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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

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  • Order online, delivered by courier:
    • 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:
    • Sugar free cough/throat sweets - Strepsils do one
    • 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
    • Beard softener oil (not conditioner)
  • From stationers such as WH Smith or Rymans:
    • White A4 paper - 90gsm or 100gsm (often marked "Premium")
    • Blue water soluble (whiteboard) markers
    • 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
    • Uhu All Purpose Glue (in yellow tube; Poundland often sell it)
    • The latest copies of the following magazines: Hackspace, PC Gamer, SFX, Practical Wireless, Sound On Sound
  • From grocers and supermarkets:
    • I am diabetic, so dark chocolate and not milk please. I really shouldn't have sweets, so please go for quality over quantity. For example, 75% or 85% dark chocolate.
    • Garners Pickled Shallots
    • Orangina Light, any size
    • Fizzy orange cans, Lidl so some
    • Monster Ultra Fiesta Mango Zero Sugar - Morrisons sell this, 500ml cans
    • Canada Dry Ginger Ale
    • Cornish wafers (biscuits for cheese)
    • Pringles Sour Cream & Onion (Reduced Fat or normal)
    • Parsons Cockles (the brand they sell in Fish & Chip shops, squat jar with a yellow lid)
    • 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 cola bottles (e.g. from old-fashioned sweet shop)
    • Sugar free gummy bears - Aldi do these
    • Sugar free jelly beans
    • Barratt Liquorice Novelties (yellow box)
    • Liquorice torpedoes / comfits
    • 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
    • Strong Cheddar cheese, such as Tickler (Sainsburys) or especially Wookey Hole (Waitrose or Teddington Hands deli)
    • Old Gouda cheese, or Old Amsterdam cheese
    • Vegetable crisps - e.g. beetroot, sweet potato etc.
    • Ocean Spray Cranberry Squash concentrate (Home Bargains often have this on a discount)
    • Opies Sliced Lemons - in a jar in lemon juice (Waitrose or Sainsburys)
  • From an off-licence:
    • Aldi sell a good Napoleon Brandy for around £12 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 or local markets:
    • AA and AAA alkaline batteries
    • Screen cleaning spray (not wipes), small bottle around 100-200ml
    • Lint-free dusting cloth (e.g. microfibre, lens cloth, screen cleaning cloth) - mine is old and dirty

    Thanks again.

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