THE WEDDING FAVORS MOST PEOPLE WANT _ Getting married and planning to give wedding favors to guests? A survey found edible items are most popular. While gifts like reusable tote bags, wine bottle stoppers, and custom luggage tags are nice, survey respondents — who’ve been to six more more weddings — said most wedding favors end up in a drawer or, worse, being thrown away. Some of the top wedding favors, according to guests (no particular order):
• Customized cookies something wedding related in the icing.
• Regional snacks or spices (BBQ rubs, hot sauce, etc.)
• Treats made by a local store, such as gourmet popcorn.
• Small bags of good coffee beans or ground coffee, especially from a local roaster.
• Loose‑leaf tea or nice tea sachets in a tin or labeled bag.
• Local honey or jam in small jars.
… Or gift something fun and useful. One couple gave their guests $2 scratch-off lottery tickets with a penny. An attached card read, “We hope you get lucky tonight.”
INVEST IN HOMEWORK SHIRTS _ Does your child need help getting into “a homework state of mind?” Pediatrician Ken Haller said he believes that something as simple as a T-shirt can do the trick. Haller, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, says parents should invest in what he calls “homework shirts” for their children. Haller says there are a lot of examples in life when you dress a certain way to tackle a given task. You frequently dress formally to go to a wedding. Athletes wear uniforms to play their sport. Curious to see if wearing something special put him in the mood to study, Haller tested out an ordinary gray T-shirt. He says when was he done with homework he took it off and felt a sense of relief that he had accomplished something. Haller suggested having just one “homework shirt” for your child to wear while doing homework during the school year.
WORST TYPES OF DRIVE-THRU CUSTOMERS _ On social media a young woman named Audrey Karn shared a drive-thru edition of the “worst” types of customers that food service workers have to deal with.
• THE YELLER is someone who raises their voice to order.
• NO MANNERS is someone who orders without any small talk.
• ORDERS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE is a customer who order from the passenger seat, which makes them difficult to hear.
• THE GASLIGHTER is a customer who claims they asked for a specific modification even though their order doesn’t reflect it. After asking for it to be fixed, the cheapskate ask to keep the drinks that were not correct.
