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Can you guys help me out? Some friends of ours are due to be going out to Oz on a student visa during June/July......trying to decide what to give them as a leaving pressie......OH has come with idea of a hamper, containing the sort of things that you might miss.....so can you guys please give me some ideas of the sorts of things you can't get and wish you could...pleaseeeeeee or any other suggestions for a leaving gift! thanks gang! Ems x

hitchcock71

have you looked at the official oz website,

i think things like

tea coffee sweets choc (no nuts) are ok

pg tips are good to get as they are quite expensive in oz

hp sauce can go

what were you going to put in yr hamper!!!!

ps good loo roll (i found the loo roll not as good as andrex )

smiling4

thanks Hitchcock.....I just thought I would like to pack them off with the things that they might miss or not be able to get so easily, food and non food goods. Need to think of something to pack in or put into a box. Think there stuff goes on or around 27th June.....partying next weekend. Will have a look at website.....thanks again all suggestions welcome!

oliverandlisa

Hamper, just make sure its not made of wicker!

Just another thought... what about posting somethings out to them by sea once they have arrived and settled. My friend sends our shoe boxes with things like.. that way we didnt have to use our luggage allowance!

pink wafer biscuits
angel delight
oxo cubes
dairy milk choc
tampax
hobnobs
jelly cubes (i can only get crystals here)
walkers crisps

Its mostly light things which makes it less expensive to send. the first one we got was just after a month of being here and boy did we like opening it and finding all the goodies inside, it was like christmas all over again!

Lisa.xxx

hitchcock71

oh yes tampax or lillets defo as there was a thread on here the other week about them how rubbish the ones in oz are.

pumpkin blossom

Lisa's idea sounds great. We are considering going out on a student visa. We wouldn't be getting our stuff sent over so every KG of luggage allowance would need to be thought through.

oliverandlisa

YEs, i can understand that, we had double luggage allowance and believe me used every bit of it, in fact we were over by 13 kilos! And it was just what we considered the essentials!

It is lovely to get things from home that even though we may not have bought very often seem like such a treat! Im jsut looking in my cupboard now to see what else we have been sent...
I know my friend and mum mostly get things when they are 3for 2 or BOGOF and keep the spares for us. Posting by sea whilst it takes longer is significantly cheaper

mars bar
kitkat
teatowel from london
the crosswords from the back of a tvguide that my friend and i did over coffee every week!
packet of birds custard powder
pg tips
cadburys creme eggs (at easter)
fly swats (from ikea)

her kids put in some of the fridge magnets they had double of from their cereal


TBH it doesnt needto be anyting expensive, its a cliche but it really is the though that counts.

Lisa.xx

oliverandlisa

Its true! Im glad i stocked up!

Geordie George

Rather than get something tied to their past lives (as it were), why not get something welcoming them to their new ones? Particularly as weight will be an issue. And so much British stuff is freely available in Aus.

I was given a Sydney Harbour Cruise voucher for Mr GG and myself as a leaving gift from my employers. I thought that was a thoughful gift. Depending on where they're going, you could do something similar? There are lots of places that offer vouchers/gift certificates.

smiling4

thanks Lisa.....some fab ideas here!

smiling4

Thanks guys really appreciate all the ideas....GG I had been looking through my rough guide to and noticed there is a festival in Brisbane in September....thought I would go online and see what the tickets are like for that.....they are off to Nambour.
Thanks again for all the ideas and tips! Ems x

OzzieNurse

Best to check first about the foods and items allowed through quarantine to be honest I dont think you can take the wicker hamper or some of the items.