Wedding Present List

This is the wedding gift page as it was a couple of weeks after the wedding, when it was taken down. The database behind the file has now been removed, so the "claim" buttons no longer work - you can press them, but nothing will happen! We are keeping it here, partly to show how the page looked and how insane our wedding gift selection was, and partly for future gift ideas!

If you would like to give us a gift (you don't have to!), this is a list of things we need or would like.
When you have chosen your gift, please click on the claim button. To make it more fun on the day, we don't want to know who you are at the moment.

The quantity remaining column goes down by one every time an item's claim button is pressed.
When the quantity remaining is 0 the claim button will disappear and the item can no longer be claimed.

This list is now mostly complete, i.e. we have pretty much run out of ideas. We may think of a few more things, which we will add if we do, so check back every now and again if you don't see anything you like. Alternativly, have a think about other things and make your own suggestions. We are always open to ideas!

We have devised a rating system to show how much we want each item, which should (hopefully) aid you in your choices:
  • ****    This item is either needed or would be very useful.
  • ***      We don't need this item but we really, really want it!
  • **        We don't need this item but we would like it very much.
  • *          It would be great to get it but we won't be too upset if we don't!

Any problems, or if you have a gift idea of your own, please email us or post to the forum!

Please note: We have been asked by several people if we want gift vouchers from Argos. We looked through the Argos catalogue and everything we want from there is listed here. Thus, thanks, but no thanks!! Please see the suggestions for chocolate (near the top), book tokens, or gift vouchers from Ikea (near the bottom). Thanks!

Gift Quantity Wanted Quantity Remaining Comment/Status Buy It For Us!
A train! We realise this will be a bit expensive, but if you've got money to burn, we'd love a steam train. (Full size, naturally, a Gresley perhaps? I'd love the Mallard, or, if you can't get a steam train, I'd love the APT-P from Crewe.
No idea where we'd put it though... Two wanted, for a "top and tail" arrangement!
(£Priceless!)
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1
Rating: n/a
Available, funnily enough...
Chocolate! Mountains of chocolate! If you are really stuck, Phil's favourite is Dairy Milk and Jo's favourite is Whole Nut or anything involving white chocolate! Alternativly Phil loves marzipan, although Jo isn't too keen on it.
Posh chocs (Fererro Rocher, Milk Tray, Roses etc) will be quite nice too... :-)
(£0.20->£20.00!)
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Rating: n/a
You don't really need to click "claim" for this one - this is more of a cop-out if you can't find anything else!
A dishwasher
(£Too much...)
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1
Rating:**
Ok, so we are being hopeful, but it would be nice... :-)
Quail Map #1 SCOTLAND & ISLE OF MAN - 2001. 36pp. ISBN: 1 898319 51 0. Available from The Quail Map Company (£7.50)
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Claimed
Quail Map #2 ENGLAND, EAST - 1998. 68pp. ISBN: 1 898319 29 4. Available from The Quail Map Company or The Transport Diversions Emporium (£7.95)
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1
Rating:***
Yes, we *are* mad... :-)
Note: This was claimed in error before so is now un-claimed.
Quail Map #3 ENGLAND, GREAT WESTERN - 2000. 40pp. ISBN: 1 898319 39 1. Available from The Quail Map Company (£7.50)
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Claimed
Quail Map #4 ENGLAND, MIDLANDS & NORTH-WEST Available from The Quail Map Company (£8.95 - Currently out of print but advance orders being taken)
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0
Claimed
Quail Map #5 ENGLAND, SOUTH & LONDON UNDERGROUND - 2002. ISBN: 1 898319 52 9. Available from The Quail Map Company (£8.95)
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Claimed
Quail Map #6 IRELAND - 1995. 28pp. ISBN: 1 898319 12 X.
Available from The Quail Map Company or The Transport Diversions Emporium (£5.50)
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1
Rating:***
Yes, we *are* mad... :-)
Quail Map [GB] LONDON RAILWAY MAP - (2nd revised edition 2001) 101 x 76cm. 1:63360. National railways, plus Heathrow Express, Underground, Docklands, Tramlink and Mailrail. Five colours. Index. ISBN: 1 898319 54 5. Flat or folded. Available from The Quail Map Company (£7.00)
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Claimed
Quail Map [GB] LONDON TRANSPORT RAILWAY TRACK MAP - (6th edition February 2002) A2, 59 x 42cm. Not to scale. A four-colour sheet showing basic detail. ISBN: 1 898319 50 2. Flat or folded. Available from The Quail Map Company (£1.75)
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Claimed
Quail Map [GB] LONDON RAILWAYS TRACK MAP IN c.1870 - (2nd, slightly amended, edition 2001) A2, 59 x 42cm. Various scales; many areas greatly enlarged. Black & white. All track, turntables, platforms etc based on surveys made 1863-1873. Broad-gauge tracks shown. ISBN: 1 898319 53 7. Available from The Quail Map Company (£1.75)
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Claimed
Quail Map [GB] LONDON TROLLEYBUS SYSTEM MAP (1980) A3, 42 x 30cm. c.1:125,000. Shows maximum extent with route-numbers, depots, turning-circles, opening and closing dates. Central area enlargement. Flat or folded. ISBN: 0 900609 79 6. Available from The Quail Map Company (50p!)
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Claimed
A very big MOO!
(£M.00)
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Rating: m/oo
Claim one if you are feeling mad! I dread to think what we are actually going to get now... :-z
Bathroom Scales
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Claimed
Kitchen Scales
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Claimed
Duck bath mat. From Argos, Cat no: 831/8677. Avaliable at Argos online (£12.99)
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Claimed
Towel sets - any colour (except pink). The weirder the better - we are mad and our stuff should reflect that! :-)
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Kettle
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King sized bed
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King sized duvet
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Photo album for wedding photos
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Claimed
Photo album for honeymoon photos
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Garden table and chairs, from Argos, Cat no: 650/0528. Avaliable at Argos online (£49.99)
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Claimed
Lava Lamp (£25-£50)
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0
Claimed
Blues Brothers DVD (It's Phil's almost favorite film). Available from DVDPlus online (6.95 no p&p), DVD.co.uk, (£6.99 no p&p) Tesco online, (£9.99 + p&p) or a shop!
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Claimed
Vases - (almost) anything will do! (£ whatever you are happy to pay)
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Claimed
Pocket Micro torch from Iwantoneofthose.com. No, it's not a torch in the conventional sense of the word, it's a mini flame thrower... :-) (£29.99)
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Claimed
Galileo thermometer - the bigger the better but don't spend too much!
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Claimed
Eon Ice Torch. Available from iwantoneofthose.com (£9.99) We both want one... :-)
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Rating: **
Available
Glow rings - radioactive illuminated keyrings! Very cool, glow night or day for 10 years (or so they say - ask us in 9 and we'll let you know if they are still going...). Available from iwantoneofthose.com, (£14.25 for 3) or Firebox.com (£13.25 for 3)
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1
Rating: *
Available
Combat ball. Expensive, at just under £100, but it looks great fun - From the site: "Imagine paintball without the paint, the rain, and running around a wood in the middle of nowhere with a lot of gung ho nauseating executives, and you're almost there." Available from iwantoneofthose.com (£99.99) or The Gadget Shop (£99.00)
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1
Rating: ***
Please, pretty please! Yes, it is expensive, but it really looks fun, and will help solve those marital arguments... :-) Thank you!!
Salt lamp - any colour (£10 ish - we're not quite sure ourselves)
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1
Rating: **
Available
L39 fighter jet. A snip at only £199999.99. No idea where we'd put it, but it looks fun nonetheless... :-) Available from iwantoneofthose.com
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Claimed
Chalk mug. - A mug that you can write on in chalk. Ok, a little pricy at £5, but I'm sure we'll get the value from it writing cheeky notes to each other! Available from iwantoneofthose.com
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1
Previously claimed but now available again.
Coffee wall clock - because it's always time for a coffee! (Or tea!! - You can stop tickling me now Jo...) From Argos, cat no: 255/0132. Available from Argos Online (£12.99)
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0
Claimed
Kigali - From the site: "The Kigali serves no useful purpose whatsoever, so as far as we're concerned it's indispensable. An extended infinity loop of curved metal bars and a little restlessness are all you need to keep you occupied for hours." Available from betyoucantguess.where (£9.99)
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Rating: *
Available
Gecko soap dispenser - a bit pricy (again!) but fun! Available from thatsiteagain (£11.99)
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1
Rating: *
Available
Spoon seat saver - Daft but funky (so you can guess where it is from) spoon with realistic-ish melted ice cream on it! Great for saving a seat, unless you've come to the wedding so you'll know it's fake anyway... Available from andagain... (£3.99)
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2
Rating: *
If you are buying this, and feeling generous, my mum wants one too!
Teasmade/Coffeesmade We have no idea even if such a product exists - we couldn't find one, but if it does: Jo drinks tea, Phil drinks coffee. We'd love a machine that automatically makes one tea and one coffee in the morning for us, if you can find one.(£?.??)
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1
Rating: **** (if you can find one)
Available, as it probably doesn't exist!
Video storage case. From Argos, cat no:875/1186 Available at Argos online (19.99)
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Claimed
A 3G phone? (£FAR too much...)
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Rating: n/a
Just kidding, unless you've got serious money to burn! :-)
An electric tin opener (approx £10)
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Claimed
Plate rack. From Argos. Cat no:840/3049. Availiable from: Argos online (£5.99)
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Claimed
Saucepan rack. Avaliable from Argos Ref no: 840/3740 or Argos online (although you can get one from somewhere else if you like.) (£14.99)
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Claimed
A (Big as you can afford!) USBee, or similar. See USBee.co.uk,(£40.81) or the Novatech equivalent,(£43.48) or maybe a Sony one from Scan.co.uk,(£35.19) or even a Disgo.(£44.99) (all prices for 64MB except Novatech which is 256MB)
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0
Claimed
4D-Cell Maglite
See Maglite.com
Buy it from lots of shops, for example The torch shop (£27.50)
1
1
Rating: ***
Available
2AA Cell Maglite
See Maglite.com
Buy from lots of shops, for example The Torch shop Colour: Camouflage please if possible! (£16.99)
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Claimed
Keyring maglite (solitare). If you can afford it, the gift set with the Fisher Space Pen would be nice.
See Maglite.com
Buy it from lots of shops, for example The Torch shop Colour: Blue, dark green or red. (£23.99 with fisher space pen or £9.95 for just the torch)
1
1
Rating: ***
Available
Miracle Glow magnets
Available from Iwantoneofthose.com (£44.99)
1
1
Rating: ***
Available
Baking Tray set. From argos ref no: 860/2510. Avaliable at Argos online (£8.49)
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0
Claimed
Mirror. Availible from Iwantoneofthose.com (well, it's the most interesting one we've found yet at a reasonable price - other suggestions welcome) (£19.99)
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0
Claimed
Tablecloths. Weird, strange, flourescent, maybe the odd boring one, but please, no pretty flowers or daft frills...
We have a round table, diameter 43.2inches/110cm. (£not too much)
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Rating: **
Available
Watership Down on DVD
This is Phils favorite film of all time!
Read about it, then buy it from frontrowdvd.com, DVD.co.uk, DVDPlus online or a shop!
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Claimed
Roasting tin. From argos. Cat no: 860/5469. Avaliable from Argos online (£19.99)
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Claimed
Saucepan set. 4 pans, non stick, all with lids and no frying pan (We've already got 3!). From Index. cat no:305-818/305-881. Avaliable at Index online.
Either colour. (Probably also avaliable elsewhere if you want to look for them) (£39.99)
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Claimed
Pillows (2 pack) Hollowfibre (approx £10)
1
1
Rating: ****
Available
Trays - we like to do breakfast in bed so just a couple of nice trays. (With soft padding underneath please - we've been told they are very good for use in bed!)
(And no, they don't need to match!)
Wilkos do some nice ones but a lot of places sell them. (£4.99 in Wilkos)
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Claimed
Duvet Cover with pillow cases
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Claimed
Plastic chopping board with antibacterial doo-dah. Available from most supermarkets. (approx £5)
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1
Rating:****
Available
Glass chopping board with some daft design on it - cows, pigs, flying sheep, mouldy fruit, whatever!
Available from wherever your nose points you! (have been seen for as little as £1)
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Claimed
Fairly cheap digital camera, 1.3Mpix or better with flash.
Benq DC1300 Digital Camera 1.3 MPix from Ebuyer (£40.06)
or
350FT POWERC@M FLASH Digital Camera from Crazycomputers.co.uk (£46.84)
or something similar from anywhere really.
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Claimed
RPO-theta flamethrower. Very cheap at only US$2,499.99. Available from Villainsupply.com
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2
Please note: This website has been experiencing a few problems with ordering... If you have any problems buying this, please buy us the mini version requested here instead!
Nookii - one of the slightly ruder presents on our list!
Available from The Gadget Shop, Product code:15361
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0
Claimed
A vacuum cleaner that's as wierd as we are!
"Bubble Cylinder Vacuum 1400W" from Viking Direct Online or call 0800 424444. Stock ref:Q25-VS21. (£39.99)
1
0
Claimed
4 Piece Frog Bathroom Set. From Argos, Cat no:831/7458. Available from Argos online (£9.99)
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0
Claimed
5 Star Cow Ironing Board - we can even put madness into ironing!! From Argos, cat no:850/4209. Available from Argos online (£16.99)
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Claimed
An indoor clothes airer.(preferably a concertina one) (approx £7 in wilkos)
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1
Rating: ****
Boring but needed...
Pyrex 3 Piece Casserole Set. From Argos, cat no:860/7027 (or probably elsewhere too). Available from Argos Online (£9.99)
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0
Claimed
Set of 3 Recipe Dishes. From Argos, cat no:860/6499. Available from Argos Online (£19.99)
1
0
Claimed
A workbench, so Phil can be forever putting up more shelves for Jo's ever growing book collection... From Homebase, product code: 458664. Available from Homebase online (£11.99)
1
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Claimed
"That thing you do" on DVD - Jo's favourite film of all time! Available from DVDPlus.co.uk, Play.com, Tesco.com or a shop!
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0
Claimed
Table mats - anything really! - not glass, Jo's too clumsy for glass (Pack of 4 or 6 or similar) (£5 upwards)
1
0
Claimed
The new Harry Potter book: "HP and the order of the phoenix". Available from Tesco.com, Amazon.co.uk or a shop!
1
0
Claimed
Another slightly rude one: Chocolate body paint! Available from The Gadget Shop, product code:2509 or most places, really! (£4.99)
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1
Rating:**
Available
Pin sculpture. Available from The Gadget Shop, product code:13575 or lots of places really! (£10)
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1
Rating:***
Available
A toaster with integrated electronics, a bun rack, but sadly no internet connection! From Argos, cat no:421/3109. Available from Argos Online (£21.50)
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0
Claimed
Visiq Infrared Jacuzzi Footbath and Oils. From Argos, cat no:440/3294. Available from Argos Online (£29.99)
1
1
Rating: **
Available
Small Wicker penguin. From Crocus. Available from Crocus.co.uk (£8.99)
1
1
Rating: *
Ok, so we have no good garden as such at the moment, but we are going to keep these out of use until we do have our own garden, then they will be our first ornaments!
Medium wicker penguin. From Crocus. Available from Crocus.co.uk (£10.99)
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1
Rating: *
See above comment!
Large wicker penguin. From Crocus. Available from Crocus.co.uk (£15.99)
1
1
Rating: *
See above comment!
Waterproof picnic rug. We've found a nice one at Protack.com but anything similar will be nice as long as its waterproof. (£8.99 from protack, also seen for £5.99 in Wilkos)
1
1
Rating: **
Available
Book: "Super Marital Sex: Loving for Life", by Paul Pearsall. ISBN:0804103674 Read about it (or buy it from this American firm) at Powells books.
It seems difficult to locate a UK online vendor - Amazon.co.uk only have second hand copies (which will be fine) but you may be able to order it from a bookshop too. Alternativly, abebooks.co.uk seem to have a large number of second-hand copies available.
1
1
Rating: **
Available
Glass water jug. (approx £5)
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0
Claimed
Leatherman wave. Available from Minitools.co.uk (which has the best price I was able to find online), or rather a large number of shops/other places! (£89.99)
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1
Rating:**
For Phil, unsurprisingly... :-)
Barbed wire toilet seat! From the gadget shop, product code 16306. Available from Gadgetshop.co.uk (£50)
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1
Rating: *
A bit pricey, at £50, but rather fun!!
A good set of steak knives (£??? - whatever you are willing to pay, we don't know how much they are)
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0
Claimed
"Strike Design Biscuit Beige" rug for living room. Size:80 x 150 cm Available from R-Rugs.co.uk. (£12)
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0
Claimed
"Donald Duck (873)" Rug. Available from R-Rugs.co.uk (£15.50)
1
1
Rating: **
Available
Series 1 box set DVD of Bablyon 5. Jo's favourite TV series and she is slowly converting Phil too. (924 minutes worth) It appears to be generally available but cheapest at Choices direct.co.uk (£33.99) or DVD.com (£35.99) or Tesco.com (£35.99 + p&p)
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1
Rating: ***
Available
Series 2 box set DVD of Bablyon 5. More of Jo's favourite TV series. It appears to be generally available and slightly more expensive than the 1st series, but cheapest at Choices direct.co.uk(£42.99) or DVD.com (£42.99) or Tesco.com (£44.99 + p&p)
1
0
Claimed
Fridge thermometer (£ no idea)
1
1
Rating: **
Moo
Toshiba SD42HK Multi Region DVD Package, inc radio tuner and 6 speakers with sub. This will be a great addition to our TV capabilities, particularly given the large number of films we watch and how much rubbish there is these days on TV!
Expensive, at nearly £230, but it will be great!
Available from Richer sounds
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0
Claimed
An answerphone. Feeling rich? Get us a digital one with cordless phone! Not feeling rich? Something small with a tape and no phone will be perfect - we only need something cheap and cheerful.
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0
Claimed
Bit of a last cop out in case there is nothing else on the list that you like the look of.
Gift vouchers from Ikea (so we can buy furniture when we get our own house).

OR...
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Rating: *
Available
Book tokens, so we can expand our non fiction library and actaully learn some stuff (like geography!)
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Rating: *
Available
Collage photo frame. Availaible from Wilkos. Fits about 6 photos. Size 6" by 12" Pine effect. Will be nice to put a selection of wedding photos in. (£5.49)
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1
Rating: ****
Available
"Baby Bubble Handheld Vacuum". Available from Viking Direct Online or call 0800 424444.
Stock ref:Q25-VS20. NB:This company operates no shops, selling online/phone/fax (0800 622211)/post (PO Box 187, Leicester LE4 1ZZ) only, but we have used them before and they are very good. (£24.98)
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Claimed
Mail Rail! It's up for sale! The Royal Mail is selling off it's underground, cross-London railway network, and we'd love it! Read all about it at The Times Online. (£15,000,000 only!)
1
1
Rating: n/a
There is only one of them, so we can't really want more than 1!
Available
Photo frames - all sizes, all colours, gold silver, multicoloured, interesting shapes - whatever.
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4
Rating: **
Available
Ice cream maker - for gorgeous desserts. Le Glacier ice cream maker, available from John Lewis stock code: 855 35307, or John Lewis online (£38.50) or Philips ice cream maker. Available from Index, cat no:530-468 or Index online (£34.25) or similar.
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0
Claimed
Cookery books - any type of food, (except vegetarian) we're willing to give it a go.
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5
Rating:**
Available

A VERY BIG THANK YOU to Jon Tweed for writing the program for the gift list. :-)



Please note: These pages are being deliberately left virtually as they were at the time of the wedding, to preserve the good website we put together at the time, for posterity more than anything else! Whilst we are endeavouring to keep links etc up to date, if replacements can't be easily found, the link will simply be removed. This is why some things may say they are links but are links no longer. Also, some of the information given here may, therefore, be out of date.

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