Would you buy souvenir during a trip?
Sep 27, 2013, 1:53 am
#2
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: K+K
Programs: *G
Posts: 4,871
no useless trinkets
i either buy consumables (food & drinks) , or items that i would and could buy at home, but at the source/country-of-origin because it just feels a bit more special that way.
e.g. german knives, austrian glasses, italian ties, english shoes, etc
i either buy consumables (food & drinks) , or items that i would and could buy at home, but at the source/country-of-origin because it just feels a bit more special that way.
e.g. german knives, austrian glasses, italian ties, english shoes, etc
Sep 27, 2013, 9:28 am
#4
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: MEL
Programs: DL, QF, QR Gold, MR Lifetime Gold
Posts: 7,003
I used to collect shot glasses, but they took up too much space, I hardly use them anymore and they're a PITA when you move.
Now I like to get something useful, like something to wear. No magnets/shot glasses/etc.
Now I like to get something useful, like something to wear. No magnets/shot glasses/etc.
Sep 27, 2013, 9:39 am
#5
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: In the air
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I used to have a strict no souvenir rule, but over the last few years I've tried to bring back something nice from countries which really mean something to me.
On my mantlepiece is:
A set of candles from Sri Lanka
An ancient urn from Jordan
A rubber duck from a New York brunch
A KLM Business class Bols collectable house thing
A recreation of a Moai from Easter Island
On my mantlepiece is:
A set of candles from Sri Lanka
An ancient urn from Jordan
A rubber duck from a New York brunch
A KLM Business class Bols collectable house thing
A recreation of a Moai from Easter Island
Sep 27, 2013, 9:47 am
#6
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 4,735
I always bring something home that reminds me of where I visited, and rarely would I call my souvenirs expensive.
Trip to New England: maple syrup bought at the farm that produced it, $8 per jug
Rome: necklace from a street vendor, 10€
London: vintage British novels from a used book store, £2 each.
Netherlands: tulips of course.
For me souvenirs are about the memory, the moment, the experience, not about splurging.
Sep 27, 2013, 10:17 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NYC
Programs: AA LT G (1MM);DL G, UA GM
Posts: 2,028
Now, that German cuckoo clock I received as a gift? Haven't been able to make myself display it. And those things ARE expensive!
Sep 27, 2013, 11:13 am
#8
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: on the path to perdition
Programs: Delta, United
Posts: 4,786
A wife 
I rarely buy things mostly because I tend to travel light and for long periods of time. That said I have brought back a fair amount of earthware but that it comes from my ancestral home so it it a true souvenir.
I rarely buy things mostly because I tend to travel light and for long periods of time. That said I have brought back a fair amount of earthware but that it comes from my ancestral home so it it a true souvenir.
, or is the souvenir for the wife?
Sep 27, 2013, 2:00 pm
#11
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 90
In every new country I travel to I try to find something that I can hang on my Christmas Tree every winter.
Occasionally if I see a refrigerator magnet that appeals to me I will grab that as well. But, the Christmas Tree ornament is always the goal. Sometimes I get a bit creative with them and just turn a toy or something else into an ornament. Sometimes I find actual ornaments. But, it can be kind of fun to search.
Occasionally if I see a refrigerator magnet that appeals to me I will grab that as well. But, the Christmas Tree ornament is always the goal. Sometimes I get a bit creative with them and just turn a toy or something else into an ornament. Sometimes I find actual ornaments. But, it can be kind of fun to search.
Sep 27, 2013, 2:11 pm
#15
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: ATL
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Posts: 198
Mostly photos, and my daughter collects postcards, so I try to bring one home for her. I'm kind of a foodie, so if there is something that you just "can't get at home" I am often tempted to pick that up. Of course, I always have to weigh that against the hassle factor of schlepping home--especially if it is liquid over 3 oz.