# What can I buy in Canada but not the US? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 8, 2003, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183 "2003-10-08T00:01:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mske](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ccd318/32.png) [@mske](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mske)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/21 "2003-10-08T14:37:51Z")
What seems to amuse my American relatives when the come up for a visit the most - milk in bags. No one mentioned Red Rose Tea yet? Pity. The formulation of many packaged foods is different. Dill Pickle potato chips are not common in the U.S. to the best of my knowledge. If I think of more - I’ll let you know. ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/22 "2003-10-08T14:46:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by even sven \* > \*\*Mountain Dew without caffeine. In fact, that is the only kind you’ll get. \*\* > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by detop_ > **Coke made with sugar, not corn syrup** And you wonder why we won’t let you guys become #51 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/23 "2003-10-08T14:59:27Z")
In DC I can buy Kinder Eggs (and Wonder Balls) at the supermarket and Monte Cristo (blech those are foul) sandwiches at more than a handful of restaurants. Coffee Crisps are ambrosia. They are like a coffee flavored kit kat bar but made with good chocolate. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/24 "2003-10-08T14:59:43Z")
Bacon-flavored potato chips. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/25 "2003-10-08T16:22:28Z")
You can’t go north without trying the poutine… ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/26 "2003-10-08T16:23:23Z")
High-alcohol beer, such as Molson XXX. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/27 "2003-10-08T16:31:45Z")
Will most of the things mentioned here be available in Windsor or do I need to go farther to get to the “real Canada”? ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/28 "2003-10-08T16:39:03Z")
Craven ‘A’ cigaretes. HP steak sauce Exxon gastations that are still called ESSO Money in all the colors of the rainbow. Pontiac Fireflies and Tempests (GEO Metro and Chevy Beretta in US). I’ve seen Red Rose teabags. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/29 "2003-10-08T16:47:28Z")
Okay. Corn syrup. I wondered why the Coke in the States seemed to taste too sweet. That explains it. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/30 "2003-10-08T19:59:37Z")
Hey, you can get Red Rose Tea here in NYC, in ordinary grocery stores. I would spring for the Harry Potter and THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE book at least, although they don’t have the illustrations above each chapter and the print’s smaller. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/31 "2003-10-08T20:33:20Z")
Contraceptive sponges. ---
**Author:** ![Ultraviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/c77e96/32.png) [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/32 "2003-10-08T21:03:22Z")
I have heard people say that you can’t find ketchup potato chips easily outside of Canada. They are good, but prepare to have stubborn red sludge coat your fingers! ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/33 "2003-10-08T21:31:00Z")
I’ve never seen ketchup-flavored potato chips in the U.S. I tried them on a visit to Toronto and, while they were weren’t gross, I think they may be an acquired taste. Although I’ve heard you can get it in some parts of the States, I’ve only ever seen bubble tea in Canada. It’s flavored tea with big tapioca balls floating in it. It’s not my favorite, but it’s worth trying. The stuff somehow made me feel like I was in a sci-fi novel. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/34 "2003-10-08T21:55:00Z")
Yamaha RZ 500s and Suzuki Gammas. Two very bad-assed motorcycles! Please pick me up a red/white RZ and a blue Gamma, a keg of that previously mentioned Molson and a case of those bacon-flavored potato chips. ---
**Author:** ![rostfrei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7bcc69/32.png) [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/35 "2003-10-08T22:33:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mske \* > \*\*What seems to amuse my American relatives when the come up for a visit the most - milk in bags. > > No one mentioned Red Rose Tea yet? Pity. > > The formulation of many packaged foods is different. > > Dill Pickle potato chips are not common in the U.S. to the best of my knowledge. > > If I think of more - I’ll let you know. \*\* I always stock up on Humpty Dumpty Ketchup flavored potato chips. I could live on those things. AFAIK, they are not available in the USA. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/36 "2003-10-08T22:38:33Z")
Dill potato chips have just started coming into the US, I saw a bag of Lays dill chips the other day. And caffine-free Mountain Dew is (or, at least WAS) available in the US. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/37 "2003-10-08T22:47:36Z")
Most of those candies are available down here in gourmet or Brit specialty shops. Cuban cigars can get you arrested. I don’t think Coke is still made with cane sugar in Canada. Kinder eggs are not normally importable into the USA as kids will try & eat the toy inside. We used to have something like that (they had toys from Disney’s Hercules) but they stopped for that reason. That’s is the reason Wonderballs replaced them. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/38 "2003-10-08T23:12:54Z")
Can you get Skor in the US? Chocolate bar of the gods, it is. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/39 "2003-10-08T23:35:38Z")
Try the poutine…try the poutine…try the poutine…try the poutine…try the poutine… 😃 Though for a REAL one, you’d have to go to Québec, I’m sure you can begin to get a taste for it in Windsor! ---
**Author:** ![scott\_evil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2003, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183/40 "2003-10-09T00:05:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by DrDeth \* > \*\* > I don’t think Coke is still made with cane sugar in Canada. > \*\* Yes it is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-buy-in-canada-but-not-the-us/206183.md?page=3)