Birthday Schwag
My sister got me some really fun things this past birthday. So since I haven't been eating anything exciting this week, I'll just show off instead.
What is it? A pen? A pair of old lady reading glasses?
They are retractable chopsticks! The rage to be green (or is it simply the desire to be assured of clean silverware?) has hit Taiwan, and these are getting very popular over there. I haven't seen them in the States, either in stores or on line, but I hope they catch on. The case is very slender, probably half an inch wide and no more than five inches long. The chopsticks expand to the size of normal restaurant chopsticks, and they handle nicely. I am trying to keep them in my purse so I remember to use them.
And because my sisters almost always get me a silly gift, this adorable piece of chotsky now graces my bookshelf. The only use I can think of is to hold cream and a few chopsticks if I ever serve coffee and fruit after a dinner party. I'm not even sure what the original intent was, other than adorability.
What is it? A pen? A pair of old lady reading glasses?
Any ideas yet?
They are retractable chopsticks! The rage to be green (or is it simply the desire to be assured of clean silverware?) has hit Taiwan, and these are getting very popular over there. I haven't seen them in the States, either in stores or on line, but I hope they catch on. The case is very slender, probably half an inch wide and no more than five inches long. The chopsticks expand to the size of normal restaurant chopsticks, and they handle nicely. I am trying to keep them in my purse so I remember to use them.
And because my sisters almost always get me a silly gift, this adorable piece of chotsky now graces my bookshelf. The only use I can think of is to hold cream and a few chopsticks if I ever serve coffee and fruit after a dinner party. I'm not even sure what the original intent was, other than adorability.
posted by Pei at
7:09 PM
8 Comments:
I know what the original intent was. The little piggy is for holding toothpicks. The jar is to hold soy sauce. Then you just leave them on the dining table.
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Eileen, At
6/25/2008 08:43:00 PM
Aha! No wonder the "teapot" is so tiny. Thanks for setting me straight; I never would have thought of soy sauce in such a precious container.
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Pei, At
6/25/2008 10:36:00 PM
too many things to hold in purse... in addition to cellphone, bb, iPod, now reusable chopstix... but it's for a good cause i suppose...- C
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6/26/2008 02:59:00 AM
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Pei-Hsuen, At
6/26/2008 07:25:00 AM
You'll never beat T's purse. It's so big I bet she could pitch it and use it for shelter if necessary. I don't know what she lugs around in it either, because it's always heavy. With a sack like that, I expect her to always have a whole cake in there to share. Alas, she does not.
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pei, At
6/26/2008 07:26:00 AM
T's purse is big enough to hold the dinnerware for a five course meal!
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Cat, At
6/26/2008 03:41:00 PM
WANT RETRACTABLE CHOPSTICKS.
By
Claire, At
6/26/2008 07:21:00 PM
i think you mean tchotchke, not chotsky
By
fara, At
6/28/2008 10:27:00 AM
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