Favors

Today I am writing about favors. Not the kind you do for people, but the kind you give to people. I was at a bridal shower yesterday and we played the usual party games. As each game ended a prize was given. They were familiar looking gifts, placed in shiny shopping bags. In one bag was a scented hand cream. In another was a candle. The next one contained a scented body splash. These types of gifts seem to be the standards at all parties, but no one truly wants them. They are either a scent we do not like or a candle that would have no where to be displayed. If it is close to the holidays, we sometimes pawn  them off on co workers. I am proposing a new type of gift. Something useful. How about a box of elbow macaroni? Maybe some apples and pears. A jar of decaf instant coffee would always come in handy. I want to take my prize home and be glad I won it and not have to think about where to hide it.