Gifts for penfriends? Help!!!!

enkeli-kitten

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I have 3 penfriends:
Elke, who lives in Germany
Jaana, lives in Finland
Vicki, lives in England

I live in NZ. The gifts need to be light because postage costs A LOT from here, but nice because I've been writing to them for about 2 years. But I don't know what to get!!! Elke and Vicki are pretty average, Jaana is into Japanese rock and Gothic Lolita style which is much harder to buy for especially since you can't get that stuff here! If anyone has gift ideas for any of them I'd be very happy!!!
 

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How about little food parcels with small sizes of things like Watties tomato sauce, Milo, NZ sweets. All the things Kiwis miss when they are away. I'm sure they would be interest to try your local things.
 

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Not a bad idea, and then you can send some my way too!

Would a kiwi style tee-shirt be too lame? I'm thinking something with a funky Maori design that you won't find overseas.
 
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Originally Posted by pushylady

Would a kiwi style tee-shirt be too lame? I'm thinking something with a funky Maori design that you won't find overseas.
Hey, that's a great idea!! I think Jaana would love something Maori, she's always asking me to tell things about Maori culture and language. Maybe a t-shirt (but they're always waaay overpriced in tourist shops, I'll have to find somewhere else) or maye a greenstone or bone carved necklace. I'll visit the market on Sunday


That's a great idea about the lollies and things too Anakat, only I don't know what you get here that you don't in other countries because a lot of stuff is imported. Don't you have Milo and Watties overseas? Alina sometimes sends me German lollies, I think she'd like some NZ lollies, do you know any that aren't sold overseas?
 

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well coming from someone that has spent alot of time overseas,
the items that people like,

hmm food stuff, but nothing to different then what they know.
items, such has shirts, cups, and other items from your area.

lol soo many people ask me and wife to bring them stuff from the rock n roll hall of frame.

when we went to niagia falls, i swear the wife got all the maple favor pop corn in the country(good thing i have a truck) we took it back to indoensia with us(had to buy 2 new bags to carry it) and all of it was gone in 3 days.

i have a habit of brining back tea and coffee, and dragons.
 
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