Canadian products not available in the US? (and loving DA :) ) - Page 3

[Izzybee]

Is that really true about Kraft Dinner? Is it really only in Canada?

In the US the box says "Kraft", then underneath in big letters "macaroni and cheese" and underneath in little letters "dinner". It is here, except it's not called Kraft Dinner. It's called Mac and cheese.

[jmofarrill]

Sudden flashbacks to memories of being laughed at when asking for a Corn Dog in Montreal...

Who came up w/ Pogo, anyway? :LOL

[mthomas]

Pogo? wow, i wouldve never in a million years known to call it anything but a corndog.

[maisce]

Hi there guys,

Sorry to burst your bubble

You can't send candy or foodstuffs of any kind to the States anymore The USFDA passed this regulation that requires you to pay like $40 to get it inspected as to prevent bioterrorism and it takes like a week! Now who is going to bother with that for a two dollar bag of candy? The stupid part is that you can send homemade stuff-b/c apparently you can't cook up something dangerous in your kitchen but regulated manfacturers can!

STUPID!

I used to send all my American friends CDN chocolate and candies. CDN chocolate has a higher percentage of milk in it so it is MUCH more creamy. I tried an American Kit Kat and I had to spit it out-sorry but it was nasty!

The best CDN chocolate bar out there is Aero-sooooo yummy

That is high praise coming from me since I am Belgian-Canadian! And we all know what Belgium is famous for!

Take care,
Anita

[mom2jack]

Too funny!!! I lived in Canada until I was sixteen and now live in the States. I didn't know there was anything strange about Kraft Dinner - I knew just what you were talking about but I guess I call it mac and cheese now. I'm missing all my Canadian snacks. I love arrow bars and wine gums, ketchup chips... Oh, and US smarties aren't like Skittles. US smarties are those candies you get around Halloween time in a clear package. My husband always makes fun of things I say - runners for tennis shoes, garburator for garbage disposal...

[minicooper]

Canada doesn't have David Sunflower seeds and let me tell you.... Spitz has nothing on David's - I'm a sunflower seed PRO lmao

oh and lmao my husband is very upset that Canada doesn't have Fruity Pebbles or Alphabet's with Marshmellow's???

lmao we - canada - don't have tivo - tho we are getting our own version of these just lately

now my husband is going off on how we have monopolized markets when it comes to phone and cable... one phone company and one cable company and one hydro company... we don't have a choice like y'all do

is it just me or is has this whole thread gone off on a tangent lmao a fun tangent tho

[Porphy]

Yep, look I started a tread that made 3 pages!!! So proud

Very interesting stuff, but here's something diaper related...I think you can only get Amaze here in Canada. It is a laundry additive that is mainly for cloth diapers and children's clothes. I believe many people who use a wet pail use Amaze in it, it's supposed to work well as a diaper soak.

(okay now back to candies and yummy things!)

[Book Addict Jen]

Originally Posted by Izzybee

And get this! Gripe water, that you buy at Walmart for $2.97 a bottle, in the US you can find usually only at health food stores for around $12! YIKES!

I make my own gripe water for pennies! It is the best & gas is gone fast! My friend from Brazil calls it miracle water, LOL!

[~*~MamaJava~*~]

Originally Posted by Porphy

Yep, look I started a tread that made 3 pages!!! So proud

Very interesting stuff, but here's something diaper related...I think you can only get Amaze here in Canada. It is a laundry additive that is mainly for cloth diapers and children's clothes. I believe many people who use a wet pail use Amaze in it, it's supposed to work well as a diaper soak.

(okay now back to candies and yummy things!)

i think you're right. i use it on stainy diapers in the washer.

back to food...Canadian fast food (like McD's etc) is SIGNIFICANTLY different than American fast food (like a lot better quality). When we drove to NC two years ago in a hurry for a funeral, we ate some US fast food. I was 8 wks pregnant. I was SO ILL. That stuff is freaky.

They do have some Tim Horton's in Michigan now.
And as for the donut issue...we have Krispy Kreme here in Ontario to satisfy our fresh baked yearnings.

AS IF gripe water is $12 in the USA. My DS needed lots of that stuff. And it is like $3 here. there's a reversal for you!

Hey and I found a local store that sells a WAHM kind of diapers today!!!!! They're called bums-a-daisy.

I living in Canada, but it is fun to visit the states.

Especially because you have Cracker Barrel (i think that's what it's called...or Country Barrel? A restaurant with great homestyle food, crafts...serves homo milk!)

[Izzybee]

AS IF gripe water is $12 in the USA.

What do you mean AS IF?

[~*~MamaJava~*~]

Originally Posted by Izzybee

What do you mean AS IF?

I mean I can't believe it. I do believe it, i suppose it must be. It just shocks me. Esp. because most things cost a bunch more in Canada than they do in the US (although not so much anymore).

'Scuse the valley girl lingo

[Izzybee]

I mean I can't believe it. I do believe it, i suppose it must be. It just shocks me. Esp. because most things cost a bunch more in Canada than they do in the US (although not so much anymore).

LOL. I was thinking "hey, I live here, I think I *know* what it costs "
But I gotcha

What kills me about the States is that no one really cares about hockey! Everything is about football - like I care to see men in tights.
I sooooooo miss Hockey night in Canada Saturday nights!!

[~*~MamaJava~*~]

Originally Posted by Izzybee

LOL. I was thinking "hey, I live here, I think I *know* what it costs "
But I gotcha

What kills me about the States is that no one really cares about hockey! Everything is about football - like I care to see men in tights.
I sooooooo miss Hockey night in Canada Saturday nights!!

Awww...that's sad...I guess I would miss it if it was gone! My DH is a Leafs wacko, so I get enough hockey. But given the choice, I'd watch hockey over football. And there is *nothing* like that HNIC music!! Da da da da daaa... I Don Cherry, I think he is hilarious.

[jmofarrill]

Originally Posted by Izzybee

What kills me about the States is that no one really cares about hockey! Everything is about football - like I care to see men in tights.
I sooooooo miss Hockey night in Canada Saturday nights!!

:LOL Dad is French Canadian - he always found a hockey game to watch. He played in leagues in the States for years, too. B/c of that, it's the only sport I half-way care about!

[Izzybee]

I *especially* miss Don Cherry!!

[~*~MamaJava~*~]

Originally Posted by Izzybee

I *especially* miss Don Cherry!!

Imagine if Don Cherry designed a diaper....(just to keep this on topic)...can you say high rise?
It would be an interesting color combination.

[Slackermom]

But Don Cherry might be gone next year, and then we're all out of luck! Hockey Night in Canada won't be the same!

I have some friends in the States who always want me to smuggle them orange Kit Kats. Apparently they can't get them there.

[Izzybee]

Imagine if Don Cherry designed a diaper....(just to keep this on topic)...can you say high rise?

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[Brisen]

Orange kit kats??

[~*~MamaJava~*~]

Originally Posted by Brisen

Orange kit kats??

ditto on that...never heard of those.

They will never get rid of Don Cherry. Look at the stink that was made over Ron. He's great too, but you gotta have Don. Grapes is the man. The thing that gets me is, people who watch a lot of hockey are not *generally* the type of people who are offended by a guy like Don. I mean, guys drinking beer in a pub? Yeah they're not narrow minded/opinionated/say-whatever-comes-to mind type of guys. not at all.
I think it's like a Simon Cowell thing. A lot of what he says is true...people don't want to hear it...and so they say some really unnecessary things...not everything has to be PC.
Go leafs go!

I wonder what Don thinks about cloth diapering.