Raiding American supermarkets!

[Lexy]

I love cinnamon but....cinnamon toothpaste????

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Not a supermarket but i always get lots of pairs of jeans from Levis

 

[UKDEB]

I like American toothpaste. Even Colgate Total has a cinnamon/clove thing going on.

I love anything peanut butter based. I agree (and have often stated so here) that the stuff we get over here is simply not right. Very claggy and almost inedible, although probably far better for us than the smooth, sugar-laden US varieties. (Mmmm, silky smooth sugar-laden peanut butter ). Skippy is readily available here, but I still can't help stocking up when I'm in the US (Reese's, Peter Pan, et al). Ditto peanut butter based candy. I love Reese's Pieces and Cups, and feel compelled to buy some when I'm in the US, even though they're not that hard to find over here. Peanut butter M'n'Ms, Twix's, Snickers, etc seem to be available from time to time in the US. If I see them, I snap them up.

I also buy industrial-sized ibuprofen at silly prices. In fact, we're only about half-way through the giant container we bought in January. Ditto Zantac - you can't buy more than about 5 tablets without a personal interview with a pharmacist in the UK. In the US we can get enough to last 2 years for around $10! I also had a bit of an 'alternative remedy' fest at Walgreens in January. SAM-E, Melatonin, 5-HTP, blah-de-blah-de-blah. It was all so cheap, it would have been churlish not to.

I also stock up on Mitchum gel deodorant. All the other variants of Mitchum seem to be available here (spray, roll-on and solid), but not the gel.

Pat O'Brien's Hurricane mix is another thing which springs to mind. It's easy enough to make one's own cocktail mixes on the whole, but I haven't got a clue how to make Hurricane mix.

Bourbon. There is some strange law which prohibits the export of much of the stuff from the US, so we always try (and always succeed ) to get something we've never tried before.

Beer nuts. A peanut variant which dh loves.

Twinkies. Disgusting, synthetic cakes (kinda like mini Swiss rolls). I can't say I've eaten one in recent years, but we always buy them at the supermarket for our villa stays and they always get eaten, so someone must like them!

Krispy Kreme donuts. It's many, many years since I've eaten anything resembling a doughnut in the UK (I truly wouldn't want to), but I do throw caution to the wind on holiday and indulge myself. I only like the sugar-glazed creme-filled variety. I only want one. And it has to be fresh.

I'm sure there are other things. I'll be back!

 

[CA_Stitch]

Was it Fanta? That is cokes orange soda. It has no caffiene though. They ripped you off.

It's called Mellow Yellow... really that's the name.

It is also not found everywhere in the US.

 

[mushumadness]

I love a good walmart shop and can spend a few hours in there

We normally get

Peanut Butter M & Ms
Cheetos
Sierra Mist (lemon and lime fizzy drink)
Lays
Fosters Oil Cans Lol (Chris doesnt like bud)
Bratz
Writing Sets
Psp this year

Cant wait seven weeks to go

 

[mattnkatsmum]

I always stock up on Unisom Sleep Gels (or Walgreens own version which are just as good). They send me off like a baby and I have no hangover' the following day.

I took them into Boots and asked if they sold the same thing. They gave me Nytol, which made me feel rotten, so definitely not the same.

 

[arieliwish]

It's called Mellow Yellow... really that's the name.

It is also not found everywhere in the US.

Yes that's the one! I'm not a fan I'm afraid, I had to stick to diet coke while onsite that's why I bought several bottles to stock up our room fridge. We also brought some home with us to help me get through the first few days home! Maybe that's why I didn't have jet lag last time!! LOL!

 

[paulfoel]

Another vote for Mountain Dew, its banned in the uk because of the caffine content!
Oh and wallgreens version of Zantac indgestion tablets, about $10 for 50, here they are about £4 for a pack of 6! ( am I sad or does anyone else get really excited in wallgreens)

I love mountain dew. Wasnt aware it had any cafeeine in it !!!!

Is it really banned in the UK then? I though it was just not sold for another reason. How much caffeeine compared to a can of Coke then ??

 

[wils]

Secret deodorant
The character spin toothbrushes
Pez
DVDs

 

[arieljasmine]

( am I sad or does anyone else get really excited in wallgreens)

I thought I was the only one!!

I adore Walgreens, you can buy, like, everything!! I always get excited about being in there!

I especially stock up on Sally Hansen nail polish (unbelieveably cheaper than over here - 5 bottles for $5!!), and everything Hersheys, Reeses peanutbutter cups, Cheetos, Ritz chips (my DH loves these), Junior Mints, Peppermint Patties and, another vote for Mountain Dew!

ArielJasmine

 

[Tron[ADS]]

Cans of Diet Cherry Coke......
I buy/drink and bring back as much as my remaining weight allowance will allow.

 

[scojos]

can t you get diet cherry coke over here now?
tracy

 

[CA_Stitch]

I love mountain dew. Wasnt aware it had any cafeeine in it !!!!

Is it really banned in the UK then? I though it was just not sold for another reason. How much caffeeine compared to a can of Coke then ??

Yep much more caffeine according to some sites:

Mountain Dew = 55mg of caffeine
Pepsi = 37.5mg of caffeine
Coke Classic = 34 mg of caffeine

Drip coffee = 115 - 175mg of caffeine
Brewed coffee = 80 - 135mg of caffeine

Fresca = 0mg of caffeine



Taz

 

[Tron[ADS]]

can t you get diet cherry coke over here now?
tracy

No, thats "Diet Coke with Cherry"

which is an entirely different drink unfortunately.

 

[Ali and boyz]

little debbies boxes of fudge brownies
aunt jemimas pancake mix and syrup
cornbread mix
vitamins
medical tape and the daily pill boxes for my son
Q-tips

 

[Booknut]

Things I bring back:
Lipton Noodles side dishes (yummy!)
Jello Fat Free and Sugar Free Pudding/Jello (delicious and easy to make - I brought back 40 boxes last time)
Graham Crackers (the best base for cheesecake)
Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce (although I saw this at Costco a few months ago so won't need to bring any back this time!)
Cinnamon toothpaste (its fab!)
LARGE bottles of Tylenol (luckily in America they let you buy more than 16 pills at a time)


Things we have whilst out there (over and over again!):
Coke slurpees from 7-Eleven (a must each day!)
Campbell's New England Clam Chowder (I used to love this as a kid)
Pretty much anything from Taco Bell
Double stuffed Oreos
Key Lime Pie
Corn Dogs

 

[Cinderella2006]

Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce

Sorry i had to butt in here! I love Jack Daniels BBQ sauce, whenever i go to TGI fridays i have it! Can you get it in the UK or where can i buy it in the US?

 

[richard_andmel]

Some of the things you guys have put here I have seen or bought in the UK in the last year.

Lucky charms breakfast cereal- Selfridges (someone mentioned they saw this)
Krispy Kreme donuts- Selfridges- got some at Christmas
aunt jemimas pancake mix and syrup- bought both of these from Ocado (Waitrose's delivery service)

Not that it's not cheaper to buy them in the US and bring them home. But sometimes you run out and want some more.

It's called Mellow Yellow... really that's the name.

It is also not found everywhere in the US.

I haven't seen Mello Yellow since I was a kid.

I always stock up on Unisom Sleep Gels (or Walgreens own version which are just as good). They send me off like a baby and I have no hangover' the following day.

I buy Tylenol PM when in the states for the same reason. It's Paracetemol with an incredibly mild sleep aid.

Secret deodorant

The first year I lived over here you could buy the solid in the stores. Now I bring it back as well.

Junior Mints, Peppermint Patties

There is just nothing else like these two. You are making me hungry.

 

[Kilted_Yank]

This is amazing.

 

[arieliwish]

LARGE bottles of Tylenol (luckily in America they let you buy more than 16 pills at a time)

Snap! Bought these in our hotel shop and they came in a plastic bottle with cotton wool in the top!! Anyone else in the UK remember when paracetamols came like that??

Also got large pack of Benadryl for hayfever much cheaper than over here.
And Clear Eyes eye drops - used mine up this year and just had a friend of a friend bring me another bottle back on her last trip!