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.

DJpesto at 2024-02-05 07:58:50+00:00 ID: kp01n7b

You got lots of replies to your points already.

Just something about grocery selection here:

Danish people (on average), value price over quality when it comes to food (probably because everything is so expensive already). This means that supermarkets have to cater to this, and thus sell mainly discount stuff, and second selection vegetables and meats. The good meat is sold in China and to other countries. You will not find very much seafood in supermarkets.

So as an American, coming from your huge supermarkets with 40 different types of ketchup etc. etc. You will find the selection here very sad. On the other hand - desperation will teach you how to make a lot of the very processed things you eat, yourself. I.e. Mac n cheese is so much better when it's home made from scratch.

Also be aware that health care here is different from the US. It is free - but that means that you can't just go and get a scan, or basically you can't order anything. The doctor tells you what you need - you have the right to one second opinion if you disagree with your doctor, and that's it.

If you want the type of service you get in the US, you need to go to a private hospital - which will cost you (As it does in the US).

The quality of the health care here is just fine, but it runs at a different pace, from the perspective of the patient.

Lykke_Stardust at 2024-02-05 13:05:45+00:00 ID: kp0qatr

You can try and look at www.nemlig.com which is a grocery delivery shop which have some of the more common groceries in Denmark. I think you have to Google the danish names for the things you’re searching for though

Lykke_Stardust at 2024-02-05 13:01:44+00:00 ID: kp0q4sf

Our craft and hobby shops tend to be expensive but they’re there. You can also get things online.

Lykke_Stardust at 2024-02-05 13:12:04+00:00 ID: kp0rgz7

Oh and I know there’s some pages on Facebook for foreigners in Denmark and maybe also Americans in Denmark. If there’s something specific you’re missing you might want to ask there.

And remember our electrical plugs are different so you’ll need some converters. They tend to be cheaper to get in the US

Liphilli at 2024-02-05 13:07:14+00:00 ID: kp0qpxr

Just want to sat that when you get here and if you might have some questions,my dm is open. Wishing you a great time in Denmark 🇩🇰

Lykke_Stardust at 2024-02-05 13:08:38+00:00 ID: kp0r9p0

Something you might would be missing is pharmacy stuff otc. We don’t have a dosin types of painkillers and the painkillers we do have are expensive and can only be sold in like 10 or 20 packets. The same goes for other otc stuff, so you might wanna bring our own little home pharmacy with you. We also don’t have stuff like differen otc and there’s also some American creams that can be hard to find. Melatonin is a prescription drug in Denmark and expensive. Our supplements are also weaker than a lot of American brands and some are hard to come by because we have tighter regulations.

Lykke_Stardust at 2024-02-04 17:52:03+00:00 ID: kp0p817

could be one for carrier oils and stuff to make soap. You can also buy some of their products in our main drugstore chain Matas (also online website)

Lykke_Stardust at 2024-02-04 20:07:10+00:00 ID: kp0ph61

Linens would be something like magasin.dk or Illuminati bolighus. For cheaper versions there’s IKEA and H&M home. For more expensive versions there’s a lot of smaller brands (search for sengetøj, lagner, sengetæppe)

Lykke_Stardust at 2024-02-05 12:59:36+00:00 ID: kp0pyg7

We have lots of speciality flours and spices and Denmark in general has good quality food, so I wouldn’t sweat over that part. There’s also many people who enjoys baking so I think there’s probably a lot of products for that you can find in Denmark. They tend to be way more expensive though, but sometimes you can find stuff cheaper.

Tabasco is a staple in Denmark, but we don’t have that Mexican sauce called something like chululu or something.