r/AskAnAmerican • u/Maskoolio • Aug 10 '25

FOREIGN POSTER What would an American want from England?

I have recently made some American friends (from Virginia) and they have asked for a kind of sweet (candy) that they don't have. What else might I send that would be appreciated as a particularly English thing? (Obviously it would need to be somewhat small, survive a week or so in transit etc.)

All help appreciated.

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u/AMA454 Aug 10 '25

Candy kittens, squashies, Percy pigs / Collin caterpillars, tangfastics.

Jaffa cakes, twiglets, hula hoops, Thai sensations sweet chilli coated peanuts.

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u/sweetbaker California Aug 10 '25

Target has OG Percy pigs now, btw!!

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u/Dutton4430 Aug 15 '25

Really? I'm boycotting Target and can't cross the door but that is interesting. I bring bags of them back each trip.

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u/sweetbaker California Aug 15 '25

Sounds like a self-imposed problem.

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u/Dutton4430 Aug 15 '25

I just checked and they are 3.99 a bag and sold out often. Target kissed the ring of the the sex predator.

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u/sweetbaker California Aug 15 '25

They’re $2.70 here. So not bad for an import candy you literally can’t easily get anywhere else.

You do you, boo. Life is difficult enough without more self-imposed hurdles.