The One With Rachel's Going Away Party - S10-E16
Continuity mistake: The level of beer in Ross' bottle goes up and down between shots as he's talking to Joey at the kitchen table. (00:12:00)
The One With Rachel's Going Away Party - S10-E16
Continuity mistake: When Ross fears that Rachel is going to talk with him, the volume and the color of his beer changes between shots.
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.