Making up a little food parcel for friend's DS

[Sparklingbrook]

He leaves for University on Friday. So far I have 2 Pot Noodles. What other food treats would be handy in the first week?

[titchy]

Pasta pasta and more pasta! Tea, coffee, juice, cornflakes, uHT milk. Jacket potatoes. Tin of soup, beans. Biscuits, crisps. Unless you know what the fridge situation is don't go for anything perishable.

[Sparklingbrook]

Thank you titchy. I might get him one of those Kelloggs selection boxes of cereal. Oh yes, biscuits.

I have known him since he was about 8.

[Indith]

Alkaseltzer

[Sparklingbrook]

Genius Indith Freshers Week is quite full on by the sound of it.

[Orangeanddemons]

Tins of tuna. Some fruit.

[FrussoHathor]

Longlife milk. Sugar. Packs of dried noodles (super noodles or homebrand equivalent)

[Vatta]

Vitamin c, to ward off fresher's flu

[stripeygreensocks]

A student cook book as well?

[Sparklingbrook]

So stuff to add boiling water to is good.

This is making me a bit teary and he's not even my son.

[MortifiedAdams]

A tin opener!

Tub of Smash

[shrinkingnora]

Paracetamol, ibuprofen, long life fruit juice, squash, bottle of vodka, tinned microwave treacle sponge and chocolate pudding, sugar, cereal, mars bars.

[Indith]

Def lots of stuff to add to boiling water. First week he isn't going to cook. Maybe a few of those porridge thingy tubs you add water to for a decent breakfast after a big night! I'd go for a few simple quick fixes for first week plus a student cook book and a giftcard for his nearest supermarket.

[shrinkingnora]

Bagels. Bit random but they keep for longer than bread. Or any of those individually wrapped brioche or pains au chocolat that Aldi do. Cans of coke.

[NotAnotherPackedLunch]

Marker pen for any food he has to put in a shared fridge.

[defineme]

There are also pot rice, pot cous cous, pot pasta and so forth. Harvest crunch bars keep me going.

[funnymummy2931]

Shampoo, shower gel, etc usual bathroom stuff.

How lovely and thoughtful of you

[Mumzy]

Instant hot chocolate, chocolate, big bag of crisps, cake, hobnobs, instant soups, Jam, marmite

[Sparklingbrook]

These are brilliant, you lot are great. Lots that I hadn't thought of. I thought stamps but that's a bit old fashioned do you think?

[Sparklingbrook]

Oh yes-toiletries!

[SavoyCabbage]

My dad got me light bulbs when I went to uni.

Air freshner be useful. Those student houses are musty.

[Sparklingbrook]

Would tupperware be useful? Or 'Tupperwhere's the effing lid' as we call it.

[DoudousDoor]

Bottle of wine him to share with new housemates the first night.

Cake - ditto

My mum made her gorgeous choc cake. Everytime she came to visit I had loads of people asking if she was bringing another one!

[Sparklingbrook]

Cake and wine. I like the sound of this Uni thing.

Well I will be off shortly with a copy of the thread, and will report back with my finds.

Thank you!! x

[Sparklingbrook]

I am back! here's what's in his box-

2 x Pot Noodle
3 x mug of pasta type things
2 x Supernoodles
Box of Choc Chip Cookies
Multipack of crisps
Chocolate Cake
Shampoo
Shower gel
Toothpaste
Post it Notes
Marker Pen
Good Luck Card

Will get more bits tomorrow. Seeing his Mum tomorrow too, she is feeling it I think so she will need a small gift too.

[Kez100]

My 15 year old son would currently live with:

Sandwich press
Non stick pan

Pasta
Cheese sauce
Big salami sausage
Cheese
ASDA tomato pizza topper
Fruit
Weetabix
Milk

I would get the non perishables from that list and leave him to but the rest