Does America...

Picola1984

Have British sweet/candy stores?

Recently an American sweet or as you say candy, store opened up near me selling various goods from across the pond, such as Lucky Charms, Flipz, Mike and Ike etc. I wanted to have a look in and buy some tasty treats, no doubt at a ridiculous price due to import cost, but the queue was huge! They even had to put tape up and security type people stand about to diffuse any ruckus over wonka bars.

Is this something you have I'm America? Do you have stores that sell British stuff, such as um tea...and Branson pickle and Cadburys Dairy Milk?

Link to the stores fb site

http://www.facebook.com/YankeeDoodleCandyMetrocentre

k8blujay2

I'm sure some areas do... but I also know that we have stores (World Market and even Kroger) that sell imported goods, including British foods (mostly things like tea and biscuits though).

liftingbro

Not so many stores that sell exclussively Brittish stuff. Many stores focus on imported stuff from around the world. Even many of the big box stores carry some imported candies.

Tuffjourney

We have a couple of British only stores in San Diego that just sell British yummies. :smooched:

tialeanne

Nope. Teas and international foods are sold in the supermarkets. But real British chocolate is hard to come by. I have no idea why there should be an American Candy Shop when British goodies are so superior. Seriously anyone who has tried a British chocolate bar of any kind can not tell me that Hershey's is up to par.

Also the best way for foreign countries to lose weight: ban American foods.

osualex

I've seen some British stuff in stores (Cadbury creme eggs are in practically every store around Easter) but I've mostly only seen things other than that in international food aisles, which just about every grocery store has.

megsmom2

World Market carries a few British sweets. I especially love the Flake bars....so good!

mgmlap

I was born in england..so for me..having my usual cadburys and jelly babies is normal. I usually have my dad parcel it over to me..or when he visits..1 suitcase is full of goodies for me and the family.

There are british stores here..but soo expensive.. and not many of them..

Buckeyt

I work for Kraft, that recently bought Cadbury, and our company store has all sorts fo Cadbury candy bars. The only ones that are really available here in the US are all manufactured by Hershey's. Let me tell you though, we're certainly missing out by not having Curly Wurly's here in America!!!


Some smaller stores may import the real stuff, but it would be very pricey.

amruden

In the Middle of the US, Iowa. We have british goods store. Found some very yummy things there!!

carolann_22

Dairy Milk - definitely. Not sure about the other stuff.

k011185

Yes, at least in my area, we have 3 of them that I can think of.
A ton of tea shops on the, especially on the Canadian side, but those aren't 'British' per say, they will have teas from all over the world.

(I live right on the border of USA and Canada, between Vanocuver and Seattle, british candy isn't too hard to find in Vancouver without going to a specialty shop).

Tuffjourney

I was born in england..so for me..having my usual cadburys and jelly babies is normal. I usually have my dad parcel it over to me..or when he visits..1 suitcase is full of goodies for me and the family.

There are british stores here..but soo expensive.. and not many of them..

Jelly babies Jelly babies Jelly babies Jelly babies.....yum yum yum yum..........

Nikki881

I'm in Canada, and there's a grocery store in Halifax, Nova Scotia (Pete's Frootique) that sells ALL KINDS of British sweets and snacks!

waguchan

Don't eat the Cadbury eggs sold in the US. They are not imports. They are nasty balls of high fructose corn syrup just like most other major brands of American candy. I have been fortunate enough to find a few real British imported candies here though. It depends where you live.

I rarely eat candy, but when I cross the northern border into Canada, I like to buy chocolates and candies there. The same brands that are sold here taste so much better without the high fructose corn syrup. I feel much better letting my kids (and myself) eat those.

runnercheryl

I recall seeing English stuff on sale in the US. It's shocking when it's produce from your own country. I love US chocolate/candy, so on the occasions I've been over I've stocked up on my favourites. I'll also occasionally treat myself to something from an American shop here in the UK. Obviously, buying them over here means I pay the extortionate prices, but despite the fact I know Lucky Charms are £7 ($11) a box, seeing Dairy Milk and Mars Bars on sale for the prices they were in the US seemed laughable. My aunt and I were walking around the shop going 'Oh my God...English Smarties are HOW MUCH?!?!'

Picola1984

I would have to agree with the taste of Hershey's, it is quite a sickly taste. Love Reeses though

I recently saw a Tootsie Roll in a standard sweet shop, Which claimed to be low fat chocolate but I never bought it. Are these nice?

Jolly Ranchers will probably be something I buy, the watermelon ones were lovely.

ScientistStudy

Nope. Teas and international foods are sold in the supermarkets. But real British chocolate is hard to come by. I have no idea why there should be an American Candy Shop when British goodies are so superior. Seriously anyone who has tried a British chocolate bar of any kind can not tell me that Hershey's is up to par.

Also the best way for foreign countries to lose weight: ban American foods.

I'm so glad I'm British. I had a Hersheys bar before and I honestly thought it tasted a little like puke >_< I'll stick to cadburys and galaxy haha. On the other hand, Reese's peanut butter cups are AMAZING.

Bahet

Even regular Cadbury bars here (not that God awful creme egg junk) are not the same quality as real English Cadbury bars. I don't know what they add or take away but it's not the same.

Sockimobi

I bought one of my best mates a bunch of stuff from here for his bday tomorrow:

http://www.americansweets.co.uk/masterfoods-mars-25-c.asp - I particularly like this bunch of candy / choc (derp, is candy "chocolate" or sweets in US lingo?).

I reckon I would think Cadbury's is boring if I could just go to the corner shop and buy any of that!

GasMasterFlash

A place in my town tried to do this, so some friends and I dressed up as Indians (feather, not dot) and dumped the British candy into the local bay. That'll show 'em!

Trechechus

We do have a few British import shops which stock the major names in British sweets like Curly Wurly, Flake etc. There is also a candy shop close to where I used to work which has a (very) small section dedicated to imported candy from Europe.

taunto

As somebody who've lived in both Europe and US, I can honestly say that you won't be missing out much when it comes to American candy there. For some reason everything I've tasted in US tastes....very manufactured (hard to explain it). And by everything I mean everything. Even the eggs here are tasteless compared to Europe and Asia. Over here you can often find European imported chocolates and other goodies if you know where to go find them. Don't recall seeing any big store that markets itself as purely European candies but then again, I haven't really been looking

ShanR77

Used to live in the UK and i miss the Cadbury Double Decker. I think Cadbury made it.

taunto

Even regular Cadbury bars here (not that God awful creme egg junk) are not the same quality as real English Cadbury bars. I don't know what they add or take away but it's not the same.

I know right! I have no idea how in US totally perfect products gets messed up!

A place in my town tried to do this, so some friends and I dressed up as Indians (feather, not dot) and dumped the British candy into the local bay. That'll show 'em!

That'll show them that you can dump candy...?

mtaylor33557

I would have to agree with the taste of Hershey's, it is quite a sickly taste. Love Reeses though

I recently saw a Tootsie Roll in a standard sweet shop, Which claimed to be low fat chocolate but I never bought it. Are these nice?

Jolly Ranchers will probably be something I buy, the watermelon ones were lovely.

I didn't know they were "low fat" but I have always loved tootsie rolls. I don't think they are real chocolate.. they have more of a chewy consistency.. but I love them. The big thick ones are the best.

Sockimobi

Used to live in the UK and i miss the Cadbury Double Decker. I think Cadbury made it.

Love those! And Boosts!

runnercheryl

As somebody who've lived in both Europe and US, I can honestly say that you won't be missing out much when it comes to American candy there. For some reason everything I've tasted in US tastes....very manufactured (hard to explain it). And by everything I mean everything. Even the eggs here are tasteless compared to Europe and Asia. Over here you can often find European imported chocolates and other goodies if you know where to go find them. Don't recall seeing any big store that markets itself as purely European candies but then again, I haven't really been looking

I love that artificial taste. Don't think I'd want it in every bar available, but Whoppers are incredible, and I love US Fanta...so bright and luminous and chemical... :laugh:

KimmyEB

The only places I've ever been able to find REAL, authentic British (and other European imported chocolates, sweets, foods, etc.) are shops usually owned and run by British (or European) people. We have a German restaurant near here that sells chocolates, sweets, condiments, and other foods from all over Europe. Their sweets are mostly British, while their other foods are mostly German, but they have a huge variety. I remember an Irish shop in Fredericksburg, VA that sold REAL Cadbury stuff...I couldn't believe how great it tasted compared to the crappy versions we get in our stores at Easter time. Our grocery stores do have sections where you can find some imported stuff, as well, though not a lot, in my experience.

I love it when my British friends send me packages full of Happy Hippos, Walker's Prawn Crisps, Kinder bars, and caramel bears.

Thriceshy

I don't know about brick and mortar stores dedicated to such things, but I can pick up Brit custards, candies, teas, crackers, etc. at my Local Wegmans. Even get a mean English aged cheddar for sandwiches.

Kris

TeachTheGirl

World Market, some Cub and Rainbow stores...I'm lucky to have a small Irish import store local to me where I can pick up a few things, but it's impossible to get some of the things I really want.

Like Mini Cheddars. And Cherry Bakewells. T_T