Where to get stuff from
 

Hi everyoneÂ


I am just wondering were do people buy there British products fromÂ
I have seen a few website that will send me stuff like tea bags, marmite etcÂ
Don't know which one is the best?

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I get tea (Tetley) and Marmite at my local No frills supermarket:confused:


Seing as you are asking the same thing in numerous regional forums, maybe it would help if you narrowed it down to one part of the world. Otherwise is just looks like spam;)

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You can also find a reasonable selection of British products at Bulk Barn. I believe that there are franchises from coast to coast.

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Oooh, does he sell Spam as well as Marmite? :D

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Luck you :-( so you have no problem getting British goods ? I was talking to a friend the other day and he has been using a websitebasedin uk to send stuff to him

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I was thinking that people would use theinternet if they live in diffrent parts of the world that's why I am asking everyone

Re: We're to get stuff from
 

I dont really crave much to be honest. A lot of stuff is available away from websites and britstores anyway.

So where is he then? All these posts spread around the forums look like a set up for some advertising to me.

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Shipping costs and food import regulations tend to dampen any enthusiasm.

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Why would you when lots of products are quite readily available.
The cost of shipping alone would be a major hurdle.
Trolls might find it useful though !

Re: We're to get stuff from
 

Embrace the fact you don't live in the UK and buy what's available in your local grocery store.

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India, no advertising I have nothing to advertise

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So whats wrong with the websitebasedin uk that your friend uses... Would you rather get recomendations from random strangers on the internet:sneaky:

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if u live in india why do u want brit food??:o

Re: We're to get stuff from
 

His friend's in India, the OP is in the UK. Quite why his 'friend' can't ask the question himself is another matter entirely.............

Re: We're to get stuff from
 

Safeway stock plenty of British stuff..marmite, mcvitites biscuits, tea etc etc if you are that way inclined.

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I tend to think it would be cheaper to order from the UK for his friend in India than relying on Safeway or any Canadian supplier.

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We buy our Yorkshire Tea from the stores in Vancouver :thumbup:

Other than that, i couldn't give a shit

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i dont give a stuff about his friend i was mentioning why would anyone in Canada order British food stuffs etc when we can buy it off the shelf..so surely no one would have a valid opinion on the subject.:confused:

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Ah but not all of the so called brit stuff you buy off the shelves over here is actually from the UK;) Check your labels to see if made under licence and produced and made in Canada. Cadburys chocolate bars, basic guinness are examples of this. The guinness is brewed by Labatts.

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The guiness draft in cans isnt.

I cant tell much difference anyway...

Branston pickle is another example I think...

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+1

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That's a defeatist attitude. :thumbdown:

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Could not agree more.

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I know, I know :(

No home deliveries where I live though, and the thought of Eccles cakes slowly decomposing in a Purolator distribution centre for several days while I await my collection notification is enough to deter my genetic drive for overpriced imported crap.

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Are available in both styles. If you mistakenly put a local one in your mouth you'll spit it out like it was one of those Marlboro made under license in Belgium.

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A new grocery store (petes.ca) just opened here in Wolfville with a 'Best of Britain' section. There's a good selection but prices are high so we wait for things to be discounted. Recent sales include Heinz beans for $1.25/can and various 230g Cadbury bars for $2.99.

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That's good old Pete Luckett, a Nottingham native. The same as Pete's Frootique in Bedford and Spring Garden Rd in Halifax. Not too much Brit stuff that you can't get from his stores.

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He's as close to a local celebrity as we get around here. The opening of his shop is a huge vote of confidence in the Valley as are the developments at his vineyard, next to his house/farm, a few miles away.

I just walked down to Pete's for a coffee and thought I'd share a few pics of their British section.

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There are about a gazillion threads on here, do a search. Loblaw's (aka No Frills, Canadian Superstore) is usually the best place to start.

The PG Tips isn't the same, go for English breakfast tea, or something like that, Loblaw's is okay. Depends on whereabouts in Canada you are as well.

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Nope, no need to in Canada, British stuff is everywhere and Canadians aren't as into using the internet to order things anyway because of the postage costs.

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Hmmmmm chocolate hob nobs....

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I would love to be able to get Bisto Best gravy granules

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IGA do OXO, marmite, spam etc... Only reason i buy some euro stuff is to avoid the E numbers that seems to be in all north american food! We buy bread from the bakery, supermarket stuff lasts for months, in open air to me thats just not right!
Oh and its cheaper to fly to the uk and back tobuy bailys, than buy it here!

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Dead right about avoiding some of the "e" numbers by buying European stuff. There are loads of ingredients that are banned in UK that are still allowed here.

Make/bake it at home. At least your kids are less likely to glow in the dark!