Roys

Ok so I am waiting for the move over and was wondering what I am likely to miss from over here and what I cant get so I can stock up on that item or event etc.

Weeze

It really depends what you are willing to risk if your boxes are opened at the port. We brought Robinson's Orange Squash and galaxy bars. If you are bringing over British game consoles then stock up on any games you would like. We had our move paid for so weren't bothered by the extra weight. The stuff I would have liked, I wouldn't have been able to bring anyway, like bacon! Officially things had to be owned by you for a certain amount of time rather than being new. We used all our leftover tesco vouchers for toys for the little ones birthday and risked them still being new and in the boxes.

S Folinsky

When my dual national brother-in-law visits the US, be brings a stock of UK made Cadbury chocolate. Which is different than the Cadbury bars sold in the US.

When he returns from the US, or one of us visits him, we take over a stock of US made Oreo cookies.

ChocolateBabz

We have a 'British' shop in Houston so we can usually find what we need/want at a premium. The only thing I cannot get for love nor money is proper Atora Suet, I can get the veggie kind but I prefer the beef for doughballs. I get my parents-in-law to smuggle it in (of course you are not supposed to but if they get banged up for suet smuggling it's no big loss ).

Roys

LOL I am a chef and butcher so i can get suet fresh no problem, though i dont use it.

Poppy girl

As much Chocolate as you possibly can, it's vile over here, forget the wife and kids bring Chocolate

S Folinsky

I will admit to being somewhat amused by the need for fat products from "home." While I was in law school, we studied this case in first year Contracts. I remember that the Professor pronounced the name of one of the parties as "roe-keech."

dunroving

I wouldn't worry about it - focus on all the new experiences you will have rather than focussing on what you will miss. You'll find plenty of new exciting products like Krispy Kreme donuts and grits to replace all your old favorites.

Karrie72

Lovely, lovely bovril for my toast! I hate marmite and you can't get bovril delivered here because it's a beef extract apparently. I also miss the laundry detergents, they smell better to me somehow.

GeoffM

A bit behind the times old chap. You can get them in Tesco now, as well as all the KK shops that are spreading. It's SO passé when it's in Tesco!

The Horticulturalist

Interesting, I'm just now making a list of all the things I like to eat when I'm home for an American family who are moving to Edinburgh next year, so they can try them and email me and gloat about how good they are.

So far I have: Duchy originals shortbread, Christmas pudding, Mince pies, crunchies, curly wurlies, Mrs Tilleys fudge, Tesco finest Jersey cream, sausages, bacon, jaffa cakes, chocolate digestives, hob nobs, Percy Pigs from M&S, Gu chocolate pudding (with the Jersey cream), Sticky Toffee Pudding (with the rest of the cream), Nairns oatcakes, Chicken tikka masala, chicken Korma and St Peter's ale.

nethead

Clotted cream, and decent bacon. You can't bring clotted cream into the US though.

The Horticulturalist

Don't think you can bring the bacon in either.

Roys

curly wurlies are already coming over, as to some of the stuff i can make being a chef is so cool lol but where were you from as i lve hear to St Peter's ale brewery?

GeoffM

Cornish Pasties.