can be used in conjunction with toast tongs!

Nobody needs anything like this:
















But sometimes the joke is just too good. Maybe you'd love to freak out your hyper-religious mom when she comes over for brunch. Perhaps you think your boyfriend who had 12 years of Catholic school will get a kick out of it.


Maybe you just like to think about the holy mother while making toast.


Whatever the reason, you certainly don't need the Virgin Mary toast stamper, but it is a fun little piece of plastic.




Why not celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day (that would be September 19th) with some pirate toast?

















How about a morning routine of tic tac toast? Perfect for those who find the morning crossword puzzle to be a little too much.

















These cute little trifles are all under $5 (http://www.mcphee.com/) and while a few may have purchased one of each, most, I suspect would buy one. Likely a gag gift. Of those, probably 50% were never used, 40% were used once and 10% are used daily. That's just a guess.

I'm all for little gag gifts now and again.



What I don't understand is why anyone would fork out $60 (US!) for this:
















The "Holiday Pop Art Toaster" has little inserts you change out based on which design you'd like. Christmas tree? No problem. Santa's Hat? Coming right up!


Nothing like a toaster that can only do ONE slice at a time. Also, if you look closely you see that the "design" (again, using that term loosely) is practically black while the bread doesn't even appear toasted. It would seem that the image is branded onto the bread.

Mmmm...branded toast.


Seriously, with all the crap that you need to store for Christmas (yeah, I've got some stuff in boxes that I trot out every year) who needs a specialty toaster to box up as well? Why would you want to risk getting crumbs into your tinsel?