[Marie P]

My son was 10 yesterday ,the thing he has missed most is Robinsons orange squash ,we promised we would buy him a bottle for his birthday [we bought him a new bike too !]

We went to the English food shop in Pakuranga .

I Litre bottle of Robinsons Orange $9.45 .
Hartleys seedless jam $5.95
Quavers 6 pack $8.50
Curly wurly $1.50
Wine gums $2.75

A bit pricy .....but 3 happy kids :clap

Marie x

[Moorf]

Awww bless - bet he had a lovely birthday :nice1

Can anyone put some UK prices next to Marie's NZ ones so we can see how much more it is here?

Taa!

Moorf

[Kim39]

Ok Moorf here goes:

tin of birds custard : $8.80
walkers crisps $2.00
dib dabs $1.40
trebor extra strong mints $2.10
fruit pastelles $2.10
wotsits $1.80
beano & dandy comic $2.75 ea
World soccer mag $17(3.50 in uk)
cramac $2.20
fudge $1.80

obviously you can pick up other items from uk in supermarkets, but these little treats are picked up from Cambridge and Hamilton.


Kim

[Smiler]

oooooooooooooooooh Caramac, I didn't know they still made it.:raebanana

[mossum]

ok guys - hope you are sitting down ..........

birds custard powder 300 g 57p
single pack walkers 30p
robinsons 1l 96p
hartleys seedless jam 79p
quavers 6 pack 86p
curley wurly 20p
winge gums 36p
caramac 42 p
trebor mints per roll 36p

HTH sorry !!!!

vic
who could actually murder a peanut slab or better still a buzz bar out of the freezer - yummmmmmyyy

[katandbob]

My son was 10 yesterday ,the thing he has missed most is Robinsons orange squash ,we promised we would buy him a bottle for his birthday [we bought him a new bike too !]

We went to the English food shop in Pakuranga .

I Litre bottle of Robinsons Orange $9.45 .
Hartleys seedless jam $5.95
Quavers 6 pack $8.50
Curly wurly $1.50
Wine gums $2.75

A bit pricy .....but 3 happy kids :clap

Marie x

our price UK 97p - exchange rate UK price for your prices - NZD = 3.30
UK Jam - 2 jars for a £1 - = 2.07
Quavers - 2 packs for a £1 = 2.79
birds custard powder 300 g 57p = 3.07
single pack walkers 30p = 0.69 (not bad considering the price of juice!)
curley wurly 20p = 0.34 (I recon its the heavier items that are expensive?)
wine gums 36p = 0.96
caramac 42 p = 0.76
trebor mints per roll 36p = 0.73


oh my head hurts with all that calculating ( ;) I mean alt+tabing :laugh )

Now I know why our room rental is what it is Marie ;) ...tell him they will have to make the bottle last 7 weeks.....OK :-)

Kat

[jubjub]

Happy Birthday Joe (I'm late as usual), did you win the footie on Saturday too?

Kim OMG you paid $1.80 for a fudge..., they are only 80c in British shop down in Pakuranga mall....

Smiler, yup Caramacs still exist, and last time I had one it tasted FAB!

One comparison we have got is the Alpen (no NZ muesli comes close in Hubbys opinion) we pay $19 for it, yet in UK when I last bought it, it was £3 (about $8)l however there is one NZ muesli he will eat, but for same weight it works out to $22 so imported Alpen is the cheapest option :roll (and he claims he is not a fussy eater!:p )

[Smiler]

Jelly belly's are $48 a kilo. Not as nutritious as Alpen mind you. ;)

I was looking at them in NW and the lady behind the counter offered me free tastings, all those little draws and beans. Yummy. :D

[StevieD]

Shouldn't this be on the rip-off NZ thread?!! Still, if people are prepared to pay it, people will charge these outrageous prices. But, if it costs that much to import the stuff, well all good and fine, but if not, that's when we have a problem. But reading this has got me wanting a Caramac now - will have one later YUM!!

[zardell]

Caramac......urghhh..........sickly.........

( Lost my 'sickly' emoticon !!!! :( )

Cadbury's whole nut , though........Mmmmmmmm..now yer talkin'

Julie

xx

[mossum]

Caramac......urghhh..........sickly.........

( Lost my 'sickly' emoticon !!!! :( )

Cadbury's whole nut , though........Mmmmmmmm..now yer talkin'

Julie

xx

could'nt agree more - cadburys wholenut - now thats what i'm talking about !!!!

vic

[kiwidebs]

or better still a buzz bar out of the freezer - yummmmmmyyy


Mmmmm, had forgotten that one. Will buy some today. I've been munching my way through toffee pops, mellowpuffs, milk arrowroot, licorice, marshmellow easter eggs.....not doing my diet much good but loving being back. Have a bit of an issue with NZ dairy milk - it's foul!! How could I have grown up loving the stuff??

Happy birthday Joe - hope you had a good one, shame about the weather.

Debs

[veronica]

interesting that when you go home for a visit and offer to bring things back for people the majority of the list is 'comfort' foods. top amongst them being sweets and crisps.

[wilson182]

interesting that when you go home for a visit and offer to bring things back for people the majority of the list is 'comfort' foods. top amongst them being sweets and crisps.

and Bisto gravy granules:cheers

[Moorf]

Thanks for UK prices all.... I really had forgotten UK costs... nice in a way because I can't (don't!) compare and haven't for ages but it's a reality check for future whinges!!

[katandbob]

Thanks for UK prices all.... I really had forgotten UK costs... nice in a way because I can't (don't!) compare and haven't for ages but it's a reality check for future whinges!!

Hopefully I will get amnesia quick too, btw, is porriage the same?? dumb question I know, but with you guys all saying stuff tastes different, I was just wondering...

Kat

[Smiler]

Kat

Porridge is the same but there are also the add-on flavours, oats and apple or wild berry, like this stuff http://www.woolworths.co.nz/HomeShopping/shop.asp

There was a lot more in New World too. Porridge come in bags of oats, boxes of oats, satchets and little bowls that you can shove in the microwave after adding water or milk.

:D So I guess you'll still be getting your oats then? :D

[Moorf]

:D So I guess you'll still be getting your oats then? :D

Boom Boom!

[katandbob]

Boom Boom!


dont you mean Rob will be :D :D ....l8tr guys...very funny! :nice1

[K&CS]

This has just reminded me that we've got about 4 packets of Alpen coming with our shipment tomorrow (I had a thing for Alpen when I was pregnant). Also Special K (doesn't taste the same here) and Cadbury's Brunch Bars (ditto the last comment). We also have gravy granules (although I loathe the stuff), Marmite and Robinsons Strawberry and Kiwi squash!! Craig refuses to even let me look in the British shop in Riccarton - says we haven't come all this way just to pay through the nose for crisps and chocolate and when in Rome and all that - meanie!!!!

Kate

[jubjub]

Craig refuses to even let me look in the British shop in Riccarton - says we haven't come all this way just to pay through the nose for crisps and chocolate and when in Rome and all that - meanie!!!!

Hubby said this too, until he discovered he really wanted Alpen, then when I come back from the british shop he always asks what else I got him, usual requests are Fruit & nut or Fudge

and who mentioned Whole nut, I cant stop singing "nuts, whole hazelnuts, cadbury make and cover them in chocolate" :roll

[zardell]

and who mentioned Whole nut, I cant stop singing "nuts, whole hazelnuts, cadbury make and cover them in chocolate" :roll


Ooooops - guilty - sorry..... :uhoh

Julie

xx

:D