Willow Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) Hi Two of our neighbour's sons are heading off to Uni this month (different neighbours and different unis) and I'd like to get them both a small present from us. (I don't want too expensive ) Ideas please ! I know you have much better imagination than me They are both lovely lads who will have all the practical stuff. Thanks Edited September 26, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Book tokens...a student can never have enough book tokens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTree Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 A bottle opener and a tin opener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzle Knit Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 A cook book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I was given a biscuit tin - very useful indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 beer tankard (to go with the bottle opener above) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 101 things to do with pasta? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrensWorld Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 (edited) 101 things to do with pasta? That's the one absolutely invaluable.......... Edited September 12, 2009 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChirpyChirpyCheepCheep Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello Patricia What about a Sainsbury or Tesco voucher. . . I know Sainsbury do a food gift card that money can be added to. I'm going to get the Sainsbury one for my ED. It comes with two cards, we keep one card and daughter can take the other. We can go online to check how much is left, add more money to it if needed (perhaps their parents would do the same). Just a thought Chirpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello Patricia What about a Sainsbury or Tesco voucher. . . I know Sainsbury do a food gift card that money can be added to. I'm going to get the Sainsbury one for my ED. It comes with two cards, we keep one card and daughter can take the other. We can go online to check how much is left, add more money to it if needed (perhaps their parents would do the same). Just a thought Chirpy Great idea !! At least you know they're eating something !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Someone gave a friend a book of mince - that could go with Clootie's pasta! Or a box of tins and jars of food packets of pasta, noodles, cook in sauces - mini hamper style that needn't be expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Hello Patricia What about a Sainsbury or Tesco voucher. . . I know Sainsbury do a food gift card that money can be added to. I'm going to get the Sainsbury one for my ED. It comes with two cards, we keep one card and daughter can take the other. We can go online to check how much is left, add more money to it if needed (perhaps their parents would do the same). Just a thought Chirpy Great idea !! At least you know they're eating something !! Or drinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clootie Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 Frederick !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted September 11, 2009 Author Share Posted September 11, 2009 I knew you would all come up with some good ideas. I'm tempted to do a 'student' hamper each with (some eggs of course ) a studently cook book with ingredients and maybe some quirky things like novelty bottle opener as well. It would be a good thing to get my boys involved in buying bits as they think these two lads are wonderful ! (age gap of 5 & 8 yrs between them and my two) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted September 26, 2009 Author Share Posted September 26, 2009 Our neighbours boy have both gone today. We gave them each: - box quails eggs - box of hens eggs (mixed blue and brown so looked pretty) - student recipe book - jar home-made plum jam - biscuit barrel filled with home-made biscuits (my youngest thought these looked suitably cool for students http://www.emmabridgewater.co.uk/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=UNJA467&cid=PATRWB&language=en-GB ) - lock and lock (is this right name ?) box of fresh baked apple muffins My boys feel they have done a whole days work with all that baking so are now resting Our neighbours lads were very pleased with the provisions Thank-you for all the suggestions they were really useful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poachedegg Posted September 26, 2009 Share Posted September 26, 2009 What a lovely gift! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
