Looking for Lightweight Gift Ideas for Family Overseas
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Frenchmom
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RE: Looking for Lightweight Gift Ideas for Family Overseas
What about sending money? They can get what they need, good luck.
Post by kffrmw88
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When they are travalling accomodation is a killer cost. A wotif.com gift voucher in the currency of the place will be a super treat and lasting memory.
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Around Christmas time, get a 6 pack of socks at a general store and attach candy canes with ribbon. They really need the socks and will enjoy the fun surprise.
Post By Lisa (Guest Post)
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My name is Chuck Spinner. In January of 2008 I published a book of the beautiful and inspiring favorite prayers of 118 wonderful celebrities. The work is entitled A Book of Prayers: To the Heavens from the Stars. The book would make a great Christmas gift for the military personnel overseas.
Included among the famous people who have sent in their favorite prayers are Oscar winners; Heisman trophy recipients; Olympic gold medalists; four-star generals; a Nobel Peace Prize recipient; and even a monarch and three former Miss Americas. Prayers have come from the only pitcher to have hurled a perfect World Series game; from the player who hit the shot heard round the world, from the only two-time Heisman trophy winner; and from the only undefeated four-time NCAA wrestling champion. Former Cleveland Browns All-Pro lineman, Doug Dieken, wrote the Foreword for the book.
The book highlights both religion and history and illustrates that athletes, entertainers, and governmental officials can and do provide positive models for prayer in ones life. Generals Norman Schwarzkopf and Tommy Franks have prayers in the book.
Check out the books website (http://abookofprayers.com) for details on the book, my bio, a sample section from the book, and ways in which the book can be purchased. The book can be obtained through Amazon.com or simply by ordering through the publisher by calling 888-280-7715.
The book is recommended in this months (Nov. 2008) Bookshelf section of the Catholic Digest. I was also thrilled to have signed books at the Notre Dame bookstore on Sept. 27th before the ND Purdue football game.
God bless your child who is serving our country through military service. I hope that your child enjoys and is inspired by the favorite prayers of the wonderful celebrities in my book of prayers! Merry Christmas.
Post by spinlake
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Have you sent some of those freeze-dried fruits and veggies? What about those mini-whatevers (Zen garden, ticker-tape parade, bonsai, etc...) from Border's?
Post By Shellee (Guest Post)
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You can find great goodies to send at www.spectacularsweets.com
Post by sshoshie
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For xmas this year I bought fancy wool @$1 per ball at a dollar store and knit each of my nieces beautiful scarves. At another dollar store I bought them each a pair of toe-socks to co-ordinate with their scarf. Each prezzie cost around $7 each and the scarves look very expensive. I even had a few friends from work pay me to knit some for them! They won't weigh much and won't cost too much to post. Personal presents made well in advance of xmas!
Post By jojo (Guest Post)
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Travel size toiletries, sunblock, a magazine or two, sugar free items (can't believe the sugarfree candy they have out now: chocolate Kisses, Reeces Peanut Butter Cups, etc. I found them at Target and I'm sure other stores have them as well.), powder seasoning packets from that Louisiana chef guy Paul Pro-something (see in grocery stores), herbal teas, coffee in tea bags, low sodium soy sauce comes in smaller bottles and hot sauce (in red and green), stickers for kids, mini stapler that refill with standard size staples (found in Walmart)...very cute!, Post-its notes in fun colors or novelty design, highlighter markers and permeant markers (Sharpies) in different colors and sizes, printout personal ("business") cards for the kids or anyone else in the family (they have fun and cute (cartoons, flowers, etc.) ones in catalogs and I'm sure they have nice selection at the printers too)
You can put all the small items in these reusable plastic containser w/ lids that come in packs of 3s for I think less than a $1.
Looking forward to other suggestions coz I have family overseas as well.
Post By Guest Gia (Guest Post)
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My mother is on a limited income and so I try to send her goodie boxes once in a while and I learned real quick what to send and what NOT to send. (Beacause it added too much weight)
If they are overseas, maybe there are food items they cannot get over there.
I send things like Pop Tarts, Top Ramen, Kool-Aid, etc.
Post by Princess Frogee
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How about gift cards to companies that will ship overseas that they might like, and that have web-sites to order from. A digital camera if they don't have one, or web-cam might be super gifts, too.
Post by lindal
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