R.J. PALAFOX
24, Mt. Prospect
Best: “I got the original Nintendo with Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt when I was 7. I just came from the Philippines and that was a big deal.”
Worst: “I had this game, Rummy Tile. I opened the box once and I never played it.”
MELISSA ELLISON
30, Des Plaines
Best: “My half-carat engagement ring six years ago.”
Worst: “The worst is to get nothing. And this has happened from my husband.”
JUSTIN BERGLUND
27, Mt. Prospect
Best: “An autographed picture of Bobby Hull with a broken nose. I got it when I was 16, back when the Blackhawks were still respectable.”
Worst: “The bathroom reader book. Terrible. Meaningless.”
BARRY HELLER
18, Arlington Heights
Best: “I got my first cell phone this year, which was pretty cool.”
Worst: “My grandma gave me this circle blanket–it was in the shape of a red M&M.”
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Text, photos by Kevin Pang
