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Wine and flowers are nice but not noteworthy. We asked frequent hosts to recall gifts that made an impact.
Jayma Mays and Slate and Chalk
Photo: Brooklyn Slate & Green Depot, Getty Images
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"Slate and chalk sounds like something from a Dickens novel, but you can serve cheese on the slate and write the name right next to it." —Jayma Mays, actress

Brooklyn Slate Cheeseboard, Green Depot, $25, greendepot.com
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From the September 2011 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
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