Tackiest Souvenir Competition

[Pam]

I'm gonna have to say it was the animal made out of actual dried cow poo that my aunt mailed to my mom. I have no idea where she got this, or WHY? but tacky it was, not to mention gross.

Ahhhh.... the coveted Poo Pet!! Yep - that's what they are called. And yes, I know the name because my DH is the proud (?) owner of a Poo Pet. Our son, who was in preschool at the time, bought it for his Dad at the local Agway.

Bless his heart, DH put the thing on his office desk. It still sits there - 13 years later.

 

[arminnie]

Off topic:

arminnie,

I just noticed your signature. I am so sorry about Cody.

Our chocolate lab, Cocoa passed away 12 days ago. She was 13, going on 14.

I'm sorry for you too. Cody was exactly 13 1/2. He was just fine until two days ago. He looked ill on Wed. I took him to the vet for tests. Basically everything was just shutting down, so I had him put down yesterday morning.

Very sad to lose our loved ones. I remember clear as a bell when I got him six months after his predecessor died I picked up his little face and said "you are going to break my heart someday too aren't you." And sure enough he did.

 

[barkley]

when you take an alaskan cruise you figure out by the second port that every shop pretty much carries the same stuff. when we went 2 years ago the 'popular item' (sold them at the counter of every shop) was the 'pooping sled dog key chain'. it was a rubber husky dog and when you squeezed it a giant brown rubber bubble of "poop" expanded out of it's rear end, release it and the 'poop' popped back in. i refused to let the kids buy one (but i do admit to buying one for my brother who has an absolutly sick sense of humor-his grandkids thought it was sooooo cool-they kept shouting "poop pops in, poop pops out" their mom was not amused.

 

[figment52]

when you take an alaskan cruise you figure out by the second port that every shop pretty much carries the same stuff. when we went 2 years ago the 'popular item' (sold them at the counter of every shop) was the 'pooping sled dog key chain'. it was a rubber husky dog and when you squeezed it a giant brown rubber bubble of "poop" expanded out of it's rear end, release it and the 'poop' popped back in. i refused to let the kids buy one (but i do admit to buying one for my brother who has an absolutly sick sense of humor-his grandkids thought it was sooooo cool-they kept shouting "poop pops in, poop pops out" their mom was not amused.

I just got back from Alaska and if I had seen this it sure as shooting would have been in my suitcase comeing home. I know a few people that would love it!!

 

[escape]

arminnie and Pam - . So sorry for your losses.

when you take an alaskan cruise you figure out by the second port that every shop pretty much carries the same stuff. when we went 2 years ago the 'popular item' (sold them at the counter of every shop) was the 'pooping sled dog key chain'. it was a rubber husky dog and when you squeezed it a giant brown rubber bubble of "poop" expanded out of it's rear end, release it and the 'poop' popped back in. i refused to let the kids buy one (but i do admit to buying one for my brother who has an absolutly sick sense of humor-his grandkids thought it was sooooo cool-they kept shouting "poop pops in, poop pops out" their mom was not amused.

I must have missed this on our A-cruise. I'm surprised DH didn't find this. He usually finds crap like this (pun intended ). FIL probably would have gotten a kick out of this.

Edited to add: I almost forgot - DH had to remind me. We did get FIL a tacky souvenir from Alaska - a wooden moose that "crapped" M&Ms. It was really kinda cute. I think you pressed down on the head/antlers and out the other end comes M&Ms or whatever candy you put in the belly.

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

My brother and I went to Atlantic City one year and had a contest to see who could find the tackiest souvenir -- this is difficult in AC because the boardwalk offers so many contenders!

The winner: A giant acrylic trapezoidal prism, filled with blue water in which was floating glitter, hot pink puff balls, and other attractive decorative items (from the point of view of a Kindergartener that is). Also floating in there was a large crucifix painted gold. Sticking out the top was a giant paper clip so you could put this on your desk and use it to store your papers.

Whenever I see something like this I wonder what the religious message is -- is it so tacky as to be disrespectful or are there people who actually show their love for Jesus by immersing his image in blue water with pink floaty things in it? Does that help one get to heaven faster?

 

[Pam]

arminnie and Pam - . So sorry for your losses.


Edited to add: I almost forgot - DH had to remind me. We did get FIL a tacky souvenir from Alaska - a wooden moose that "crapped" M&Ms. It was really kinda cute. I think you pressed down on the head/antlers and out the other end comes M&Ms or whatever candy you put in the belly.

Thanks, escape!

We have the moose that poops rootbeer jelly beans and the chicken that lays bubblegum eggs!

Wow - we really are a tacky family, aren't we??

 

[lyzziesmom]

I must admit I love my pooping pig that the Easter Bunny gave my DD. He now lives at my mom's house, in her china cabinet no less! He poops nice little brown jellybeans that were quite tasty, but I like to fill him with raisins.

 

[Chim Chiminy]

Thanks, escape!

We have the moose that poops rootbeer jelly beans and the chicken that lays bubblegum eggs!

Wow - we really are a tacky family, aren't we??

We have three of those darn chickens!!! My mom forgets and sends one every year.

I also have a coffe cup, courtesy of DMom, from Las Vegas that says "Mabel's ***** House--Green Stamp Special" it has pictures of green stamps on it as well. Very tacky, yet I can't bring myself to throw it out.

 

[barkley]

not realy a souvineer but in the same spirit-AND I LOVE IT! one of the local 'welcome wagon' programs had all this stuff they gave to new residents-the BEST was an egg timer that the local funeral home sponsored-it read 'remember us when you're time runs out'

 

[slk537]

when you take an alaskan cruise you figure out by the second port that every shop pretty much carries the same stuff. when we went 2 years ago the 'popular item' (sold them at the counter of every shop) was the 'pooping sled dog key chain'. it was a rubber husky dog and when you squeezed it a giant brown rubber bubble of "poop" expanded out of it's rear end, release it and the 'poop' popped back in. i refused to let the kids buy one (but i do admit to buying one for my brother who has an absolutly sick sense of humor-his grandkids thought it was sooooo cool-they kept shouting "poop pops in, poop pops out" their mom was not amused.

My company actually ordered these on key chains with our COMPANY NAME ON THEM!!!! We called them poopy dogs.

They were given out to one department as little goal achieving gifts and let's just say there was rubbery plastic poop all over the light fixtures for a few weeks...

 

[slk537]

not realy a souvineer but in the same spirit-AND I LOVE IT! one of the local 'welcome wagon' programs had all this stuff they gave to new residents-the BEST was an egg timer that the local funeral home sponsored-it read 'remember us when you're time runs out'

That is absolutely, completely and deliciously horrible!!

 

[Stitchfan]

This thread is too funny

For me, I think the tackiest souvenir I've seen would have to be from Panama City Beach. There were a number of places that sold a small dead shark in a jar of blue Formaldehyde with a wooden base that had Panama City Beach engraved on it. Quite the mantle piece

 

[goofygirl]

From a dollar store I bought for fun a Jesus car air freshener that was a 3D hologram- Jesus moved when you moved it around. And he smelled of wild cherry.

Very holy.

 

[goofygirl]

Speaking of tacky memorabilia, when Pope John Paul II died a friend and I were scanning ebay for pope collectables. We IMed each other with what we found, and it got tackier and tackier. Among the finds were "Pope On a Rope" (soap carved in the shape of the Pope). Really bad!