yetanotherBob wrote:
> I was out doing some last-minute shopping yesterday and, I swear,
> *every* department and variety store of any size that I went into seemed
> to have at least one model of chocolate fountain for sale. A couple had
> two or three sizes on display, from petite to jumbo.
>
> Are people actually using these things? Or are they just this year's
> must-have fad gadget that will sit in the basement until it's carted off
> to Goodwill along with the Sonicblade?

We went through this last Christmas here, if I recall? I think they're
one of the tackier, stupidier gifts I've ever seen.