International Imports

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 11:18

Anyone else been tempted to pay over the odds for stuff imported from overseas? I've recently discovered a couple of websites that import stuff from America and its turned into an expensive habit. This just arrived this morning:

Hard to get it all in one picture. The contents are:

1x Kellogg's Strawberry Milkshake Pop Tarts
1x Kellogg's Frosted Rainbow Cookie Sandwich Pop Tarts
1x Wild Grape Flavour Pop Tarts
1x Taco Bell Salsa Con Queso Cheese Dip
1x Yogurt Chocolate Swirl Pretzel Flipz
1x Individual Froot Loop Breakfast Cereal
1x Mini 26g Trial Size Box Of Cap'n Crunch Cereal
1x Jolly Rancher Fruit Chews
1x Jolly Rancher Awesome Twosome Candy
2x Jolly Rancher Original Flavour Hard Candy 14oz Bag
1x Jolly Rancher Grape Flavour Soda
1x James/Fralingers Original Salt Water Taffy
1x Loaded Baked Potato Flavour Pringles
1x American Mozzarella Stick & Marinara Sauce Flavour Pringles
1x American Bar Harbor Clam Chowder
1x Standard Size Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
1x Canadian Cinnamon Two Bite Rolls
1x Strawberry Flavour Hostess Cup Cakes

Total price: £67.37! :eek:

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 11:52

Actually its from http://www.americansweets.co.uk/

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 14:06

I've used Americansoda several times too! Actually waiting for a delivery from them right now. Ordered 24 cans of Tab Cola and 24 cans of Fanta grape

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 14:22

Look AT&T? Was that deliberate or just an amusing typo?

If your going for root beer I recommend getting it from www.americansoda.co.uk

You pay less per can if you order in bulk.

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 14:45

Then the only sensible thing to do would be to order a lot in one go to justify the large postage fee

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 20:07

Just a little individual portion box. Never tried it before, so thought it was better to get that rather than a whole box. I'm planning to have it for breakfast tomorrow

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 21:04

BenjiSayers said:
You should've got some Grape Fanta too as that is the greatest drink I've ever tasted!

Read up. Im expecting it to be delivered tomorrow

Craig1981 · 23 Jun 2011 at 21:12

PapaLazaru said:
Salt Water Taffy?

Yup. I just tried some of that. Its...interesting. Different fruit flavours and kinda... soft candy stuff? Its nice!

Craig1981 · 24 Jun 2011 at 14:31

Got my second delivery today. Thats another £40 outta my wallet. I wish that grape was a more popular flavour over here. I cant get enough grape flavoured soda!

Craig1981 · 24 Jun 2011 at 16:26

I cracked open the first can of Tab a little while ago. Your correct that it is cola, actually made by the coca cola company. Its a diet soda, containing no suger or calories.

The taste is somewhere between diet coke and regular coke. Not as sweet as regular, but somehow a bit sweeter than diet, despite the complete lack of suger. Its nice enough, though I'm not sure I would buy it again. Its not unique enough to justify paying that much for it.

Craig1981 · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:19

Oooooh those little rascalls! I just got a telephone call from Maureen at Americansoda.co.uk. They just got a new product in today, Fanta Strawberry, and she wanted to know if I wanted some. Was even willing to offer me a discount. Normal price for first case, but about £16 for each additional case.

Took literally all my will power to turn her down. That stuff sounds NICE!!!!!!

Craig1981 · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:44

I expect she calls a lot of people. Shes tried to call me before actually, but this is the first time I've not been at work at the time. Every time shes missed me she sends me an email instead. Usually to offer me a new discount code.

Its actually kinda a bit of a nuisance the number of times she's called actually. Might drop her a polite email asking her to just email me in the future.

Craig1981 · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:53

http://www.americansweets.co.uk/fralingers-salt-water-taffy-274-c.asp

Looks like their currently sold out, as the two different boxes available are not on the page anymore. They take stuff off when its out of stock. Keep checking back, they'll get more in fairly soon.

Craig1981 · 24 Jun 2011 at 23:34

dottty27 said:
Don't tend to buy much from america but if i do fancy something i tend to ask my sister in law and she will ship it over to us

In fact we are waiting on a big box to come over

Lucky you! Wish I had family in America!

What kinda stuff are they sending you?

Craig1981 · 18 Oct 2011 at 21:20

I cant be bothered to drag it all out of the box to take a photo, but heres what I got delivered a few days ago. Got it all saved up for Blizzcon on Friday/Saturday

Welch's Grape Soda 12 FL OZ (355 ml) 24 cans
£21.47 (exc tax) x1 £21.47
Coca-Cola Vanilla Zero 12 FL OZ (355 ml) 12 cans
£11.97 (exc tax) x1 £11.97
Mountain Dew Code Red 12 FL OZ (355 ml) 12 cans
£11.97 (exc tax) x1 £11.97
Stewart's Orange n Cream 12 OZ (355ml) 1 bottle
£2.50 (exc tax) x1 £2.50
Stewart's Grape Soda 12 OZ (355ml) 1 bottle
£2.50 (exc tax) x1 £2.50
Baby Ruth Bar 2.1 OZ (59.5g)
£1.09 (exc tax) x2 £2.18
Mike & Ike Jolly Joes Theatre Box 6 OZ (170g)
£2.97 (exc tax) x1 £2.97
Mike & Ike Lemonade Blends 2.12 OZ (60g)
£1.09 (exc tax) x2 £2.18
Mike & Ike Tangy Twister Theatre Box 4.5 OZ (127g)
£2.97 (exc tax) x1 £2.97
Mike & Ike Berry Blast Theatre Box 6 OZ (170g)
£2.97 (exc tax) x1 £2.97
Wonka Kazoozles Cherry Punch 1.8 OZ (51g)
£1.09 (exc tax) x2 £2.18
Now and Later - Orange 0.95 OZ (27g)
£0.57 (exc tax) x1 £0.57
Now and Later - Apple 0.95 OZ (27g)
£0.57 (exc tax) x1 £0.57
Now and Later - Tropical Lemonade 0.95 OZ (27g)
£0.57 (exc tax) x1 £0.57
Smuckers Goober Grape 18 OZ (510g)
£4.47 (exc tax) x1 £4.47
Pringles Mexican Layered Dip Super Stack 6.38 OZ (181g)
£3.47 (exc tax) x1 £3.47
Pringles Jalapeno Super Stack 6.38 OZ (181g)
£3.47 (exc tax) x1 £3.47