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Uncommon Gifts

Mr Chiots and I have been working on simplifying our lives, which means we try not to buy things we don't need. This presents a problem when it comes to buying gifts for each other. As a result, our gifts are usually things we're buying anyways or things we need for our business. Mr Chiots received some glass straws and Klean Kanteen Steel Pint Glasses from me.

 

You may be wondering why these particular gifts were chosen. Mr Chiots is a HUGE fan of chocolate milkshakes from Hartzler's Dairy in Wooster, OH. Every time we're driving by he pulls into the parking lot and asks "you said you needed butter right". When I say "No". He says, "Oh well, since we're already stopped I may as well get a milkshake!" The only downside to their milkshakes is the straws, they are too small, filmsy and collapse when using them.

 

When I saw these glass straws on Etsy, I knew he'd love them, nothing flimsy about these. Stainless steel pints were added and now he can get a milkshake whenever he wants without worrying about the styrofoam cups or plastic straws. We have already managed to reduce the amount of garbage we produce to one small kitchen bag every two weeks, and now without the countless milkshake glasses it will be even less!

 

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Uploaded on January 20, 2012
Taken on January 20, 2012