English foods (especially sweets)
Feb 12th 2008, 2:52 pm
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Re: English foods (especially sweets)
just looked it up and thers one at our nearby mall. Now i come to think of it i remember going passed it and thinking - just another candy store - but now i know it does english stuff i will be in there like a rat up a drainpipe!
Feb 13th 2008, 3:09 am
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...normal font is the way to go around here.
Feb 13th 2008, 3:12 am
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I know what I was going to ask, does anyone know if Dove is the same as Galaxy? The adverts are sooo similar that I'm tempted to try it but wanted to know if anyone has tried it.
Feb 13th 2008, 3:39 am
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How amusing - we have a sweets from heaven shop here in the UK - in Bluewater in fact - that sells all the american goodies lol.
you can get a can of mountain dew for £1.50, or a box of lucky charms for £7.50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you can get a can of mountain dew for £1.50, or a box of lucky charms for £7.50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Feb 13th 2008, 3:51 am
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Feb 13th 2008, 4:28 am
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Wanted to share / gloat with you all that yesterday I found Bounty bars, both milk and dark chocolate, Cadbury's Dairy Milk, Toffee Crisps, Lion bars, Milkybars, Curly Wurlys, Terry's milk chocolate orange bars, Fox's ginger cream biscuits, walnut whips (both in single and 6 packs) Munchies, walkers crisps in single size bags (cheese & onion, smoky bacon, salt & vinegar and worcester sauce) Aero mint and chocolate bars, fruit pastilles and fruit gums.
I was in heaven.
In fact it was a shop called Sweets From Heaven, I think they can be found at most malls (I was at Concord Mills, NC).
Mostly anything else Cadbury's can be found at World Market, along with a lot of groceries like PG Tips and Typhoo tea, Heinz beans, salad cream, Pataks curry sauces, and loads of other stuff.
I was in heaven.
In fact it was a shop called Sweets From Heaven, I think they can be found at most malls (I was at Concord Mills, NC).
Mostly anything else Cadbury's can be found at World Market, along with a lot of groceries like PG Tips and Typhoo tea, Heinz beans, salad cream, Pataks curry sauces, and loads of other stuff.
The English shop closest to me, has stale stuff half the time....
Feb 13th 2008, 5:02 am
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Where abouts in Kent?? I think the water is making people leave!!I still havent quite relented and paid so much for the lucky charms - im waiting for the cheap real thing lol!!
Feb 13th 2008, 8:47 am
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I used to live in Gravesend, can't believe I miss the place, lol! It's worth it though to be with my hubby! Where do you come from?
Feb 13th 2008, 9:05 am
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Have you eaten it? Good, was it? That's definitely one of the candy bars I miss the most.
Feb 13th 2008, 9:06 am
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Re: English foods (especially sweets)
Wanted to share / gloat with you all that yesterday I found Bounty bars, both milk and dark chocolate, Cadbury's Dairy Milk, Toffee Crisps, Lion bars, Milkybars, Curly Wurlys, Terry's milk chocolate orange bars, Fox's ginger cream biscuits, walnut whips (both in single and 6 packs) Munchies, walkers crisps in single size bags (cheese & onion, smoky bacon, salt & vinegar and worcester sauce) Aero mint and chocolate bars, fruit pastilles and fruit gums.
I was in heaven.
In fact it was a shop called Sweets From Heaven, I think they can be found at most malls (I was at Concord Mills, NC).
Mostly anything else Cadbury's can be found at World Market, along with a lot of groceries like PG Tips and Typhoo tea, Heinz beans, salad cream, Pataks curry sauces, and loads of other stuff.
I was in heaven.
In fact it was a shop called Sweets From Heaven, I think they can be found at most malls (I was at Concord Mills, NC).
Mostly anything else Cadbury's can be found at World Market, along with a lot of groceries like PG Tips and Typhoo tea, Heinz beans, salad cream, Pataks curry sauces, and loads of other stuff.
Are you going to move to Charlotte then?
Feb 13th 2008, 12:00 pm
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Feb 13th 2008, 5:03 pm
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Re: English foods (especially sweets)
Our local supermarket (Kroger's) also has an English section selling everything from Hob Nobs, Maltesers (my USC hubby's favorite!), Lion Bars, Squash and Barley Waters, Baked Beans, Salad Cream, Wine Gums, soups, syrup puddings, etc etc etc for pretty reasonable prices (cheaper than some of the bigger UK shops in Florida!). We now also have a Firkin and Fox here in the backwaters of West Virginia that do a pretty good Fish and Chips or Bangers and Mash for those odd cravings
I don't miss as many foods as I used to when I first moved over the pond, but I still miss some real bacon and wish I could source that locally!
Feb 13th 2008, 9:01 pm
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I think im worried you miss the place lol, I cant wait to get out of here!!!!!
Feb 13th 2008, 9:53 pm
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Have committed to memory the things that local grocery stores sell, which are almost always cheaper than going to the Brit food shop in our area.
Can get the usual fare at World Market, crumpets, cream crackers, etc at a posh grocery store.
Make a fortnightly trip to the Brit store to get Sausages (always been addicted and spent many dry years here), bacon (often substitute good US for a sarnie) and a loaf of bread (they stock actual English bread), Scottish meat pies and other odds and ends.
Actually found those "flying saucers" the other day (communion wafer thingies with sherbert in them) for 10c each.
Can get the usual fare at World Market, crumpets, cream crackers, etc at a posh grocery store.
Make a fortnightly trip to the Brit store to get Sausages (always been addicted and spent many dry years here), bacon (often substitute good US for a sarnie) and a loaf of bread (they stock actual English bread
), Scottish meat pies and other odds and ends.Actually found those "flying saucers" the other day (communion wafer thingies with sherbert in them) for 10c each.
Feb 14th 2008, 2:47 am
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Everything is miles away, no walking down the street to find everything I need on my doorstep, no hopping on a bus, nothing like that, you either have a car or go without.
Saying that, I have mellowed quite a bit to this place, there are some things I would definately miss if I left the south, and the weather is awesome!
Good luck with your move!
Em.
