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17th January 2016 #1
Going back to Philippines
Hi guys, I hope everyone is enjoying the winter! Hahaha. Anyway I will be going back to Philippines for two weeks, I just don't know where I can find products in bulk to bring in Philippines best examples are chocolates and biscuits? Where can I buy those in bulk and cheap? thanks
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18th January 2016 #2
Netto`?
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18th January 2016 #3
uk chocolate is not the same mix as uk chocolate which is imported to philippines,
wrap any chocolate up well in bubble wrap, it will insulate them against the heat, if they are in your cargo luggage it should be cool there, but the heat quickly affects them once you exit the airport, untill you can get them to a fridge
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18th January 2016 #4
Decent coffee and proper salt are the first things that spring to mind to bring
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18th January 2016 #5
i brought tea with me after my visit last September 2014.
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18th January 2016 #6
What do you mean Simon?? Proper salt??????
Whats wrong with 3 in one coffee anyway?? Jokes aside..If you dont like Nescafe instant there are usually lots of different brands of fresh coffee beans etc in the imported isles at malls..I would have thought you had access to a far wider selection where you are than I do here??
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18th January 2016 #7
Looked for Nescafé in Savers and Pure Gold but only found the powder variety not granules or Gold Blend , maybe I should have a look in SM
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18th January 2016 #11
Sorry my question is confusing! Sorry to confuse you, but I am looking for a store where I can buy bulk chocolates etc?
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18th January 2016 #13
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It will need to be a wholesale/cash&carry place such as Costco - there will be one near you. Or one of the Cadbury's outlet stores. There is one at Clarks Village in Somerset, maybe there is one closer to you.
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18th January 2016 #14
Pound shop for chocolate
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18th January 2016 #15
Cadbury's store, bags of the odd shapes......
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19th January 2016 #16
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How about the shop at Cadbury World in Birmingham ?
I'm going back a couple of years but we always bought bulk there. Many items you just couldn't buy anywhere else.
If you wanted to do the tour you could do that as well. It's not bad. Plenty of free chocs
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19th January 2016 #17
We bought all the boxes and tins of biscuits and chocolates during Christmas season..lots of sale that time. Hahaha
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19th January 2016 #18
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19th January 2016 #19
I know of a place not that far from Merseyside in North Wales that has some surplus stock left over from Xmas. Boxes and tins of biscuits and chocolates. Apparently the owners are away in South-East Asia.
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20th January 2016 #20
Get yourself a Costco membership,everything in bulk and dirt cheap,i have even seen canada goose jackets in there for 400 quid,thats half price.Loads of chocolates but i havent priced them though much cheaper than the supermarkets.
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20th January 2016 #21
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21st February 2016 #22
Hi Guys! thank you so much for your help, I already bought some of it and I found a Cadbury, Thornton's and Lindt outlet stores in Cheshire Oaks. I know it's cold here and in Philippines will be really hot in April, I am just concern if my chocolates will melt when I go back? Any way to avoid it? Aside from not putting the chocs inside the fridge
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21st February 2016 #23
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Yes they (Cadburys) will melt... from recent experience. Put straight in a fridge upon arrival... or eat.
Cheaper brands seem to fare better... probably because they're full of lots of 'other' stuff.
Coming from York (with its huge chocolate factory... Rowntrees, now taken over by Nestle), as I do, I can tell you that chocolate destined for hotter export markets such as the Philippines is made to a different recipe and also has different packaging.
Just try to keep it out of the sun and then into a fridge or aircon room, and all should be ok though. It probably won't be sitting around for too long.
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There was no smearing, because most of the time my baggage (on the way to the Phils) was in aircon surroundings... or freezing cold waiting for a bus in England.
I did pack the bars in sealed plastic bags and lunchboxes though...as I also do with shaving foam, etc. The lunchboxes also come in handy for storing stuff in the Phils... away from the damned ants !
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29th February 2016 #28
Never taken anything!
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