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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #15 on: September 24, 2009, 10:28:16 AM »
Try looking for Batchelors condensed soup...they used to be called Campbell's until a few years ago.  I could live on their tomato soup! 

Haven't tried the tomato, but I know the Cream of Mushroom tastes totally different, and maybe it's a matter of just missing the familiar Campbell's labels and the chicken and stars soup. Also, I love those soup to go things - the Campbell's cream of tomato one that you can microwave and sip from the container. It would be good to have some of the varieties they don't have here - like the chicken tortilla, Italian wedding soup, etc.

I agree with you, though. I have yet to order anything online because I just can't afford it. I've bought Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and the less expensive things at Fenwick's from time to time, but I can't justify spending £6 on a bottle of A-1 or a box of Lucky Charms.  :-\\\\


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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #16 on: September 24, 2009, 10:53:11 AM »
Oh, I totally forgot about chicken and stars soup!  I used to eat a Mexican lentil soup that Campbell's made when we lived in Texas that was quite yummy. 
Speaking of soup, I have two more items to add to the list:
Zesta crackers
Oyster crackers


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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #17 on: September 24, 2009, 11:00:09 AM »

Zesta crackers
Oyster crackers


Oh, definitely!!! Gotta have saltines. I miss them!


Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #18 on: September 24, 2009, 11:17:03 AM »
Cavender's (no salt) greek seasoning!
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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #19 on: September 24, 2009, 11:25:43 AM »
I don't get much of a craving for things I can't get here (at least shippable things), but other than what's been mentioned already:

Frank's Hot sauce
Corn relish (I think the brand name was Nancy's)
Cream soda (diet, but I think others would want the regular stuff)
Mustard.  For a while I could find Coleman's "American style" mustard, but they don't sell it around here any more.  I think you can find French's, but it's not what I am used to.  I like flavour to my mustard, but I don't like being overwhelmed by vinegar or too much mustard flavour





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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #20 on: September 24, 2009, 11:32:06 AM »
Nestle Flipz
Snyder's of Hanover pretzels
Zatarain's cajun stuff - red beans and rice, jambalaya, gumbo, dirty rice, etc.
Rice a Roni
Wheat Thins
Fritos - both regular and Scoops
Frito Bean Dip and Nacho Cheese dip
Ruffles
Ruffles Ranch Dip
Ruffles Sour Cream and Onion Dip
Nutter Butters
Chips Ahoy
Ranch Style Beans
Lipton's Onion Soup Mix
various brands of Iced Tea bags - Luzianne, Lipton, whatever
Crystal Light - various flavours
Mauna Lau Macadamia Nuts - Kona coffee coated and chocolate covered
Campbell's soups

Oh, definitely!!! Gotta have saltines. I miss them!

I agree with most of what Jewlz put on her list Mauna Lau Macadamia chocolate covered nut I soooo miss those. I found something similar at Julian Graves but they were a bit expensive for what you got but a treat now & then was ok. but when Julian Graves had there half price I always bought several bags an stuck them in the fridge where they lasted me a while but they have been discontinued now how sad!!  :(  [smiley=disappointed.gif]

I miss saltines as well.

Dh & I usually don't import stores all that often either only for special occasions mainly because its so expensive!!  ::) :P

I know someone mentioned Pickles but it never hurts to mention them again lol.  ;)  ;D  

The only foods I miss enough to buy via mail-order are Cheetos, Kraft Mac n Cheese (I loves my bright orange cheez), and Hidden Valley Ranch dressing.  

I miss my Kraft Mac & Cheese as well our ASDA isn't carrying it how sad  :(  [smiley=disappointed.gif]

Triscuits!!!

I sooo love them!! ;D

Twizzlers!

Dh & I both love these!!   [smiley=2thumbsup.gif]


Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #21 on: September 24, 2009, 11:41:52 AM »
I saw a feature about Bundlebox in the Metro paper yesterday... looks interesting!


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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #22 on: September 24, 2009, 11:58:25 AM »

Frank's Hot sauce


I'm 99% sure I got mine at tesco- well I don't have many more options then tesco- a big one, a medium one and small one- so it had to have been there! But each tesco varies...

TBH I probably wouldn't buy much though as I'm quite cheap and always find the prices on imported items too dear. 


I too probably wouldn't buy anything but for the right price I can be persuaded   :)
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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #23 on: September 24, 2009, 12:04:15 PM »
Any suggestions on what food items we all should include? so far especially candies are popular requests

Hi Andre,
I wouldn't be interested in buying any food items, but if at any stage you're wanting to branch out to non-food...

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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #24 on: September 24, 2009, 12:11:11 PM »
I don't miss anything that much to pay for the shipping on it, either. 

But....
Cheeze Its / Nips (I always forget which ones I like better)
I'm sure a lot of people miss TasyKake items (especially if you're from the Philly area).
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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #25 on: September 24, 2009, 02:14:09 PM »

I'm sure a lot of people miss TasyKake items (especially if you're from the Philly area).

That reminds me, Little Debbies - nutty bars and oatmeal cream pies would be good.


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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #26 on: September 24, 2009, 04:00:28 PM »
Oh, definitely!!! Gotta have saltines. I miss them!

DW found some "Italian crackers" in Morrison's which she says are very similar to saltines. Only about 99p for a big box as well.

Another for here - Wawa coffee, but we seem to be doing ok getting supplied by people going over there!
Flavoured coffee creamer - I realised that you wouldn't be able to ship the liquid variety but the powdered you could.
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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #27 on: September 24, 2009, 04:16:34 PM »
Different cereals: Crispix, Kashi, Cheerios (regular yellow box), Life, etc.


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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #28 on: September 24, 2009, 10:50:11 PM »
Different cereals: Crispix, Kashi, Cheerios (regular yellow box), Life, etc.

We have similar tastes in our food choices I love almost all of your cereal choices!!  ;)  ;D

I forgot something else I have yet to see any Miracle Whip the regular or the light kind which I prefer anywhere in our surrounding area that's is truly sad to me  :(  that is 1 of the main things I always make sure we bring back with us from our trips home!!   ;D  I'm sure I will think of several other items that come to me later on lol!!  ;)  :)


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Re: Importing food items from USA to UK
« Reply #29 on: September 25, 2009, 12:28:05 AM »
Jewlz you and I have many of the same things - but I thought for the OP it might be good to know there is more of  a demand.  So again everything that was said before but my big buys would be:

-Anything Pepperidge Farm - we like the goldfish
- FRITOS
- Mexican Cheeses - i.e. chihuahua, queso blanco, queso fresco, etc.
- American Cheeses - i.e. American, Muster, Colby, Colby Jack, etc.
- WHEAT Thins/ Triscuits/ Saltines/ the whole cracker asile
- Candy Corn (and other holiday specific candy)
- Root Beer - I like Barqs
- Even though you can get them here - marshmallows, Kraft caramels, cake mixes, redi-whip mix, cherry twizzlers, cinnimint gum.

Any reduced fat variety or anything made from corn.
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