American friend...what to buy????

ebaybaby

Hi all, I have a lovely penfriend in the USA. I would really like to send her some very English-y things for xmas....but what?
My mind has gone completely blank, so I know how good you lot are!
So far Ive come up with English tea........thats it!
Pl ease help!:rudolf:

GreenNinja

What about English Chocolate such as kit kats or dairy milk....???

Shevs

They have KitKats in America but there chocolate is AWFUL!!!!!:p
Would deffo send the dairy milk or my personal fave Galaxy,mmmm (stop dribbling)
You could send a rugby shirt over, would say football but the less said about that the better :rotfl:
some twinigs?

haylibo

How about an English cookbook, a christmas one maybe. Wool socks as americans seem to buy a lot of uk wool, particularly scottish but ignore that bit lol. Boiled sweets are an english thing. Something lavender or traditional toiletaries such as lily of the valley, rose or anything by yardley sort of old-lady-english which I have to confess I usually love. A calendar, book of english traditions or eccentricities. A dvd of an english favourite film or sitcom. BW

emg

don't forget shortbread!

YorkiePud_3

I have a USA pal too ... I bought her a box of Bendicks Mint Collection Chocolates (Home Bargains £1.99 - but are £3.99 in Morrisons!) .. they are the ones with the royal crest on and "By appointment to Her Majesty The Queen" ... can't get more English than that!!

V_Chic_Chick

I gather Americans will pretty much sell their soul for Cadbury's.

Apart from that, they don't have Marmite, or proper Marmalade. Something with a Union Jack on is also good, or something with a picture of a Cotswold-type stone house on.

edina

i have a few USA penfriends & I have sent them Christmas crackers as they don't thave them over there. They LOVED THEM!!..I had to tell them what to do with them & when to use them, they had such fun. Also I've sent over Cadbury Selections boxes for the younger ones, again they thought they were great!:j

louidog

What about either some Harrods stuff....there is lots of that to be had too (tote bags, biscuits, chocolate, etc) or some Duchy stuff complete with Royal crest on the box!

Codswallop

Something from Fortnum & Mason, the packaging is very distinct and very British http://www.fortnumandmason.com/Pudding-Cakes-Biscuits,117.aspx
On a cheaper budget, something from Bettys Tearooms: http://www.bettysbypost.com/category.asp?catid=51
There are also some original gifts on the Victoria and Albert Museum website.
Crabtree & Evelyn are also quintessentially English as are Penhaligons.

kithkath

everything that is truly british would be great!

but the sweets are obligatory :P chocolates, bisquits...