Xmas Gifts For The Folks Back Home. Suggestions??

General Chatter · Post by **General Chatter** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 7:26 pm

Shame about no food items, I would say Kampot pepper , or a happy pizza...silk is maybe a good option...

Bitte_Kein_Lexus · Post by **Bitte_Kein_Lexus** » Mon Dec 01, 2014 11:15 pm

Keep the ideas coming! I'm going shopping tomorrow and maybe one more time this weekend.

Post by **Username Taken** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:02 pm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Keep the ideas coming! I'm going shopping tomorrow and maybe one more time this weekend.

Would appreciate any updates on shopping expeditions.

@StroppyChops, would be interested in whatever your 'visitor' may have bought as gifts for the folks back home.

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:13 pm

She bought some silk paintings which won't have a problem, some lacquered coconut bowls and some wooden animal jigsaw puzzles - those ones that when you pull the stick out of the eye they explode across the house and you never get them back together again. Personally I reckon the metal tuktuks, cyclos and pushies are brilliant as bloke gifts. Some of the metal alien art is cool too.

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Sun Dec 07, 2014 9:29 pm

Silk scarves are always good - pastel colours for maiden aunts and jivey threads for the kids. Depends on your family, but handbags, or little shoulderbags are always useful. There's a stall in Psar Thmei selling pretty coloured glasses and cigarette cases as well as different bags in wicker.
Whatever, I think most people will just be happy you've made the effort.

General Chatter · Post by **General Chatter** » Mon Dec 08, 2014 7:32 am

I suppose you could knock up a couple signed photos of any people that the ones you are buying gifts for really like...they wont know the difference....
a number of examples are:
Happy Christmas love from Zeus
Happy Christmas love from President Obama
Happy Christmas love from General Mac....
you get the idea .... cheap as well...

Mrs Stroppy · Post by **Mrs Stroppy** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:12 am

I took silk scarves with me for my cousins and aunts on a recent trip, they all loved them!

Anchor Moy · Post by **Anchor Moy** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:21 am

Mrs Stroppy wrote:I took silk scarves with me for my cousins and aunts on a recent trip, they all loved them!

And they weigh f' all.

frank lee bent · Post by **frank lee bent** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:36 am

you can find raw silk sarongs in russian market too $12- 20 1. 8m long and quite heavy weight- spectacular bedspreads, some very fine double ikat sampot hol, but you will pay between $50- 250 each for those. well worth the money too.

books are also a bargain

Post by **Username Taken** » Sat Dec 13, 2014 11:37 am

Shopping completed.

For the sheilas:
Cotton wrap-around skirts (one size fits all)
Scarves (shawls)
Cotton shoulder bags

For the blokes:
Wine/bottle opener with image of Angkor.
T-shirts (Angkor beer, Tin Tin, etc.)
Silk tie with matching cufflinks and handkerchief
Hammock - large size.
Bottle of Johnny red. *
Bottle of Wild Turkey bourbon. *

*Will be interesting to compare Phnom Penh bottle shop prices with Don Meuang Duty Free shop, with Australian rrp.

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