What items did you appreciate getting the most when deployed?

My mom sent peanut butter tubes, I don't know if they still make those. But it was peanut butter that came in a tube similar to go-gurt for kids. good toilet paper, deodorant, DVDs, hard candy (doesn't melt), earphones or headsets comfortable ones, one of my roommates bought us all slippers to wear in our CHU's to be comfortable in I suppose. I concur with socks, a good thermos, hot chocolate with the little marshmallows. I know my friends that drank coffee were fond of various coffees from Dunkin Donuts or their favorite coffee house. Hope this helps. A good coffee pot too! Seriously I know we had quite a few joes that bought them or ordered them. Good soups or food in microwave form. My husband on his last deployment depended on those packages because they ate MRE's for a good while.

Orders home.
I liked jello, and other snacks. But the best was a letter from family.

SPC(P) (Join to see) I appreciated everything that was sent to me. It was the thought that counts. I did like to receive paperback books. We also received Care packages which were great.