Oh My God, Really ????

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I live in USA, have done for many years. There are certain things you just cant get here so since the rise of amazon, many years ago, I use them. I have just spent $46 for 4 packs of Bisto, $18 for 2 bottles of HP sauce and $12 for a jar of marmite.Oh and $27 for a 6 pack of baked beans. I cant be without baked beans. I cant get over how much they have gone up since last time I bought them, which was only a matter of months ago !!!. I had to unload the branston from my cart cos it was $32 for 3 jars and thank fck I noticed this but a multipack of frazzles ( My husbands favorite and a rare treat) was $8 a good deal thought I till I noticed they wanted $95 for shipping !!!!!!. Had to remove my colemans mint sauce too. I will buy that next month with the Branston.
I didnt even get to look at the chocolate hobnobs or custard creams cos my basket was too expensive before I even got there

Do they not have baked beans in America?!

I understand completely op and am with you! I'm in Alaska where we have no British stores. I order things on Amazon all the time and have to hide the prices from my husband! Christmas in particular, mince pies, roses chocolates, Christmas pudding!

Do you have a World Market near you? My family live in Cali and get a lot of UK stuff there. I feel your pain though because when I visit I stuff my suitcase full of things I can't get here. Sigh.

britsrus.com is local and $5 for Bisto, $3 for beans etc

Im in Mass Massachusetts? I lived in New York and in all the smaller non-chained but large enough supermarkets they had a foreign section where I got everything I needed sometimes cheaper then back home ironically. (I am Irish and understand the need for certain products).

@psychomath Do they not have baked beans in America?! shock They do indeed have a thing called baked beans but they are not really baked beans as us across the Atlantic recognise them

britsrus.com/?product_cat=&s=branston&post_type=product Branston pickle $6

@psychomath

Do they not have baked beans in America?!

Yes, they do.

Have you tried British Essentials? I have started getting my Marmite from them since the local stores dried up.

American baked beans are in strange sauces, often with brown sugar and bacon mixed in.

OP, there's an organic brand called Amy's that does a decent tin of beans in tomato sauce, might be worth looking out for in local stores www.amys.com/our-foods/organic-vegetarian-baked-beans

Can't help with the Frazzles, I'm afraid.

Do you live near the NH border? I go to the World Market in Salem, NH. I'm not sure how many of those things they have, but they do have a lot of British Food.

World Market is expensive but not that pricey.
Our local Jewel supermarket has some things.
But not getting back to UK is sad ☹️

OOOOH Im only 30 miles from the NH border, closer to that than Boston. I didnt know World Market did food stuff, Ive only ever heard of it for furniture. I will definitely check that out. Salem is like 5 exits from me.

I get most of that stuff in World Market, or on Amazon. You need to set a price watch on camelcamelcamel.com - that will tell you when the price drops to an acceptable level. I paid $24 for 12 tins of heinz beanz recently. We get our weetabix that way now too, since Trader Joes stopped selling it

Oh and as to baked beans. Boston baked beans are done in molasses and brown sugar and salt pork. They are good but not " proper" baked beans. I need Heinz baked beans, not Boston baked beans

I sometimes find my local Indian shop sells lots of British items so it's definitely worth a look. I second those who mentioned World Market, you'll save a fortune.

World Market is your friend here.

@ErrolTheDragon Boston baked beans are nothing like Heinz baked beans. I tried them when I lived in Boston - to my horror they have a huge chunk of pork fat in them and are ridiculously sweet.

OP you need to go to the Irish areas; I used to get loads of the food you're talking about from a great place in New Brighton.

I really want to try these Boston beans

You can get all of that in most Irish shops in the US.

Massachusetts is a state where you are certain to find Irish shops aplenty.

Bisto though - why? Homemade gravy is so easy to make, and delicious.

Not all US baked beans are Boston- style or 'pork and beans'.

You can get Heinz Vegetarian Beans in US supermarkets - quite similar to good old British baked beans.

Don't you need to have just done a roast to make your own gravy, so no good for sausages midweek?

Plus it's not as quick and easy as pouring boiling water on gravy powder in a jug.

Amazon are no longer cheaper a lot of the time. They now trade on quick delivery and variety, but are often not the cheapest option.

It is quite funny how baked beans have become a gold standard, but they really are.

Try Goodwoods.com. “Great British Food”. I think they are in TX. Their beans are $1.98 per can

Well you won't have to buy any more for a while, you are well stocked up.

Oo I just fancy baked beans on toast now