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Oddbins have a really good selection of reasonably priced wines. Delivery prices are quite expensive (around £7.99) but some offers come with free delivery so it’s worth checking them out. (DUK)
Majestic Wine used to be one of our favourite shops when we lived in the UK in the late 1990s. They’ve got some very reasonable special offers online too. (DUK)
Thorntons – large range of its famous chocolates, hampers, flowers, gifts – and a wedding service section. There is also a useful gift finder search facility to help you find the perfect gift to buy. (WW)
Drink Stuff – “Just add alcohol” – everything you need for a home bar. (LWW)
The Drink Shop – here’s where to get the alcohol! (UK & Europe)
A Quarter Of… – the traditional sweetshop on the Internet. They have over 500 old favourites – from space dust to cherry lips, sweet tobacco to Anglo bubbly bubblegum, candy necklaces to blackjacks… And they’re adding more all the time! Ships WW (excluding US and Canada for insurance reasons)
Please also visit our sister site http://www.notdelia.co.uk for all your food and drink needs.
Guide to order/delivery services:
UKO: Orders from UK only
DUK: Orders from worldwide accepted but UK delivery only
LWW: Orders and delivery from a limited number of countries plus UK (Europe, US etc)
WW: Orders and delivery worldwide (where possible)
Kay has been an expat for over 20 years. She set up the British Expat website more than 10 years ago, whilst living in London and missing the expat life. These days she spends much of her time lugging computers and cameras around the world. (Dave gets to deal with all the really heavy stuff.)
Fri 10 Feb 2012 
Food and Drink
If you’re going to buy online, please support this site by buying through here. BE receives commissions on all sales via our affiliate links. Thanks!
Merchants we are affiliated with:
Oddbins have a really good selection of reasonably priced wines. Delivery prices are quite expensive (around £7.99) but some offers come with free delivery so it’s worth checking them out. (DUK)
Majestic Wine used to be one of our favourite shops when we lived in the UK in the late 1990s. They’ve got some very reasonable special offers online too. (DUK)
Tesco.com wine – over 800 varieties wines delivered to your door Needs no explanation. Can receive orders from anywhere but delivery to UK only. Useful for sending gifts. (DUK)
Thorntons – large range of its famous chocolates, hampers, flowers, gifts – and a wedding service section. There is also a useful gift finder search facility to help you find the perfect gift to buy. (WW)
Chocolate Trading Company (UK based: WW)
Drink Stuff – “Just add alcohol” – everything you need for a home bar. (LWW)
The Drink Shop – here’s where to get the alcohol! (UK & Europe)
A Quarter Of… – the traditional sweetshop on the Internet. They have over 500 old favourites – from space dust to cherry lips, sweet tobacco to Anglo bubbly bubblegum, candy necklaces to blackjacks… And they’re adding more all the time! Ships WW (excluding US and Canada for insurance reasons)
Please also visit our sister site http://www.notdelia.co.uk for all your food and drink needs.
Guide to order/delivery services:
UKO: Orders from UK only
DUK: Orders from worldwide accepted but UK delivery only
LWW: Orders and delivery from a limited number of countries plus UK (Europe, US etc)
WW: Orders and delivery worldwide (where possible)
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Author: Kay McMahon
Kay has been an expat for over 20 years. She set up the British Expat website more than 10 years ago, whilst living in London and missing the expat life. These days she spends much of her time lugging computers and cameras around the world. (Dave gets to deal with all the really heavy stuff.)