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Wishlist for Andrew Oakley, Gloucestershire
Blokes. We're so difficult to buy for. I'm not exactly poor, so unless you're close family or a very close friend, just a card will do. If you would like to buy me something, thank-you; here are some hints.
You'll note that many of these items are cheap High Street consumables such as stationery. I simply don't have time to shop for these, so by making the effort to do so yourself, your gift is worth much more than the sticker price. Thank-you.
Consumables which I use a lot of, or which I have recently run out of, which I would appreciate multiples of, are listed in bold.
I collect Doctor Who DVDs, particularly those from the "classic" era (1st-7th Doctors). Here is a list of Doctor Who DVDs that I already own.
Neither I nor my family play board games, and I already own all the roleplaying games I could ever want to play in my lifetime.
Online
Delivered instantly by email:
Order online, delivered by post:
- Amazon wishlist - objects of desire which can be delivered either to you, or directly to me
High Street
From computer games shops including Currys PC World or GAME:
- Steam Wallet Card - also known as a Steam Wallet Top Up or Steam Gift Card - allows me to download a game of my choice - available in several values, £5, £10, £20 etc. Available from Morrisons and Tesco.
Quick, last-minute, available 24/7
From outfitters such as Marks & Spencer or Primark:
From chemists such as Boots or Superdrug:
- Gillette clear gel antiperspirant (Cool Wave or any)
- John Frieda Sheer Blonde Shampoo or own-brand Blonde equivalent (Bodycare and Home Bargains do one)
- Lynx Africa shower gel
- A new navy/dark blue facecloth
- Travel miniatures - Shower gel, 2-in-1 shampoo, toothpaste, hair gel
From stationers such as WH Smith, Rymans or Wilkinsons:
- White A4 paper - 90gsm or 100gsm (often marked "Premium")
- Dymo Letratag white paper label cartridges
- Sharpie Fine Tip black markers, Sharpie CD/DVD black markers or Sharpie Twin Tip black markers
- Filofax Mini Week Per Page diary for the coming year (I have two Mini Filofaxes. Duplicate purchases are good.)
- Filofax Mini Vertical Year Planner
- Filofax Mini London Underground map (these get revised every year, it is useful to have the latest one with station closures)
- Genuine branded Sellotape Original - ideally 19mm small reels, the ones that fit the little dispensers
- Brown wrapping paper, medium or heavy duty
- The latest copies of the following magazines: Hackspace, PC Gamer, SFX, Practical Wireless, Private Eye, Sound On Sound
From grocers and supermarkets:
- I am diabetic, so dark chocolate and not milk please
- Garners Pickled Shallots
- Orangina Light, any size
- Monster Ultra Fiesta Mango Zero Sugar - Morrisons sell this, 500ml cans
- Fentiman's Curiosity Cola (not cherry) or Coca Cola Signature Mixers Spicy - Waitrose and Sainsburys have these
- Canada Dry Ginger Ale
- Cornish wafers (biscuits for cheese)
- Fox's Butter Crunch or Classic Crunch biscuits (not creams)
- Pringles Sour Cream & Onion (Reduced Fat or normal)
- Parsons Cockles (the brand they sell in Fish & Chip shops, squat jar with a yellow lid)
- A good pork pie; if you want to push the boat out, Eleys of Ironbridge (order online or visit the shop right opposite the iron bridge)
- Thick-cut rind-on unsmoked middle bacon, from the deli counter or a proper butcher
- Fresh laid free range eggs, from a market or roadside smallholder
- Sugar free Polo mints
- Sugar free cola bottles (e.g. from old-fashioned sweet shop)
- Sugar free fruit sweets
- Columbian coffee beans (we have a grinder) - Waitrose own brand is particularly good
- Sushi rice, Nori (seaweed sheets), Kikoman soy sauce, wasabi, rice wine vinegar
- Pork & Blue Cheese / Pork & Stilton sausages - Farmhouse Deli on upper High St, Cheltenham sell these
- A plain fruit cake - no (or very little) marzipan nor icing please
- Old Gouda cheese, or Old Amsterdam cheese
- Vegetable crisps - e.g. beetroot, sweet burtato etc.
From an off-licence:
- Aldi sell a good Napoleon Brandy for around £10 which I rate very highly
- Shandy, especially Bass or Panache - cheap 10-bottles-for-2-quid shandy is just fine, as are own-brand cans; also low alcohol lager (<3%)
- Liqueur chocolates, especially Whisky or Brandy/Cognac ones, especially Anthon Berg
- I don't drink much alcohol, so please don't bother with wine, beer or other spirits
From electronics or DIY shops such as PC World, B&Q, Screwfix, Homebase, Wilkinsons or local markets:
- AA and AAA alkaline batteries
- Screen cleaning spray (not wipes), small bottle around 100-200ml
- Lint-free dusting cloths (e.g. microfibre, lens cloth, screen cleaning cloth)
Thanks again.
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