Sort of OT but need to know about America and Kinder Eggs!
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coastgirl · 10-01-2007, 07:15 PM

I read on one of the boards I think that Kinder Surprise Eggs aren't available in the US b/c of the risk of a kid eating the toy inside the chocolate. (Have to be a pretty determined kid IMO but...shrug.) They're chocolate eggs with a small buildable toy inside a plastic inner egg. Very cool. So, are they available in the US? Also, here in Canada we can get Disney character eggs of the same size with a little plastic character inside. Same size as Kinder Eggs (under 2" I'd guess), but the toy is pre-built, not as much fun as Kinder, but if you want a tiny plastic Pooh or Princess or Mickey, bob's your uncle. (Ds, the Lego freak, loves building Kinder; dd the princess freak, loves the little Disney eggs.)

(We're doing a secret Santa thing on our cruise and I thought it'd be fun to bring things you can't get in the US.)

Thanks!

snoozin · 10-01-2007, 07:34 PM

Nope, I haven't seen them; I wanted to get some for DD's, but I need to order them outside US and have them shipped. They do have some of the other types of chocolate eggs with stuff inside, tho.

DisneyLifer · 10-01-2007, 07:41 PM

Sadly there are no "official" kinder surprises or Disney chocolates due to the reasons you mentioned, lawsuits and lawyers. You can find them in some stores though. We have a german restaurant/supermarket that sells kinder surprises. Haven't seen the Disney chocolates for a while. They do sell similar ones here but instead of a Disney chocolate you get a Disney candy.

wvugrrrl · 10-01-2007, 09:39 PM

"Bob's your uncle" may be the greatest thing I've ever heard.

dmpyron · 10-01-2007, 09:42 PM

I haven't seen them since we left Germany. Back when it was the DBR. Oops, I did see them when I was working on a black project and was flying to Munich every week.

Fond memories of them and things like Gummie snakes and Gummie cokes. And it's pronounced goo-me.

Cheriemek · 10-01-2007, 10:22 PM

OK - you got me. What in the world is "Bob's your uncle" ?

**Colexis Mom** · 10-02-2007, 08:22 AM

I love Kinder eggs

We had a plant in Germany, and everytime someone went over there, they came back with a whole bunch of eggs

Unfortunately you can't get them here

There used to be either Nestle or some other brand that was a much bigger egg and had a toy inside, but I don't remember the name of it at the moment

Give_Me_Five · 10-02-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

There used to be either Nestle or some other brand that was a much bigger egg and had a toy inside, but I don't remember the name of it at the moment

I think those were called Nestle Wonder Balls. My kids always saw them in line at the checkout and begged for them. I am a mean mom. I always said NO!

On the Kinder Surprise Eggs topic, my parents brought our kids back a Nativity set (each egg had a nativity person/animal in it) last year from Italy. We thought they were so darling we tried to find them around here. We didn't find anything, even at the specialty shops. Our only resource for getting the eggs was the internet. They are available to purchase from various websites. You have to do a bit of detective work, but they are around.Hope that helps!

**Minniemouse27** · 10-02-2007, 01:45 PM

My sister used to work for Carnival on various ships.... she lamented how she couldn't find Kindereggs here in the US but only when in foriegn ports. She worked on a ship rollout at the shipyard outside of Venice for a time and stocked up on them. We have a few of the toys at our house!

dvschem · 10-02-2007, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheriemek

OK - you got me. What in the world is "Bob's your uncle" ?

Bob's your Uncle is just another example of crazy British-based slang ... It can be used in a lot of ways but in this case would mean somehting like "as easy as that!" or maybe "there you have it!".

If you're confused by that one, stay away from us Australians ... we've turned slang into an art form. Just wait until you start hearing things like "Fair Dinkum", "She'll be right, Mate" and "Me old china plate" !!!

coastgirl · 10-02-2007, 09:24 PM

Yes, bob's your uncle, sort of "there you go...".

So, I'm guessing your average little kid would enjoy receiving a Kinder Egg, and it might even be unique. (No under 3's, as it says on the packaging of course!) Cool, thanks. My kids are actually getting a little blase about them, I love them and will buy them at any provocation (or whining). Bought a "case" at Costco, worked out to a pretty good deal vs buying by the each.

DisneyFun-atic · 10-02-2007, 09:56 PM

Your best bet would be to check out an "ethnic" area near you. If you have European section, like a little Italy, North End, or Germantown you might find them in a small grocery or bakery there. Or look online as others have mentioned.

coastgirl · 10-03-2007, 10:16 AM

Pfishgirl and mommyoftwinfants, I asked here rather than in the meets thread to keep a secret--no telling!

**jpod523** · 10-03-2007, 11:29 AM

so i got curious and looked them up online...those are SOOOOO cool!!! i want to buy some!! i grew up with the nestle wonder balls (when they had the toy in them), and i miss them!

coastgirl · 10-03-2007, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jpod523

so i got curious and looked them up online...those are SOOOOO cool!!! i want to buy some!!

They used to be even more cool...I first saw them about 20 years ago when dh was in Germany. Back then they were more often made of metal than plastic, and lots of them had working gears...