Q. I am going to stay with smart friends in
Austria this summer. I normally bring luxury handmade chocolates or books to people with whom I stay, but this schloss has an in-house cook creating handmade chocolates while my hostess runs a bookshop herseff. I hate waste and would want to give something my hosts could not conceivably already have, so what do you recommend as a house-present, Mary?
S.G., London W6
A. A most welcome present in any summer household would be one or more of the electronic insect-killing tennis rackets available from the Presents for Men website. The device kills the irritants on contact with its mesh. Ease of extermination allows racket-wielders to experience a huge sense of personal achievement. Should you arrive at the schloss to find it fully, equipped with electronic rackets, there is
no problem. Non-perishable goods of this kind are always welcome since they are use/Id as `wanderpreisen' — wandering presents — items which suit most tastes and are never wasted since they can be handed on to the next person who needs a present.
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