I'll be visiting your state this upcoming weekend and had a friend give us a great itinerary because he grew up there. They have since moved away but still speak very, very highly of the area. He did a lot of reminiscing in our conversations leading up to this trip.

I am wondering if there is something I can bring him back as a 'thank you' that would be somewhat nostalgic for him. Anything come to mind that I could pick up at a grocery store or specialty shop?

They get their Autocrat/Eclipse coffee syrup off Amazon, so that's the only thing off the table.

Thanks!

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yajanikos t1_jakt50t wrote on March 2, 2023 at 3:21 AM

Please stop by frog and toad when you visit (Westminster) and you will find some neat things. If you visit the one on Hope street, you can also check what Stock Culinary Goods may have as a gift (ri sea salt from one of our ocean’s is neat if they like to cook). I don’t know if they have it anymore, but I bought my ex a spoon rest that was made out of an RI oyster shell and glazed with ceramic.

Sleuthiestofsleuths t1_jaks5rm wrote on March 2, 2023 at 3:13 AM

Stop & Shop has a small section of RI products, so you could put together a gift bag of treats. If you can get the Buddy Cianci marinara sauce, that's a definite choice. Iggy's clam cake mix or Doughboy mix, Del's lemonade mix, and Kenyon's pancake mix, if they have it. That would make a great gift!

Unique-Public-8594 t1_jakqk8e wrote on March 2, 2023 at 3:01 AM

Coffee Syrup and Del’s mix.

21stCenturyJanes t1_jal013k wrote on March 2, 2023 at 4:18 AM

Someone sent me a Del's candle for my birthday, try that. Everyone loves Dels.

misterspokes t1_jakxow3 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 3:58 AM

Send them weiners and meat sauce from little rhody's that will make their day.

MostlyMonochromatic t1_jal0nwq wrote on March 2, 2023 at 4:24 AM

Clay form of a pothole!

BitterStatus9 t1_jal39ie wrote on March 2, 2023 at 4:48 AM

Vanity plate with a 2-digit number?

No, seriously though: https://shop.craftlandshop.com/

All RI local stuff, artwork, crafts, clothing, household things - great stuff.

insearchofthingz t1_jan7u3u wrote on March 2, 2023 at 5:16 PM

A Benny’s Tshirt is a good gift for a local from Rhody https://newportoriginal.com/products/benny-s-t-shirt-1

waninggib t1_jallrxp wrote on March 2, 2023 at 8:24 AM

Check out Frog and Toad, The Matchbox or Stock in Providence for some unique finds.

I’d also recommend locally roasted coffee like New Harvest, Borealis, Bolt, etc or beer from a local brewery like Proclamation or Moniker. ISCO spirits would be good too.

chipslay t1_jam64ha wrote on March 2, 2023 at 12:44 PM

Peter Pots

bungocheese t1_jalwgz2 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 10:54 AM

Buttonwoods brewery has a tee shirt with the Benny's B on it

Seasnek t1_jam37f0 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 12:14 PM

https://www.instagram.com/p/CoxQQNfLPF6/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= This Saturday is a big artists and local business vendors market! Grab something here! Also this org is good too for looking for local businesses. https://makefoodyourbusiness.org/

Double-Diamond-4507 t1_jam8s0v wrote on March 2, 2023 at 1:09 PM

There is a gift shop on Post Road in Warwick, over by the airport. I would get them NY system Weiner spice mix, dried Del's lemonade packets, and some postcards

ReggeMtyouN t1_jamhn4a wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:21 PM

Treats from Wrights Dairy

ReggeMtyouN t1_jamsrvg wrote on March 2, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Some Narragansett Beer swag " Hi Neighbor!"

OceanicLemur t1_jal1p1b wrote on March 2, 2023 at 4:34 AM

Go to NY System, in Providence or Cranston. Get yourself a wiener and snag them a beanie, they’ll love it.

Dopey-NipNips t1_jalwey6 wrote on March 2, 2023 at 10:54 AM

A t-shirt with the fox point power plant on it from rhody crafts or frog and toad

RivalSFx t1_jam6pqr wrote on March 2, 2023 at 12:50 PM

Don't know your price point. A framed RI historical map. This is just one example. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1095873661/1880-rhode-island-state-map-framed

TheAngelPeterGabriel t1_jamipyr wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:28 PM

If del's was open I'd say go there and buy some merch cuz they sell t shirts and knick knacks. I bet some RI gift shops would sell del's merch in the off-season. Imagine in Warren is a really cool gift shop.

hermanalexie t1_jamlv0b wrote on March 2, 2023 at 2:51 PM

Fireball nips.

HelianthusCannabis t1_jamsjah wrote on March 2, 2023 at 3:37 PM

There is the Rhode Island themed store in the Warwick mall I have forgotten the name but I would check them out.

umru316 t1_jao5e5i wrote on March 2, 2023 at 9:01 PM

A late, local radio personality made Mayor's Own sauce - before he died. They may get a chuckle from that

Rhody1964 t1_jap6n8l wrote on March 3, 2023 at 1:22 AM

There's an RI gift shop near the airport on Post Rd. I've gotten my sister who lives out of state some fun things

Some Dell's Lemonade mix would be a nice touch. He'll definitely know what that is. The gift shop might sell Benny's tshirts. That was an RI chain store that closed a few years ago. We all miss it and are still in mourning over it.