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Old 12-13-2005, 06:42 PM   #1
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I want to get my stepmom something she'll really love for Christmas. She has been living in the US for the last ten years, but she's an Aussie at heart, and sooo homesick! She is always talking about Australia and how much she misses it and loves it... I want to get her something that will remind her of home... Any ideas from you Aussies?
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Old 12-13-2005, 09:45 PM   #2
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Get her some ozzie plants. That would be cool.
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Old 12-13-2005, 09:56 PM   #3
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Get her a small key ring that symolises australia. rmwilliams have realy nice leather platted key rings and she will be able to keep it with her as a reminder all the time. (just a small thought) if i were living overseas and someone got me something like that i would be stoked!
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Old 12-13-2005, 10:07 PM   #4
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Tim Tams.

I'm not Australian, but having just spent time there, that's what everyone asked me to bring home, especially my Aussie friends living in the States. I filled 1/3 of my backpack with Tim Tams on the way back, I swear.
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Old 12-14-2005, 12:53 AM   #5
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Dont ya's get tim tams over there?
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Old 12-14-2005, 01:32 AM   #6
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I was going to say Tim Tam's as well but beaten to it! How about 'Vegemite' or 'Milo'?

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Nope.. no Tim Tams in the US. It sucks - they're distributed all over the world, but not here. We have to go find them in Aussie stores and pay $7-10/package
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haha that sucks. we get your Orio's (dont know if thats how ya spell it) there pretty expencive to, i aint a big fan but. You should try "Mint Slice", there from the same company as tim tams (arnotts) and there really nice to.
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Old 12-14-2005, 02:17 AM   #9
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i could drag a kangaroo of the side of the road and post it to ya...

or maby go with the tim tams
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Old 12-14-2005, 03:39 AM   #11
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Try homesick.com.au - they have some great ideas for ex-pats living overseas..

(I especially like the food bundles..)
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Old 12-14-2005, 03:43 AM   #12
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ohhhhh i just remembered somethin. buy a slab of VB then send away for a talking booney (david boon) figurine thing nothin more australian then him.. ive got to get around to sending away for mine..
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mmmm tim tams....
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More votes for Timtams (double coat... ) , vegemite, chicken twisties (do they have those in the states??), maybe some other kind of Arnotts biscuits...
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Old 12-14-2005, 06:25 PM   #15
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Ok...am I the only dumbass who doesn't know what tim tams are?
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type of chocolate biscuit i dunno how to describe them but there great
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Timtams are two choc biscuits sandwiched with choc cream and then covered in choc.

The double coat ones are double coated (duh) with choc - so extra thick layer of delicious choc goodness...

And to prove what I freak I am, there are 11 in a normal pack and 9 in a double coat pack....


They come in all sorts of wacky flavours these days...

Milk choc
Double coat milk choc
Dark choc
White choc (tho only around xmas time I think)
Tia maria
Kahlua (big stink created when these were released as people said it would encourage kids to drink?!)
Chewy caramel
Black forest
Hazelnut

I am sure there's more....
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the worst ones ever were the dark choc chili ones they were disgusting
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Mmmm... okay... I didnt know what Tim Tams were either... so i googled it up and this is the first thing that came up...



From no on ANYONE who comes to Argentina thru Australia MUST bring a sample... I repeat: MUST BRING A SAMPLE...

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do we get to satisfiy you the 12th time? if we hand deliver?
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