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Any good food import websites?

 
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timothypfox



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 1:35 am    Post subject: Any good food import websites? Reply with quote
The food in Japan is great. Don't get me wrong. But there are some things that are hard to find here - or at least hard to find the way I enjoy them back home - such as certain brands of cereal, or peanut butter (done right!).

Any good ones? Some of us live don't live in Tokyo or Osaka or have a Kalidi that is too far away or old get Costco with a monthly or bimonthly "Costco Fair" at a local supermarket (with limited item selection).

If it's okay to post links, here are a couple I found where you can find things like peanut butter without all the sugar added:

https://www.fbcusa.com/
https://www.iherb.com

Anybody know other good ones to add to this list?
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Harp



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Location: As far north as you can get, before you hit Saitama
PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
For UK food there is the British Corner Shop:

https://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/shop.asp?gclid=Cj0KEQjwioHIBRCes6nP56Ti1IsBEiQAxxb5G9dWX8ftCgTsm-YXb6rGtGwzxJ90lacSC53DylNtPMkaAo3a8P8HAQ
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timothypfox



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks! That's actually a kind of neat site. I'm originally from Canada, so I grew up with a hybrid of products from the states and from the UK.
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milkman



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 7:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you're from Canada there's this monthly subscription service:

http://expack.co/canada-foods

For some reason only the Canadian version has overseas shipping, and the extra shipping costs are kind of high, but if you're missing the junk food then maybe it's a good option.
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kzjohn



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 29, 2017 8:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
milkman wrote:
If you're from Canada there's this monthly subscription service:

http://expack.co/canada-foods

For some reason only the Canadian version has overseas shipping, and the extra shipping costs are kind of high, but if you're missing the junk food then maybe it's a good option.


A junk food subscription service..., I wonder what MBA thought of that!

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I've used iherb for supplements, another site for OTC & drugstore-type items is https://www.456.com
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Shakey



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PostPosted: Sun Apr 30, 2017 3:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
milkman wrote:
If you're from Canada there's this monthly subscription service:

http://expack.co/canada-foods

For some reason only the Canadian version has overseas shipping, and the extra shipping costs are kind of high, but if you're missing the junk food then maybe it's a good option.


Weird. They do not allow the customer to choose from a list of items. It is a mystery box or grab bag of items.
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timothypfox



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PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2017 3:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I saw that site before! Junk is great fun sometimes, but if you have a subscription and it keeps coming and coming with no end... No, I don't think a subscription would be good for me. Laughing
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Black_Beer_Man



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 10:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Personally, I wouldn't bother with these sites.

Just go to Costco instead. They have a decent selection of American and some other country's food.
https://www.costco.com/warehouse-locations?location=Japan&tiresCheckout=&orderitemId=&storeId=10301&catalogId=10701&fromPage=&fromWLocSubmit=true&numOfWarehouses=10

If you don't have a Costco membership, you can go to Gyomu Super. They have lots of foreign groceries including 1kg bags of oatmeal.
http://www.kobebussan.co.jp/
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Black_Beer_Man



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 03, 2017 11:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I almost forgot KALDI Coff