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Do many of you buy pressies for friends/family back home. We used to but have now limited for whom we buy as it is becoming so time consuming trying to find suitable things for different people. Also, going out more often lessens the need to 'bring something back' each time. We used to get requests for trainers, DVD's, various types of clothing, but often found traipsing round the shops a nightmare when we could'nt find the right size or colour etc.
Anna
No it is rare we take anything back, a bit different for us as we live away from the family. My Mum still brings me something back when she goes on holiday and I am 37! I pick up things I know friends and famiy will like and save it for Birthdays and Christmas time.
We always go over end of November/early December and I do all of my Christmas shopping in Central Florida. My kids know that they can only request something that I can buy over there. [msnsmile2][msnsmile2]
Don't usually bring anything back when we go at other times of the year. I do the same as CDV and stockpile stuff that I find ready, for Christmas and birthdays.
I just bring home some bits and bobs for the kids, they are now just token gifts ie CD, t/shirt,etc. Nothing fancy or big, I just take carry on luggage so it has to fit in that bag or not at all.
we have only been twice before both the first 2 weeks of December, so therefore we have done "christmas shopping" we ended up last time in buying 4 new cases, and took two empties with us, the toys for the young grandchildren well we couldve opened up a toyshop of our own with all that we brought back, we seperated some of it as "bringing home pressies" and more for christmas!! then there was all the spiderman stuff towels, pyjamas, and the nemo towels! and of course the clothes for the young ones!! we told the "biggers" that we were getting for the kids only!!
and gosh didnt we have fun!!! we had to stop in the end cos we didnt think we could get all of it in the cases and in the van to get to the airport!
(and the cases were still just underweight!):D
I usually only small gifts for the young children of friends of ours. This time though we ended up with a list of things to bring back with us, managed to get all of the items on it but it was rather time consuming but hey a great reason to have to so lots of shopping.[msnsmile2]
No gifts now, our parents say don't waste your money, spend it on yourselves, to be honest we don't usually go that mad for ourselves[msnwink]Hope to change that this trip though;)
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
we have only been twice before both the first 2 weeks of December, so therefore we have done "christmas shopping" we ended up last time in buying 4 new cases, and took two empties with us, the toys for the young grandchildren well we couldve opened up a toyshop of our own with all that we brought back, we seperated some of it as "bringing home pressies" and more for christmas!! then there was all the spiderman stuff towels, pyjamas, and the nemo towels! and of course the clothes for the young ones!! we told the "biggers" that we were getting for the kids only!!
and gosh didnt we have fun!!! we had to stop in the end cos we didnt think we could get all of it in the cases and in the van to get to the airport!
(and the cases were still just underweight!):D
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And of course all for £145 Liesa [?] [msnwink] [msnwink]
I do same as CDV and save some bits and pieces for birthdays and christmas.
Julie shame on you for thinking that I would go over my allowance of £145!!!!!
its put it all the cases so its shared! come on toys that are $3.88 and clothes $11.88
and walmart stuff! well the bargains are never ending! am sure if added up for each persons case it wouldnt be that high really!! [msnwink]
We bring back little pressies for children of friends of ours and for my little nephews. When we go for our pre Christmas trip we buy lots of Christmas pressies and Christmas decorations. We had 4 boxes full of toys and decor last December.
My daughter has just asked me to buy a kiddies tool kit made by Home Depot. A neighbour of hers, recently over from Canada, brought one with her. Has anyone seen anything like this in Florida?
Another 'early' Christmas present coming on!
Anna
Reading this reminds me of Airport Orlando last week where a Scottich couple went really mad, ended up with 7 bags between thr two of them and were surprised when they had to pay $800 excess baggage, they had no money to pay it as theyhad spent it all on bargain shopping and had to scramble around making calls to friends and family to scrounge the money. So in the end they saved nothing. I think common sense has to prevail!
We always bring back things for our kids....their friends.....and a few of my husbands workmates..or something for their kids.....the bringing back of things for the little ones started when a son of a workmate was sick....and a daughter of one friend was very upset over her parents break up......the little girl now has a room full of Disney things for when she stays with her daddy......and the little boy loves his Mickey and had it with him in hospital all through his tests......the rest are mostly baby clothes....my husbands workmate is sick with cancer he thought he was free from it....but it was back in a few months and he is young with a new baby and 2 other kids....I have my eye on a cute little suit for their new baby girl....
We bought lots of things back for people - watches for my Dad, Mum, Brother-in-law and Mother-in-law. I also brought back gadget type things, such as a pedometer for people who have been trying to get fit by walking, they were only $3 in Walmart. I see things and think "oh that would be nice for ...." and buy it. It is all so cheap that I don't worry about it. Also in Walmart they had these fantastic little LED key rings that were so bright, I ended up buying about 5 of them at $2.50 it seemed such a bargain.
£145???
Increasing Customs Tax Free Limits
Not much commented upon in the press was the cheery news for globe-trotters that the tax free limit for goods brought in from outside the EC is being raised to £1,000 from the current limit of £145.
Budget 2005
we bring back trainers for the families kids etc and a little gift or duty free spirit for our mums and dads who baby sit-share our german shepherd bitch between durham and essex.
but as people have said with things being cheap and the red holiday mist taking over , its difficult to not but all sorts