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British gift for American wedding

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JaretsGirlfren · 03/03/2019 09:23

I’m going to a wedding in May, the wedding is in America and everyone there will be American apart from me. DP is best man and we are giving a money gift but I would really like to give something super british also, just a small something that will travel with me.

Not after anything really flashy or expensive, just something very british to go alongside the money.

Any ideas anyone? Thanks Smile

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BikeRunSki · 03/03/2019 09:26

Emma Bridgewater mugs. Think she does a “Mr and Mrs” pair as well as union flag designs.

Frangipane · 03/03/2019 09:27

Egg cups. Apparently they don't have them.

FoxyStoatontheProwl · 03/03/2019 09:29

Marmite.

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PhysaliaPhysalis · 03/03/2019 09:38

Wait - they don't have egg cups? How do they eat boiled eggs Shock

Emma Bridgewater a good call, I think.

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JaretsGirlfren · 03/03/2019 09:40

Love the mug idea, thank you.

And when I gave DP a (cool) egg cup, he had no idea what it was so that’s a good idea too! He wasn’t such a fan of marmite though Grin

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Heratnumber7 · 03/03/2019 09:40

Sainsbury's sell Union Jack mugs.

What about tea towels with something British on? British themed salt and pepper.
A hamper of British food, local to where you live.
Union Jack cushions/cushion covers. A picture with a British theme.

Meet0nTheledge · 03/03/2019 09:47

Emma Bridgewater is a good idea but don't get anything with Mr and Mrs on unless you are certain they are going to be using those titles.

Normandy144 · 03/03/2019 09:51

I was just about to say the Emma Bridgewater mugs.

Soft boiled eggs and soldiers just isn't a breakfast staple in the US or Canada really so they don't have egg cups.

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JaretsGirlfren · 03/03/2019 09:56

Sorry for the daft question but re the hamper, am I allowed to take food items on a plane and if so will cheese be okay?

And they hard boil their eggs instead Envy

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Heratnumber7 · 03/03/2019 10:00

Every country has different rules re food so best check with the airline or embassy.

We took a home made hamper to a Czech wedding recently and they loved it. We drove though, so no customs or food police.

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JaretsGirlfren · 03/03/2019 10:11

Okay thank you number7 I will check, as I love the hamper idea.

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Heratnumber7 · 03/03/2019 10:21

We went to a deli and bought local chutneys, mustards, biscuits, gin, sauces etc.

UserX · 03/03/2019 10:46

You can’t take cheese into the us. I’d go for tea towels with something British on them, Americans don’t have egg cups because they don’t eat boiled eggs.

Se7en11 · 03/03/2019 10:48

Emma Bridgewater Mr £ Mrs mugs And a matching teapot

very British

StillRunningWithScissors · 03/03/2019 10:52

Not sure about the US, but I grew up eating egg and soldiers for breakfast in Canada, and my parents have a huge number of egg cups taking up cupboard space (not the point of the thread, but couldn't let the generalisation go ;-)

Agree about avoiding Mr and Mrs if you don't know they'll be using the title.

Some foods are ok, but dairy is usually not allowed.

OKBobble · 03/03/2019 12:42

They do have egg cups! What a weird notion that they don't. My parents have lived there since 1982!

sashh · 03/03/2019 12:54

Another vote for a hamper. Apparently toast racks are also rare .

Some nice tea, you can get selections, maybe a cheap tea set?

SenecaFalls · 03/03/2019 13:01

Egg cups. Apparently they don't have them.

We don't have them here in the US because generally we don't use them. Pick something else.

SenecaFalls · 03/03/2019 13:03

Toast racks are rare, yes. Americans generally like their toast hot from the toaster, not cooled in a rack.

SeaToSki · 03/03/2019 13:05

Taking food into the USA is a combination of rules

Firstly if you want to carry it on, you have to take stuff within the no fluids, pastes or powder rules for airplanes

Secondly to get past customs in the USA it has to be all preserved ie nothing fresh. So dried apple slices in a sealed bag from a proper manufacturer, fine. A whole apple, banned. Homemade preserved apple chutney, banned.
Cheese might be ok if it is not raw and is in a proper sealed shrinkwrap, but not one that was sliced in the shop and rewrapped. But you still might get caught out on it and quite frankly they are never nice about it, so i wouldnt risk it. (They will go through your bag with a fine tooth comb and check inside everything, even toothpaste tubes)

Some duchy originals stuff might be well received, many Americans are big royalists especially since Prince Harrys wedding

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JaretsGirlfren · 03/03/2019 13:14

DP is American and didn’t know what an egg cup was, I’ll ask about toast racks.

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SenecaFalls · 03/03/2019 13:16

Wedgwood is a good idea. It's available in the US, of course, but if you can find an older piece that is a bit unusual, that might be just the thing.

kenandbarbie · 03/03/2019 13:16

Why can you only get me and mrs mugs if they're using the title? I've got mugs that say her highness but I'm not the queen.

kenandbarbie · 03/03/2019 13:18

Wedgewood would be good, it's internationally known.

How do Americans eat soft boiled eggs and toast?