What do you bring back to HK when you travel overseas?

[Editor]

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What do you stock up on when you travel outside of HK? What would you recommend for expats who are about to make the move? Any secret spots for getting niche products from overseas?

[vmlinuz]

Shower gel - there's one particular brand I like, and I've never seen it for sale anywhere here. I tend to buy 6 bottles or so whenever I'm in the UK, partly because the local supermarket often has 2-for-1 deals on that brand...

More generally, toiletries, if there's any brand/style you prefer. There's obviously a plentiful choice here, but it's probably not the same choice as at home, so throw a couple of bottles into your suitcase.

[HowardCoombs]

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I bring back(from US/UK/Canada):
- food items you cant get here
- food items you can get but much much cheaper there
- shoes for my big feet which I cant get here
- clothing for my big body which I cant get here
- deodorant for my smelly body which I cant get here
- Last choice : bring back some cheap duty free booze

When we go to PPines:
- fresh buko pie
- ube ice cream
- vaseline shampoo
- big cans of Argentina

[chingleutsch]

My size of shoes, pantyhose and undergarments.
Good quality sewing thread for making the rest of my wardrobe!

[GeoDerek]

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I bring back(from US/UK/Canada):
- food items you cant get here
- food items you can get but much much cheaper there
- shoes for my big feet which I cant get here
- clothing for my big body which I cant get here
- deodorant for my smelly body which I cant get here
- Last choice : bring back some cheap duty free booze

When we go to PPines:
- fresh buko pie
- ube ice cream
- vaseline shampoo
- big cans of Argentina

Good stuff! Does Vaseline shampoo work for people with sensitive scalps (ie dandruff)?

[dermotp]

Neurophen Plus 24 packs,
Head & Shoulders shampoo that actually works (because the crap here does not!)
Cadburys chocolate, lots of the stuff.

[SiuMaiTaiTai]

Shoes, feminine products, OTC meds, maybe a couple of trashy magazines and food - monster munch, mccoys, discos & sosmix yum!

[Tammy79]

Shoes, Jergens Natural Glow Lotion, carmex, decent bras, and Bath & Body Works products!

[MovingIn07]

Dresses that fit and are longer than 1 inch below my bum in neutral colours;
Bra's that fit women with boobs;
Undergarments that fit women with bums;
Shoes;

From UK:
Twiglets (much cheaper than here)
Low Calorie Heinz salad creme;
CHEESE!
If I have been in europe - more cheese and meats (e.g. palma ham)
From Manila - various OTC meds, shampoos in tiny sachets for hiking, big pots of Vaseline for MrMin's hiking
From Australia only - bread mix in 10kg bags and Reach floss refills

[Satay Sue]

Nurofen, other OTC meds.
Tampons (super plus, the ones here not same)
Antiperspirant deoderant