Vienna - Post Report Question and Answers
What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?
The hardest items to find were Mexican. There's only one shop all the way across the city called Casa Mexico. So if you like that cuisine, best to stock up on beans, chilis, guacamole packets, taco shells, etc. (whatever will be shelf stable). I also would bring your favorite over the counter medications and cleaning products. Everything sold here is very mild and almost natural. - Aug 2026
Nothing. I can get everything here. - Sep 2022
Plain peanut butter (only sweetened north american or unroasted were available), sriracha. - Sep 2021
I wish I had a bunch of chocolate chips to make homemade cookies. - Feb 2019
Anything spicy (the Austrian palate does not tend towards any kind of spiciness). - Jul 2018
Real peanut butter. The options are improving, though. - Nov 2017
Peanut butter, dehydrated coffee, decaf coffee, American crackers, detergent, refillable hand soaps. (They have fillable hand soaps but you're paying a premium.) - Jun 2016
Nothing but I'm not tied to American goods. - Mar 2015
U.S. breakfast cereals and peanut butter is pretty much all we shipped, food-wise. Oh, and vanilla, orange and almond extracts. - Jul 2014
Vanilla extract - I've only found vanilla sugar and pure vanilla. Everything else you can find here or order online! - Aug 2013
With the DPO and pouch available, I can't really think of much I would ship. The embassy furniture pool is nothing to write home about--we all have the old, ratty Drexel here--so stuff to cover it up? Also, I would ship (or buy locally at Ikea) any home office furniture. - May 2013
Can't think of anything. - Jan 2013
I'm glad I shipped staples and baby supplies such as diapers and food - all of which are, of course, readily available in Vienna, but very expensive. - Aug 2011
A healthy supply of corn tortillas. There is NO good Mexican food here. And I mean....NONE! We've looked. - Aug 2011
Cold-weather clothing - Aug 2009
Laundry detergent and stain treater, any other kind of liquid food. - Aug 2009
BEEF. Cental Europeans arent interested or familiar with it, apparently. Anything electronic, other than cell phones. That stuff is very expensive. A Bike! These people think a cheap bike is $400 or more! - Jul 2009
FOOD!!!!! - May 2008
You can find everything here, it's a question of cost. I'd ship my Weber grill again because it would cost 2x as much here. Ditto for big baby/kid/toddler items, bikes. Ship contact solution if you need it. With the exchange rate I don't buy shoes or clothes here. - Apr 2008
I can't think of anything I would like to ship. - Jan 2008