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portlandrose Just Starting Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 8 Location: PORTLAND, OREGON USA	Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:25 am    Post subject: Gift suggestions? Will be staying with host family in St. Petersburg Fall Semester and want to bring gifts. Sadly, airlines will no longer allow bottles of liquid (wine or spirits) even if they are well packed in my checked luggage. Coming from Oregon - would local food products such at Tillamook Cheese, Hazelnuts, Stash Tea, or locally roasted coffee beans be good ideas? Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:34 am    Post subject: why not bring touresty typ items from Oregon...for instance when my russian friend came to here she brought my mom a russian kitchen apron and oven mits etc...it represented russia...and was great because it lasts. Food and beverages get used up and now are no more
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Fire_Goddess Guest	Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:53 am    Post subject: You should NOT bring cheese, meat, or fruit. Because you never know if there is a ban on it.
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surfguy Lounge Wizard Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 6979	Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:11 am    Post subject: Bring Clinton/Obama '08 Bumper stickers
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:55 am    Post subject: Re: Gift suggestions? portlandrose wrote: Will be staying with host family in St. Petersburg Fall Semester and want to bring gifts. Sadly, airlines will no longer allow bottles of liquid (wine or spirits) even if they are well packed in my checked luggage. Coming from Oregon - would local food products such at Tillamook Cheese, Hazelnuts, Stash Tea, or locally roasted coffee beans be good ideas? Any other suggestions would be appreciated. Anything that is packed and checked into luggage should be allowed. But I would suggest to forget about cheese, tea, etc. No one cares about that. If you want to bring a good gift to your russian friends consider the following: - for ladies, good french cosmetics items - Lancome, Dior, Este Lauder are the brands most Russians know and love - for men, wool sweaters, scarfs, hats: remember that in the winter, it's cold in St Petersburg and any nice-looking warm clothes would be welcome, especially since really good brand clothes are much more expensive in Russia than in the US - Jeans/Jeans jackets made by Levis. In the US, Levis has gone downhill as a brand. But in Russia, Levis and Wrangler are well-known and popular - Nice leather brand wallets for men and women; you can buy them on sale in stores like Macy's. They may be quite expensive in Russia - Nice belts/ties may be appreciated by some
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:41 am    Post subject: I want to correct myself - I was mainly talking about relatively expensive gifts that are good for friends/family. If you're looking to buy something inexpensive, hats, t-shirts or any other article of clothing that say "Oregon" , "Portland", U.S.A. would probably be a good bet.
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jo-jo-7 Just Starting Joined: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 6	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 3:58 am    Post subject: MrSpice wrote: I want to correct myself - I was mainly talking about relatively expensive gifts that are good for friends/family. If you're looking to buy something inexpensive, hats, t-shirts or any other article of clothing that say "Oregon" , "Portland", U.S.A. would probably be a good bet. Since I am going to Russia, do you think a T-shirt that says, "Getting Lucky in Kentucky" would be a good gift?....
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Paul-Holmes Lounge Wizard Joined: 12 Apr 2005 Posts: 1073	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:14 am    Post subject: How about native american art? I gave a dream catcher. I personally do not like giving anything nationalistic, but cultural instead. Smoke Pacific salmon . Peanut snacks like big bags of Reese Pieces. Local sport club gear like Hockey Jerseys and Soccer jerseys. You want something unique so they can brag about it, but nothing nationalistic.
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MrSpice Lounge Wizard Joined: 14 Jul 2003 Posts: 3431	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 5:41 am    Post subject: jo jo 7 wrote: Since I am going to Russia, do you think a T-shirt that says, "Getting Lucky in Kentucky" would be a good gift?.... I don't think it would be a good gift. Who is this gift for? You'd do better with something that has Levis or other famous brand name on it. Most people won't know what Kentucky is.
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Fire_Goddess Guest	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 6:50 am    Post subject: jo jo 7 wrote: Since I am going to Russia, do you think a T-shirt that says, "Getting Lucky in Kentucky" would be a good gift?.... Yeah wonderful!
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jo-jo-7 Just Starting Joined: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 6	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:09 am    Post subject: MrSpice wrote: jo jo 7 wrote: Since I am going to Russia, do you think a T-shirt that says, "Getting Lucky in Kentucky" would be a good gift?.... I don't think it would be a good gift. Who is this gift for? You'd do better with something that has Levis or other famous brand name on it. Most people won't know what Kentucky is. I am kiiiiiiidding, spicey! I wouldn't do that, that is so unclassy to give a gift like that..
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jo-jo-7 Just Starting Joined: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 6	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:10 am    Post subject: Fire_Goddess wrote: jo jo 7 wrote: Since I am going to Russia, do you think a T-shirt that says, "Getting Lucky in Kentucky" would be a good gift?.... Yeah wonderful!
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Fire_Goddess Guest	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:21 am    Post subject: jo jo 7 wrote: Ive gotten negative attention myself while wearing a Trix cereal T-shirt.
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jo-jo-7 Just Starting Joined: 16 Mar 2010 Posts: 6	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:33 am    Post subject: Fire_Goddess wrote: jo jo 7 wrote: Ive gotten negative attention myself while wearing a Trix cereal T-shirt. "Trix is for kids"..
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Fire_Goddess Guest	Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:41 am    Post subject: jo jo 7 wrote: "Trix is for kids".. Yeah one of the more memorable remarks I received while wearing it was: "Im a kid, can I have some of your Trix". This of course was said to me by some teenage brat.
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