Despite what you remember from childhood, it's actually good to get underwear for a gift.

...because I tell ya, the last two times I've been on an extended trip, I've ended up buying extra undies and socks. Look out, Boston lingerie stores!

Actually, it's more like "look out, Boston discount department stores." Lingerie stores make me feel claustrophobic and nauseated. The last time I had to endure Victoria's Secret while the LAW was using a gift certificate, I felt like my flesh was going to POP OUT through my itchy nerve-wracked skin...Thank goodness I could recover in the Mac store down the street.