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October 5, 2009 9:55 AM

Where can I find Nestle Smarties in Denver?

My folks live in the UK (I live in Denver), and they routinely send/bring back British treats for friends and family. The most requested treat is chocolate Smarties, so much so that people frequently ask me where they could find some locally. I would like to give them a better answer than "Uh... I'm not sure."

I know Cost Plus World Market sells some sweets -- I recall seeing Malteasers there awhile back, so I would assume they would carry Smarties as well.

Are there any other places in the Denver metro area that sell Smarties?

posted by paisley sheep to food & drink (14 comments total)

I don't know about Denver, but Nestle Smarties are also sold pretty much everywhere in Canada, so if you're looking to import a bunch, they don't have to actually come from across the pond.
posted by 256 at 10:00 AM on October 5

Smarties online from Canada. There are probably other online stores, that was the first one I found.
posted by GuyZero at 10:09 AM on October 5

Probably one of

these places
posted by Admiral Haddock at 10:09 AM on October 5

It looks like they're a bit cheaper here.
posted by kate blank at 10:11 AM on October 5

Never heard of them before I went to Canada, and have never seen them in the states. I think you will indeed have to order them.
posted by Naberius at 10:26 AM on October 5

BTW, when you find a source, throw on a couple bags of Maynard's Winegums. You won't find those in the states either, and your audience will thank you.
posted by Naberius at 10:28 AM on October 5

I used to get these from the vending machine at East End. They are like the poor man's M&Ms.

East End also had a vending machine that served fountain Coke in a plastic cup with really good ice.
posted by charlesv at 10:36 AM on October 5

There was a bunch of British/Canadian chocolates at my local (Alabama) World Market so maybe check at the one in Denver (2500 E. First Ave. from link)?
posted by hydrobatidae at 10:43 AM on October 5

Powell's Sweet Shoppe sells them along with other British confections. Looks like they have a location in Boulder if you're willing to drive.
posted by zsazsa at 10:48 AM on October 5 [1 favorite]

For the record, British smarties taste different from Canadian smarties. Unless things have changed quite recently.

British smarties seem to have different flavours depending on the coloured shell, the orange actually have an orange-ish taste. Canadian smarties all taste the same, regardless of colour.
posted by dnesan at 11:07 AM on October 5

For the record, British smarties taste different from Canadian smarties. Unless things have changed quite recently.

This is still the case. I was shocked when I had an orange smartie in the UK.
posted by urbanlenny at 11:15 AM on October 5

There is a little candy shop on Broadway that hardly ever seems to be open but looks like the kind of place that you might be able to get *them* to order it. I wish I knew the name (if it even has one) but it's just a couple doors north of Famous Pizza if that helps.
posted by FlamingBore at 11:52 AM on October 5

I thought they were illegal in the US because of their food colouring?
posted by A189Nut at 2:38 PM on October 5

Thanks everyone. You've mostly confirmed what I've been telling people (Cost Plus; specialty candy shop; Brit-centric shop if you can find one; online). I was just hoping that maybe there was some super secret store someone knew about that I didn't.

And thanks for the heads-up that Canadian orange Smarties aren't the same as the ones in the UK. I always pick out the orange to save for last. I'm not above stealing them from other people who aren't aware of the orange taste, and so don't know what they're missing.

A189Nut: I haven't heard that, and I can't find any information about it. So at the moment I'm thinking they're not illegal, just hard to find.

Naberius: Winegums are the only gummy candy I really like. I used to hand them out to friends and workmates until I discovered that only about 1 in 20 actually cared for them. Pity. More for me, I suppose.
posted by paisley sheep at 7:47 AM on October 6