g1ant

The more I go back to the UK, the less I'm bringing back. So much of the previously compulsory stuff is available here now. (HP sauce, Haywards pickled onions etc.)

Apart from Bassett's Allsorts and mushy peas I can't really think of much else that's worth the trouble.

Any ideas?

Ash UK/US

On my last trip home the night before I was due to leave I went to ASDA for some last min shopping, I spent over £50 mostly on chocolate/sweets with the exception of 6 large bottles of Salad cream, 6 bottles of spreadable Branston Pickle and 6 jars of Hartleys Jam... checkout girl must have thought I was nut!

madeofkent

[FONT="Arial Black"]SQUASH!! next time, 5 pages and loads of good advice but it just ain't squash?[/FONT]

Titchski

2x boxes PG Tips (480 bags each)
2x bottles of Tesco Brown Sauce (the HP boycott is still on)
Various Dairy Milk/Bournville bars for the workmates
Milky Bars for Mrs Titchski if she doesn't go along.

basementwaj

Nik Naks
S&V Discos
Prawn cocktail crisps
a kiko of coke

neil

You can get Bassett's Allsorts in most Rite Aid stores around here. I get a pack every few weeks.

I always bring back loads of Maltesers. Strangely my wife always likes to pick up a selection of packet sauce mixes and bread machine mixes. We always have to bring back Thomas the Tank Engine magazines for a friend's kid (they don't really do the magazine thing over here).

HoosierDaddy

That might be true but we still bring back a good few squeezy bottles of HP sauce. Still can't bring myself to buy it locally here.

For our sins we usually pick up some:

- chicken & mushroom Pot Noodle
- Wheat Crunchies (mmm - the Tomato or the Worcester Sauce ones)
- Cadbury Crunchies
- Next baby clothes

MsElui

This is what we stuffed in the suitcase last time:

metatanium nappy rash cream
nappy sacks (they dont seem to really do these over here like they do in the uk)
rigid crumbcatcher bibs for the kids (Tommee Tippee)
squeezy jars or marmite (they only do the small glass bottles here)
sachets of kalpol for kids (they do equivalent syrup here but not in the portable sachets)
Lemsips (placebo par excellence!)
atrixo vegetarian suet
Crabbies Ginger wine (for making whisky mac's)
chocolate
teabags
strong cheddar

mellybrown

oooo i get my first visit home in June next year - im planning all the stuff I shall eat already!!!

I gave in and went and paid a fortune for a jar of marmite last night - 6 slices of toast later and i was very happy!!!

Optimus Prime

Syphilis

AmerLisa

I like Next styles as well. Although my baby is almost 7 - still like the cute styles. But we never did get to go shopping while we were over there last.

AmerLisa

Does that go with your matching gonorrhea?

ldobson

1X John Smith's 12 pack
Strongbow Cider
Multipacks of Monster Munch, Wheat Crunchies, Hoola Hoops
Various Chocolate Bars
2X Heinz baked beans 4 packs
Various Tinned beans+beefburger, beans and sausages etc
Iron Brew

I think that's it, we usually go to Tesco's before departing the UK.

Ozzidoc

My first thought when I read the title of this tread was actually Herpes

Optimus Prime

from experience?