10-27-2015, 10:21 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New York, NY
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"Distinctly Canadian" gift ideas?
I would like to buy a gift for an American colleague who did me a big favor (was my attorney who represented me through the U.S. citizenship process).
I would like to get him a gift to thank him and commemorate the occasion.
Something professional, and something Canadian (given the immigration bend to the favor).
Cost to be <$500, ideally.
Thanks!
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10-27-2015, 10:29 AM
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#2
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sylvan Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Domoic
I would like to buy a gift for an American colleague who did me a big favor (was my attorney who represented me through the U.S. citizenship process).
I would like to get him a gift to thank him and commemorate the occasion.
Something professional, and something Canadian (given the immigration bend to the favor).
Cost to be <$500, ideally.
Thanks!
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What about a quality framed print of a Group of Seven?
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10-27-2015, 10:31 AM
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#3
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Vancouver
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A hockey stick or jersey? Possibly autographed?
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10-27-2015, 10:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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An Inuit soapstone carving.
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10-27-2015, 10:37 AM
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#5
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Victoria, BC
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Canadian maple whiskey.
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10-27-2015, 10:53 AM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New York, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
What about a quality framed print of a Group of Seven?
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I am embarrassed to admit I had to look this up 
Neat idea!
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10-27-2015, 10:55 AM
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#7
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New York, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MattyC
A hockey stick or jersey? Possibly autographed?
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I like this idea - just don't know who or what - i.e. something or someone he would connect with.
Maybe just a Team Canada jersey?
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10-27-2015, 10:56 AM
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#8
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New York, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by getbak
An Inuit soapstone carving.
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Classy and classic.
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10-27-2015, 10:57 AM
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#9
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: New York, NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Drak
Canadian maple whiskey.
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LOL!
Not sure how to get that delivered across the border!
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10-27-2015, 11:02 AM
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Ate 100 Treadmills
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According to every gift store in every airport, people love freeze dried salmon. Unrefrigerated fish in a bag.
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10-27-2015, 11:07 AM
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#11
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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A Canadian Beaver. I've never paid for one, but the cost should be under $500, though shipping might eat into that.
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10-27-2015, 11:09 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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The most Canadian thing in the world is to apologize for no reason, but that's hard to gift wrap.
How about a Hudson's Bay blanket? Distinctly Canadian and practical.
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10-27-2015, 11:11 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: the dark side of Sesame Street
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found a website which might fire the imagination for you: http://www.thegreatcanadiangiftcompa...ana_c_104.html
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10-27-2015, 11:17 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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A Canadian Gretzky Jersey would be sweet.
Or else just a bag of ketchup chips.
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10-27-2015, 11:19 AM
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Franchise Player
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I'm not sure if this works with your location, but our local (Calgary) snooty cheese shop has a Canadiana cheese basket...
http://janicebeatonfinecheese.bigcar...ct/gift-basket
Shipping in Canada is not a problem but it might not work internationally.
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10-27-2015, 11:19 AM
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#16
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Franchise Player
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I'm not sure if this works with your location, but our local (Calgary) snooty cheese shop has a Canadiana cheese basket...
http://janicebeatonfinecheese.bigcar...ct/gift-basket
Shipping in Canada is not a problem but it might not work internationally.
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10-27-2015, 11:26 AM
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#17
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Puppet Guy
The most Canadian thing in the world is to apologize for no reason, but that's hard to gift wrap.
How about a Hudson's Bay blanket? Distinctly Canadian and practical.
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Perfect. You can send that, then apologize for it being so ugly.
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10-27-2015, 12:42 PM
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#18
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Perfect. You can send that, then apologize for it being so ugly.
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What exactly about it is ugly?
As simple as those stripes are, it's actually one of the most iconic and respected Canadians designs out there. That blanket design has been in production for over 200 years...which for a country as young as Canada is quite neat. The real blankets are really nice quality (with a price to match). Funnily enough though, as much as they represent Canada and HSBC, they are made in England.
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10-27-2015, 12:50 PM
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broke the first rule
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nm
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10-27-2015, 12:57 PM
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#20
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
Perfect. You can send that, then apologize for it being so ugly.
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the apology - is a perfect, yet, inexpensive candian gift
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