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Old Jul 21st 2010, 1:42 pm
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We're visiting relatives (born and bred Ozzies) in Perth next year (from my wife's side) and we thinking about buying a small present for them from the UK.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Would love to get them something not available in Oz.
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Old Jul 21st 2010, 5:11 pm
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Originally Posted by BudBrain
We're visiting relatives (born and bred Ozzies) in Perth next year (from my wife's side) and we thinking about buying a small present for them from the UK.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Would love to get them something not available in Oz.
I think that one snag to your plan is that anything they might want will not get past customs. Not trying to be negative but it is something you need to consider.
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Old Jul 21st 2010, 5:13 pm
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Originally Posted by BudBrain
We're visiting relatives (born and bred Ozzies) in Perth next year (from my wife's side) and we thinking about buying a small present for them from the UK.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Would love to get them something not available in Oz.
My Aussie in-laws like British -themed stuff - tea towels, table mats that kind of thing - with pictures of British birds, scene, pubs etc. I also bring things like key-rings, or Harrods notebooks and pens back for mates at work; again the British themed stuff seems to work well
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Old Jul 21st 2010, 9:02 pm
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I have to agree with the Harrods idea, I find buscuits work well. They are also good for Xmas time
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Old Jul 21st 2010, 10:05 pm
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I have a really nice collection of bone china mugs from Harrods which my parents brought every year. I have since begun to supplement with bone china English Heritage mugs with historical scenes on. They are pretty good.

Like Polly, I usually bring back something British themed for the work colleagues - pens, bookmarks, coasters etc and I have a friend who always gives me a Yorkshire calendar.

Customs have problems with foodstuffs so to be very sure, you could just avoid them.
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Yup. Have to agree with the Harrods thing. Bring some china mugs or tea towels. Towels won't take up much weight, but the bone china mugs are so nice. Little things like key chains are good, too.
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Originally Posted by quoll
I have a really nice collection of bone china mugs from Harrods which my parents brought every year. I have since begun to supplement with bone china English Heritage mugs with historical scenes on. They are pretty good.

Like Polly, I usually bring back something British themed for the work colleagues - pens, bookmarks, coasters etc and I have a friend who always gives me a Yorkshire calendar.

Customs have problems with foodstuffs so to be very sure, you could just avoid them.
customs only have a problem with fresh food stuffs, i.e. meat, fruit & veg (as well as any plant material) - tinned biscuits are fine
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Originally Posted by quoll
I have a really nice collection of bone china mugs from Harrods which my parents brought every year. I have since begun to supplement with bone china English Heritage mugs with historical scenes on. They are pretty good.

Like Polly, I usually bring back something British themed for the work colleagues - pens, bookmarks, coasters etc and I have a friend who always gives me a Yorkshire calendar.

Customs have problems with foodstuffs so to be very sure, you could just avoid them.
Quoll;I noticed your post concernig tea mugs etc---I attend quite a lot of general and antique auctions.They have quite large quantities of these type of items[eg a large box of these would fetch no more than £15]realiatically and on a slow day quite a bit less.Auctions are well worth attending even in there own right--but be careful not to get carried away.If in doubt about the sytem and costs always ask.Hope this is of some us.Always enjoyed reading your posts here in the UK.Wilf70
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Originally Posted by BudBrain
We're visiting relatives (born and bred Ozzies) in Perth next year (from my wife's side) and we thinking about buying a small present for them from the UK.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Would love to get them something not available in Oz.
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are you a Kiwi?

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