You'll laugh at my most memorable "first presents":

1) a seven-piece Revereware cookware set from my rl friends I needed it

2) a Crockpot slow cooker from a former caseworker I use it quite a bit

3) Tovarish's presence, especially during the time the boiler/furnace went out. As a s9meone who knows a cat-servant, you might be able to emphasize on how precious a little purring body can be when the rest of the world's going to hell