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Something I hadn't though of 'til now, my wife and some of her friends regularly send care packages to the troops, usually about 8 a month. We get the names of troops beforehand, but any kind of communication just isn't gonna happen. I wonder if it would be acceptable to randomly throw in snuff and maybe snus (white portions?)? dg, I know you talk to your son regularly, could you get his input?
Yes by all means throw it in, ( I have had a few discussion with him already on this) if the soldier or marine who gets it is a non smoker then he will use it to trade for something he wants that someone else has (like homemade brownies) or he will give it to a friend who uses tobacco.
They appreciate everything sent and it will get used by someone. You can just throw in a note saying you are not sure if he (the person getting the package) uses tobacco products so please give away if you do not want.
Some of the things that our guys have most loved are probably things you would never think to send.
We sent Spiderman birthday plates, hats blowers and masks for a B-Day, they had a blast having a little kids party with it.
We have sent silly string which they also had a blast with.
We sent a battery operated little fiddle that actually plays. They take turns keeping it and playing it. Harmonics were another favorite.
And you would be suprised to know what they sometimes do with the homebaked goods.
We sent a bunch of brownies and some frosting. We found out later that they had a contest and placed bets on whether one young man could consume all the brownies and frosting in a single sitting and keep it all down for a designated amount of time. My son said they had great fun with this.
From what he tells me you pretty much cannot go wrong with anything you send. They will get use out of it.
They also love the little energy bottles like the 5 hour energy and others like them, and the protein pouches that you get in the health food or vitamin stores.
