So i remember when Dave was on tour i didn't have a clue what to send him and what not to send him. There was some help but only from America and they have all different things that us English people do so i thought i would share what i sent Dave or what he told me what he'd like and not like to have sent. Obviously they are grateful for every little thing you send them but it's like a Christmas present you don't want ha ha.
So these are some ideas of what to send them:
- Pot noodles/super noodles - as they only have fixed meals a day and if they are men they'll probably still want extra to eat and these are quick and simple and filling.
- Instant hot chocolates - the ones that are already in the cups are really good they don't even have to be the chocolate ones there is different types. E.g bovril, coffee etc. Preferably only send these in the winter or ask them if they want them in the warm seasons
- Sweets - i always sent haribos so them types of sweets
- Peanuts - or savory snacks
- Crisps
- Biscuits
- Roll on deodorant (when needed)
- Shower gels (when needed)
- Tooth paste & Toothbrush (when needed)
- Hand & Feet warmers for the winter tours
- A teddy :) (youd be suprised)
- Game books, Sudoku etc
- Letters, cards & pictures
- Always make sure the address is right and put yours on the back just in case
- Don't send anything that can melt or at least ask the soldier your sending it to or things could be messy ha ha
- Be careful what type of pictures you send, letters/parcels can be checked and you wouldn't want anybody else seeing certain things (naughty pictures)
- Don't send aerosols they get sent by air so they could explode in the parcel and they will get taken out
- If you send anything glass make sure you wrap it up really well so it doesn't smash
- Don't send anything that you need a microwave for
- Don't send fizzy drinks or bottled drinks incase again because their been sent by air they might explode
- Nothing too big remember your soldier has to keep it their with him and also fetch it back ha ha
- I sent things every 3 weeks so he had one every month but that was because i didn't want to overload him with things and other people were sending him parcels etc so he did stock up on a few things abit too much
- Parcels etc can take up to 2 weeks to get there so if your wanting it to be there for a certain occasion christmas etc then send them a couple of weeks before to make sure it gets there in time.
- If you go to your local post office there is a weight you can send parcels to your soldier for free
- I used to send things in shoe boxes they were the best sort of boxes and the right sizes so don't chuck any out ha ha
- You could do themed boxes for example, i did a birthday box and inside i sellotaped wrapping paper and then put some balloons etc n (not blown up obviously) its just nice for your soldier to have some things normal and nice out there.
- I used to put everything in the box make sure every gap is sellotaped really good to make sure it doesn't come open. After that i used to get the brown wrapping paper you get from the post office or a stationary shop and wrap the box in that. Then i used to write the address on a piece of paper and put sellotape over it incase it got wet and smudged then do the same on the back with your address on it just in case it needs sending back etc
I hope this has helped you by giving you some ideas. If you have any other ideas or anything to add to then please leave a comment.
Love Christina xox
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