The One With The Rumor - S8-E9
Continuity mistake: When Ross hands Rachel the Yams in order to break the tension, the amount of food on both Ross' and Will's plates changes between shots. Also several wine glasses appear on the table. (00:12:30)
The One With The Rumor - S8-E9
Continuity mistake: The gang confronts Ross over his affair with a fifty-year old librarian when he was younger. If you watch the mirror behind him (in one of the girls' rooms), it changes angles every time the camera cuts between Ross and the rest of the gang. (00:17:40)
Answer: Usually by the seventh night of Hanukkah you don't know what to get the other person, and you will probably resort to getting the other person something insignificant. Chandler is basically saying that the pen is a stupid gift.