What Souvenirs to Bring from Saudi Arabia – Part Fifteen of the Top 15 Ideas for Gift Shopping.
Collectors’ items
It’s not that difficult to get yourself or for your friends and family something memorable and unique from any country. My list of things to bring from Saudi Arabia is versatile and offers options for any budget.
Saudi women with shopping bags.
Think about what your gift recipient might be collecting. Your alternatives here are endless:
- Branded international merchandise localized for Saudi Arabia. That may be stuff like Harley Davidson t-shirt or Starbucks city mug.
Saudi Arabian Harley Davidson wear
Saudi Arabian Starbucks city mug
- Get some stamps from the Saudi Post office, or buy a few postcards. Better yet, send a real postcard from the post office (or from your hotel, a receptionist will do it for you).
Saudi Arabian stamps
- Yes, magnets. I collect them from every city I’ve been to. My fridge door has little empty space left.
Magnets on refrigerator – try to find what magnet I got from Saudi Arabia!
- Saudi coins (not necessarily golden). You might be interested to read the history of the Saudi currency on the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency website. Meanwhile, the country is in the process of designing new coins with the help of a French company.
- Speaking about coins, the souvenir spoon (which might also be a good idea for a gift from Saudi Arabia) in the middle of the below photo is made of a Saudi coin. Such spoons are called bowl spoons and there are collectors for them.
Saudi souvenir spoons (bowl spoon in the middle is made of a Saudi coin)
Image source: various online auction listings
Now it’s your turn to share: what are your unique gifts that you managed to find in Saudi Arabia?
