Present for friends in Australia - help!

[MummyDoIt]

I am stuck for ideas of what to send my friends (married couple, no kids) in Australia. Previously I've ordered hampers from an Australian website, delivered direct to them - wine, chocolates, etc. However, I've done that for a few years now and want to come up with something new. Any suggestions?

[RemindMeWhatSleepIs]

Sorry I have no ideas. I'm just lurking as I need to buy a January birthday present for a single female 32 yr old who has just moved to Sydney.

[Leafmould]

Are you sure they want something new? They might really enjoy getting the hampers. It sounds like a really good present as the delivery aspect is sorted.

If posting anything from the uk, the last posting date is probably already upon us, but these teatowels post easily.

[MummyDoIt]

The last posting date from the UK has been and gone so it has to be ordered from Australia. I'm sure they'd be happy to receive another hamper but I just feel a bit unimaginative and 'samey'. Something like an Amazon gift voucher would be ideal but I don't think there's an Australian Amazon website and I don't want to send them a voucher for the UK one as they'd spend more on postage than the gift itself.

RemindMe I've used the Gifts Australia website which has been pretty good.

[ZandraDee]

We use //dstore.com they have all sorts, never had a problem with them and wold reccomend them.

[laptopdancer]

Amazon .com? Thats the one used in australia.

[legalalien]

I sent my sil a raclette grill last year, from raclette Australia. I think she liked it. :)

[legalalien]

Less specifically, I've used www.mightyape.com.au with success in the past.

[Fresh01]

New picnic hamper, beach chairs, travel rug the type that fold into a bag. New beach towels? Over there you do tend to live outside 9 months of the year.

If you want house type things there is a place called Peters of Kensington we have used before to order things for people. It is Sydney based.

[Fresh01]

Make sure you check the exchange rate before you order. I ordered for our friends kids at the weekend and was shocked how much the rates have changed in a year.

[Doitnicelyplease]

there is a experiences website for sending gifts to people in Oz it is called red balloon I think, yes this is it.

www.redballoondays.co.uk

[FadBook]

I've brought a picnic rucksack with blanket and wine glasses (of course) from eBay Australia. I managed to source somewhere close to where relatives lived and they ended uo gift wrapping and personally delivering it too.

I've also brought vouchers for a local sports cloths shop and book shop.b that way there is no or little delivery charge because it's in their city.

M&S were doing free delivery to Aus, not sure if its still expired. They won't mind if it's late I'm sure- especially if it is nice clothes- the clothes are shockingly expensive in Aus!

[FadBook]

Bloody spelling on iPhone:

Cloth = clothes

Uo = up

[CanIHaveAPetGiraffePlease]

We use book depository as it delivers without international shipping rates and then also send over a small parcel of. British goods (Dorset fudge, sweets they like etc)

[DeckTheHallsWithBoughsOfJolly]

I'm getting cinema tickets for my brother in Aus. Apparently both Reading Cinemas and Event cinemas are pretty widespread :)

[DeckTheHallsWithBoughsOfJolly]

Sorry, cinema vouchers

[HappyAsEyeAm]

I've bought for friends in Australia from amazon.com?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21. Bear in mind that they take a while to deliver. I think I bought this tiem last year and the gifts didn't arrive in time for Christmas.

I now buy things in the UK and post them. I buy for their DCs now, and I buy London/UK related things eg Paddington Bear books (8 for £10 in alittle cardboard suitcase in M&S at the moment), a London jigsaw puzzle (again M&S), Olympics stuff etc.

[SilkStalkings]

Fishpond.com is based in Oz.

[SilkStalkings]

I managed to find a restaurant and deli via google near my Oz friends that does gift vouchers.