Opening gifts while a roomful of people looks on would be difficult enough without having to feign utter surprise at the discovery of each box's contents _ as if you hadn't picked out that egg slicer only days prior and given people specific instructions as to where they should go buy it.
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The bread machine that ate your countertop space, the blender with 14 speeds and a power boost, the gelato machine, the yogurt maker, the hot-air popcorn popper, the salad spinner, the potato ricer, the electric juicer, the battery-operated flour sifter, the electric ice cream scoop, the fondue set, the pizzelle iron, the panini grill, the spice mill, the olive pitter, the English muffin separator, the bagel slicer, the truffle slicer, the egg pricker, the egg timer, the egg slicer, the egg separator, the egg cup and spoon set.
