Tel Aviv - Post Report Question and Answers
What household or grocery items do you wish you had shipped to post?
There's nothing we didn't ship that we haven't been able to get via Amazon. However, we always crave normal flavored Doritos (flavors here are bizarre and not very good). - Jan 2022
Most items are available... if you have an affinity for certain types of junk food or chips (they don't have the "regular" styles of Doritos here) then go ahead and ship those but nothing essential. A lot of the items on the CLO "hard to find in Israel list" like black beans or cake mix are everywhere. - Apr 2021
Nothing, for embassy staff with access to DPO. For everyone else, specific toiletries/medications (things that are over the counter in the US are not always here), and if you really care about it maybe paper towels (the ones here are either not good, or really expensive). - Oct 2019
Cleaning products and paper products are of lower quality and higher cost than the U.S. Many dry goods like pasta and baking products are available here, but much more expensive than buying in bulk in the U.S., so we were glad we stocked up. - Nov 2018
If you have DPO through the Embassy, you can ship just about anything to Post using Amazon, Costco, WalMart, whatever. - Aug 2017
Most things are readily available if at a premium price. I do think if you have a favorite cleaning item it would be best to ship that along with any specific baking goods. I typically can find hard to find items when I'm abroad back in the States of Europe and just put them in my suitcase. Thinking ready-made pie crusts here and some shower cleaners that can be hard to find in Israel. - Oct 2016
Everything is available here. Prices are just higher than the U.S. - Apr 2016
Swim items, sports items, any specialty food items. Really, pretty much everything is here if you look. - Nov 2014
Soup, steak sauce, makeup, lotions and face creams, bar soap, hair ties, and brushes. - Apr 2013
More food items and staples. Amazon.com works well for anything else you need. - Aug 2010
Cleaning supplies and laundry detergent. - Jul 2010
Barbecue grill, consumables. Everything is available here, but very expensive. - Feb 2009
Swiss Miss Lite. That's it. - Sep 2008
