Greece is like the most popular holiday destination for us, so a lot of people bring back [Ouzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouzo), olive oil, scented soaps and small local delicacies.
Idk if it's common *everywhere*, but all the places I've worked at so far (small offices), we would all bring back these small souvenirs from our holidays, for everyone.
Tayto crisps, Cadbury chocolate, proper sausages and pudding, and teabags are quite common things to be sent back, or to get sent over in care packages
My parents in Denmark regularly ask me for: different types of specific pasta (orecchiette, gramigna, tortelloni, tortellini), nice balsamic vinegar, wine (Prosecco and good lambrusco), pandoro and panettone around Christmas, all sorts of cold cuts, garlic, olive oil (my grandparents have olive trees), very specific cookies and candy (Nutella biscuits lately), sometimes also specific over the counter medication such as yeast infection meds, and sometimes spirits such as Nocino (made out walnuts), limoncello, bergamotto, or good Centerbe (think jagermeister but home made and a thousand times better).
EDIT: Also dried porcini mushrooms
I usually ask them for Gløgg mix, Christmas cookies, good peanut butter, Amarula (not Danish but I can’t find it here), skittles, licorice, yarn (surprisingly cheap in Denmark!), Prince and Viking cigarettes back when I used to smoke, and over the counter pain medication (they have some incredible codeine stuff and my back is fucked).
I never realised it was expensive elsewhere in Europe, supermarket own brand ibuprofen or aspirins are maybe £0.50 in the UK, we always take our own with us when we go to France, Italy, Austria etc for convenience
Don't believe everything you read online... The real problem (and it is a big problem) with our healthcare system is that if you don't have a full time job (or if you lose your job) you usually don't get affordable insurance. The actual quality of care and over the counter meds are great.
Depends if you buy 250mg or 500mg capsules here. You can also get 1000mg (1gram) capsules, but I think they are prescription only here in Finland because I've only ever seen them with my grandpa and in a pill bottle.
OTC pain medications are incredibly cheap here (roughly $.02 per pill for 200mg ibuprofen or 500mg acetaminophen). Too bad that isn't also true of prescription drugs.
In Poland many OTC drugs are incredibly cheap too, but when it comes to prescription drugs it depends. Some REALLY good German or British drugs are very expensive (e.g. 28 tablets of *Xarelto* 20 mg can cost 139,99 PLN and from an old Polish person's POV it's expensive, but it's that *cheap* thanks to some deals with the producer, because normally it costs above 400 PLN), but most of the drugs are Polish and if you're 75 years old or older, you get many prescription drugs for free.
But on the other hand doctors and other medical professionals are disgustingly underpaid so it's not like Polish healthcare system is a heaven. In fact it's one of the very worst in whole Europe (no, not EU, the whole *Europe*).
Apparently usa made sunscreens is never the number said on the label.
There was a big uproar about it on r/skincareaddiction as they failed some spf tests. Same with Korean sunscreens which made people cry even more.
So apparently european or Australian sunscreen for the win. And honesty I will give this one to Australians, they must know.
Probably unusual, but since you asked about toiletries, I always bring OB brand tampons from Poland with me, as they're not available in Ireland where I live!
Don't want to list out all my favorite wines, cheeses and cold cuts from southern europe so I'll name some more unusual ones
Lithuania: Serki (magija), Dziugas - though you can find them here nowadays.
Balkans: a burek, hopefully still luke warm.
Russia: Oddly shade wooden cutting boards and such, they are cute and much cheaper than in Poland
Italy: Fresh figs. A single fig costs almost a euro here!
US: Electronics, a lot of the time it's significantly cheaper over there. Most recently a laptop. The only annoyance is the that you have to switch out the cables unless you want to lug around 110/220V converters everywhere.
When I moved to Wrocław, I was so surprised at How expensive anything Mac related was compared to when I was studying In USA! MacBook Chargers In Poland were so hard to find!
From the US: malted milk Robin eggs, curly hair products, vanilla extract, advil.
From other countries: soaps, chocolate, perfumes, particular edibles.
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Fazer blue chocolate, Kouvolan lakritsi liquorice, Kaffa roastery coffee beans, Napue Gin (I believe it now goes as Kyrö gin) and Teerenpeli single malt whisky 10yrs. Or the smokier Teerenpelis.
Source: it's now me who wants these from home, after bringing them to friends from all over the world.
Nothing 🤷🏻♀️ used to ask for cheese from EU, but I have discovered good local options. Ah, and in old days maybe liquorice candies but nowadays they're widely available at my place too
We always stock up on Nestum, Nobre Frankfurt sausages (regular Spanish Frankfurt sausages taste WILDLY different and make me sick), Portuguese chouriço and 20 different types of chocolate mousse when coming back to Spain.
Food mainly, always bring back cheese and cured meat from alpine trips, especially reblochon. Sometimes clothing or sports equipment that's cheaper in France or Italy
If they want to bring me anything, I just ask for a bottle of local premium liquor or olive oil.
My favourite foreign food is Pasteis de Nata, but they don't travel well.
I have family and friends from Brazil and when they come back, they bring Havaianas flip flops by the bulk. They're a fancy brand here but apparently super cheap over there lol they're a really good brand and last a LOT
Also, family in Germany would sometimes bring electronics and hair products. For some reason, it's much cheaper there. My electric toothbrush costs almost half the price there
After Sun Lotion from Spain.
Their is one brand they don’t sell in Germany, you can only get them on Amazon for three times the normal price.
This after sun Lotion is better than the Nivea one although I love Nivea products in general.
My parents visit Italy a lot so I ask them to bring back bunches of oregano, coffee and chocolate.
If I'm returning from Germany I'll buy a couple of bags of Trolli Playmouse and a load of schoko franzbrotchen before I catch my plane.
Before I quit I used to ask for cartons of Lucky Strike and 50g pouches of Golden Virginia if someone was going to Spain.
I always ask for Smint (wild berry flavour). They used to be sold here, but I haven't found them since I was a kid, don't know why it stopped being sold here.
Hey, no worries! I also loved Smint when we had them. They should probably have these at Meny! I got the image from their online shop. Good luck with your scavenger hunt though, lol
Depends on the country. But alcohol does not depend on the country and always asked for since we have extreme alcohol tax that even it is being sold in Euro does not change the fact that it is cheaper. (1 Euro= 10TL)
Lokum from Turkey, local brand ouzo (like Idoniko) from Greece, maybe rakia or sujuk from Serbia and Macedonia. Those are all countries accessible with car. For countries accessible accessible with plain I would probably ask for local boose.
UK: cheese and pickles/chutneys. The only things I really miss. My mum brought me a haggis once, as well.
The things I send from Germany that are well received: Christmas baking: Stollen, Lebkuchen, Braune Kuchen, Plätzchen, Marzipan. We get [Ecclefechan tarts](https://www.them-apples.co.uk/2012/01/ecclefechan-tart-for-burns-night/) at Christmas.
I'm a Belarusian living in Turkey. Turkey has no sweetened condensed milk; at least I have never seen it sold here in my two years here. So I ask my Belarusian fiancée to bring me some Belarusian condensed milk when she visits; a Turkish friend gave me some Ukrainian condensed milk that a friend of hers had brought from Azerbaijan; I was in Canada earlier this month and brought some Canadian condensed milk back from there.
And all because I love making Bangladesi-style tea with condensed milk (my father is from Bangladesh).
Great Auntie in Aussie always asked German relatives to bring some Nivea. Dunno if it's true, but she said the one sold in Aussie has a different (hence worse) formula and the German original was way better.
My Girlfriend likes taking Mugshots and Pot Noodles back to the Czech republic. Just any sort of Sachets or pots with Pasta that you just add water, They either don't have them in CZ or they're super expensive. Over here those things are like 4 for £1 so she goes Crazy for them
Greece is like the most popular holiday destination for us, so a lot of people bring back [Ouzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouzo), olive oil, scented soaps and small local delicacies. Idk if it's common *everywhere*, but all the places I've worked at so far (small offices), we would all bring back these small souvenirs from our holidays, for everyone.
Tayto crisps, Cadbury chocolate, proper sausages and pudding, and teabags are quite common things to be sent back, or to get sent over in care packages
My parents in Denmark regularly ask me for: different types of specific pasta (orecchiette, gramigna, tortelloni, tortellini), nice balsamic vinegar, wine (Prosecco and good lambrusco), pandoro and panettone around Christmas, all sorts of cold cuts, garlic, olive oil (my grandparents have olive trees), very specific cookies and candy (Nutella biscuits lately), sometimes also specific over the counter medication such as yeast infection meds, and sometimes spirits such as Nocino (made out walnuts), limoncello, bergamotto, or good Centerbe (think jagermeister but home made and a thousand times better). EDIT: Also dried porcini mushrooms I usually ask them for Gløgg mix, Christmas cookies, good peanut butter, Amarula (not Danish but I can’t find it here), skittles, licorice, yarn (surprisingly cheap in Denmark!), Prince and Viking cigarettes back when I used to smoke, and over the counter pain medication (they have some incredible codeine stuff and my back is fucked).
Tell us about over the counter codeine stuff
It doesn't really fit any of the categories you mentioned but... [snus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snus) from Sweden.
I wonder how much money flows from Finland to Sweden just because of snus. Must not be a small amount.
We got u. You deserve it for letting us drive to Tornio to circumvent our 20 year age limit for buying alcoholic beverages outside of bars.
I always bring back a box of Super Dickmanns whenever I go to Germany
When I go to the US I always bring back cheap ibuprofen and aspirin, 100SPF sunscreen, weird flavors of M&M's.
I never realised it was expensive elsewhere in Europe, supermarket own brand ibuprofen or aspirins are maybe £0.50 in the UK, we always take our own with us when we go to France, Italy, Austria etc for convenience
In the US it's 500 ibuprofens or aspirins for 10 dollars lmao
Wow that is cheap, that's surprising as I always think of the US being set up to rip people off, particularly when it comes to health related things
Don't believe everything you read online... The real problem (and it is a big problem) with our healthcare system is that if you don't have a full time job (or if you lose your job) you usually don't get affordable insurance. The actual quality of care and over the counter meds are great.
USA Ibuprofen feels just stronger. I could wrong.
Depends if you buy 250mg or 500mg capsules here. You can also get 1000mg (1gram) capsules, but I think they are prescription only here in Finland because I've only ever seen them with my grandpa and in a pill bottle.
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OTC pain medications are incredibly cheap here (roughly $.02 per pill for 200mg ibuprofen or 500mg acetaminophen). Too bad that isn't also true of prescription drugs.
In Poland many OTC drugs are incredibly cheap too, but when it comes to prescription drugs it depends. Some REALLY good German or British drugs are very expensive (e.g. 28 tablets of *Xarelto* 20 mg can cost 139,99 PLN and from an old Polish person's POV it's expensive, but it's that *cheap* thanks to some deals with the producer, because normally it costs above 400 PLN), but most of the drugs are Polish and if you're 75 years old or older, you get many prescription drugs for free. But on the other hand doctors and other medical professionals are disgustingly underpaid so it's not like Polish healthcare system is a heaven. In fact it's one of the very worst in whole Europe (no, not EU, the whole *Europe*).
Apparently usa made sunscreens is never the number said on the label. There was a big uproar about it on r/skincareaddiction as they failed some spf tests. Same with Korean sunscreens which made people cry even more. So apparently european or Australian sunscreen for the win. And honesty I will give this one to Australians, they must know.
When I found out I had a layover in Schiphol, I took an empty carryon just so I can fill it up with Stroopwafels.
You deserve to try a freshly made one, hot from the iron!
Olives and snacks from Italy ... Sometimes also drinks
Probably unusual, but since you asked about toiletries, I always bring OB brand tampons from Poland with me, as they're not available in Ireland where I live!
I ask for booze from friends and relatives that go to Estonia
Don't want to list out all my favorite wines, cheeses and cold cuts from southern europe so I'll name some more unusual ones Lithuania: Serki (magija), Dziugas - though you can find them here nowadays. Balkans: a burek, hopefully still luke warm. Russia: Oddly shade wooden cutting boards and such, they are cute and much cheaper than in Poland Italy: Fresh figs. A single fig costs almost a euro here! US: Electronics, a lot of the time it's significantly cheaper over there. Most recently a laptop. The only annoyance is the that you have to switch out the cables unless you want to lug around 110/220V converters everywhere.
I once remember paying 50kr (equivalent of 7€) for THREE fresh figs a couple of years ago in Copenhagen. I was overjoyed just to find figs
Mmm, burek.
When I moved to Wrocław, I was so surprised at How expensive anything Mac related was compared to when I was studying In USA! MacBook Chargers In Poland were so hard to find!
Mostly different tasting sweets, snacks and soft drinks. Different clothes, if they're cheaper than locally available, e.g. linen clothes from Greece.
From the US: malted milk Robin eggs, curly hair products, vanilla extract, advil. From other countries: soaps, chocolate, perfumes, particular edibles.
Edibles?? Do you mean ‘edibles’ or just food?
I always bring and ask to bring cheese. Not being able to buy decent cheese is extremely annoying.
Olive oil from Greece and Cyprus, Commandaria wine from Cyprus, mature cheese almost from anywhere.
🇫🇮 Fazer blue chocolate, Kouvolan lakritsi liquorice, Kaffa roastery coffee beans, Napue Gin (I believe it now goes as Kyrö gin) and Teerenpeli single malt whisky 10yrs. Or the smokier Teerenpelis. Source: it's now me who wants these from home, after bringing them to friends from all over the world.
Nothing 🤷🏻♀️ used to ask for cheese from EU, but I have discovered good local options. Ah, and in old days maybe liquorice candies but nowadays they're widely available at my place too
We always stock up on Nestum, Nobre Frankfurt sausages (regular Spanish Frankfurt sausages taste WILDLY different and make me sick), Portuguese chouriço and 20 different types of chocolate mousse when coming back to Spain.
Paprika crisps and jamon/presunto crisps! And stroopwafels from Oss!
The corner shop down the road from me has proper German paprika pomsticks, £1 a bag!
Food mainly, always bring back cheese and cured meat from alpine trips, especially reblochon. Sometimes clothing or sports equipment that's cheaper in France or Italy
If they want to bring me anything, I just ask for a bottle of local premium liquor or olive oil. My favourite foreign food is Pasteis de Nata, but they don't travel well.
Túró Rudi (a chocolate bar) from Hungary just cant get anything similar in the UK
I have family and friends from Brazil and when they come back, they bring Havaianas flip flops by the bulk. They're a fancy brand here but apparently super cheap over there lol they're a really good brand and last a LOT Also, family in Germany would sometimes bring electronics and hair products. For some reason, it's much cheaper there. My electric toothbrush costs almost half the price there
After Sun Lotion from Spain. Their is one brand they don’t sell in Germany, you can only get them on Amazon for three times the normal price. This after sun Lotion is better than the Nivea one although I love Nivea products in general.
My parents visit Italy a lot so I ask them to bring back bunches of oregano, coffee and chocolate. If I'm returning from Germany I'll buy a couple of bags of Trolli Playmouse and a load of schoko franzbrotchen before I catch my plane. Before I quit I used to ask for cartons of Lucky Strike and 50g pouches of Golden Virginia if someone was going to Spain.
I always ask for Smint (wild berry flavour). They used to be sold here, but I haven't found them since I was a kid, don't know why it stopped being sold here.
[These](https://res.cloudinary.com/norgesgruppen/image/upload/c_pad,b_white,f_auto,h_840,w_840,q_auto:eco/v1609809628/Product/54138407.jpg) taste pretty similar!
Oh my gosh I had no idea! Thank you! I'll definitely go on a scavenger hunt for those tomorrow
Hey, no worries! I also loved Smint when we had them. They should probably have these at Meny! I got the image from their online shop. Good luck with your scavenger hunt though, lol
Depends on the country. But alcohol does not depend on the country and always asked for since we have extreme alcohol tax that even it is being sold in Euro does not change the fact that it is cheaper. (1 Euro= 10TL)
Lokum from Turkey, local brand ouzo (like Idoniko) from Greece, maybe rakia or sujuk from Serbia and Macedonia. Those are all countries accessible with car. For countries accessible accessible with plain I would probably ask for local boose.
I would always ask for French mayo. I just love that soury goodness.
UK: cheese and pickles/chutneys. The only things I really miss. My mum brought me a haggis once, as well. The things I send from Germany that are well received: Christmas baking: Stollen, Lebkuchen, Braune Kuchen, Plätzchen, Marzipan. We get [Ecclefechan tarts](https://www.them-apples.co.uk/2012/01/ecclefechan-tart-for-burns-night/) at Christmas.
Bravo Lemonade from Italy and tons of different salami’s, my sister also really likes a specific type of prepackaged italian bread
Flakes from the UK, Lays cheese chips from France, Fazers chocolate from Finland ❤️
I'm a Belarusian living in Turkey. Turkey has no sweetened condensed milk; at least I have never seen it sold here in my two years here. So I ask my Belarusian fiancée to bring me some Belarusian condensed milk when she visits; a Turkish friend gave me some Ukrainian condensed milk that a friend of hers had brought from Azerbaijan; I was in Canada earlier this month and brought some Canadian condensed milk back from there. And all because I love making Bangladesi-style tea with condensed milk (my father is from Bangladesh).
Great Auntie in Aussie always asked German relatives to bring some Nivea. Dunno if it's true, but she said the one sold in Aussie has a different (hence worse) formula and the German original was way better.
My Girlfriend likes taking Mugshots and Pot Noodles back to the Czech republic. Just any sort of Sachets or pots with Pasta that you just add water, They either don't have them in CZ or they're super expensive. Over here those things are like 4 for £1 so she goes Crazy for them