American Magazines in Ireland?

yoEllie · 03-01-2012 05:29AM #1

I wasn't really sure where to post this, but anyway.

I'll be visiting some people in the Dublin area soon and I wanted to bring American gifts (I'm from California) for them to enjoy. I already have some foodie ideas (Twinkies, Mexican hot chocolate, Peeps, homemade tasties) but I wanted to bring something that wasn't food related as well... So I thought maybe American magazines?

Can anyone tell me what magazines you do/don't have in Ireland? I was brainstorming:
-Vogue (I'm assuming the US has a different edition?)
-Vanity Fair
-Real Simple
-Esquire
-Time
-People
-Sport's Illustrated
-???

Are these magazines readily available in Ireland? And can you think of any others that aren't?

Thanks muchos!

Helix · 03-01-2012 05:33AM

pretty much everything would be available in easons to be honest

Hank_Jones · 03-01-2012 05:48AM

Bring porn magazines, Irish people love porn.

krudler · 03-01-2012 06:30AM

yoEllie wrote: »

I wasn't really sure where to post this, but anyway.

I'll be visiting some people in the Dublin area soon and I wanted to bring American gifts (I'm from California) for them to enjoy. I already have some foodie ideas (Twinkies, Mexican hot chocolate, Peeps, homemade tasties) but I wanted to bring something that wasn't food related as well... So I thought maybe American magazines?

Can anyone tell me what magazines you do/don't have in Ireland? I was brainstorming:
-Vogue (I'm assuming the US has a different edition?)
-Vanity Fair
-Real Simple
-Esquire
-Time
-People
-Sport's Illustrated
-???

Are these magazines readily available in Ireland? And can you think of any others that aren't?

Thanks muchos!

yes to be honest, we get most of the US magazines over here. moar foodstuffs though, bring Lucky Charms, you'd think they were easily available here, but no

yoEllie · 03-01-2012 06:36AM

They're your everyday magazines at the store? Balls

I'm something of a food crazed maniac to be honest, but I'd rather not be seen that way, at least not right at the outset! I wonder what else I could bring...

krudler · 03-01-2012 06:39AM

we get US newspapers too, USA Today is easily gotten, maybe a local paper from where you're from? or something associated with the area, wherever that is?

Azureus · 03-01-2012 08:30AM

Yeah, easons does all the international magazines and papers so they're really easy to get. Most of the magazines you listed would be available in regular newsagents-Irelands not Americanized at all :P
Fallon&Byrne in Dublin do a lot of American foodstuffs aswell but bring lots of Twinkies! Ive always wanted to try a Twinkie!! (Not that you bringing them will benefit me, but I cant imagine Im the only one whose never had em but always heard about them on tv).

Orando Broom · 03-01-2012 10:29AM

krudler wrote: »

we get US newspapers too, USA Today is easily gotten, maybe a local paper from where you're from? or something associated with the area, wherever that is?

The Sacramento BEEEEEEEE!!!!!

Things you can get in Dublin:

PBR
Blue Moon

Things you can not get:

Ghirardelli chocolate chips
Mrs. Dash

Mr Benevolent · 03-01-2012 10:29AM

yoEllie wrote: »

They're your everyday magazines at the store? Balls I'm something of a food crazed maniac to be honest, but I'd rather not be seen that way, at least not right at the outset! I wonder what else I could bring...

There's not much difference between Ireland and the US. The food is a slightly higher quality and we tend to kill each other slightly less. That's about it. We don't live in thatched cottages watching traditional folk dancing on the TV while our mammy boils potato skins for a meager dinner. Vanity Fair is not going to impress us.

Orando Broom · 03-01-2012 10:48AM

Confab wrote: »

There's not much difference between Ireland and the US. The food is a slightly higher quality and we tend to kill each other slightly less. That's about it. We don't live in thatched cottages watching traditional folk dancing on the TV while our mammy boils potato skins for a meager dinner. Vanity Fair is not going to impress us.

Vanity Fair is for, like; rilly stoopid Cünts.

SisterAnn · 03-01-2012 10:56AM

I think all those magazines are available but only in EU or UK versions. That said, I don't think the difference between versions is enough to warrant you bringing them all the way with you. Unless your friends have a particular interest in pharma adverts or something.

Victor_M · 03-01-2012 11:02AM

Bring a suitcase full of vacuum packed In 'n Out double double (animal style) hamburgers! Your mates will be eternally grateful!

Shhh · 03-01-2012 11:05AM

Yes agreed Twinkies!

Bring Hot Tamales and Mike & Ikes - more Mike & Ikes than Hot Tamales
Bring some Ice wine (ok I know its not cheap but it is YUM)

Do not bring horrible Hersheys..

goose2005 · 03-01-2012 11:17AM

bring a gun, hard to get guns in Ireland.

Orando Broom · 03-01-2012 11:22AM

Victor_M wrote: »

Bring a suitcase full of vacuum packed In 'n Out double double (animal style) hamburgers! Your mates will be eternally grateful!

Oh sweet Jesus, yes!!!

pickarooney · 03-01-2012 11:46AM

Bring the best quality beef jerky you can find. AFAIK that stuff is still really hard to get in Ireland and won't ruin you in terms of weight/volume.

SisterAnn · 03-01-2012 11:49AM

True on the jerky Pickarooney, but OP runs the danger of hearing "Oh you came all the way from the USA and brought me a fancy pack of taytos (potato chips)? Gee thanks." unless the recipient is already a jerky afficionado.

pickarooney · 03-01-2012 11:53AM

Until they taste it

Yahew · 03-01-2012 11:55AM

Bring some San Francisco Sour Dough. Start and sour dough factory. Eliminate bland Irish white bread.

emeraldstar · 03-01-2012 12:02PM

Bring Ben & Jerry's. Europe gets feck-all flavours.

RonMexico · 03-01-2012 12:04PM

Bring a jar of Smuckers Goober Jelly. The name alone will provide hours of entertainment.

ejmaztec · 03-01-2012 12:06PM

Uncle Dad Weekly is available in all newsagents in Kerry.

Leftist · 03-01-2012 12:06PM

yoEllie wrote: »

-Vogue (I'm assuming the US has a different edition?)
-Vanity Fair
-Real Simple
-Esquire
-Time
-People
-Sport's Illustrated
-???

Imagine getting those as gifts. Not just magazines, but American magazines. It's like being on a hollywood movie set.

smash · 03-01-2012 12:07PM

yoEllie wrote: »

I'll be visiting some people in the Dublin area soon and I wanted to bring American gifts (I'm from California) for them to enjoy.

How about some American coke... whatever Linsday Lohan is on, I want it!

ejmaztec · 03-01-2012 12:14PM

Leftist wrote: »

Imagine getting those as gifts. Not just magazines, but American magazines. It's like being on a hollywood movie set.

They're probably all manufactured in China.

Darkginger · 03-01-2012 12:37PM

If weight's not an issue, bring drink mixes - the pre-mixed Bloody Mary (vodka not included) etc. bottles. Can't get them here at all (unless someone knows otherwise, and if so, where?). Liquid smoke is something else it's hard to find. If your friends are into cooking, filé powder and sumac are really difficult to source here, also chipotle, ancho, and other dried chillies, Old Bay seasoning (from Penzey's), and - for the fun of it all, an off-the-shelf enema kit, which we certainly don't see much here, but seemed to be everywhere in CA when I was there

Leftist · 03-01-2012 12:52PM

Seriously though can you not get them something else? magazines are an awful gift. But the fact that you will patronise them with American magazines is actually an insult.

uncle_sam_ie · 03-01-2012 12:54PM

Bring some margarita mix.

yoEllie · 03-01-2012 07:01PM

Simmer down, no need to be mean now. I'm used to sending gifts to Japan, they're happy with just about anything. So basically I just need to bring food is what y'all are telling me. Easy enough!

For Forks Sake · 03-01-2012 07:05PM

yoEllie wrote: »

They're your everyday magazines at the store? Balls I'm something of a food crazed maniac to be honest, but I'd rather not be seen that way, at least not right at the outset! I wonder what else I could bring...

Guns. And Mexicans.

Yahew · 03-01-2012 07:06PM

Leftist wrote: »

Seriously though can you not get them something else? magazines are an awful gift. But the fact that you will patronise them with American magazines is actually an insult.

You rarely contribute much to any thread you post in, and this post was no different.

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