[IC] SNACKS! Kit Kats, M&Ms, etc. (CONUS)

[Grim Fandango]

Grim, on a whole other topic of Dutch doing stuff with sugar:

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haha, I love all three of those. Those "vruchtenhagel" are great, but people who are not from Holland do not always love it. Aniseed has a taste that might take some getting used to :D

As a kid, whenever I ate bread (Dutch eat a lot of bread for those who don't know), I was basically eating candy every day with these kind of toppings.

[JaccoW]

As the Dutch are chipping in, what would you like from Belgium? Chocolats are not easy to sent (huge cost on packaging last time I looked), but we have something called cuberdon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuberdon .
Cuberdons can only be preserved for about three weeks, after which period the inside begins to crystallize. This limited preservability is the reason why cuberdons are not exported outside of Belgium (According to Wikipedia), but I can always check and maybe try to send of really fresh ones.

Gentse neuzen? Very nice! They are very tasty but quite heavy. Three of those are sure to make your stomach protest.

[JaccoW]

Grim, on a whole other topic of Dutch doing stuff with sugar:

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Careful man or that awesome lava-filled orion might melt it!

Ha! I can assure you that sugar and chocolate won't look half as much fun but be twice as messy as a can of coke being eaten by lava

[JackMills]

And how about speculaas? Ideal for all coffee addicts as it accompanies it rather well.

[cmadrid]

TimTams.. someone from Australia can probably explain to us why we need timtams to complete our life!  I'd like to try most of the varieties

[Harrowed]

Some German could supply Scho-Ka-Kola

[gnubag]

oh yes. green tea kit kat... and i would also like to try the mango one...and all the other ones.

[Grim Fandango]

And how about speculaas? Ideal for all coffee addicts as it accompanies it rather well.

I always assumed people had their own version of speculaas in other places as well. Oh man.

[JackMills]

And how about speculaas? Ideal for all coffee addicts as it accompanies it rather well.

I always assumed people had their own version of speculaas in other places as well. Oh man.

Me too, but I experienced that this is not always the case. I see a lot of tourists buying this in Bruges, so I guess there must be differences.

[kys]

never heard of these, interested in the green tea and milk tea.  How much are they?  or would the price depend on the total quantity

[bueller]

Haven't forgotten about this, just working out the most cost efficient way of shipping everything. Pretty sure if I keep each package under 2kg it will save a fairly decent amount of money.

[Heezy]

Sorry I didn't request any amount - this is what I want


Kit Kat - Passion Fruit (5)
Kit Kat - Royal Milk Tea (5)
Kit Kat - Mango (5)

[Heliosphere]

Wait, are we requesting amount orders already, or just thinking of ideas/expressing interest?

[JaccoW]

Just expressing interest as far as I know.

[mountainwizard]

Definitely interested in the kit kats, not sure about amounts though.

[HoffmanMyster]

Wait, are we requesting amount orders already, or just thinking of ideas/expressing interest?

Just expressing interest.  I'm just keeping rough tallies to note which items are definitely popular enough to warrant a purchase.   

Haven't forgotten about this, just working out the most cost efficient way of shipping everything. Pretty sure if I keep each package under 2kg it will save a fairly decent amount of money.

I was anticipating you would just send everything over to me in bulk and I would divy it up and add in the kit kats and things from other locations to send to the US people in one package.  Or do you have a different idea that would be better?

[bueller]

Wait, are we requesting amount orders already, or just thinking of ideas/expressing interest?

Just expressing interest.  I'm just keeping rough tallies to note which items are definitely popular enough to warrant a purchase.   

Haven't forgotten about this, just working out the most cost efficient way of shipping everything. Pretty sure if I keep each package under 2kg it will save a fairly decent amount of money.

I was anticipating you would just send everything over to me in bulk and I would divy it up and add in the kit kats and things from other locations to send to the US people in one package.  Or do you have a different idea that would be better?

Oh yeah that was my plan too but our postal system is bull****. Anything over 2kg pretty much doubles the shipping cost so I'll just need to split them all up across a few different boxes to keep them under 2kg.

[HoffmanMyster]

Wait, are we requesting amount orders already, or just thinking of ideas/expressing interest?

Just expressing interest.  I'm just keeping rough tallies to note which items are definitely popular enough to warrant a purchase.   

Haven't forgotten about this, just working out the most cost efficient way of shipping everything. Pretty sure if I keep each package under 2kg it will save a fairly decent amount of money.

I was anticipating you would just send everything over to me in bulk and I would divy it up and add in the kit kats and things from other locations to send to the US people in one package.  Or do you have a different idea that would be better?

Oh yeah that was my plan too but our postal system is bull****. Anything over 2kg pretty much doubles the shipping cost so I'll just need to split them all up across a few different boxes to keep them under 2kg.

Oh okay sweet.  That's really dumb, but I understand now.      Carry on!   

[Mad_Doktor]

Mmmmm, Coffee Crisp. It's good to live in Canada where Coffee Crisp (and M&Ms) are in abundance.

Put me down for a *conditional* 5 x Kit Kat Mango and 5 x Kit Kat Passion Fruit.
I need to check my local Japanese/Korean supermarkets if they have those flavours available as I know that the Strawberry variant is definitely available.



Doh, just realized it was CONUS only

But my supermarket does have strawberry and green tea so i have been appeased slightly.

[taylordcraig]

If someone can proxy me a case of Cadbury Astros I love you.  [Canada]

edit: i want like 50 boxes [like individual boxes, so like 2 cases]
also, that's chef boyardee in the gif, although the same youtube channel has a can of coke

[velocirabbit]

This is for real candy, right? Not keycaps?

I'm in if it's for candy.

[V1ral]

I'd buy at least 5 (probably more like 10) of everything, as long as it makes it into the final GB. I love snacks and sweets.  @w@

Oh, and if it's possible to get Choco Gumimies for cheaper than 5 USD, I'd like to request that as well!

[asassdsd]

Speaking of foreign sweets. I just bought 25 packs of Maltesers from Amazon. They are british Malt balls 100x better than the stupid stuff here in U.S.

One thing they do that is really smart is that they ship their product with ice packs so they dont melt. Maybe we can do something similar.

[taylordcraig]

Speaking of foreign sweets. I just bought 25 packs of Maltesers from Amazon. They are british Malt balls 100x better than the stupid stuff here in U.S.

One thing they do that is really smart is that they ship their product with ice packs so they dont melt. Maybe we can do something similar.

Are you talking about these? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltesers
They're about the same as Whoppers. I need to find a better version.
For now, I want Astros so bad, can someone please let me know if we can get them into Canada? [plz someone smuggle them for me]

[Smasher816]

So... how's it going?

[MiTo]

Could you guys send stuff down here to Brazil in a boomerang or something like that? Cause I'm down with the Passion Fruit KK.

[HoffmanMyster]

So... how's it going?

Yes, I should be posting more updates here.  Sorry about that.

The M&M deal seems like it may not work out.  bueller had issues sending them for any cheaper than we could buy them from an Amazon proxy.    But last I heard he was trying to figure out a way to ship them cheaper and make it work.

I've got some work to do with the Kit Kats, and that's on me.  I need to figure out how much it will cost to get them here, and then settle some other logistical things.  As for stroopwaffels, I had actually forgotten about them ( , I know) and will handle that soon.

So basically, I've got a lot of work to do!

[Lastpilot]

The M&M deal seems like it may not work out.

[Halverson]

NEVERMIND

Canada has though

[HoffmanMyster]

Everyone!  I want to update this thread so you guys know I haven't forgotten.  And because I have information to share, I suppose.

I'm back from travelling and have some Coffee Crisps in hand.  It's nowhere near enough for this GB, but it did help me confirm that they are freaking delicious. 

I also have some preliminary pricing information, but only for the Coffee Crisps.

Halverson is able to purchase a case of 48 bars for around $30 (maybe $35?), and can ship them to me for *hopefully* $25.  (I did say this is very preliminary pricing info)
That means that the price to me is $1.25 per bar.  (rounding up from $1.15, to account for unexpected fees)

Everyone involved in the buy would obviously also have to pay shipping fees to their doors, but does this price range seem appealing to people?  I know that I'm willing to pay it personally, because they're so delicious, but I need some feedback from you guys.

Also, does anyone in Canada have any leads on places to get these boxes cheaper?

[IvanIvanovich]

Find out MOQ from nestle LOL.

[HoffmanMyster]

Find out MOQ from nestle LOL.

Hopefully they respond!

[mreverything]

Could you guys send stuff down here to Brazil in a boomerang or something like that? Cause I'm down with the Passion Fruit KK.

KK like okay or KK like haha in Brazilian online slang? Essa gíria brasileira é demais...

[IvanIvanovich]

Maybe they will just stop being silly and only offering things in certain regions for no damn reason.

[Sent]

Maybe they will just stop being silly and only offering things in certain regions for no damn reason.

But but but...no way someone outside of this region will like this flavor.  Unthinkable!  )

[divito]

Everyone!  I want to update this thread so you guys know I haven't forgotten.  And because I have information to share, I suppose.

I'm back from travelling and have some Coffee Crisps in hand.  It's nowhere near enough for this GB, but it did help me confirm that they are freaking delicious. 

I also have some preliminary pricing information, but only for the Coffee Crisps.

Halverson is able to purchase a case of 48 bars for around $30 (maybe $35?), and can ship them to me for *hopefully* $25.  (I did say this is very preliminary pricing info)
That means that the price to me is $1.25 per bar.  (rounding up from $1.15, to account for unexpected fees)

Everyone involved in the buy would obviously also have to pay shipping fees to their doors, but does this price range seem appealing to people?  I know that I'm willing to pay it personally, because they're so delicious, but I need some feedback from you guys.

Also, does anyone in Canada have any leads on places to get these boxes cheaper?

Is he getting them from Costco? If I remember correctly, the 48 pack is roughly $30 as you stated. My membership just expired, so I'll need to renew before I can test that out.

[byker]

Everyone!  I want to update this thread so you guys know I haven't forgotten.  And because I have information to share, I suppose.

I'm back from travelling and have some Coffee Crisps in hand.  It's nowhere near enough for this GB, but it did help me confirm that they are freaking delicious. 

I also have some preliminary pricing information, but only for the Coffee Crisps.

Halverson is able to purchase a case of 48 bars for around $30 (maybe $35?), and can ship them to me for *hopefully* $25.  (I did say this is very preliminary pricing info)
That means that the price to me is $1.25 per bar.  (rounding up from $1.15, to account for unexpected fees)

Everyone involved in the buy would obviously also have to pay shipping fees to their doors, but does this price range seem appealing to people?  I know that I'm willing to pay it personally, because they're so delicious, but I need some feedback from you guys.

Also, does anyone in Canada have any leads on places to get these boxes cheaper?

So there is a dollar store near me that sells full sized chocolate bars for $0.67. Maybe asking one of them if they would do a deal for a whole box?

[HoffmanMyster]

Is he getting them from Costco? If I remember correctly, the 48 pack is roughly $30 as you stated. My membership just expired, so I'll need to renew before I can test that out.

Yep!  That's exactly right.   

So there is a dollar store near me that sells full sized chocolate bars for $0.67. Maybe asking one of them if they would do a deal for a whole box?

Well?! What are you waiting for??      pls halp

[elton5354]

I like their new latte flavour..

[byker]

Is he getting them from Costco? If I remember correctly, the 48 pack is roughly $30 as you stated. My membership just expired, so I'll need to renew before I can test that out.

Yep!  That's exactly right.   

So there is a dollar store near me that sells full sized chocolate bars for $0.67. Maybe asking one of them if they would do a deal for a whole box?

Well?! What are you waiting for??      pls halp

What kind of timeline are we looking at?

[HoffmanMyster]

What kind of timeline are we looking at?

Excellent question.  We're only in the IC phase of the buy, so it's still a month out at least I figure.  But if you're able to secure some great pricing, I would strongly consider just throwing down a bunch of my own money and essentially selling them at cost to others.

[divito]

So there is a dollar store near me that sells full sized chocolate bars for $0.67. Maybe asking one of them if they would do a deal for a whole box?

Dollar stores and their food are usually creeping closer to the best before date. If you happen to try this (and I can check locally as well), we just need to make sure what we're getting is not going to hamper the quality for our fellow GHers.

[byker]

So there is a dollar store near me that sells full sized chocolate bars for $0.67. Maybe asking one of them if they would do a deal for a whole box?

Dollar stores and their food are usually creeping closer to the best before date. If you happen to try this (and I can check locally as well), we just need to make sure we're getting that's not going to hamper the quality for our fellow GHers.

Good call. That is definitely an issue. If we go through this route, the quality wont be as good as costco. I have had some of their stuff before and some of the bars taste normal, others taste a little stale.

[Heliosphere]

Any updates, Hoff? I want my sugary goods!

[bazemk1979]

I love dark chocolate, anything with dark chocolate?

[graefeln]

I noticed the desire for crispy m&ms in the OP and wanted to mention that several websites are claiming that Mars is bringing them back come January (2015).

[Zeal]

So, since halloween is coming around the corner, apparently "halloween edition" coffee crisps are out again.

[MiTo]

So, since halloween is coming around the corner, apparently "halloween edition" coffee crisps are out again.

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OH MY GOD.

Man, this picture reminded me of a popsicle that used to exist here in Brazil (90's).

It was black with a red cream inside it, can't remember the name.

My god, it was delicious, there's probably 17 years or something that I last ate one, they're gone for almost 2 decades by this time.

The memories...

[dustinhxc]

So, since halloween is coming around the corner, apparently "halloween edition" coffee crisps are out again.

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Awesome! COFFIN CRISP!

[Zeal]

So, since halloween is coming around the corner, apparently "halloween edition" coffee crisps are out again.

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Awesome! COFFIN CRISP!

If you didn't point out "Coffin", I wouldn't have noticed it. LOL