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[Darnley]

I know this has been done before but can't find it. Will be in New York for a couple of days next week and wondering what to stock up on or buy at all. Already have Tylenol on the list.
Thanks in advance...

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I'm being a bit dim here, but why Tylenol? It's just paracetmol, isn't it?

Advil. The worlds answer to pain relief.

Also not sure why Tylenol is on the list? Even the max strength is only 500mg of paracetamol in it, which is the same as the standard paracetamol doses here.

They do a Tylenol Ultra that I have had, but that is just paracetamol with caffeine and you can get that here too. They also have one that has codeine in it, but paracetamol and codeine is just the same as our cocodamol tablets here.

Sorry, can you see I know my analgesics?!

I'd be much more interested in the Hersheys, the Oreo double stuff biscuits, the York peppermint patties mmmmmmm......

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Whenever we go I always get facial wax strips - they are much more effective than ours! Can't remember the brand name though! Comes in a white box.

Also I buy dental tape which is thicker than our floss / tape

Just realised - This is only useful if you are hairy with gap teeth like me!
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I stock up on m&ms you can't get here, bath &body works products, Levi's, and just enjoy things being much cheaper. iPads etc are cheaper if you are looking to splurge.

Have you dne your ESTA and got lots of small bills for endless tipping?

Naproxen. Same family as ibuprofen but only available on prescription here.

I always buy sweets, makeup and clothes as well as enough painkillers to stock a chemist.

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Advil.
Got a good laptop for dd last summer, an ipad for ds and friend brought over an ipod touch at Christmas.

Interesting to hear about Naproxen. DH lives on it. Might phone friend...

clam brand name is Aleve but there are own brand ones too.

Thanks. Will investigate...

I would buy huge bottle of Tylenol (boring, I know).
Melatonin.

Honestly- Tylenol is weak compared to Advil.

But Advil, like Tylenol is just a brand name for a generic drug. Tylenol is the brand name of choice in the US for paracetamol and Advil is the famous brand name for ibuprofen.

A standard Advil tablet has 200mg of ibuprofen, same as a standard ibuprofen tablet here. There really isn't anything different about them.

They do liquid gels and migraine versions etc of Advil, just like the famous brand of ibuprofen (Nurofen) do here in the UK, it is just the same.

In the same way as Tylenol do Tylenol Ultra (500mg paracetamol, 65mg caffeine), here in the UK Panadol do Panadol Extra Advance which is also 500mg paracetamol and 65mg caffeine, just the same. It is just a different band name.

You guys are way too expert about painkillers.
I just find it a faff to only be able to buy tiny amounts at a time.

But if you go. to a pharmacy here, you can buy 100 paracetamol, or 100 ibuprofen...

Wow, fair enough, I never knew that. Are they just as cheap as 8 for 19p like in Lidl?

Thanks for all the info on painkillers. I will try the Advil aswell, but its more about volume than ingredient.

Will bring back lots of M and Ms as everyone loves them, especially the peanut ones.
What is Melatonin?

I doubt you'll save much buying big bottles if OTC painkillers, when you can get the generic versions so cheap here. I'm sure I pay something like 16p for a box of paracetamol or ibuprofen. When I lived in Canada my giant bottles of medicine always expired before I could take them all.

I buys Always Infinity pads when I'm in North America (it's always my period when I travel! Is that just me? Sorry if tmi) and aveeno eczema hand cream but obviously everyone is different. DH only really cares about chocolate bars.

If you don't know what you would want just go shopping and see if anything strikes you.

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I had no idea that something like Tylenol would be a hot item! Maybe you should just stroll through Whole Foods and see what looks unusually interesting.

Reynolds Wrap foil and Saran Wrap cling film! You can get massive rolls of both (try Target) and they're much sturdier than the Uk versions. I always stock up when I go home.