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Lochloosa

(16,064 posts) Thu Mar 3, 2016, 06:58 PM Mar 2016

My wife is going to Mexico in March and wants to know what I want for a sovienor. [View all]

HELP with suggestions?

Thank you.

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My wife is going to Mexico in March and wants to know what I want for a sovienor. [View all] Lochloosa Mar 2016 OP

Blanket? hibbing Mar 2016 #1

Not a bad idea. I go to music festivals. Might come in handy. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #3

There are wide variances in quality Major Nikon Mar 2016 #42

I would ask for a Talavera sun plaque: femmocrat Mar 2016 #2

I really like that. How big are they? Lochloosa Mar 2016 #4

They come in different sizes, but most are around 12 in. femmocrat Mar 2016 #5

Love these hibbing Mar 2016 #12

Acapulco Gold GreydeeThos Mar 2016 #6

I was thinking the same mackerel Mar 2016 #7

I can get two things Lochloosa Mar 2016 #8

There are all kinds of Talavera pottery mainstreetonce Mar 2016 #9

Talavera pottery is beautiful. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2016 #48

Candy shenmue Mar 2016 #10

Real vanilla extract. Laffy Kat Mar 2016 #11

It is better because of two things: Trailrider1951 Mar 2016 #13

Oh, thanks for the vanilla info. Laffy Kat Mar 2016 #20

When I lived in El Paso, I used to travel across the border and get it Major Nikon Mar 2016 #40

My friend and I do this too TuxedoKat Mar 2016 #61

Tequila? Initech Mar 2016 #14

Given. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #15

There are many tequilas sold in Mexico you can't get in the USA Major Nikon Mar 2016 #41

A Luchador Mask? Xyzse Mar 2016 #16

LOL..that is so me. Had to look that one up. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #17

Absolutely! Then talk like Bane from Batman and you're all set. Xyzse Mar 2016 #18

I hope she gets back before the wall goes up lame54 Mar 2016 #19

Drumpf pinata! KamaAina Mar 2016 #21

Where in Mexico is she visiting? GoCubsGo Mar 2016 #22

Sweet. I'll check. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #25

We have several of those critters, including a large bat. They are so cool yellowdogintexas Mar 2016 #36

I only have a pink crab. GoCubsGo Mar 2016 #44

Coke Kaleva Mar 2016 #23

I live in Florida. Such an eighty's thing for us Lochloosa Mar 2016 #26

No, seriously. Coke. jmowreader Mar 2016 #32

The Home Depot and Publix near me carry Mexican Coke. ohnoyoudidnt Mar 2016 #35

They still make it with real cane sugar, instead of HFCS. Makes a huge difference yellowdogintexas Mar 2016 #37

Actually most Mexican Coke bottlers have switched over to HFCS blends (link provided) Bucky Mar 2016 #54

Real tequilla. no_hypocrisy Mar 2016 #24

Wood inlay Aztec/Maya circular calendar Zorro Mar 2016 #27

Those are nice thanks Lochloosa Mar 2016 #28

A Chihuahua from Chihuahua? bigwillq Mar 2016 #29

where in Mexico is she going? Kali Mar 2016 #30

Rivieria Maya near Cancun. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #31

something we learned in Cozumel. The further away you get from the coast, the cheaper the price yellowdogintexas Mar 2016 #38

In that case... GoCubsGo Mar 2016 #47

That is a must have. Thanks. I've never heard of it but I can't wait to try it. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #50

If you like anise, you'll love it. GoCubsGo Mar 2016 #58

A bottle of tap water is COMPLETELY out of the question. jmowreader Mar 2016 #33

Give me an address and I'll get you a bottle.... Lochloosa Mar 2016 #51

A rock sample from the K-T boundary mike in raleigh Mar 2016 #34

I like this...but it took a 10 minute explanation to get my wife to understand what it was. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #49

A couple of things not previously mentioned: yellowdogintexas Mar 2016 #39

Agreed on the hammock. GoCubsGo Mar 2016 #46

Some of my Dead Head friends would love the skeletons...very cool. That hammock looks cozy. Lochloosa Mar 2016 #52

She should bring you something typical of the region. a la izquierda Mar 2016 #43

hammocks Baitball Blogger Mar 2016 #45

Three votes for the Hammocks. Thanks Lochloosa Mar 2016 #53

As soon as you can figure out what a "sovienor" is.... A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #55

I meant to spell it Sovenor...but everyone thought I meant souvenir Lochloosa Mar 2016 #56

Fair enough! A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #57

when I was 9 or 10 OriginalGeek Mar 2016 #59

Nice. Lol Lochloosa Mar 2016 #60