When Seeno Homes sold us our brand new home back in March 2008, they gave us a welcome gift-- a wine bottle opener. I find it most appropriate since our location is next to a vineyard. They thought of a simple, yet useful welcome home gift that is symbolical of the home's location. Although our religion forbids us to drink alcoholic beverages such as wines, beers, vodka and the likes, we are keeping this gift as a reminder of where we live.
I am also sure we can find other drinks with bottle caps similar to that of a wine bottle that we can use it for, sans the alcohol. The closest that I can think of are apple ciders and other cider drinks that come in bottles similar to those used for wines and champagnes. So, it is not a total waste after all. In fact, last November when we hosted a Thanksgiving Dinner at our place, we opened a couple of apple-grape ciders. Unfortunately, I forgot to use the wine bottle opener from the builder. I will make cerain next time I will use it. I hate gifts that I like that do not get used...I enjoy things more if they serve their purpose, if they are functional. Otherwise, they will just eat up space and may gather dust.
