....and other American items.
I will be moving to DK from the US soon. Though I am prepared for things to be vastly different than I am used to, I am proactively trying to find which of my "favorite" items may be available in DK/can ship to DK, or find equivalents as best possible. Also looking for brick-and-mortar store or website suggestions that are similar to American stores for :
- department/retail stores (ex., Target, TJMAXX, Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, Macy's)
- grocery items (ex., condensed soup, Tabasco, heavy whipping cream, specialty flours/spices)
- craft/hobby shops (ex., Hobby Lobby, Michael's)
- cooking/baking/appliances stores (ex., Williams Sonoma, Kirkland's, Sur la Table)
- linens (ex., Bed, Bath & Beyond, Kohl's, Nordstrom)
- carrier oils and NaOH for soapmaking
I also have Amazon Prime and their CS indicated that I can just transfer my account to be operative in DK. Anyone have experience with that, as well?
Thank you kindly for any help/opinions. Apologies in the advance for the long-winded post.
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The original was posted on /r/denmark by /u/TwinkieMcSmartypants at 2024-02-04 16:46:39+00:00.
FarManden at 2024-02-04 18:46:48+00:00 ID:
koww233Great suggestions.
Few add-ons: Like with Target you can get pretty much anything in Bilka and the larger Føtex’. You can probably get some version or at least an alternative to your entire list in Bilka… but you might not get the best versions or at the best price. Compared to going to like a dedicated linen outlet like Jysk or an appliance/electronics shop like Power or Elgiganten.
Heavy whipping cream: as far as I understand it’s just a heavy cream that’s about 36-40% milk fat so “piskefløde” is at 38% milk fat the same product, easentilly. Beware to actually get “piskefløde”.
As far as other grocery items go: Danes tend to do most of the everyday shopping in the “discount” supermarkets like Netto, Rema 1000 etc. and while they have everything a regular good old Dane needs for everyday consumption they probably won’t have what the regular good old American would seem necessary. For these items Bilka or Føtex or maybe Meny is a better option as they have a larger variety.
Also note that the “discount” supermarkets can be a disheartening experience if you’re used to either massive American supermarkets or upscale ones, but as I said these are mainly for Danish every day staples and not much else. They’ll usually have Tabasco though :D
TwinkieMcSmartypants (OP) at 2024-02-04 21:41:09+00:00 ID:
koxpcg1Very, very informative. I appreciate the thoughts. I have a lot to get used to.