Merry Christmas everybody! How did your Christmas Eve go? Got to open a lot of gifts? Me, every year, I wait until Christmas Eve to open all my gifts just to pretend that I get a lot of them. This year, I received something peculiar from our office "exchange gift" activity. Here, let me show you....

What are these things? What are they for? I can't decide if they're gardening implements or kitchen tools. Here's what the back of the box says:

Add pizzazz and charm to your celebrations with this stunning look. The Valencia collections combines an embossed scrolling motif with an antique finish to create a uniquely yet sophisticated style that will be enjoyed by many for all types of occasions. Well crafted of fine materials and sculptured with care, this beautiful collection will serve a multitude of possibilities and bring pleasure for years to come.

"Enjoyed by many for all types of occasions..." "multitude of possibilities..." "pizzazz (yes, they misspelled the word) and charm..." "uniquely yet sophisticated style." If only they included some instructions on how to use the items, I'd be happy. But no, all I got was a bunch of meaningless big words. I bet somewhere in this box I get a thesaurus.

I was thinking, this must be made in China, right? Let's see. It's distributed by Home Essentials and Beyond (probably as part of their "beyond" category) from New York, NY (the keyword is "distributed"). And here we hit the jackpot... "Made in PRC"! In case you don't know, PRC is the People's Republic of China. And since these things were made in China, "well crafted" must mean "high levels of lead," in which case they're probably not ideal for kitchen use.

What do you folks think? Shall I use them to slice earthworms? Or to scoop rice?