quinyd at 2024-02-04 18:53:29+00:00 ID: kozywq8

We moved from US to DK and I can try and answer what we do:

1. Department stores: Target/walmart style is Bilka+Føtex. Target clothes is way better than what you can get at those stores and it won’t be as cheap as Walmart. TJmaxx, sorry, it’s gonna be hard to find something similar, Jysk/Ilva can compare if you need the household items. Macy’s is like Magasin. For a men’s department store like Nordstrom or nicer go to Troelstrup in Copenhagen.
2. Grocery stores: use the smaller stores locally for day to day groceries but if you need speciality spices / flours go a nicer store like Meny or a big store like Bilka. Heavy cream you can get anywhere. Tabasco is in most stores. Condensed soups are no where. It is literally impossible to get Campbell condensed cream of mushroom, cream of chicken etc. we ended up making them ourselves and keeping a cans worth of it in zip lock bags in the freezer.
3. Crafts. This is a tough one. You won’t find joann/michals prices anywhere. Use Søsterne Grene for some craft supplies. Use Panduro only in last resort as it is expensive as hell and not good quality. Hobbii is great for yarn and cheaper than anywhere else. It’s most like a US selection. There’s also Sommerfuglen I Copenhagen or Glienke Design in Rødovre.
4. Imerco, Kop & Kande works. For a nice store go to Kunst og Køkkentøj in Copenhagen.
5. Magasin/jysk will get you all you need
6. Never needed this sorry.

Generally we go to the US once or twice a year to visit family and always buy all our clothes there. I dk we get H&M or Uniqlo but anything major we normally save for going to the US and go to outlets or just local stores.

Last time we had a whole suitcase with yarn and crafts supplies from Joann’s/michaels. Was worth it compared to getting it in DK.

Honestly the biggest issue (that all our American friends agree on) is the low quality grocery options and the few selections. Most stores will have 1-2 types of each thing and nowhere near as good a selection as the US. Be prepared to make a lot of off-the-shelf items from scratch like cream of chicken, hamburger helper, sloppy joe, pizza sauce (premade is shit here except Mutti brand), Mac n cheese etc.

If you crave Mac n cheese to go Normal, they usually have it. If you need US specific items you can also check Candy Megastore on Frederiksberg (very expensive though) or go online at myamericanmarket.

As for Amazon, your US account will work fine of the .de site, which is the most convenient one in Denmark. But prime does not give free shipping here. Just the video service.