica" coasters... OMG.. was that a fluke.. from time to time we forget and have them out on the coffee table... not too cool when my mother comes to visit... really they are ridiculous,,, but kinda funny.
Dec 29th, 2002, 08:57 AM
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Come on, surely there are more out there! I don't know why, but I have bought little tooth cleaning brushes out of machines in Paris and Haarlem. The first resembles a toothbrush with built on toothpaste. The latter is kind of like a toothbrush you chew on?!
but a friend got me a shrunken head that was the grossest thing I ever saw.
Dec 29th, 2002, 10:29 AM
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Let's see we traveled for 26 days in Europe, I "stole" alot of bar cardboard drink coaster and matches. We found a different shaped Evian bottle and drank the water then kept the bottle (it looks like a big drip of water), I also bought the tooth brush things, Playing cards w/ a pot leaf on them, from Amsterdam we bought a "Grow your own Penis" sponge, there are so many I could go on for days.... that's just some of the dingiest things!
Dec 30th, 2002, 08:21 AM
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The one that I did not purchase and should have was in Budapest in 2000. <BR><BR>The guy was selling these wooden dolls from Russia where they all fit inside each other and get smaller. Except his was Bill Clinton! Then he opened up the Clinton doll and showed me the smaller dolls inside in order: Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones, Jennifer Flowers and the last little tiny doll was an unsmiling Hillary Clinton. <BR><BR>The guy had a great speal and it was only $18. I passed and have regretted it since. Great conversation piece.<BR><BR>We just returned from China and bought some mugs that turn colors when heated tea in poured inside. Trouble is my wife put them in the dishwasher. The decal that turns colors was ruined. Learned a lesson there.
