Kuwait City - Post Report Question and Answers
What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?
Not really, unless you have certain American brands that you can't live without. The military bases have small PXs where you can buy items that aren't available on the local market. We went to the base twice in nine months, and that was plenty. But you've got the option to go more frequently if that's how you roll. - May 2023
We only shipped corn tortillas and grits, everything else you can find here. - May 2023
Vanilla for cooking, but other than that, nothing. - Apr 2022
Bring your own toilet paper, soap, and groceries for dinner for the first night in your luggage. Be prepared to unpack your welcome kit and prepare your first meal upon arrival. There was no soap, toilet paper, paper towels, or any other basic items in our house when we arrived. We were told to walk a local co-op in our neighborhood to purchase toilet paper and other necessary items after a 20+ flight. I would have shipped everything from napkins to trash bags, to toilet paper to post had I known that we would not have had any assistance upon arrival. - Mar 2022
Nothing in particular. Between the local shops, the small Embassy PX and the military bases you can normally get what you need. - Feb 2020
Diapers are expensive here, so we bought through Amazon. K-cups (for a Keurig) aren't a thing here. The Arabs use Nestle. So we buy coffee on Amazon. - Nov 2018
Anything like vanilla, which has alcohol in it. Pet products, though available, are very expensive here. - May 2017
Vanilla extract, pineapple canned in juice (not syrup), broth concentrate. - Mar 2017
Unscented cat litter, unscented laundry detergent, unscented dryer sheets, anything from Trader Joe's, Asian specialty items, whole pinto beans (although many types of dried beans _are_ available including many, many Bob's Red Mill options), corn tortillas are hard to find, but flour tortillas are made locally. OTC medications--there are pharmacies, but many local people take traditional, herbal medications. Tampons. - Aug 2016
Mexican food. - Mar 2015
Get's occasionally cold in winter. Didn't have a heavy jacket. - Dec 2013
Everything is here. - May 2013
With the new embassy exchange, there is little you will need to bring. - Feb 2013
Toilet paper. - Jan 2013
Holiday foods (canned pumpkin, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix), but they sell all that here at Sultan Center. It's just really expensive. Kuwait has almost everything now (except real Vanilla and almond extract). The only thing they don't have here is good Mexican food, but you can buy tortillas, salsa, enchilada sauce, and refried beans from the Sultan Center now. - May 2012
If you like fashion, don't buy anything here because while the prices are the same or higher, the quality is not. If you like bargains, again, do not shop here; bring your clothes. Kuwaitis like to travel to Dubai and Abu Dhabi to do their shopping, and to the UK and US. - Jan 2012
Bedsheets, vanilla extract, baking soda, cookware, Orville Redenbacher popcorn, Pampers, hair products. - Jul 2010
Vanilla extract. They don't sell it here. - Jul 2010
Nothing really, everything is available, although expensive. There seemed to be more and more available as time went on, I imagine it's the same now. - Jul 2008
Paper products and printer ink. - Jun 2008
