Both Steve’s brother and sister live abroad in Tenerife and often talk about missing certain things that you can only get in Britain. I can’t imagine being abroad and not being able to purchase my favourite foods so I was intrigued by the concept of British Corner Shop. When we were in Italy, we could barely find anything British and whilst I adore the Italian cuisine, sometimes you just want something a little familiar.
I was recently sent a box of British Corner Shop goodies to see how the whole process works and I’m definitely going to be showing this to my in laws – I can see it being very popular. The company deliver anywhere in the world and have a range of 10,000 products. They even have a range of chilled products that they deliver to select European countries too – perfect if you were starting to worry that your favourite chilled item wouldn’t be included! Delivering over 4 million products to 138 countries worldwide last year proves that Brits really do miss their home comforts. So what British goodies did I receive?
I instantly recognised some prestigious British brands. We received some Heinz items – baked beans in tomato sauce (95p) and a tin of baked beans and sausages (£1.69). We also received a jar of Marmite Large (£5.99), a Walkers Salt and Vinegar Crisps 6 Pack (£2.49) and a 3 pack of Cadbury’s Crunchie bars at £2.99 for the pack.
Other items included a pack of McVitie’s Rich Tea biscuits for £1.99, some Walkers Shortbread Fingers for £1.89, some Crawfords Bourbon Creams for £1.09 and for a really sweet tooth, a packet of Swizzels Matlow Love Hearts for 49p. Finally we received a bottle of Ribena Really Light Blackcurrant for £1.59 to quench our thirst.
I definitely think that the British Corner Shop couldn’t have picked a better selection of brands to showcase what they have to offer. These brands are all instantly recognisable and I’m happy to know they are available on the British Corner Shop website should I ever require them.
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Orders are delivered to most European destinations within 4 to 8 working days. Deliveries to non-European Countries take between 7 to 12 working days, depending on how long Customs take to clear your goods. (Note UK weekends and Bank holidays are classed as non-working days). Shipping information for countries is available here with prices. You can even earn reward points on your orders if you register with them.
Would you ever consider ordering from the British Corner Shop?
It sounds like they do a good selection of goodies. A friend in New Zealand insists that anyone coming to visit her must bring a suitcase full of Cadburys chocolate.
They do! I was amazed at just how much as I’ve seen companies like this before but they always have such a small selection. To be able to find so many British brands available for people overseas is incredible.
I don’t blame your friend, I would too!
i would order shortbread, mcvities biscuits, walkers crisps, hartleys jam…i could go on and on lol x
Haha, I think I would order the same too!
That is such a great idea and really makes you think about foods that symbolise Britain.
It does, doesn’t it? As soon as I opened the box it hit me how quintessentially British they all were!
This is such a fab idea! I’ve been in Spain for long periods of time and missed beans on toast so much!
Katie x
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It’s the simple things you miss, isn’t it?
Oh I love this idea! I wonder if you can rder and have it delivered to a friend, this is just the sort of thing I would love to send my friend in Japan, she would love it!
Great idea!
I’m guessing you probably can!
Interesting – from another angle. If they could increase their range and speed up delivery times this company could make holidaying abroad a reality for us! My children have a lot of allergies and we cannot guarantee we can feed them abroad – so don’t bother.
Yes, that would be fab if they could! I will mention it to them!
Such a good idea! If I moved abroad this would be so useful as I’d definitely miss some of the home brands 🙂
Me too!
This is such a great idea. I know a lot of friends who could benefit from British Corner Shop for sure.
Hope they like it!
What a fantastic idea….
They really have summed up what is great about Britain 🙂
They really have!
It is a really great idea but they are SO expensive. Saying that if I lived abroad I probably would buy myself some treats 😉
Yeah, they are a little pricey but the expats I know are prepared to pay it to get the goodies, I know I probably would!
It’s a great idea for ex-pats. I remember when I lived in Australia, I really missed things like marmite, smarties and nescafe!
It’s the little things, isn’t it?
I might not buy from one on a week-long holiday, but would definitely consider them if it was any longer!
Agreed!
What a fab idea for expats. I know that if I lived abroad there would be loads of stuff that I missed
We all have our creature comforts, don’t we? 🙂
Now even I would be chuffed to see this landing on my doorstep and I have access to my local shops ha x
I know, right?
I will have to tell my ex husband about this, he lives abroad and misses (some) English food, like HP sauce, baked beans, cheddar cheese and pork pies!
I would miss those too!
That’s a great idea, I think we would all really miss baked beans if we moved abroad!
Yep!
What a great idea. I think this is perfect for expats. I would use it if I lived abroad.
I would too!
Great idea, I would have loved something like this when I was living in Denmark, some things you just can’t get and you really miss them!
I can imagine!
What a brilliant business idea – i can see why it would be very popular.
You cant beat good old british comforts!
You really can’t 🙂
This is such a good idea. My dad lives in cyprus and we have to keep him stocked up
Hope he can make use of it!x
This is such a great idea for those who live abroad and have an English craving.
It really is x