from US to France

melinda · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 256 Location: Richmond, VA, usa

I need suggestions for a gift to send our family friend .....who has allowed my daughter to live in her basement apt in Paris rent free for the last 2 months (she & her husband live upstairs in same building)....she is French, middle aged.....I would like to surprize her with something....she has consistently refused rent or anything else from us.....
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Alisa · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 97 Location: Paris, France

If it were me:
chocolate chips
peanut butter from Trader Joe's or a healthfood, type store
Anything from the OXO company
Movies/DVD's
Books

cris · Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 5:49 pm Post subject: from you (us) to french

Hard to help with so little back ground but forget dvd they are not compatible with french dvd reader (zone copyright issue), food or wine/alcool is almost always appreciated but french can be pickieget more info from your daugther.

Alisa · Joined: 29 Sep 2004 Posts: 97 Location: Paris, France

Most people I know here have DVD players that read all three types of DVD's...I do, and they are easy to purchase, everywhere...So if you verify this with your daughter's hosts, that should clear that right up!

Rachel · Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Posts: 296 Location: Santa Barbara, CA

I second the suggestion of books. English books are easier to come by in Paris than anywhere else in France, but still they're on the pricey side and the selection is necessarily limited so if you have a reasonable idea of her literary tastes, a novel or two will probably be a nice treat.

pistache · Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Cannes, France

For some reason I'm thinking of lovely candles that smell of Christmas spices and a box of the best cookies.... That would make me very happy anyway. And perhaps a coffee table book full of glossy photos of your part of the world ?

melinda · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 256 Location: Richmond, VA, usa

thanks everyone.....my daughter went to the Strasbourg Xmas market over the weekend & found assorted pain d'epices for a nice seasonal gift
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