I&#8217;m Magnanimous

I’m Magnanimous

April 20th, 2010 @ 5:11 pm by Mrs. Pug
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Before I share pics from the wedding, I wanted to go back and share some details that I didn’t get to blog about before the wedding.

While out-of-town (OOT) guest bags are totally unnecessary, it’s a nice surprise for guests to receive this little goodie bag of welcome treats. It’s yet one more unnecessary wedding detail to which I was fully committed. Because I am Pug the Magnanimous. Or because I was looking for ways to use up my time instead of doing real work.

Here’s what I chose for the bags:

Kettle Chips, New York Cheddar Flavor, 2 oz bag

A little nod to our current city. Mr. Pug thinks they’re gross, but what does he know. These were great because they take up space—this was key, because I kinda ran out of ideas/energy to fill these OOT bag suckers to the brim.

See’s Krispys

A nod to the Bay Area. Mr. Pug and I love See’s chocolate, and the Krispys have convenient individual wrapping. These are kind of pricey, so people only got 2 or 3 measly bits.

Source

My sister cooked up a massive batch of peanuts with Old Bay Seasoning (recipe was retooled by my sister to add tons more Old Bay), as a nod to my home state of Maryland. I salivate at the thought of just dunking a finger in a tin of Old Bay and licking it. Hehe, not that I do that—I mean who does that? Gross, not me.

Sarris Chocolate Covered Pretzel

A nod to Pittsburgh. Apparently Sarris Candies is a Pittsburgh institution—but I’m just relying on Mr. Pug for that information. I have not checked my source. Anyway, it was kind of like pitting Pittsburgh (ha!) Sarris against Bay Area See’s. As with the See’s, these were a little pricey, so there was only one for you!

Chocolate Granola

We included granola for no particular reason except that granola is good to snack on and my sister makes a mean, mean chocolate granola. She made about 5 other types before settling on this one. I love her.

Do you like OOT bags? What have been some of your favorite items (either ones given or received)?

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45 Responses to “I’m Magnanimous”

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Miss Hamster (message) 4,046 posts, Honey bee

Drool. I WANT YOUR OOT BAG!!!

That is all.

4/20/10 @ 5:14 pm (reply)

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mnmgirl08 (message) 125 posts, Blushing bee

I love your OOT bag. I’m from MD and my FI is from Pittsburgh. Therefore ours will contain Crab Chips, a sample of Old Bay, some sort of Sarris goodie, and my favorite, an Eat n Park Smiley Face cookie (in wedding colors of course)

4/20/10 @ 5:16 pm (reply)

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Missbliss (message) 784 posts, Busy bee

Yum! Sarris and See’s in one bag! (My family is from Pittsburgh, so Sarris is familiar… and we have family in Cali… so See’s is a favorite Christmas package!

4/20/10 @ 5:20 pm (reply)

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bohemianbailie (message) 980 posts, Busy bee

Ok so now I want kettle chips!

4/20/10 @ 5:26 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

@mnmgirl08: how funny that we share the same hometowns (and very similar OOT bags)! and oh my gosh, the eat n park cookie is perfect!
@Missbliss: oh good, another pittsburgh native to confirm the sarris reputation! and we consider the see’s catalogue as required reading.

4/20/10 @ 5:26 pm (reply)

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MrsSl82be (message) 7,970 posts, Bee Keeper

What part of MD are you from??

4/20/10 @ 5:29 pm (reply)

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Miss Trail Mix (message) 6,328 posts, Bee Keeper

Good stuff!! I’m just going to Costco and getting chips/candys with zero reference to any geographical area…

4/20/10 @ 5:30 pm (reply)

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Toffee (message) 1,191 posts, Bumble bee

For ours I’m thinking about including some huckleberry treats and probably a gift certificate for a place called Paul Bunyan’s. It’s the best burger place I’ve ever been to…*drool*. Although, your stuff sounds really good and if we were over there I’d totally love your bags.

4/20/10 @ 5:31 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Pug (message) 3,753 posts, Honey bee

@MrsSl82be: i’m a true child of government employees and lived in montgomery county, just NW outside of DC. a little far from the bay, but i still love nothing better than blue crabs and old bay. how about you?

4/20/10 @ 5:31 pm (reply)

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alivoo01 (message) 2,622 posts, Sugar bee

I too want one of your OOT bags!!

4/20/10 @ 5:37 pm (reply)

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mnmgirl08 (message) 125 posts, Blushing bee

@Mrs. Pug FI is a MOCO popo!

4/20/10 @ 5:37 pm (reply)

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Farfromachildbride (message) 1,006 posts, Bumble bee

You had me at Old Bay. Recipe bookmarked. Thanks Mrs Pug!!

4/20/10 @ 5:51 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Piglet (message) 1,045 posts, Bumble bee

never knew you were from MD! i wonder if old bay is an eastcoast thing. doesn’t seem as popular here in cali. anyhoo. your sister is a sweetie for hooking you up!

4/20/10 @ 5:52 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Perfume (message) 2,253 posts, Buzzing bee

omg, i feel the same way about old bay! i would devour everything in that oot bag. DELISH!

4/20/10 @ 5:53 pm (reply)

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sarahnyc23 (message) 365 posts, Helper bee

I love OOT bags. We’re doing something similar, and including our favorite treats from the cities we’ve lived in. New York cheddar chips is a great idea.

4/20/10 @ 6:06 pm (reply)

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Christine

Your oot bags are great!

PS - my favorite way to enjoy Old Bay is on popcorn. I pop my own, add butter and lots and lots of Old Bay. You could probably get the same results using a plainer microwaved popcorn and just Old Bay. Yum!

4/20/10 @ 6:14 pm (reply)

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