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SET up by an enterprising husband-and-wife team, Just Like Home is an exciting Irish company selling a selection of much-loved Irish products such as Barry’s Tea, Tayto Crisps, Cadburys Chocolate and Bisto Gravy across the globe.

These products are sent with a personalised message and delivered to any country in the world. There are currently three different products with pricing starting from €19.99 for the mere essentials. “We basically packaged up all the treats that people miss from home when they go abroad and send them more of a care package than a hamper of products that they don’t necessarily want,” said Donogh O’Herlihy.

As for the contents of a typical hamper? Your recipient will be treated to six packs of Tayto Cheese & Onion, a selection box, two packs of Meanie, two packs of Hula Hoops BBQ flavour, a box of Barry's Tea Gold Blend (40 teabags), a box of Lyons Original Blend (40 teabags), Bisto Gravy (original, 170g), Knorr curry sauce, Knorr Farmhouse Vegetable soup, Jaffa cakes, Cadbury fingers, Cadbury Purple Snack (six), Cadbury Extra Large Dairy Milk, 100g, Cadbury Crunchie (four bars), Cadbury Curly Wurly, and Lovehearts (two packs). “The company was created on the premise that most families now have at least one family member living and working abroad. Just Like Home was set-up in April 2012 and has already delivered over 7,000 packages to countries such as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, England, South Korea, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Dubai, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Vietnam, Georgia and strangely enough Ireland!” said Donogh

“Many recipients now open the parcel on Skype in-front of their families on Christmas morning – it seems that the contents just help to bring them all a little closer to home. As well as online orders, we take hundreds of orders over the phone in the weeks leading up to Christmas – each recipient of our parcels receives a personalised note from the sender and these messages can be very emotional.” Check out www.justlikehome.ie
 

 
Above: The hampers and care packages from Just Like Home are always welcome gifts.
PICTURE: MIKI BARLOK