Are Hot Water Bottles A Rubbish Gift?
As unusual gifts go, a hot water bottle probably doesn’t seem like a particularly good choice of gift for anyone. Boring and a bit outdated, you’d expect it to end up just sitting in the bottom drawer, unused and forgotten for years and eventually handed over to a charity shop. But it’s often the most unlikely gifts which turn out to be an unprecedented success and if you think about it hot water bottles can be useful in any number of ways besides just keeping your feet warm in winter, and they could even help save money too.
The primary use of a hot water bottle is, of course, to keep your bed warm at night. OK so putting a bag of boiling water on your feet instead of just using an electric blanket might sound a bit silly in this day and age. But compared to other options using a hot water bottle is the cheapest easiest solution – you only have to heat the water, it doesn’t use electricity all night. They’re greener, they cost less and don’t waste energy by continuing to heat you while you sleep, until you wake up uncomfortably hot in the middle of the night.
Using a hot water bottle can also make you feel better if you’re ill, and they can help with all sorts of recurring or sudden aches and pains. A hot water bottle can give you a break from persistent back or neck pain, and let you get some proper rest. They also help with stomach pain, and prepgnant women often use them to help ease their discomfort. I think if someone was looking for an unusual gift for me I would rather get something with so many different uses than the usual nice but essentially useless plethora of scented candles and bubble baths, random gadgets, Buddha ornaments and other household clutter.
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