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Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Old Aug 29th 2012, 10:00 pm
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Originally Posted by Lychee
Eating gravy is a UK tradition, not a Canadian tradition. Culture shock 101. If you're looking for instant gravy granules, it exists, but not the brands you recognize. Most, I'd argue, make it from scratch if they even make it at all.
Duh, in Ontario everything comes with gravy! It's just a different gravy.

I agree with making it from scratch though.
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Old Aug 29th 2012, 11:38 pm
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Zehrs sells Bisto Gravy Granules for under $5, just look in the Gravy isle bit... Paxo Stuffing is in almost every Bulk Barn in Canada. Everything else comes at a price in the Brit shops but at least it keeps me sane.

I still haven't found the Spray on Deod yet....I can't stand roll on crap much longer...
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Old Aug 29th 2012, 11:44 pm
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Originally Posted by bats
Duh, in Ontario everything comes with gravy! It's just a different gravy.

I agree with making it from scratch though.
You can bisto in loblaws and I think I saw it in sobeys
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Old Aug 29th 2012, 11:46 pm
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Originally Posted by rich07
You can bisto in loblaws and I think I saw it in sobeys
is it a dance? Do the funky bisto in the aisles???
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers
Zehrs sells Bisto Gravy Granules for under $5, just look in the Gravy isle bit... Paxo Stuffing is in almost every Bulk Barn in Canada. Everything else comes at a price in the Brit shops but at least it keeps me sane.

I still haven't found the Spray on Deod yet....I can't stand roll on crap much longer...
Perhaps Bisto would work??
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Old Aug 29th 2012, 11:49 pm
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Popped into Costco on Saturday, seems they have christmas decorations for sale. Umm, it's still august.
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers
Paxo Stuffing is in almost every Bulk Barn in Canada.
Walmart carry it as well. Different box but it tastes the same.
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Originally Posted by sharkus
Popped into Costco on Saturday, seems they have christmas decorations for sale. Umm, it's still august.
I rounded the corner in Walmart, and they had a big display of Christmas Cards yesterday. Not decorations though, so perhaps so that one can get ready for the 'late' posting dates ahead of time!
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

you can get spray on deodorant at the superstore near my house, and bisto aswell. Theres a new british store opened in edmonton too which has everything and it isnt as overpriced as most of them, they even have robinsons and lucozade
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers
Paxo Stuffing is in almost every Bulk Barn in Canada.
It would be nice to be able to get those nice ready made ones that M&S, Sainsbury and Tesco do. (or did)

Combinations of various fruit and some sort of alcohol added. Unfortunately I don't remember what.

I do my own with sausage meat; plum sauce in one and an orange mashed into another.
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Bisto is widely available.
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

The card shop in our local mall have a display of Christmas cards, and small gifts when I was there last week. Seems like ASDA are not the only one's gearing up for Christmas in August.
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Originally Posted by bats
is it a dance? Do the funky bisto in the aisles???
Thanks for that - actual laugh out loud moment from me
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Old Aug 30th 2012, 10:52 pm
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Thanks for that - actual laugh out loud moment from me
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Old Sep 1st 2012, 2:20 pm
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Default Re: Thank God we dont have ASDAs here.

Originally Posted by FlirtyKnickers
Zehrs sells Bisto Gravy Granules for under $5, just look in the Gravy isle bit... Paxo Stuffing is in almost every Bulk Barn in Canada. Everything else comes at a price in the Brit shops but at least it keeps me sane.

I still haven't found the Spray on Deod yet....I can't stand roll on crap much longer...
oh my bad.....that's what i get for using spell check....

I need to learn to proof read too it seems....
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