Suits for work, diamonds, gold and spices

dental work handbags shoes cloths spirits to bring home cigs everthing really i could buy the lot elaine

and you do elaine
mike

I'd say:
gold jewellery with gemstones generally (not just diamonds) - good tip - if possible, choose your stone then have it set in your own design, rather than buying a ready-made ring.

Also, handbags

Ginger garlic paste, "Maggies" chilli garlic sauce, Chat Masala and any other spices, jeweled and mirrowed toe post sandles, sarongs, etc

jayne

In No specific order except No 1
1....Me a drink
2....Be careful about buying spices, I ended up with a spice rack of imported bugs, and someone else on the forum had the same experience.
3....Glasses, Dental work, medications, ie paracetamol, Ventolin Inhalers, creams , hydrocortisone, vasoline, tiger balm
4.....Tailor made clothes, I have silk pillow cases made, supposed to stop your hair getting tangled in the night [rubbish I still look like Worzel Gummage] but I still have nice silk bedding.
5......Furniture, we have taken some lovely carved chess/back gammon tables home, just bought a nice carved fruit bowl tonight.
6.....Local spirits/cigarettes
7....Soapstone candle holders, oil burners, lamps
8....Incence boxes/ sticks
9....Synergie Garrnier lotions and potions, around a £1 here, £5-£8 at home
10...Leather handbags, purses, wallets, belts, filofaxes ect

Talking of medication, a friend of Steve's who was in Goa while we were there said that he'd stocked up on Viagra as it was very cheap, we didn't see him for a few days after that

jayne

Save yourself a lot of packing, Toothpaste,[colgate] coffee [nescafe] teabags, soap powder soap [lux] shampoo, [sunsilk] Revlon cosmetics 1/4 price you would pay at home.

beach towels they take up to much room in case anyway

Hi, Lin is right, in fact when we return at Xmas we are hoping to get our packing into 2 flight cases so that they can go as hand baggage and in to the overhead lockers, because basically you can get all your hoilday esentials while your out there and jewellery packs down ever so small and if its bigger peices such as furniture you can always get it shipped back, but source your freight company carefully to ensure best price and reassurence that it will arrive and in one piece, ask for recommendations from people who have done this

Jayne

I buy shaving soap (between 10-20 rupees) and cartons of coconut cream for cooking - 18 rupees each. Not exactly diamonds.

Leather jackets, handbags

I also ended up with a spice rack of bugs!!! The rest of the spices were okay though (or maybe i just ate the bugs!!!)

Honey bee brandy

Honey bee brandy

Thats what everyone means by honey bee! so its brandy? I cant believe i didn't figure it out I should have guessed by the colour as brandy is more or less the same colour as honey. I knew it was some kind of spirit, but didn't know it was brandy
Hope im not the only one who didn't know

diamonds, i bought my wife an eternity ring and i paid £255 and have just had a valuation done for insurance purposes and they have valued at £1100

hand bags
sandals
clothes
contact lenses
tiger oil/balm
incence sticks
silver jewellry
fenny

Can i ask what fenny is?

Alcohol brewed from coconut or cashew (or "flavoured" with coconut or cashew.

Very strong!!

Thanks, i think ill be getting some of that