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1 millionth marmite thread

Post by chriscross » Sun Sep 28, 2014 7:08 pm

ok is there any new places in the city ,Helsinki or Espoo anyone knows of that sell marmite

ive searched but only found behnfords, and its well expensive there



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Post by Pursuivant » Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:22 am

Didn't those punnitse&säästä nut places sell vegemite?
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Post by meplusthree » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:49 am

I've seen it in the 'foreign' food shop in Sello.
Its in the alley between the prisma/City-market bit and the main shopping part, if youre coming from the prisma side turn left towards the railway line and its 20 m on the right.
Not sure about the price though.

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Post by sinikala » Mon Sep 29, 2014 9:56 am

Pursuivant wrote:Didn't those punnitse&säästä nut places sell vegemite?
The P&S in Pori has Marmite & Vegemite, but at similar prices to Behnfords. A large jar of Marmite is around €12.

Haven't needed to buy any at their prices as I have several jars in the cupboard. I did a lot of travelling last year - any time I visit a Commonwealth country (civilisation), I stock up on the staples - teabags, Marmite, Cadburys, Milo, Ovaltine etc...

I have a confession to make: I visited Australia in May 2013 and picked up several jars of Vegemite in Melbourne, on first tasting it seemed pretty much like Marmite ... delicious on toast... until I ran out and switched back to Marmite (picked up in South Africa this spring). Here's the confession ... I prefer Vegemite. :oops: :beamer: :lol:
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Post by Pursuivant » Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:09 pm

They'll revoke your passport for being a danger to public order :lol:
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Re: 1 millionth marmite thread

Post by chriscross » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:52 pm

thanks everyone ,im going to buy a jar from sello next time we go

theres a nut place in iso omena down stairs , I think that's a punnitse&säästä ill take a look there to


thanks again all

marmite is thicker then vegemite,
but marmite has more vitamins in it,

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Post by chriscross » Sat Oct 18, 2014 10:06 pm

found that punnitse&säästä

5.99 a 125g jar, bought 1x


been to Estonia today and found a marks and spencers outlet, of all places

got a 250g jar for.......... 1.75e

marked up at 5.09e


cost me 1.75 not sure why and didn't stay round to find out why

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Post by sinikala » Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:46 am

Visited the Helsinki Sokos / Marks & Spencer "store-in-store" on Friday... the food section is on the 4th floor.

Didn't see anything other than M&S own brands, so no Marmite, but the tea is reasonably priced ... €2.95 - €3.95 for 80 bags (4 boxes purchased). Wide range of proper biccies and sweets ... sherbet fruits, mint mix, mint imperals, S&V crisps. Had caramel shortcake with a cup of M&S tea when we got back to the hotel... nom nom nom!

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Post by Upphew » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:14 pm

sinikala wrote: the tea is reasonably priced ... €2.95 - €3.95 for 80 bags (4 boxes purchased)
Which reminds me that my tea box is almost empty!
www.forsman-tea.com www.teekauppa.fi mandragora.fi
Forsman's Lapsang souchong is the best, but rest of their teas tend to get some nasty stuff added to them.
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Post by chriscross » Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:22 pm

I can not drink any other tea then normal black tea like Tetley or pgs


nearest ive come to it is pirkka black tea ,which io could drink all day

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Post by Upphew » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:48 pm

chriscross wrote:I can not drink any other tea then normal black tea like Tetley or pgs

nearest ive come to it is pirkka black tea ,which io could drink all day
Pirkka has also fine lager for that ;)
But to each his own. I prefer my tea loose and bigger bits than bags offer, my beer stronger than pirkka is allowed to offer and my whiskey smoky and peaty. :beer_yum:
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Post by sinikala » Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:40 pm

Late getting back to this thread as I haven't checked in recently, but lapsang souchong <shakes head sagely>, nay, nay and thrice nay ... that stuff tastes like you've used a kipper instead of a teabag ... vile oily smokey stuff. Try the M&S strong teabags with a drop of milk... a fantastic brew.
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