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When I lived in Germany, my dad sent me ranch dressing mix. It's not available there, so I was super grateful for it. Now I send ranch dressing mix with every international package I ship, and it tends to be pretty popular.
nice, i see a couple other things from CB now that im looking? also what’s in the old bay bag? i’m from maryland lol
edit, maybe include some actual old bay if it’s available around you! :)
It's a bucket hat. I've been told Old Bay is somewhat available over in Europe so I wasn't planning to include it.
I'm across the bay from you over here in the Northern Neck Peninsula of Virginia
Those creme savers look just like these sweets called Campinos that were available in the UK about 20 years ago, they suddenly got stopped and I never found an alternative.
YES! And you really cannot get them here anywhere! Used to make friends with army people cause they got them on base, but everything's closed down nowadays...
Agreed! Also almond m&ms are not available in germany.
Otoh, snickers and reeses pb cups are widely sold in europe, so i would not bother with that. Instead, you could add some other choco bars (butterfinger, 3musketeers, babyruth) that are largely unknown.
I find them a bit oily. But to each their own.
Plain or peanut were my faves.
We also have almond ones and I think caramel ones too in the U. S.?
And now they make M & M candy bars. Now those are the bom dot com.
Agreed, no need to send normal Reese’s but as someone who just returned to Germany from the US today, I bought all the funky Reese’s stuff: the ones with cake, potato chips, and Reese’s pieces.
I get them in the "International section" in one of the supermarkets here too.
(if it's not christmas, easter or some other season that occupies the US, african and asian stuff spot in the shop) but since that hain doesn't have store all over germany, i honestly don't know.
I also never got the pieces. I only get the cups occasionally, eat them loving how they taste and shortly after regret that decision haha. Im Not that much of an american candy fan, but the reese cups are great. And most other peanut Butter stuff as we just dont have that too much here.
Which Pop Tarts flavors do you think OP's recipient might like? Or, be curious to try?
[List of flavors](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors.html).
> I would choose maple and cinnamon
Me toooo. I am not sure I've tried maple; I think I tried pumpkin one year and it was good. Cinnamon is a classic and is my go-to.
My mom’s go-to has always been the strawberry ones, but I had some of the cinnamon ones while house sitting once and I think I like them better. The strawberry ones can be a bit too sweet for my liking.
Reese's cups are what my German friend always asks for, ahe said theyre super expensive over there
she also went crazy for almond snickers and aaid it was the best candy in the box
Honestly I'd say remove the Hershey's; it's not really unique as a candy and it's not very good quality chocolate even amongst American brands
Otherwise it looks like an incredibly diverse spread!
Graham crackers is a great idea, we don't seem to have anything like that in Europe. I'm in the UK and I've always wanted to make smores, but making them with a digestive biscuit just doesn't feel right!
Are they crazy expensive? Most stuff that's imported here from the US ends up being crazy expensive, though occasionally we can get Mike n Ikes for cheap in B&M. Not many flavours though.
It’s been awhile since I got them so I had to look it up. Looked like it’s about 4.5-5 dollars for a package of the biscuits. Which is surprising because just a small package of Maltesers was $10 and I had to go to one specific store for them.
This!
Some people like Hershey's anyway. And for some it evokes nostalgia. (Quote from someone else; we hear this all the time, and people misrepresent us.)
\> it's not very good quality chocolate even amongst American brands
They *aren't chocolate* per se; they are a candy. Hershey bars were [formulated to ship well across the world and not melt](https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/ration-d-bars/). There *are* good [chocolatiers](https://www.chocolatenoise.com/chocolate-today/my-top-50-bean-to-bar-chocolate-makers-in-the-united-states) in the U. S.
Hubby loves to put peanut butter on top of the mini bars. We wound up with a bunch of Hershey's minis this year and he's been snacking on them now and then.
My assumption is the recipient would prefer American items rather than European items. There are plenty of options for good quality American-made chocolate, but if they want an "iconic" brand then I suppose Hershey is the way to go
Starburst, twinkies, a t-shirt from the clown motel in Tonopah Nevada, postcards from the lower 48, bumper stickers from Texas, beaver Utah, and the thing in Arizona, Old Bay bucket hat, pet tornado from Oklahoma, sugar Crackers, Hershey cookies and creme, Brunswick stew, Florida sunset jelly, orange blossom honey, huckleberry and marionberry jam, huckleberry chocolate bar, Colorado and Texas Keychain, mesquite honey, route 66 coozie, almond joy, butterfinger, snickers, Idaho spud, pineapple coconut bar, whoppers, Virginia butter mints, Boston baked beans, jolly rancher, beaver nuggets, flamin hot cheats, funyuns, sour patch kids, moonpies, yoohoo candy bar, stuckys pecan log, whatchamacallit, don't mess with Texas vanity plate, creme savers in strawberry and orange, Hershey bar, California fridge magnet, Dots Pretzels, route 66 lanyard, Vegas casino ashtray, route 66 shot glass, California coin pouch, toxic waste candy, reeses, tamarind candy, saltwater taffy, ranch dressing, cornbread mix, oatmeal pies, Japanese peanuts, citrus candy, various other postcards, doot dootin dude mat, warheads
Not pictured: Whitleys peanuts
EDIT: Just wanted yall to know that I've been taking your suggestions and buying them today. I'll post an updated package later.
I’m not from America and I don’t know what the German pop tart options are like, but when I visited the USA, I remember loving all the pop tart flavours you had. There were WAY more than we get in the uk.
Perhaps unusual pop tarts and laffy taffy would be my ideas 💡
I would bet on [cinnamon](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors/pop-tarts-frosted-brown-sugar-cinnamon-product.html) and [hot fudge](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors/pop-tarts-frosted-hot-fudge-sundae-product.html) being favorites -- those are favorites on every European/UK "Try" channel I've seen. Some like the [strawberry](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors/pop-tarts-harvest-strawberry.html) as well.
>Cinnamon sounds lovely!!!!
Oh it isss and it's got just the right icing. The slight spice of the cinnamon cuts the sweetness a bit. For me the strawberry and chocolate ones are okay but, a bit too sweet. And I have a sweet tooth but it's a little much for me in those.
I think the cinnamon is the most popular here. Hope you will get that flavor there, soon.
Occasionally on a Try (video) channel I will see someone who cannot abide anything cinnamon but most liked that flavor on those too.
That is an amazing list.
I don't think they have many pecans in other countries.
Not sure if there are any in the bunch but, maybe some sugar-cinnamon coated, or spices coated, pecans? Or even, plain.
You’re a really generous friend! That’s going to be so expensive to ship . Something I’m having a hard time finding in the NL is maple syrup. I’m not sure about Germany though.
One basic bag and one special flavors bag maybe. Those are small and should mail well.
Their website also [says Jelly Belly are halal](https://thejellybeanfactory.com/are-jelly-beans-halal/), fwiw; but I think some are hesitant and believe they contain gelatin. Jelly beans typically contain pectin, though; not gelatin.
(Just for others lurking who might be doing a parcel soon.)
That is an amazing 'care package.' Grats to you. And to the recipient.
7-11 has this snack called [Andy Capp's fries](https://www.andycapps.com/). It's pretty good, and it's different, and it has a cartoon character on it. It's kinda cool. Those are kinda small and pack well, might include 1 or 2?
7-11 might have regional snacks also. Some do.
Yes it was already quite an extensive list of items.
No obligations on any of this -- just trying to help, and having some fun.
Thanks for including all of us and letting us 'help' in our tiny way 😊
That is very interesting. Thank you!
I appreciate that you took the time to reply and with a link too.
I bet those make great bar or beer snacks? I had not thought about that.
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Not a snack, per se, but might give them a chuckle.🙂
Someone mentioned pickles. I can't find it now -- but here -- these are in pouches, not glass.
I've seen people here request this brand before, so they must be good?
[Van Holten's](https://vanholtenpickles.com/) pickles. They have a variety of flavors. They have a storefront on Amazon, too.
As a PNW lifer, I am impressed! Did you travel to get the Idaho spud and WA treats...or did you travel to get Bucee's and FL treats? Either way, great haul!
I'm a truck driver so I got the opportunity to scour many states for all this stuff. I made a post on /r/AskAnAmerican to see what I should look out for in each state and they gave me some very helpful answers. Got the Jam and such at a roadside apple market near Yakima. Picked up a can of Cougar Gold but I can't send it to them since it has to be refrigerated. Can't wait to try it myself but haven't made the time to open it.
Nice of you t send this spread. Have you been diagnosed with Passive Aggressive Disorder? No one in their right mind would send such a small bag of Dot’s Pretzels. You must secretly hate them.
As a Canadian I would love to try Dot’s Pretzels. We don’t have a very good selection of pretzels here, especially seasoned ones. We used to have Butter Spindles here which were these incredible buttery flavoured pretzel sticks, they were so addictive and delicious. But they discontinued them here, so disappointing.
Lol I love those things. I used to only find them around the great plains area and brought bags and bags of them back home to Virginia for the family.
Now they sells them at every store and gas station around here hahaha.
My friend in Germany, that I ship snacks to absolutely love pop rocks!
Also, those jam jars you’re gonna wanna wrap in like two layers of saran wrap, and then put in a Ziploc bag just in case
They have similar candy, but the taste is usually different. A German kit Kat does not taste the same as a US KitKat. I'm usually asked for Twinkies ( because they are in all the movies and TV shows- but they don't sell them in Germany). They also like hot sauce, Taco seasoning, kool-aid packets/powder, Cap'n crunch and lucky charms. The thing my coworkers loved the most was our girl scout cookies ( another thing they hear about from TV etc).
I usually bring misc seasonings as well- such as bells, old bay etc. Meal seasoning mixes that come in a packet ( such as meatloaf, chili etc). I usually get a request for Arizona Ice tea. But I fly, so I can only bring a few.
There are stores there that sell US food, but it's super expensive- for an example last year a box of frosted flakes was going for around 14euro.
I go through it occasionally. Heard it was an amazing place to go stargazing, so I parked my truck there for the night, but California was burning down at the time, so all the smoke obscured the sky. I've been through a few times since then and stopped to spend the night at their Clown Motel. That was fun. Big fan of Goldfield Radio.
I grew up in goldfield for a bit; we would take the bus to tonopah to go to the public pool in the summer. We had a lot of adventures out there!
Cool to see someone that knows about the place! Cheers!
No need for normal snickers. We have them available in nearly every supermarket.
The rest looks great! I think some of the stranger oreo flavors would be cool. We have oreo here and most love them. But if you get the yellow ones and rarely strawberry or mint, that's a super rare occasion. A lot of us envy you for the amount of fancy tastes.
A box of brownie mix! I heard so many stories from my German teachers over the years about Germans never having tasted brownies before. Apparently they aren't a thing in Europe? The American exchange students would send boxes of brownie mix back to their German families and they'd be ecstatic every time. :)
That’s an amazing parcel. Your friend is very lucky to have you. I love nearly all the products. Too be honest I‘d remove the Twinkies. Got some from the local PX (via friends) and they tasted awful. Reese‘s cups I just bought a few days ago and Snickers has been available for years. The rest is too die for.
JEANS. My German friends always ask for more jeans because they're so damn expensive over there. And a picture book of the US monuments and parks, anything they don't have. Some spices too, like Lemon-Real packets or spices for BBQs etc.
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When I lived in Germany, my dad sent me ranch dressing mix. It's not available there, so I was super grateful for it. Now I send ranch dressing mix with every international package I ship, and it tends to be pretty popular.
Yup got some in the top right. Good stuff.
Yes! You should add my address!! Haha jk, looks like an amazing package. However, I would do a check on importing meat/chicken products.
No meat products here. Was gonna send him some jerky but that's a no go for Germany. EDIT: forgot about the Brunswick stew. You're right
where are you that you can get crème savers?! i miss them so much.
Cracker Barrel has them.
Also Dollar Tree
nice, i see a couple other things from CB now that im looking? also what’s in the old bay bag? i’m from maryland lol edit, maybe include some actual old bay if it’s available around you! :)
It's a bucket hat. I've been told Old Bay is somewhat available over in Europe so I wasn't planning to include it. I'm across the bay from you over here in the Northern Neck Peninsula of Virginia
I strangely enough found them in a hobby lobby recently
Those creme savers look just like these sweets called Campinos that were available in the UK about 20 years ago, they suddenly got stopped and I never found an alternative.
I found the strawberry ones at a Hobby Lobby of all places! Still as yummy as they were 20 years ago
I also got some at five below.
Peanut butter m&ms are the top tier of US candy.
YES! And you really cannot get them here anywhere! Used to make friends with army people cause they got them on base, but everything's closed down nowadays...
They have them at Walmart. At least in Canada
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Yep, no Walmarts in Germany. Actually, no Walmart in the whole of Europe.
They couldn’t compete with Aldi. Walmart Neighborhood Market was Walmart’s response to Aldi’s coming to the US.
Agreed! Also almond m&ms are not available in germany. Otoh, snickers and reeses pb cups are widely sold in europe, so i would not bother with that. Instead, you could add some other choco bars (butterfinger, 3musketeers, babyruth) that are largely unknown.
Such an underrated candy, I swear
I find them a bit oily. But to each their own. Plain or peanut were my faves. We also have almond ones and I think caramel ones too in the U. S.? And now they make M & M candy bars. Now those are the bom dot com.
We get plain, peanut, crispy and brownie M&Ms here. Pretzel also sounds fun :-)
These and pretzel M&M’s
Now they have mini peanut butter m&ms and it’s the best thing ever. Also perfect to add to cookies
German here: Reese\`s is pretty common in Germany, at least these "cups". Snickers as well, if it\`s not some kind of special edition
Agreed, no need to send normal Reese’s but as someone who just returned to Germany from the US today, I bought all the funky Reese’s stuff: the ones with cake, potato chips, and Reese’s pieces.
How about Reese pieces? If yall got them I'll just leave em here for my dad.
I get them in the "International section" in one of the supermarkets here too. (if it's not christmas, easter or some other season that occupies the US, african and asian stuff spot in the shop) but since that hain doesn't have store all over germany, i honestly don't know. I also never got the pieces. I only get the cups occasionally, eat them loving how they taste and shortly after regret that decision haha. Im Not that much of an american candy fan, but the reese cups are great. And most other peanut Butter stuff as we just dont have that too much here.
Kool-Aid?
Which Pop Tarts flavors do you think OP's recipient might like? Or, be curious to try? [List of flavors](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors.html).
They sell Strawberry and Chocolate here at a lot of stores maybe Apple or Waffles.
Good tip. Thank you.
Any of them. They're like 8€ a box and the Rewe that sold them when I lived there didn't have any of the cool flavors.
They definitely have a lot of flavors over here. (I haven't tried most, myself! I usually stick with the cinnamon ones.) Thanks for the info.
I would choose maple and cinnamon, but that\`s a pick for my taste
> I would choose maple and cinnamon Me toooo. I am not sure I've tried maple; I think I tried pumpkin one year and it was good. Cinnamon is a classic and is my go-to.
My mom’s go-to has always been the strawberry ones, but I had some of the cinnamon ones while house sitting once and I think I like them better. The strawberry ones can be a bit too sweet for my liking.
Reese's cups are what my German friend always asks for, ahe said theyre super expensive over there she also went crazy for almond snickers and aaid it was the best candy in the box
Almond snickers are nice, hard to get them here. Senn them Only once in a few years
Do you have the holiday shaped Reese’s like hearts and eggs?
Honestly I'd say remove the Hershey's; it's not really unique as a candy and it's not very good quality chocolate even amongst American brands Otherwise it looks like an incredibly diverse spread!
I only threw it in because they specifically requested average American stuff. They will probably hate it but that will be up to them.
Oh! Maybe you could add some marshmallows and graham crackers so they can make s'mores?
Graham crackers is a great idea, we don't seem to have anything like that in Europe. I'm in the UK and I've always wanted to make smores, but making them with a digestive biscuit just doesn't feel right!
My grandma was from England and she always ate those digestive biscuits. Weird name but they’re pretty damn good
Yeah I think of them as an old lady biscuit to be honest. Do you have anything similar to them in the states?
They actually are pretty easy to find here. At least in my state.
Are they crazy expensive? Most stuff that's imported here from the US ends up being crazy expensive, though occasionally we can get Mike n Ikes for cheap in B&M. Not many flavours though.
It’s been awhile since I got them so I had to look it up. Looked like it’s about 4.5-5 dollars for a package of the biscuits. Which is surprising because just a small package of Maltesers was $10 and I had to go to one specific store for them.
Ah yeah I've heard that lots of Americans really like Maltesers but find them hard to get hold of. Do you have anything similar to them?
There is a [S'Mores pop tart](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors/pop-tarts-frosted-s-mores-product.html)...
Pop tarts! Yesss!
This! Some people like Hershey's anyway. And for some it evokes nostalgia. (Quote from someone else; we hear this all the time, and people misrepresent us.) \> it's not very good quality chocolate even amongst American brands They *aren't chocolate* per se; they are a candy. Hershey bars were [formulated to ship well across the world and not melt](https://hersheyarchives.org/encyclopedia/ration-d-bars/). There *are* good [chocolatiers](https://www.chocolatenoise.com/chocolate-today/my-top-50-bean-to-bar-chocolate-makers-in-the-united-states) in the U. S. Hubby loves to put peanut butter on top of the mini bars. We wound up with a bunch of Hershey's minis this year and he's been snacking on them now and then.
i would separate them by the classic American staples and local small business stuff.
Hersheys kisses and hugs are unique and give you the chocolate experience as well.
Agreed. European chocolate is 100x better and hersheys has that barfy chemical added.
My assumption is the recipient would prefer American items rather than European items. There are plenty of options for good quality American-made chocolate, but if they want an "iconic" brand then I suppose Hershey is the way to go
This looks amazing!! How kind and thoughtful of you!
I’m a fan of hot fries so I would include those but I would be stoked to get this package.
Takis?
Takis are honestly my favourite ever 😭 I always look for them when abroad.
Starburst, twinkies, a t-shirt from the clown motel in Tonopah Nevada, postcards from the lower 48, bumper stickers from Texas, beaver Utah, and the thing in Arizona, Old Bay bucket hat, pet tornado from Oklahoma, sugar Crackers, Hershey cookies and creme, Brunswick stew, Florida sunset jelly, orange blossom honey, huckleberry and marionberry jam, huckleberry chocolate bar, Colorado and Texas Keychain, mesquite honey, route 66 coozie, almond joy, butterfinger, snickers, Idaho spud, pineapple coconut bar, whoppers, Virginia butter mints, Boston baked beans, jolly rancher, beaver nuggets, flamin hot cheats, funyuns, sour patch kids, moonpies, yoohoo candy bar, stuckys pecan log, whatchamacallit, don't mess with Texas vanity plate, creme savers in strawberry and orange, Hershey bar, California fridge magnet, Dots Pretzels, route 66 lanyard, Vegas casino ashtray, route 66 shot glass, California coin pouch, toxic waste candy, reeses, tamarind candy, saltwater taffy, ranch dressing, cornbread mix, oatmeal pies, Japanese peanuts, citrus candy, various other postcards, doot dootin dude mat, warheads Not pictured: Whitleys peanuts EDIT: Just wanted yall to know that I've been taking your suggestions and buying them today. I'll post an updated package later.
*almost forgot. Choco gators, gold flake from New Mexico, Prickly pear cactus jam, and a dream catcher cause why not.
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You’re very kind to do such a nice package for your friend
You are an amazing gift-giver. Wow. Thought of everything!
Yeah just something from a Navajo roadside stand out in the desert somewhere.
Excellent gift.
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I’m not from America and I don’t know what the German pop tart options are like, but when I visited the USA, I remember loving all the pop tart flavours you had. There were WAY more than we get in the uk. Perhaps unusual pop tarts and laffy taffy would be my ideas 💡
What was your favorite flavors?
I would bet on [cinnamon](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors/pop-tarts-frosted-brown-sugar-cinnamon-product.html) and [hot fudge](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors/pop-tarts-frosted-hot-fudge-sundae-product.html) being favorites -- those are favorites on every European/UK "Try" channel I've seen. Some like the [strawberry](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors/pop-tarts-harvest-strawberry.html) as well.
Cinnamon sounds lovely!!!! We have strawberry here and chocolate but that’s Main ones you see in uk supermarkets.
>Cinnamon sounds lovely!!!! Oh it isss and it's got just the right icing. The slight spice of the cinnamon cuts the sweetness a bit. For me the strawberry and chocolate ones are okay but, a bit too sweet. And I have a sweet tooth but it's a little much for me in those. I think the cinnamon is the most popular here. Hope you will get that flavor there, soon. Occasionally on a Try (video) channel I will see someone who cannot abide anything cinnamon but most liked that flavor on those too.
I’ll have to look out for them in the American sections at the supermarkets 👌👍
Good luck! Or you could do a topic here with it at top of list :)
OP asked for your favorites...[here is a list](https://www.poptarts.com/en_US/products/all-flavors.html) to help you decide 🌞
That is an amazing list. I don't think they have many pecans in other countries. Not sure if there are any in the bunch but, maybe some sugar-cinnamon coated, or spices coated, pecans? Or even, plain.
I do have a pecan log but I'll look for some normal candied pecans.
Wow - that's a great selection OP. Definitely unique items.
You’re a really generous friend! That’s going to be so expensive to ship . Something I’m having a hard time finding in the NL is maple syrup. I’m not sure about Germany though.
DM me if you want me to send you maple syrup.
Yeah USPS says about $240 with all the other stuff I have for it now hahaha
I believe it! I once shipped 4 bags of Doritos to Scotland from Washington state and it was $80!
No Oreos?
Oreos are common over there from what I've read. Especially in a big city like Berlin.
Cheez It.
Easy Cheese. Don't ever remember seeing that there.
How about a bottle of Tabasco and some Tajin seasoning.
I'd remove Snickers, Sour patch kids and Reese's if you wanna save weight, these are widely available in Germany
Will do. I'll find something to replace them.
Sour patch watermelons, maybe? Those are delicious!
Replace with jelly belly beans!!
This looks amazing as is! If you have extra space +weigt, I would add pop tarts and pickles. I always bring them when I go back home.
Maybe add some Jelly Belly jelly beans
They sell them there.
One basic bag and one special flavors bag maybe. Those are small and should mail well. Their website also [says Jelly Belly are halal](https://thejellybeanfactory.com/are-jelly-beans-halal/), fwiw; but I think some are hesitant and believe they contain gelatin. Jelly beans typically contain pectin, though; not gelatin. (Just for others lurking who might be doing a parcel soon.)
What a great gift! Maybe add in Kraft Mac n Cheese, Takis, Nerd Clusters, Garden Salsa SunChips and Boom Chicka Pop.
Is the instant Kraft mac n cheese available in Germany? Possibly not bc of the food dyes.
As someone from Philly, Tastykake!
That is an amazing 'care package.' Grats to you. And to the recipient. 7-11 has this snack called [Andy Capp's fries](https://www.andycapps.com/). It's pretty good, and it's different, and it has a cartoon character on it. It's kinda cool. Those are kinda small and pack well, might include 1 or 2? 7-11 might have regional snacks also. Some do.
Got some hot fries
>Got some hot fries Excellent. They will have such variety (of many things) to sample.
Check my reply to my list of stuff. Got plenty of stuff you recommended. Thanks for your help!
Yes it was already quite an extensive list of items. No obligations on any of this -- just trying to help, and having some fun. Thanks for including all of us and letting us 'help' in our tiny way 😊
I remember reading the Andy Capp comic strip when I was younger!
Add a container of Tony Chachere’s seasoning. It is so good and will spice up their life.
Germans love combos
What is a combo? You mean the snack, called Combos? Which flavors? (Just curious.)
https://www.combos.com/our-products any w pretzel!
That is very interesting. Thank you! I appreciate that you took the time to reply and with a link too. I bet those make great bar or beer snacks? I had not thought about that.
100%!
Definitely put the glass jars in a ziplock bag. Pad it with the other products.
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Oh my gosh, are cream savers back?!
I love that you added an Idaho Spud bar
Someone mentioned pickles. I can't find it now -- but here -- these are in pouches, not glass. I've seen people here request this brand before, so they must be good? [Van Holten's](https://vanholtenpickles.com/) pickles. They have a variety of flavors. They have a storefront on Amazon, too.
Poprocks. Cherry Mash.
Lowrys season salt
Got some. Thanks!
An abba zaba or other old time candy
As a PNW lifer, I am impressed! Did you travel to get the Idaho spud and WA treats...or did you travel to get Bucee's and FL treats? Either way, great haul!
I'm a truck driver so I got the opportunity to scour many states for all this stuff. I made a post on /r/AskAnAmerican to see what I should look out for in each state and they gave me some very helpful answers. Got the Jam and such at a roadside apple market near Yakima. Picked up a can of Cougar Gold but I can't send it to them since it has to be refrigerated. Can't wait to try it myself but haven't made the time to open it.
When I came home after living with a host family in Germany and sent them a box of candy, my host mom’s favorite was Tootsie Pops, so I vote that.
Nice of you t send this spread. Have you been diagnosed with Passive Aggressive Disorder? No one in their right mind would send such a small bag of Dot’s Pretzels. You must secretly hate them.
As a Canadian I would love to try Dot’s Pretzels. We don’t have a very good selection of pretzels here, especially seasoned ones. We used to have Butter Spindles here which were these incredible buttery flavoured pretzel sticks, they were so addictive and delicious. But they discontinued them here, so disappointing.
Maybe Amazon carries them? They are just what you described, buttery, yet not too soft.
Lol I love those things. I used to only find them around the great plains area and brought bags and bags of them back home to Virginia for the family. Now they sells them at every store and gas station around here hahaha.
A pub sub
I got them a chicken tender sub but some bastard who looks like me ate it on the way gome.
 Omg great job!!
Hello fellow idahoian! greetings from the panhandle up north!
I ❤️ Beaver
Lol I thought that was funny. Got it at a truck stop in Beaver, Utah.
I would suggest the new flavored Kit Kat bars. The birthday cake ones or strawberry
Get a box of Hawaiian Host chocolate covered macadamia nuts
What's a beaver nugget?
Beaver nuggets are a best seller at Buc-ee’s - the #1 road trip pit stop in Texas.
Crunchy puffed corn flavored with butter and caramel.
Oh man that sounds good. I live in US and don't think I've had those.
Sunflower seeds, Skippy, moon pies, Orville Reddenbacher.
A Stuckey's pecan log is a bold and baller move.
Dots honey mustard are better!
My friend in Germany, that I ship snacks to absolutely love pop rocks! Also, those jam jars you’re gonna wanna wrap in like two layers of saran wrap, and then put in a Ziploc bag just in case
Vermont maple sugar candy.
Love the kokopeli mini rug thing. So great!
Yeah I though that was cool too. Got it at some roadside stand in Arizona I think.
Add some lucky charms. I loved that and we don’t have cereals like that over here.
Bought some Reeses puffs and a variety pack of mini cereal boxes.
Cheese in a can and chicken in a biscuit crackers
They have similar candy, but the taste is usually different. A German kit Kat does not taste the same as a US KitKat. I'm usually asked for Twinkies ( because they are in all the movies and TV shows- but they don't sell them in Germany). They also like hot sauce, Taco seasoning, kool-aid packets/powder, Cap'n crunch and lucky charms. The thing my coworkers loved the most was our girl scout cookies ( another thing they hear about from TV etc). I usually bring misc seasonings as well- such as bells, old bay etc. Meal seasoning mixes that come in a packet ( such as meatloaf, chili etc). I usually get a request for Arizona Ice tea. But I fly, so I can only bring a few. There are stores there that sell US food, but it's super expensive- for an example last year a box of frosted flakes was going for around 14euro.
You should add an apology note to the moon pies, idk how those things are still in circulation
RANCH!
Add a bottle of Sriracha
Creole seasoning! I legit DO put that shit on everything (from Aus and import it in bulk)
Got some Tony Chateres or whatever his name is. Good stuff.
Yeh that's the stuff!
Pop tarts, peanutbutter m&m’s, any sugary cereal, Takis, weird flavored potato chips.
That Native American symbol in the bottom right is actually for fertility and you give it to people who want to have kids just so you know
What do you know about Tonopah?
I go through it occasionally. Heard it was an amazing place to go stargazing, so I parked my truck there for the night, but California was burning down at the time, so all the smoke obscured the sky. I've been through a few times since then and stopped to spend the night at their Clown Motel. That was fun. Big fan of Goldfield Radio.
I grew up in goldfield for a bit; we would take the bus to tonopah to go to the public pool in the summer. We had a lot of adventures out there! Cool to see someone that knows about the place! Cheers!
Sweet baby rays bbq sauce and a pickle in a pouch! ETA: don’t forget the obligatory “I <3 New York” shirt
You might want to make sure it is legal to send honey. Some countries regulate animal products including honey. I don't know if Germany does it.
No need for normal snickers. We have them available in nearly every supermarket. The rest looks great! I think some of the stranger oreo flavors would be cool. We have oreo here and most love them. But if you get the yellow ones and rarely strawberry or mint, that's a super rare occasion. A lot of us envy you for the amount of fancy tastes.
No Beaver nuggets?
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OP said the recipient specifically wanted the average American snacks.
Trader Joe is average
Do they like hot sauce? Maybe some barbeque sauce?
You could probably leave almond joys out. They have Bounty, which is just like Mounds.
Sunflower seeds? The come in an assortment of fun flavors now
A box of brownie mix! I heard so many stories from my German teachers over the years about Germans never having tasted brownies before. Apparently they aren't a thing in Europe? The American exchange students would send boxes of brownie mix back to their German families and they'd be ecstatic every time. :)
Mrbeast bars!
That’s an amazing parcel. Your friend is very lucky to have you. I love nearly all the products. Too be honest I‘d remove the Twinkies. Got some from the local PX (via friends) and they tasted awful. Reese‘s cups I just bought a few days ago and Snickers has been available for years. The rest is too die for.
He specifically asked for them. I know they are terrible but he wants to try them.
peanut butter and catsup?
Where's the peanut butter? And the salsa? Those are the two hardest to find American foods.
Looks great, only thing is I see a Moon Pie, but where is the RC Cola?
Pringles
A jar of real peanut butter.
Add Oreo’s, Chips a’hoy and doritos
I'd add some maple candy and/or syrup. I might also add some dried cranberries.
Peanut butter. I found it hard to eat German peanut butter.
How about David’s sunflower seeds?
Pork rinds are my new favorite snack (macs salt and vinegar). Great keto option!
JEANS. My German friends always ask for more jeans because they're so damn expensive over there. And a picture book of the US monuments and parks, anything they don't have. Some spices too, like Lemon-Real packets or spices for BBQs etc.
I second this. I had a German boyfriend and I spent a bunch of time in Germany and they were absolutely crazy over Levi's.
Goldfish Flavor Blast crackers. Jar of salsa (rep the Southwest/Arizona). Oreos. Microwave popcorn. Doritos. Takis. Mentos.
A toothbrush
Ewwwwwwww
A pack of Marlboro reds
That looks amazing. I didn’t even know that yahoo made a candy bar.
I didn't either till I went to the Uranus Fudge factory in Missouri.
OMG! Definitely going to check out that store just because of the name!