[Chivalry]

heya.. im trying to get some cinnemon and wintergreen altoids here in the UK... but with very little success.. the few places that do sell them charge extortionate prices for shipping..... and other ideas how i might get em here cheap?

maybe someone knows a US dealer that ships em to UK at areasonable price? thnx

 

[fiddler]

There's an eBay seller who has a bunch of them listed right now, they're all peppermint though. If you get one at minimum bid, it'd be £1.50 total.

I was really surprised to find out after moving here that even though Altoids are made here, they're only sold in North America.

 

[Chivalry]

heh.. yeah,, a few supermarkets sell the peppermint ones.... its the others i need and just cant find

 

[fiddler]

They do do they? Huh... I haven't seen them yet, but I'll keep an eye out for them. I do quite like those mints..

 

[Chivalry]

i believe safeway sell them at 99p a tin

 

[Demolition]

Maybe you could get some friendly person over here in North America to buy some cinnamon and wintergreen Altoids for you and send them over there to the UK. From the sound of it, it might be cheaper that way.

D.

 

[Chivalry]

how much do they cost a tin over there? any idea how much postage would be on sy 10 tins ?

is definatly a possability

 

[fiddler]

In Canada at say Shopper's Drug Mart I remember they went for $2.50 CAD or something a pop... not cheap. That's about the same as 99 pence.

 

[Chivalry]

heh, better than the £3.60 per tin most online places charge,, plus £4 postage per order :0(

 

[fiddler]

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Originally posted by Chivalry heh, better than the £3.60 per tin most online places charge,, plus £4 postage per order :0(

 

[PinkFloyd]

Quote:

Originally posted by Chivalry heya.. im trying to get some cinnemon and wintergreen altoids here in the UK... but with very little success.. the few places that do sell them charge extortionate prices for shipping..... and other ideas how i might get em here cheap? maybe someone knows a US dealer that ships em to UK at areasonable price? thnx

Shipping to the UK??? the darned things are made in the UK (Cheltenham to be precise) and have been made in the UK since 1780 during the reign of King George lll. Altoids are not American they are British through and through and if you can't source them in leicester I would kick altoids up the backside with a very stern letter.

Try a specialist sweetshop they should have them, I know the sweet shop in st andrews has all the different types.

US dealers shipping Altoids to the UK...... I've never heard anything so funny

If you must get them from the USA then all varieties are $1.99
here http://www.clorders.com/altoids/shoppe.html

Try here too: http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/aaasmt/index.php/url_uksec

Search results for Altoids: http://www.cybercandy.co.uk/cgi-bin/...=all&q=altoids


Robbing bustards want £3.70 a pop for them, typical rip of Britain.

Pinkie.

 

[Mr.PD]

How about a heart shaped tin of cinnamon Altoids?
I have one of those, unopened.

 

[Chivalry]

yup pinkfloyd...... i iknow there made in the UK..... thats what makes it even more bloody annoying that to get them here i have to pay near £4 a tin.... afaik no shops near me sell them.. so internet is my only option,,,,, and over here,, as u saw yourself... it seems cybercandy are the only ones i can find... is begining to annoy me

 

[Duncan]

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Originally posted by Chivalry i believe safeway sell them at 99p a tin

Woolworths sell the peppermint ones for 50p per tin

 

[Trawlerman]

Why not try the Marks & Spencers. Their Curiously Stong Mints come in a nice tin that would be useful for building a CMOY or Mint Amplifier in.

Alternatively, why not try the Fishermans Friend ones? Many people don't like the tats of them but the tins are certainly different and to me are more attractive than the altoids ones.

IRC the last time I had Altoids I got them from a specialist smokers supply shop. You know the ones that seel Halfzware Shag and allsorts of funky pipes and **** to people with whippets, tweed jackets and flat caps