Top 10 kitsch souvenirs collected from around the world Wed 28 October 2009
Holidays are the pinnacle of everyone’s year. It is the time you can forget about work, relax, unwind and most importantly collect those tacky souvenirs that you can then display on your mantelpiece. Maybe you’re someone who likes to give them to your friends and family to give them a taste of a place they have never been?
No matter how you have ended up with these little treasures, everyone can find a ‘naff’ souvenir from their own or someone else’s holiday! Holidaylettings.co.uk has surveyed holidaymakers to reveal the top 10 kitsch souvenirs collected from around the world.
Topping the list is a gravy boat with a picture of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, which definitely makes a stunning centre piece for the family Sunday roast. Or you may prefer pulling a cigarette out of a donkey’s bottom, sparking it with a Chairman Mao lighter, then stubbing it out on Blessed Virgin Mary.
Top 10 Kitsch souvenirs, which ones would you want on your mantel piece?
1. Gravy boat with a picture of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux
2. Blessed Virgin Mary ashtray from Rome
3. Donkey that dispensed cigarettes out of its bottom when you pulled its tail
4. Wooden toilet with the Spanish flag on the lid that, when opened,
out popped the male anatomy
5. Flamenco pottery doll that looks like Betty Boo
6. Chairman Mao cigarette lighter
7. Gold waving cat from Hong Kong
8. Leprechaun bottle opener/magnet complete with rainbow,
pot of gold and ‘I love Ireland’ banner
9. Naked Roman statue apron
10. ‘I love Hawaii’ fridge magnet in the shape of a surf board
What souvenirs can you fill your suitcase with?
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Half term update
Families have taken advantage of the school break with holidaylettings.co.uk seeing an 80 per cent occupancy rate for UK holiday homes for this half term.
Most popular destinations for half term are:
- Yorkshire
- Lake District
- Peak District
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