Can't get in Canada?

Morgan · Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 149 Location: Sweden

I'm swapping something with a gril from Canada, & I was wondering some stuff you can get in the US (Californee), but not in Canada? I want to send her unique stuff that she can't get... so are there any Canadians who can help me, pretty please? Is there candy you've heard about or had on visits to the US that you can't get there? Or crafty stuff? All suggestions welcome! Thanks!

Martita · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 30

I thought you had a similar problem to my husband...who can't get into Canada do to a shady past!

Other than that I have nothing to contribute.

kindarana · Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 767 Location: down by the bay

Hmm, no idea. But I know if the tables were turned, Canadian Aero bars and Kinder eggs are fabulous chocolates you can't get in the States. Plus Coffee Crisp too, mmm.

Ooh, I should get the Canadian not-in-laws to bring Halloween chocolate when they come next weekend! Though maybe they don't push holidays there the way we do...

amygdala · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 134 Location: Philadelphia

As an Aero fanatic, I'd like to point out that my favorite grocery store here in Philly does carry them, the regular and the mint kind. So if you're in the US and you miss their holey yummy goodness, try Superfresh. I actually let out a shriek the first time I found them, I got a lot of weird looks from my fellow shoppers.

But I am of no help on what one can buy in the US that you can't get in Canada. I'm always lusting after Canadian products, thanks to growing up so close to the border that I never think about it the other way.

jangrl · Joined: 27 Apr 2004 Posts: 103

how about stuff from trader joe's?

it depends what part of canada she's from - i mean canada's mighty big!

if she wasn't near an ethnically-diverse area i'd hit the ethnic markets for treats like dried mango slices and origami paper.

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kindarana · Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 767 Location: down by the bay

Also, if you've got a neighborhood farmers market there are frequently non-food producers there. Especially bee keepers selling candles and soap - they're still Californian even if they can be found in Canada too.

mariko · Joined: 10 Sep 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Toronto

I live in a pretty major city in Canada and my experience, from jetting back and forth, is that there's a pretty big overlap in what you can get there and what you can get here. the only thing that might be a bit different is that you get things over there a bit quicker than we do here. but it's not a huge gap. the one thing that might be different is the type of patterns and stuff you have in the states. other than that if you want to rock her world... candy in the states is different. but that's not really crafty. orbit gum, for instance, my favorite, is not available in canada!
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