Guadalajara - Post Report Question and Answers

What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?

Sunscreen - Aug 2023


Some non-Mexican ethnic food items can be challenging to find, but with Amazon, you can still get most everything. - Jan 2023


OxyClean and dill pickles. - Aug 2018


Rye whiskey is unavailable. I usually order brown sugar and kosher salt from an online retailer. - Feb 2017


Not much, we have just about everything here.. although, BBQs, mowers, etc are crazy spendy.. but then again, the butcher has a grill and the gardener brings their own equipment. - Feb 2015


Although you can find anything you need, some things are considerably more expensive here, like clothing and toys. We would have stocked up on birthday party gifts and kids clothing before coming had we known. - Jan 2015


You can find nearly everything here although some things will be expensive. When I visit the U.S., I bring back cases of coconut milk, spices, red lentils, bulgur, and lots of dark chocolate. - Oct 2014


Everything is available in Guadalajara. - May 2014


Baby food squeezables. - Apr 2014


Nothing you can't get locally. - Jun 2013


Nothing. - Jan 2012


Chocolate chips, brown sugar, other baking items. A grill -- they are ridiculously expensive here. Cotton sheets, which also cost five times what they do in the U.S. - Jun 2010


Patio furniture and gas grill. That said, equipales is a good substitution for patio furniture and can be ordered quite cheaply. I got a drink table, a table for four, and four chairs made for me for about US$300. - Feb 2008


Items like Bisquick, chocolate chips, canned Minutemaid. They are available, but are VERY expensive. - Jan 2008


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