Dianej

Ok imagine this, I'm going on my first ever Grocery Shop when I land in OZ and I'm sooooo excited, but wait!...... what about brand labels? I'm fussy, how will I choose?

For all you seasoned Brits-to-Oz residents, see if you can add guidance to my shopping list…….

I like…Andrex toilet roll Oz equivelant?
Heinz Baked Beans Oz equivelant?
Fairy Washing Up Liquid Oz equivelant?
Ariel Washing Powder Oz equivelant?
Heinz Ketchup Oz equivelant?
Clover Spread Oz equivelant?
Dairylea Slices Oz equivelant?
Walkers Crisps Oz equivelant?
Bisto Oz equivelant?
Ski Yoghurts Oz equivelant?
Danish Back Bacon Oz equivelant?
Wiltshire Ham Slices Oz equivelant?
Whiskas Cat food Oz equivelant?
PG Tips Tea Bags Oz equivelant?
Pantene Shampoo Oz equivelant?
Warburton’s Thick Sliced White Bread Oz equivelant?
Frank Coopers Seville Marmalade Oz equivelant?
Ambrosia Creamed Rice Pudding Oz equivelant?
Heinz Tomato Soup Oz equivelant?
Ragu Spaghetti Sauce Oz equivelant?
HP Sauce Oz equivelant?
Pot Noodles Oz equivelant?
KitKat’s Oz equivelant?
WKD Blue Oz equivelant?
20 Regal King Size Oz equivelant?

This will keep you gals busy for a while; maybe even some guys? Anyone found quality an issue?

Diane. :

geordie mandy

i shall watch this with interest, great idea karma on it way
Mandy

Dianej

Cheers Mandy, cant say Ive had much Karma........lookin forward to it!

Thought we needed something a little more light hearted, its getting serious out there on the forum - everyones so uptight and unsettled. I imagine lots of people staring into their fridges for the answers to my post!

Diane

andicee

Surely you jest?

Half the fun of moving to THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET is for a change!

Get in that supermarket and pick the brands that take your fancy. Why do you buy the brands you buy now?

Trial and error maybe?

Pollyana

You can get -

Heinz Baked Beans
Heinz Ketchup
Ski Yoghurts
Dairylea Slices (I think - you can certainly get triangles)
PG Tips Tea Bags (in BiLO)
Heinz Tomato Soup
HP Sauce
Pot Noodles
KitKat’s

Dianej

Thats me sorted then! Im coming over.

Sue from Manchester

Andrex equivalent - Sorbent
Fairy - Morning Fresh?
Ariel - Personal preference, I like Radiant
Heinz Ketchup - Heinz Ketchup
Clover - ? Use real butter myself
Dairylea slices - Coon slices
Walkers crisps - can't just remember the name, don't buy often
Bisto - Gravox
Ski yoghurt - you can get small yoghurts but they also tend to buy large cartons. All very nice
Danish back bacon - bacon isn't quite the same
Ham - pre packaged ham tends to be wafer thin, best buying off deli counter
wiskas - sorry, no cat
PG Tips - Working our way through, currently trying Liptons intense
Panetene - Panetene
Warburtons thick sliced - try a Bakers Delight or Brumbys
Marmalade - Coles and Woolies sell an English or Scottish chunky marmalade
Rice pudding - haven't noticed any but then I haven't looked
Heinz tomato soup - can't help
Ragu spaghetti sauce - lots of difference pasta sauces
HP Sauce - haven't noticed brown sauce
Pot Noodles - lots of varieties but you must try Nasi Goreng (packet of noodles with really spicy packets to add)
Kit kats - kit kats
ciggies - non smoker

But there are lots of new things here you can't get in UK. Couldn't afford frozen yoghurt in the UK, it's really cheap here and delicious. Don't get much turkey like you can buy filets and stuff in the UK. Tends just to be large frozen roasting portions quite expensive. But the beef is gorgeous and relatively cheap. Not so many pre-prepared meals. Watch out for the sausages as the skin tends to be tough. I go for the English style. Arnotts do really yummy snacky biscuits in savoury flavours. Nobby's nuts are big here (I know they are in the UK now too) and I particularly like the Beer nuts. Turkish bread is very popular here and great sliced, toasted and served with dips.

Enjoy the differences but I understand you wondering. It took me ages to buy my first pack of toilet rolls!

ElshaUK

Whiska's, Ski, Pot Noodle, HP - they sell all of them! Kit Kats - errr yeah....they sell kit kats! .... they sell quite a bit of stuff!

You'd be surprised!!

Dianej

Thanks Sue! Exactly the sort of reply I was hoping for! But I agree with you and other posters,- theres lots of new and different things to try and buy out there - I cant wait for my first tour around a supermarket; I will be in there for hours and hours!!!!


Just realised how I sound ..............I need to get out more dont I?

andicee

[/QUOTE]It took me ages to buy my first pack of toilet rolls![/QUOTE]

Fiona&malc

Hi Diane,

have a look on the supermarket websites and you can see for yourself
try www.coles.com.au or www.woolworths.com.au

most things you can get in the UK you can get here too, although they dont nessessarily taste the same tho

mand8002

I like…Andrex toilet roll Oz equivelant? Sorbent
Heinz Baked Beans Oz equivelant? Heinz or we like SPC
Fairy Washing Up Liquid Oz equivelant? Don't use much as have dishwasher
Ariel Washing Powder Oz equivelant? I like radiant
Heinz Ketchup Oz equivelant? Heinz either ketchup or big red
Clover Spread Oz equivelant? I buy flora (always have really)
Dairylea Slices Oz equivelant? Coon do real cheese slices
Walkers Crisps Oz equivelant? Probably Smiths but none compare really
Bisto Oz equivelant? Gravox
Ski Yoghurts Oz equivelant? Ski D'Lite is really nice
Danish Back Bacon Oz equivelant? Sorry don't buy really
Wiltshire Ham Slices Oz equivelant? Struggling to find some nice ham
Whiskas Cat food Oz equivelant? Sorry don't have pets
PG Tips Tea Bags Oz equivelant? We like Nerada
Pantene Shampoo Oz equivelant? Pantene
Warburton’s Thick Sliced White Bread Oz equivelant? Noble Rise is nice
Frank Coopers Seville Marmalade Oz equivelant? Don't know
Ambrosia Creamed Rice Pudding Oz equivelant? Haven't found any yet
Heinz Tomato Soup Oz equivelant? Heinz or Campbells
Ragu Spaghetti Sauce Oz equivelant? Leggos (I think)
HP Sauce Oz equivelant? Don't know
Pot Noodles Oz equivelant? Various varieties
KitKat’s Oz equivelant? Don't know but Tim Tams are yum
WKD Blue Oz equivelant? Don't know
20 Regal King Size Oz equivelant? Don't smoke sorry

ridds

Some ones that haven't been answered yet...

Danish Back Bacon - Try Killarney bacon (from a butcher, not the supermarket)
Frank Coopers Seville Marmalade - no direct equivalent that I know of, but brands which I know do Seville Marmalade are Doran's, Maggie Beer and Mrs Oldbucks
20 Regal King Size - I *think* you can get these at specialist tobbacoist shops


Have fun shopping!

Dianej

Seems to be a problem with bacon and ham. Hope bacon is nothing like it is in the US! Ill try the butchers.
So, no Rice Pudding yet either? At least theres plenty of equivelants or the same brand.

Anything youve not been able to replace or find?



Worried about not having decent bacon butties now....................

ridds

Don't worry, the bacon is nowhere near what they have in the US Killarney bacon just happens to be a favourite of mine! You can obviously get bacon from the supermarket but I always find it not quite as good as what I can get at the butchers.

As for rice pudding, I had never really heard of ready-made rice pudding it 'til I came to the UK, have never tried it (rice? in a pudding???). Can't buy it in a regular shop as far as I know, but you can get it online at http://www.atasteofhome.com.au/produ...roducts_id=471