A gift for an american dude. Ideas needed.

**Street Gerbil** · 16th August 2009, 19:57

Heya folks. I am in need of a good idea. I need some gifts for my friend and his family in the US. The dude is in mid fourties, has a 17 year old son and a 20 year old daughter. The budget is several hundreds.
I want to send him something from NZ. The first time was easier - I sent some greenstone stuff. This time I need something else. I don't mind a box with some misc stuff, but I don't want it to look cheap and I don't want to send anything he can buy in US. The dude fancies woodworking and is a medieval history buff and the kids are regular college kids. Ideas would be appreciated.

**P38** · 16th August 2009, 19:59

I gave some Canadian friends Greenstone carvings too.

They loved them.

How about a carved wooden Patu or Taiha with paua inlay, and some bone carvings for the kids.

**Mom** · 16th August 2009, 20:02

Petrified wood... polished and packaged. Friggen heavy though, and probably not cheap to post but...

Absolutely stunning to see the grain of the timber, inside a hunk of rock with a polished face.

**98tls** · 16th August 2009, 20:04

May well be off track but theres been some pretty cool programmes/series etc of peoples travels from one end of the country to the other that are advertised for sale on DVD,just a thought.

**Street Gerbil** · 16th August 2009, 20:04

Originally Posted by Mom

Petrified wood... polished and packaged. Friggen heavy though, and probably not cheap to post but...

Absolutely stunning to see the grain of the timber, inside a hunk of rock with a polished face.

Probably not a bad idea. Where can I source it?

**James Deuce** · 16th August 2009, 20:05

3 or 4 kilograms of bacon flavoured lard and some orange cheese in a squirt tube should do it.

**Street Gerbil** · 16th August 2009, 20:07

Originally Posted by 98tls

May well be off track but theres been some pretty cool programmes/series etc of peoples travels from one end of the country to the other that are advertised for sale on DVD,just a thought.

Another interesting idea. Do you know of any titles that you'd recommend?

**Hitcher** · 16th August 2009, 20:09

Send them Barack Obama's birth certificate. That should make them happy.

**YellowDog** · 16th August 2009, 20:10

Porno always gos down well with males of all ages.

**Mom** · 16th August 2009, 20:10

Originally Posted by Street Gerbil

Probably not a bad idea. Where can I source it?

Ngatea. Have no idea what the place is called, but it is gemstone place. It is signposted off SH2 on your way to the Coromandel. Seriously, it is really cool. I have some, amazing stuff. Rock that is rock, that is wood? If you want to see what it looks like before a trip to Ngatea whistle out.

**p.dath** · 16th August 2009, 20:10

How about some New Zealand music? Might appeal to 17 year old.

**Mom** · 16th August 2009, 20:11

Originally Posted by 98tls

May well be off track but theres been some pretty cool programmes/series etc of peoples travels from one end of the country to the other that are advertised for sale on DVD,just a thought.

Marcus Lush did that train one not so long ago.

**Street Gerbil** · 16th August 2009, 20:11

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Send them Barack Obama's birth certificate. That should make them happy.

It is a bit tactless to talk of a rope in the house of a hanged man. He got suckered into voting for Obama and is really sorry for the resulting mess.

**98tls** · 16th August 2009, 20:11

Originally Posted by Street Gerbil

Another interesting idea. Do you know of any titles that you'd recommend?

Gary McCormack (spell) and a few more that i cant remember at the mo,Marcus Lush did one following the railway lines from end to end that was pretty cool and showed some off the beaten track Kiwiana.Edit.......yea that one Mom.

**locatelli** · 16th August 2009, 20:23

Originally Posted by Mom

Ngatea. Have no idea what the place is called, but it is gemstone place. It is signposted off SH2 on your way to the Coromandel. Seriously, it is really cool. I have some, amazing stuff. Rock that is rock, that is wood? If you want to see what it looks like before a trip to Ngatea whistle out.

Place is Wilderness Gems. Linky is www.wildgems.co.nz