Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Oct 5th 2006 | 4:08 pm
#31
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by renth
It's EXACTLY the same, the "our mate" - not the Kiwi crap labelled Marmite.
Take my word for it, your wasting your time trying to ship a case of something that you can easily get here. As they say "same shit different bucket"
Can I get someone to back me up please!!!
"...There is also an imported version called "Our Mate" which is produced by Unilever in the UK. These are also sold in the 125g size, and look identical to UK Marmite except for the name. The taste is also identical to UK Marmite. The label states "Made in the UK by Unilever Bestfoods"."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite
AND
"Marmite as we know and love it is made at Burton on Trent, the exact same product can be found in Australia and NZ under the name of Our Mate! Made in Burton we just can't use the Marmite name, someone else owns it!! "
http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm
Take my word for it, your wasting your time trying to ship a case of something that you can easily get here. As they say "same shit different bucket"
Can I get someone to back me up please!!!
"...There is also an imported version called "Our Mate" which is produced by Unilever in the UK. These are also sold in the 125g size, and look identical to UK Marmite except for the name. The taste is also identical to UK Marmite. The label states "Made in the UK by Unilever Bestfoods"."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite
AND
"Marmite as we know and love it is made at Burton on Trent, the exact same product can be found in Australia and NZ under the name of Our Mate! Made in Burton we just can't use the Marmite name, someone else owns it!! "
http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm
Steve
PS: I prefer Sainsburys Yeast Extract, Mum brings me a jar over each time them come out which roughly lasts me till the next time they come
Oct 5th 2006 | 6:42 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by renth
It's EXACTLY the same, the "our mate" - not the Kiwi crap labelled Marmite.
It's made by Sanitarium, which is an Australian company founded in 1898 by the Seventh Day Adventist church.
Sanitarium originally imported British Marmite, then later received a license to sell it Down Under, and finally developed a formula of its own in the 1930s.
I've heard that Sanitarium Marmite is made in NZ, but I don't know how true that is.
Oct 5th 2006 | 6:44 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Seriously they sell the REAL MARMITE here at our local woolies.
Will look to see how much it is when I go next.
Will look to see how much it is when I go next.
Oct 5th 2006 | 9:57 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Ive just had toast smoothered in marmite 
i love marmite but it isnt going to be a major issue with our move! I think its expensive here so it wont make much difference if it is out there too!
i love marmite but it isnt going to be a major issue with our move! I think its expensive here so it wont make much difference if it is out there too!
Oct 5th 2006 | 10:05 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
I brought a jar of Marmite over for my sister. I declared it at customs and it was all good and we were allowed to keep it I can't see why it would be a problem in a container, as long as it is sealed and declared on the form.
BTW I used to hate Vegemite, but now love it on toast. My baby and I had that for our lunch today.
I can't see why it would be a problem in a container, as long as it is sealed and declared on the form.BTW I used to hate Vegemite, but now love it on toast. My baby and I had that for our lunch today.
Oct 5th 2006 | 10:37 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Yep - it's exactly the same - it's shipped from the same factory in the UK. It has to have a different name because Marmite is already used out here for another product (someone put a picture of it up!!!).
I paid $3.49 (I think) for a 125g jar in my local Coles a couple of weeks ago. So it's more expensive that Vegimite, but much less expensive than buying imported Marmite in the British shops.
If you are shipping it you need to check out the best before dates. If you ship a huge quantity and are planning on using it yourself, you may find it's gone off before you get to use it.
Rudi
I paid $3.49 (I think) for a 125g jar in my local Coles a couple of weeks ago. So it's more expensive that Vegimite, but much less expensive than buying imported Marmite in the British shops.
If you are shipping it you need to check out the best before dates. If you ship a huge quantity and are planning on using it yourself, you may find it's gone off before you get to use it.
Rudi
Originally Posted by renth
It's EXACTLY the same, the "our mate" - not the Kiwi crap labelled Marmite.
Take my word for it, your wasting your time trying to ship a case of something that you can easily get here. As they say "same shit different bucket"
Can I get someone to back me up please!!!
"...There is also an imported version called "Our Mate" which is produced by Unilever in the UK. These are also sold in the 125g size, and look identical to UK Marmite except for the name. The taste is also identical to UK Marmite. The label states "Made in the UK by Unilever Bestfoods"."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite
AND
"Marmite as we know and love it is made at Burton on Trent, the exact same product can be found in Australia and NZ under the name of Our Mate! Made in Burton we just can't use the Marmite name, someone else owns it!! "
http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm
Take my word for it, your wasting your time trying to ship a case of something that you can easily get here. As they say "same shit different bucket"
Can I get someone to back me up please!!!
"...There is also an imported version called "Our Mate" which is produced by Unilever in the UK. These are also sold in the 125g size, and look identical to UK Marmite except for the name. The taste is also identical to UK Marmite. The label states "Made in the UK by Unilever Bestfoods"."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite
AND
"Marmite as we know and love it is made at Burton on Trent, the exact same product can be found in Australia and NZ under the name of Our Mate! Made in Burton we just can't use the Marmite name, someone else owns it!! "
http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/marmite.htm
Oct 5th 2006 | 10:56 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by cresta57
It's not very expensive at all, a 250g jar is $2.49 in Woolworth's Australia, a 250g jar in Tesco U.K is £1.99. If you wanted to compare at todays exchange rate your jar of Aussie marmite would cost you £0.98 or half the price of your Tesco one.It's on just about every supermarket chain's shelves. I can't understand why you would ship over something you can already buy cheaper here. It's the genuine stuff too not the Aussie equivalent.
Now if it were proper mint sauce you were shipping and not the syrupy sweet jelly they sell here I could understand 100%
Now if it were proper mint sauce you were shipping and not the syrupy sweet jelly they sell here I could understand 100%
I looked in all the Supermarkets when we were there a couple of weeks ago, and found a "Marmite", bought it but didnt taste like the one we have at home!! So where do you get it from?? I shall send our friends out to hunt it down!! We saw it in a shop in Glenelg but it was VERY expensive cant remember the exact price but worked out about £6 a pot and not a very big pot at that!!
Oct 5th 2006 | 10:57 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by Wendy
Do I have good news for you
They sell it at our supermarket, so if you need some then just come to my local woolies
We aren't that far away from where you are wanting to be. About 15 minutes
They sell it at our supermarket, so if you need some then just come to my local woolies
We aren't that far away from where you are wanting to be. About 15 minutes
You always give me good news!
Thats great as I looked at Tea Tree Gully and lots of other supermarkets and couldnt find it, so I wont bother then if you tell me it is the "real" Marmite we get here in the UK!! Thanks Wendy!!
Oct 5th 2006 | 10:58 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by toon williams
I looked in all the Supermarkets when we were there a couple of weeks ago, and found a "Marmite", bought it but didnt taste like the one we have at home!! So where do you get it from?? I shall send our friends out to hunt it down!! We saw it in a shop in Glenelg but it was VERY expensive cant remember the exact price but worked out about £6 a pot and not a very big pot at that!!
They sell My Mate (Marmite) in the imported food section of our local Coles. It isn't too dear.
Oct 5th 2006 | 11:01 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
That would be this stuff...
It's made by Sanitarium, which is an Australian company founded in 1898 by the Seventh Day Adventist church.
Sanitarium originally imported British Marmite, then later received a license to sell it Down Under, and finally developed a formula of its own in the 1930s.
I've heard that Sanitarium Marmite is made in NZ, but I don't know how true that is.
It's made by Sanitarium, which is an Australian company founded in 1898 by the Seventh Day Adventist church.
Sanitarium originally imported British Marmite, then later received a license to sell it Down Under, and finally developed a formula of its own in the 1930s.
I've heard that Sanitarium Marmite is made in NZ, but I don't know how true that is.
YES thats the one we tried and YUCK YUCK YUCK!!
Ok now I know that Wendy can get it in Woolies, and Renth has convinced me I can get it there, I wont ship it over will just buy it there!!
PS Steve99 - I am a SHE not a HE!!
Well last time I checked I was!!
Oct 5th 2006 | 11:14 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
jeezas , EveryBody on this Thread get a life .....right now 
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Oct 5th 2006 | 11:24 pm
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by toon williams
I looked in all the Supermarkets when we were there a couple of weeks ago, and found a "Marmite", bought it but didnt taste like the one we have at home!! So where do you get it from?? I shall send our friends out to hunt it down!! We saw it in a shop in Glenelg but it was VERY expensive cant remember the exact price but worked out about £6 a pot and not a very big pot at that!!
In my local Coles it's sold in the health food section. It's not with all the other similar products like vegimite etc.
Hope that helps
Rudi
Oct 6th 2006 | 1:10 am
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by Vash the Stampede
That would be this stuff...
It's made by Sanitarium, which is an Australian company founded in 1898 by the Seventh Day Adventist church.
Sanitarium originally imported British Marmite, then later received a license to sell it Down Under, and finally developed a formula of its own in the 1930s.
I've heard that Sanitarium Marmite is made in NZ, but I don't know how true that is.
It's made by Sanitarium, which is an Australian company founded in 1898 by the Seventh Day Adventist church.
Sanitarium originally imported British Marmite, then later received a license to sell it Down Under, and finally developed a formula of its own in the 1930s.
I've heard that Sanitarium Marmite is made in NZ, but I don't know how true that is.
Oct 6th 2006 | 1:12 am
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
There goes my supper in the bin.
Oct 6th 2006 | 1:16 am
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Re: Anyone shipped a case of Marmite before?
Originally Posted by toon williams
Wendy
You always give me good news! Thats great as I looked at Tea Tree Gully and lots of other supermarkets and couldnt find it, so I wont bother then if you tell me it is the "real" Marmite we get here in the UK!! Thanks Wendy!!
You always give me good news!
Thats great as I looked at Tea Tree Gully and lots of other supermarkets and couldnt find it, so I wont bother then if you tell me it is the "real" Marmite we get here in the UK!! Thanks Wendy!!I'll buy some when I go to Woolies and post a picture for you
