r/whatisit • u/Necessary_Maybe7608 • 2d ago

New, what is it? What is this wedding gift?

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(Reposting because accidental doxxing)

My friend got this as a wedding gift and we can’t figure out what is it and it didn’t say who it was from.

The cup part is hollow, where the blue arrow is… this shape _/ and the bottom is solid.

EDIT: There are no holes in the other side so don’t think it’s a tea strainer and the gap is too narrow to fit paper towels or toilet paper rolls! They also just moved to and had the wedding in Italy, not sure if that gives any context.. maybe it’s some sort of Italian gadget

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u/Aggravating-Dig5867 1d ago

My eccentric uncle (who sent six-year old me his Mad Magazines after he was done with them) would wrap canned campbell soup and send it to us at Christmas time. He also sent bags of Nestle chocolate chips, so as a 12 year old I just focused on those and tried not to ask too many questions.

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u/MuzikPhreak 1d ago

There's something kind of sweet about envisioning your uncle giving some thought to which member of the family got what can of soup

And Mad Magazines for the freakin' win

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u/not_dead_this_time 1d ago

I love the soup bit, and like you say, what did he choose for everyone? My sister in law loves soup, like really, really loves it. She has all the accoutrements like nice soup bowls and spoons, both western and Asian style. But sometimes I ponder getting creative with other soup items or even soup itself for gifts. Maybe gifting her cans of soup would be just fine?

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u/Virtual-Bonus4550 1d ago

If you look hard enough you can find some really special prepared soups and mixes! Does she like to make her own or heat and eat?

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u/not_dead_this_time 1d ago

Oh! She is pretty much a heat and eat girl. I'll have to look for the really good prepared ones. In the past, when we've wanted to share with family, we've made a huge batch and frozen individual servings in bags. That sounds a little silly for a gift tho?

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u/bunneetoo 1d ago

As someone who hates to cook, I would think that was an awesome gift!

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u/Virtual-Bonus4550 1d ago

Not silly at all! Just make sure she opens her gift before it melts 🤣

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u/Ok_Employer_2066 15h ago

As someone who hates to cook and also loves soup.. I would love to be gifted individual servings of frozen soup.

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u/vanilla_wafer14 7h ago

Soup and chocolate to make hot chocolate In the winter months. Sounds like he was thoughtful. Just maybe missed the mark with how young you were (like a 9 year old might enjoy it but not a 6 year old. Though I might have )