Tony Stark Policci walks through holiday gift disasters: kale chips nobody ate, a piggy bank for a teenager, peanuts in a can. He argues that thoughtless gifts feel like a slap in the face, and a $200 Tilly's card actually made his son happy. Taste test before you wrap.
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Hey, it's Tony, and it's New Year's Eve 2014. So as we go into 2015, I thought I'd do a video, and I was looking for some way to give you some inspiration, some motivational tips, but I thought, forget that. Let's just focus on something simple. So I want to focus on gift giving because that's where we were one week ago today. We were actually opening gifts. So I want to show you about some of the dos and don'ts of giving gifts. They always say it's the thought that counts, right? Well, here's one gift for example. Beautifully wrapped, but what's inside? Simply Kale. Two of these actually. Now, Simply Kale are kale chips. Sounds delicious, right? But this flavor is Chili Coconut Lime, and it tastes like the inside of a Yeah, that bad. Really, if you're going to give somebody something healthy like kale chips, taste them first. Make sure that they don't stink, because if they taste terrible and you give them to someone, what is the message? Hey, I want to give you something that tastes like crap. Merry Christmas. Wonderful. All right, tip number 2. This gift was given to my 16-year-old son. Now, It's a bank, and you know how important banks are to 16-year-old boys, right? They just love piggy banks. Look at this one, it's cute, got a little belly button, pair of trousers, and a butt crack in the back. Isn't that cool? But here's the best part, look what happens when you put money in it. Listen carefully. Oh, isn't that special? Let's do it again. We could just do that all day long, couldn't we? In fact, how about we do that all day long? Wonderful. Alright, now it's good for a laugh, but really, is this an ideal gift for a 16-year-old boy? I'm going to show you what an ideal gift is for a 16-year-old boy. This. This right here. Simple, no fuss, no mess. This was sent to my son from somebody else, and it's a $200 gift certificate to Tilly's. Holy Toledo! That's something the kid can use. And I just toss it. Now, here's another gift. This right here. You know what's in this beautiful container? Nuts. This was given to my other son. Now you know how desperately 14-year-old boys desire canisters of peanuts, right? They just, like, I'm sure they're begging for that. I mean, that was probably written on my son's Christmas list, I just overlooked it. Please, canister of nuts. Perfect. Now, here's another thing. Oh, look at this. This was given to me. You see this right here? This is a lovely, beautiful box, isn't it? Open it up, what's inside? Ooh, I don't know, it's a mystery. It's a tie. Wow. Isn't there some joke about giving people ties and underwears on Christmas? I don't know, but, you know, I really needed a tie. I mean, because I don't have any at all. My commute exists from walking down my stairs into my office, oftentimes without a shirt, sometimes with a t-shirt, definitely not with a tie. I think I've worn a tie 3 times in the last 5 years. Nice gift, not well thought out. So here's the thing. If you're gonna give somebody a gift, and you know you want to, it's not always the thought that counts. Because if you don't think about what you're giving them, you might as well not give them anything at all and just write a little letter and say, "I'm sorry, I didn't take the time to get you anything. Merry Christmas."
