Is ice cream maker a good Christmas gift?

Last year I purchased Gelato Harlequin electric ice cream maker as a Christmas gift for one of my friends. To my disappointment she said it was a totally useless appliance taking her too much time to prepare ice cream, though the instructions said it should take about 20-30 minutes. She said she would rather buy ice cream in the supermarket

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I read an inquiry some time ago, the people were asked which Christmas gifts they find most useless. I don't remember the reasons, but 47% of ice cream maker owners rated them useless...

I think it's quite personal. If someone does not like to make his own ice cream at home it does not necessarily mean all people do not use ice cream makers.

An ice cream maker can be a good gift for any occasion, I believe

I would agree with Olga.\r\nSimply don't know what to think about - you can give an ice cream maker or any other unit which may be useful to a person you are going to congratulate.

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