At the end of the month the guy I have been dating is going to Iraq for the coast guard for two years and I am also moving across country. We would like to keep in touch as friends. I would like to send him care packages but do not know which items are allowed over there.
2007-07-15 06:51:37 · 8 answers · asked by Jersey Girl 25 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
magazines from the states,the more risque,the better..
candies from the states,chocolates are best!!
ciggarettes..even if he doesnt smoke,they can be used for trading,or peace offering with locals wherever he is...
Good soap,,military soap sux!!
Nice pillows,,they will be used and appcted..
other than that,,just things that will remind him of you!!
2007-07-15 07:01:47 · answer #1 · answered by r 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Honestly, As a guy.
If I were in his shoes. Just send "something" on a regular basis.
I wouldn't be picky. A news paper or a pack of gum. Just anything to know that you're still there.
Just make sure it can stand the heat.
2007-07-16 12:36:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could check out this site, http://soldiersangels.org/index.php?page=home
They have a lot of ideas for things you can send to your friend. They also have the list of prohibited items - like risque magazines - And they also give you links to the USPS forms you'll need.
If you contact me on Yahoo360, I can give you more info on more organizations that can be of benefit to the both of you.
2007-07-15 08:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by drgnrdr451 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cookies, and any other baked goods that hold shape well when jostled about in shipping... rice krispie treats do well.. cookies do well if wrapped in ziploc bags, then packaged so they don't shake around too much, otherwise u end up with cookie crumbles, which when added to a cup fo milk, still taste delicious.
personal toiletries that he can't get there, like his favorite Axe body wash, or stuff like that.
And of course, most importantly, pictures of yourself. he can get in trouble, techincally, if they're nudes, so just send tastefully provocative ones, or pictures of u and him together, or stuff like that, he'll love it.
And by the way, please, thank him for me for his commitment to the nation.
2007-07-15 06:58:45 · answer #4 · answered by Felix R 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You can send him his favorite snacks, dvd's, pictures of you, magazines, books, pretty much anything that may occupy him when he has down time. you could also make a cd of songs that remind you of him and send it to him. My husband always loves that!
2007-07-15 07:06:05 · answer #5 · answered by katles 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
personal items.
love it.
snacks that do not perish in the mail
2007-07-15 06:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
send him a clear white piece of cloth and the american flag so as his friends of solidiers can use if he fall dead
it is a mad war
the present government is so bad
solidiers are killed everyday and millions of doallare have been wasted.
2007-07-15 07:10:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
baby wipes!
2007-07-15 08:15:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋