Re: World Market 30% off
My local Safeway has some things, including stuff I have never heard of.
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Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by Boiler
(Post 11929474)
My local Safeway has some things, including stuff I have never heard of.
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Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 11929476)
They might be Australian. The one British section that was used to have some sweets I hadn't heard of and they turned out to be Australian when I looked them up.
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Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 11929473)
That has to be Jewel, right? One up by us used to have a British section but it got annexed by the Asian foods a few years ago and isn't there any more. Though our Jewels did have HP sauce in the normal sauce section, at least for a while.
There is a small British section at Meijer though, that is pretty similar in scope to the one that used to be at Jewel. Haven't been to World Market in ages, now I come to think of it. |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by themadpooper
(Post 11929489)
Yeah, Jewel (pretty crap compared to other Jewels in the city) but they also have UK stuff in Mariano's and Treasure Island. Trader's has stuff like clotted cream and scones
Mariano's and Treasure Island must only be in the city because I haven't heard of those. I couldn't even tell you where the closest Trader Joe's is either :lol: I like the sticks, though. Nice and quiet up here :nod: |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by Matt Sabre
(Post 11929083)
This may be heresy but I've gone right off Heinz beans since being here. Too sweet.
I much prefer the varieties of Bush's Baked Beans. |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11929468)
FIFY. :)
Seems the only area of US that doesn't have UK stuff is where you live |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 11929497)
I go to Jewel all the time, but the one actually in my town never had any British food, sadly. I can usually do OK without it but if I get a real urge for a Yorkie or some curry paste, I can nip to the Meijer that's 20 minutes down the road.
Mariano's and Treasure Island must only be in the city because I haven't heard of those. I couldn't even tell you where the closest Trader Joe's is either :lol: I like the sticks, though. Nice and quiet up here :nod: Treasure Island is good for international stuff, they have isles devoted to various countries, including the UK and Ireland |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by themadpooper
(Post 11929503)
You've done this before and as I told you then, I've seen similar in supermarkets in other parts of the country, particularly Florida and New York where I previously lived
Seems the only area of US that doesn't have UK stuff is where you live The problem you don't seem to recognize is that would be/soon to be immigrants come here looking for advice, and therefore making sweeping generalizations is unhelpful and often misleading. There is a huge difference between "you'll find that groceries in most major cities in the US carry a small range of British foods" and "you'll find British foods in American groceries". |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by themadpooper
(Post 11929518)
Mariano's is a bit like Whole Foods, posh and a bit pricey but they have a lot of great products and international stuff. Their beer selection in particular is better than you'd find in some liquor shops, the one I go to even has a walk-in fridge packed with beer. Jewel is great for beer, also, I find
Treasure Island is good for international stuff, they have isles devoted to various countries, including the UK and Ireland Treasure Island looks to only have locations in the city, so that'd be why I had never heard of them. |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11929524)
Maybe you didn't read all the replies to the other thread? Several other people commented that their local groceries have little or no British merchandise either, and they aren't in the same state as me.
It depends entirely on demand, which depends on British expat presence. I don't think New York and Florida are good examples from which to generalise to the entire country. |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by Wintersong
(Post 11929558)
Yup -no British food in my supermarkets either.
It depends entirely on demand, which depends on British expat presence. I don't think New York and Florida are good examples from which to generalise to the entire country. |
Re: World Market 30% off
I've seen stuff in my local Raley's and some Safeways.
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Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by Wintersong
(Post 11929558)
Yup -no British food in my supermarkets either. ....
..... I don't think New York and Florida are good examples from which to generalise to the entire country. |
Re: World Market 30% off
Originally Posted by Pulaski
(Post 11929580)
There is almost nothing about the US you can generalize across all 50 states, ..... except perhaps that the standard of driving is hideously bad, and that the quality of house and apartments/condo construction is poor.
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