Monterrey - Post Report Question and Answers

What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?

Furniture and clothing are overpriced here, but you can easily order online and ship things, even larger items like furniture if you receive advanced approval for oversize boxes. - Feb 2021


Nothing. - Sep 2018


NYQUIL, "green" laundry detergent. - Mar 2014


Nothing, you can get everything here or order it online like you're in the US. - Oct 2012


Peanut butter. If you like to drink, finding tonic water was a pain, and whiskeys are much more expensive (the trade-off is that tequila is very affordable, however). - Oct 2010


Anything plastic you need, bedding, spices. - Jul 2010


Furniture is extremely expensive here for some reason so if you are planning to buy new things you should do it before you get here and ship it. - Jan 2008


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