Krakow - Post Report Question and Answers
What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?
I used DPO pretty often to get non-scented household cleaners and laundry soap, along with soaps and shampoos, cereal, peanut butter, speciality salsa/hot sauce, and non-sugary ketchup. I've found local replacements for the household cleaners and soaps (Yope) and found local-made Cheerios. By mail, I've switched to laundry detergent sheets and solid shampoo/conditioner. The condiments are still better bought from the states, but you can't ship ahead for a two to three year tour because it'll go bad. - Jun 2024
I only needed brown sugar, vanilla and corn meal but I was able to get them from the orders we placed from the commissary in Warsaw. They delivered to us about once a month. - Nov 2016
Stock up on all kinds of international ingredients. A few stores carry them, but they can can be pricey. If you work at the U.S. Consulate, you will have access to the commissary in Warsaw, where you can get pretty much anything. - Apr 2013
Nothing really. Everything's available. - Sep 2011
Ethnic foods, spices and condiments. Although you can find most everything here, you pay a lot for it. We order all our clothes, shoes, electronics, etc. We buy anything other than food online just because of cost, not because of availability. - Aug 2011
