What to bring to Qatar: my US shopping list

[qatar]

While talking to a friend after the annual Qatar recruitment lunch in Pittsburgh a couple weeks ago, I found myself waxing lyrical about the joys of going to CVS when I'm back in Pittsburgh. (West Coast readers: CVS ≈ Long's Drugs.) My friend laughed and said that they should have said THAT in the recruitment talk: Qatar is wonderful, but you

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[provoca7eur]

Tampons, they have.

Specialty teas, they do not. Yerba Mate, chai teas and vegan foods.

I always try to pass by Trader Joes in the states.

[qatar]

I've had bad experiences with the local tampons, but I won't go into more detail than that. :-D

Are you vegan? That would be tough in Qatar!

[provoca7eur]

Was, now vegetarian. It's not so bad, but it gets expensive and rice milk is hard to find. I'm not picky, but I tend to look forward to the days in the States when I can be! Soy beef jerky and breakfast smoothies at Mothers Market, hmmmm.

[susancalvin]

Not a Qatar dweller, but I figured I could interpret it as a general expat question:

- Ziploc bags
- Deodorant. I haven't been able to find my brand.
- Vitamins
- Schmancy shampoo, specifically the kind from Goldwell that deposits additional color in your color-treated hair.

[anonymous]

~ bacon. granted I have to just fill up while I'm at home but its better than nothing. bacon in the morning, ham sandwich for lunch, pork cops for dinner, yumm! (my apologies to the vegetarian readers)

~ along the lines of bacon - if you're one that enjoys porn or pot, get your fill while you're in the West.

~ brand name q-tips.

~ kashi bars and cereal.

~ i know friends have also stocked up on gluten-free and sugar-free things. its hard to find food for diabetics or people with wheat allergies.

caryl :-)

[qatar]

I relate to the bacon thing; I just do that with tofu instead. :-)

Happy Anniversary

[nikki_nana]

Sorry that we missed you at home. Hope that you had a wonderful # 9.

". . . . and many more" (in appropriate key!)

Nikki and Merlin send their best wishes, too.

Love,
Mom and Dad C
(Sorry that I can't figure out how to post without attaching to a message!)

[anonymous]

I found a menstrual cup to be a great solution to the tampon problem. they even have the water sprayers to wash them out with in the stall!

I'd say to bring a lot of recipe books, though you already have those at this point. The lack of prepared food kind of caught me unawares though.

Most of the stuff I missed isn't really stuff you can ship well - puppies, gardens, rain, good pasta sauce. ;) I like to use tooth powder instead of tooth paste and some hippie shampoo now though, so i'd probably bring that over with me.

Glad do hear you're doing well.

[meshach]

Sorry, that was me.

[qatar]

"Most of the stuff I missed isn't really stuff you can ship well - puppies, gardens, rain, good pasta sauce"

For sure. I've just come back to Doha from England and am pining for all four of those things!