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What’s good at Aldi?

November 20, 2007

last updated 8 October 2008 I avoided the discount supermarket Aldi for a long time because, although I’d heard there was really good stuff in there, I had also heard there was stuff to avoid, and I didn’t have a lifetime of experience knowing the good from the bad. So now I am presenting you [...]

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Buying Baby Stuff in Deutschland

September 30, 2007

Here’s a list of websites that are either in Germany or will ship baby stuff to Germany. I’ve put an asterisk behind websites that I’ve used and been happy with (*=ordered once, **=twice, ***=three or more times). As I come across new sites, I will update this list. See also a related post, Buying Maternity [...]

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Buying Maternity & Nursing Clothes in Deutschland

July 17, 2007

At the beginning of this month, I got a reader email question wondering where to buy maternity clothes: I was wondering where you bought maternity clothes in Germany. Thus far I have only been able to find clothes at H&M and I was wondering if any of the other chains carried maternity clothes (or what [...]

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Household and Personal Products

July 15, 2007

Here’s a list with some household and personal products that can be found in Germany. I had three goals in making this list: List American brands that are sold under a different name here List commonly searched for items by expats that may not be easily found And give Stiftung Warentest (a German “Consumer Reports”-type [...]

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American food and cooking substitutes

May 31, 2007

Finding product replacements for your favorite foods and snacks is always tough for new expats (and occasionally some of us more experienced expats as well)! Here’s my attempt to help out and I have to admit, I learned quite a bit in my research for this post. Baking Baking Powder – Most North American baking [...]

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Television in Deutschland

March 29, 2007

So lately quite a few bloggers have been making helpful posts for the various people that arrive at their respective blogs through searches, and I’ve decided now to do the same. I get a fair number of hits from people looking for either English broadcasts on German television or American shows watched in Germany. So [...]

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