Opening Packages from the UK - Can't Believe Someone Sent These!

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[@Leon-lt5gv]

The dog is called a highland terrier 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@pastramicheesemonster4873]

They're not just biscuits - they're Marks and Spencer's biscuits! 💚

[@juliehale4627]

❤❤🥰

[@animalian01]

M&S is a posher shop than your standard everyday supermarket

[@richieb7692]

I can't even afford to go through the door... Never mind start shopping there.

[@vicster1981]

I go to M&S when I have a long train journey to stock up on special tasty treats, would never shop there normally apart from buying bras and underwear! 😂

[@chrisaskin6144]

The trouble with M&S is the length of the queues at the food checkouts... they're always full of 'poor penshioners.'

[@BuinidhMoChridheDoAlba]

​@@chrisaskin6144Because not everything is expensive. Some of their stuff is very reasonably priced

[@naheed03]

Very posh indeed and my fave fancy grocery store. Food is mostly organic and high end and ethical

[@loolafly7967]

Ooooh what a treat. Marks and Spencer’s is one of the UKs upper echelon shop chains especially the food. So that is a very special box of gifts to be sent. Percy pigs yes are M&S.

[@lenhatchett8230]

I found your channel recently. My gosh, you're a lovely family and such a delight. I'm a Brit living in Canada so it's fantastic to watch you experience the things I remember from so long ago.

[@reactingtomyroots]

Thank you so much. ❤️

[@missprimproper1022]

The yellow baster is called a "pastry brush".

[@ABPhotography1]

What a sweet American family. I hope whenever they get to visit the UK they will have an awesome time of their lives ❤

[@carolineherron4306]

M&S is really high end stuff xx

[@janesmith572]

M&S you cannot go wrong

[@ohwiseowl9163]

M&S is a fancier shop ❤

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Really? We never thought of the "great British nickers shop" as fancy. 😅

[@ohwiseowl9163]

@@t.a.k.palfrey3882 🤣🤣🤣

[@brigidsingleton1596]

​@@t.a.k.palfrey3882 *Knickers* ("nickers" is one of the sounds horses make).

[@SoldierBoy3848]

I would love for you guys to visit Britain I'd love to show you around the beautiful south west English riviera and other beautiful parts of Devon

[@user-hn4kx2fy2m]

The book “nice cup of tea and a sit down” is from me, Steve, sorry about the lack of note! It’s a fun book with history of various biscuits, and I hope you enjoy it! Best wishes, Beverley from Shropshire

[@caroledwards3465]

That was kind of you 😊

[@lulusbackintown1478]

I have a copy of this book too. Very amusing. A great gift to give 😊

[@NormyTres]

It looks good - I'm thinking of getting it myself now 😊

[@TheNZJester]

Lonely Planet as well as all the guide books had a couple of TV travel series also. Lonely Planet Travels 2016-2019 and Lonely Planet: Roads Less Traveled 2009-2010.

[@janneroz-photographyonabudget]

My family, even when we were kids, were never big in to Christmas or birthdays. Yes, we got presents, but nothing on the scale of other families. We didn't mind, just the way we were, what we were used to. However, now that I'm older, the joy for me, personally, is watching children opening gifts, whatever time of year it is. Her little face was a sight, little angel.

[@davewillcox5349]

My home town😊

[@janeforrest6838]

Such a lovely family and others think so too it shows in how thoughtful peoples gifts are.Lovely to see you Sophia xx

[@katashworth41]

Sophia cuddling her Scottie dog is adorable. My box is under construction.

[@t1281]

What a lovely family!

[@helenobrien695]

We used to call it marks exspensive haha

[@kimtopp5984]

Or marks and sparks

[@MsGeoffh]

M&S are pretty classy.

[@Bonnaci-G]

18:16 The great Scottish comedian Billy Connolly said “Never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn’t try it on”

[@pinkthistle5713]

My daughter worked in a shop 'Pastimes' (in Scotland) and Billy Connelly came in and bought.....a tea cosy 😊

[@scotmark]

What does it keep warm, and what sticks out of the spout hole? 🙈

[@TanyaRando]

Steve will have enough to do a "peanut butter treats" video before long! It's heartwarming to see how generous people are, and how genuinely grateful you all are. I bet Sophia is glad you decided you decided to start a KZbin channel. Keep enjoying the journey so we can too 😻

[@kimarnill7648]

Marks and Spencer’s is expensive, but for everyday items like bread milk eggs I found them to be a lot cheaper than even Lidl.

[@Jamie_D]

maybe to get people in the door 😅

[@kimarnill7648]

@@Jamie_D You could be right about that, I always buy more than I originally wanted.🥹🥹

[@chsh1]

It expensive but you get what you pay for.

[@sallyannwheeler6327]

@@kimarnill7648 Ditto!😂

[@frankdoyle9066]

Thanks guys. Great as always. I've said it before but your family does more for British American relations than any government programme.

[@David-bs6fq]

you can never have enough Walnut whips 😀

[@AC-um2mk]

"Onward onward rode the 600" is from the poem The Charge of the Light Brigade by Tennyson. It is about a real notorious cavalry charge during the Crimean War which is worth looking up.

[@b.l-r6899]

M&S..Marks & Spencer...known to our family as Marks & Sparks...really indulgent treats and way fancier than Target!!!

[@margaretnicol3423]

The Scottish Terrier is known as a Scottie!

[@stevenburgess2856]

Like chocolate, you can never have too many biscuits!

[@claregale9011]

Hi family , as others have said M& S is a more high end shop ( not my regular ) thought it would be nice for you to try some chocs etc from them . Glad Sophia liked the miniatures and other bits 😊

[@ABPhotography1]

Walnut Whips are very chocolaty 🍫

[@TanyaRando]

Oh wow that new Aero - I have to go and get one of those today!

[@planekrazy1795]

The Tea Cozy is most important in making Tea in a Teapot.

[@davidm159]

As a famous man once said- "never trust a man who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, doesn't try it on".

[@legend9335]

M&S high end Target low end.

[@apodis4900]

You’re a lovely family. It’s so nice to see how you treat your little girl, giving her a proper childhood. There are so many things for kids to overcome these days that they deserve time to simply be a child. Love your videos man, keep up the awesome work. ❤

[@Gail-dr3he]

Do hope you have a big pantry 😅

[@pauldawsonvision]

m&S or marks and spencers is like a up market kind of store shop there somtimes but mainly shop as adsa whitch is walmart sister company

[@AimeeDarcey1234]

On the front of the Great Britain book I’ve been there it’s called Durdle door it’d so nice there would recommend going there ❤😊

[@CrispeeCrisps15]

Sophia is so wholesome

[@legend9335]

Said the three bears.

[@markdevonshire6052]

Again some lovely interesting packages there, was m&s thus afternoon and have to admit there snacking items are delicious, bought some of there yumnuts today which are roughly a cross between a donut and a yum yum, and soo tasty 😋. Together with the Wrexham lager and thatchers cider hopefully have enough soon to do a tasting video of british booze 😂, I have tried guiness crisps before and they were very good, the insider food guys you reacted too with the usa/uk comparisons have some food tours you may find interesting, visiting a selection of British food and drink places including pubs, Indian, burgers, and Sunday roasts

[@jeanlongsden1696]

"the Trooper" is the name of a song by Iron Maiden. the "ride the 600" is reference to the "Charge of the light brigade" which the song is based on. the beer is made in their own brewery, they also own a pub in Gibraltar. the British soldier on the bottles label is "Eddie" who is the bands mascot and appears on all their album and singles covers/sleeves. the band formed in 1975 and are still touring and recording to this day.

[@almor2445]

Up the irons!

[@sharonbibby7835]

​@@almor2445🤘

[@gemmagilmore-darbey175]

And in case you weren’t aware Steve, an Iron Maiden is an iron casket with spikes on the inside that people used to think was a medieval instrument of torture but actually seems to have been a made up bit of folklore, told first in the 19th century.

[@catherinemcinulty7003]

Hey, I have just shown Aria the video of Sophia opening her letter, thank you for doing that. Sophia is so sweet and reminds me so such of Aria. We are so glad her friendship bracelet fitted her too.

[@botticellirejectbotticelli2668]

Walnut whips used to have another walnut inside at the bottom.

[@livinglife5130]

Is that in America or UK I can't remember the walnut at the bottom?

[@Yorkshireborn52]

@@livinglife5130UK ones did. Don’t know if they still do.

[@MaxineSmith027]

​@@livinglife5130I'm from England and remember 2 walnuts, top and bottom.

[@botticellirejectbotticelli2668]

@@livinglife5130 UK.

[@101steel4]

I don't remember that in England, and I've been eating them since the 70s.

[@helenbailey8419]

Another lover speed and daring man.Guy Martin.My favourite clip was reving his Spitfire WW2 plane engine inside his work place.

[@Jodie_Tea]

M+S is one of the top quality so more expensive then over shops but normally worth it. I personally only shop there christmas or special occasions.

[@Mitchell4892]

M&S when you hit your 30s is actually a great store for the basics in your wardrobe too. It's fairly decent quality at reasonable prices. You scoff at it as a teenager and then suddenly find yourself picking up clothes from there 😅

[@lucycarr379]

Yes 😂 used to laugh at my mum for shopping there, now I need a tshirt I’ll just pop to marks 😂

[@Mitchell4892]

@@lucycarr379 hah too right, as a guy their 5 packs of just plain t-shirts are a god send. Bulk t-shirts that don't warp in the wash? I'm in 😂

[@lynnejamieson2063]

As someone born in a small town in Scotland in the mid 70’s. M&S was where we got most of our school uniform from, as they were more hard wearing than a lot of other places school shirts etc and once puberty had taken hold, it was where we went to get our first bras and the ones for the first few years.

[@lucycarr379]

@@Mitchell4892 and I don’t know if you have children, but Marks kids clothes are some of the best quality 👌 price wise it’s not awful either, and if I’m in there shopping for clothes those damn Percy pigs just somehow fly into my basket everytime 🤷🏻‍♀️😂

[@c_n_b]

So you turned 30 and thought "I need to change my dress style"?? Just be yourself dude! Wear whatever is comfortable and don't worry about what people think 👍

[@user-vv6vu8ox1o]

I thought Sofia had had her hair cut into a bob, it looked good on her with that gorgeous thick hair 🌹🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@moonramshaw1982]

I saw the boxes from Pukka packaging and was expecting them to be full of pies😂

[@poppletop8331]

Me too, I want one for my tea now.😆

[@chrisaskin6144]

The M&S biscuits may look a big pack, but when you open it there's a lot of fresh air in there.

[@brigidsingleton1596]

Ah yes but... "It's M&S fresh air!!"

[@RonSeymour1]

Probably Nitrogen to keep it fresh.

[@traceygilligan1201]

Loved this video. I loved the crisps would eat all of those xxx

[@helenwood8482]

That tea cosy is charming.

[@vahvahdisco]

I really enjoyed this one - Sophia is so appreciative of everything as are you two ! Something tells me I’m going to have to hunt about for some SPECIAL items for her (and some for the big kids too) !

[@helenbailey8419]

So enjoyable.

[@CHEEKYMONKEY2647]

if i remember right the percy pig coins will be pink chocolate...

[@CarolWoosey-ck2rg]

Marks is expensive but the quality is excellent- their bread is gorgeous 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rubytwomey6929]

M&S is a higher brand shop :)

[@pixiepetal-jennie2038]

M&S is a fave store for me - food, clothing and household, all a little above average in quality as their TV ads say

[@planekrazy1795]

Marks and Spencer aka Marks and Sparks but these days M&S began as a Market Stall in 1884. Their products are of a higher quality than most, especially food. On the expensive side but so worth it.

[@somerandomkid9438]

Sophia is her mummy’s lil double 🥰❤️🥰

[@thegingerwitch322]

We say "Bor-bon" rather than "Ber-bon" as the biscuit is named after the French and Spanish house of Bourbon

[@janetcurr-ks1gd]

To display Sophia's miniatures, you need an antique printers tray. I love watching you and your delight in all the gifts.

[@javierhillier4252]

something random, but you should check out the "The Gardian Of The Camargue" in south France, they are some of the oldest cowboys left they herded cattle on horses for over 500 years, and still do and the horses live in wet marshy water

[@cheryltotheg2880]

M&S food is the nuts quite high quality

[@themoderntemplar1567]

Hahaha you're in trouble Steve, Sophia already has you wrapped around her little finger.😂 Watching you two interact, tickling her and her giggling her head off was priceless man. I've sons and daughters who are all in their 20's now but watching Sophia laughing with you brings back so many beautiful memories and warms the heart.❤ I'm not leaving Lindsey out, she's lovely but Sophia usually cuddles up to her Mum generally. Just you wait until she gets a lil older, boy are you in for a rude awakening.😂 Great vid mate and treasure what you have as they're not small forever.🇬🇧🇺🇸🤗

[@simongoodwin5253]

So cute. Just like Christmas morning.

[@JackieOckwell-oc4ho]

Amusing story - back in the late 1960's - my parents' friends emigrated from England to San Jose. They had their son & daughter after they moved. I vividly remember during the late 70's & into the 80's - shopping with my mum in M&S for kids/teens/adults underwear to send out to them a couple of times a year. They missed the quality of M&S and loved what mum sent. In the 90's when they as a family came back for a visit- they purposely left extra space in their suitcases so they could all have an M&S clothes shopping spree!

[@jacqueline8559]

That's exactly what we did whilst visiting my mum, in the UK, from Australia. We bought a huge new suitcase, just for my collection of new M&S underwear. And another 3 , so myself, my husband and 2 sons could all transport a large amount of clothes back with us.

[@JackieOckwell-oc4ho]

@@jacqueline8559 Nothing quite like M&S underwear!

[@aimeedean1]

Fun fact: UK Oreos are made with Milk, unlike the US ones. Which means they are a little different.

[@wildadventure5101]

The Oreos in England are not made with dairy. As I have an dairy allergy and I am able to eat them. But I always check. The off brand ones contain milk though.

[@Homemade-in-4-Generations]

I will have to send you some Scottish kids books like ‘hairy mclery from Donaldsons dairy

[@Niki-xr6cw]

M& S s do clothes & shoes ,adults children and babies ornaments , cosmetics it has a food hall,and much more ,it is a little pricey . Well worth browsing around if you get the chance .

[@Steve_RobbieRaygun]

Just a note to anyone reading this who is thinking of sending a DVD from the UK. The USA uses Region One DVD's The UK uses Region Two, one will not play on the other unless you have a region free DVD player.

[@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800]

PC users can use VLC to get around this.

[@101steel4]

Multiregion players are cheap as chips. 4k discs are region free plus many blu rays are too. WB being the best

[@heraklesnothercules.]

@@101steel4 Are multi-region players available in the US?

[@damiendye6623]

All players are unlocked for a long time since it was cracked earlier on

[@Bryt25]

Essential kit for anyone these days.

[@JoeThornhill]

19:12 Now someone send Sophia that Death Metal Unicorn T-shirt.

[@ruthletts9752]

Oh wow walnut whips are my absolute favourite

[@beastieber5028]

Mark and Spencer are the best

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

HOW is British Food being permitted to enter The USA ? British Food Products are NOT allowed in to European Union Member States ?

[@drakenone4063]

Erm...The U.S isn't in Europe. And look at the boxes. They've all been opened by customs and resealed.

[@FunnyBunny-pd5xx]

@@drakenone4063 "The U.S. isn't in Europe" Clearly, one has been in receipt of a very expressive education !

[@drakenone4063]

​@FunnyBunny-pd5xx Clearly one is incapable of understanding basic sarcastic humour. Unfortunate. Oh well. I'll just wait for the reply, I guess. 😂

[@tracyl1368]

I worked at the British Library for 10 years i the Basements were the majority of the books are stored so seeing that book brought back memories.....enjoy looki g and reading if!

[@simonmilne8208]

When i worked in Edinburgh there was a shortbread factory just doon the road. Always makes yer hungry going past.

[@lillahweir114]

M&S is an upmarket supermarket, expensive but you get what you pay for 😊

[@peterbrazier7107]

Kentish man is from West Kent, Kent man is from East Kent. Trooper Beer is an Iron Maiden (The Band) product.

[@MrDunkycraig]

M@S food is god level quality mostly. Iron maiden were formed around 1980 as a heavy metal band the name comes from a torture device like a human shaped box but with long metal spikes pointing inwards!

[@cutex24]

I worked at the British Library years ago and regularly worked in the Kings Tower which you see on the front photograph of the book

[@watsonwatt7984]

Hi guys i have sent you two packages which have arrived according to the tracking hopefully they will be in your next package opening and i enjoyed this video

[@tamielizabethallaway2413]

Good Morning! 😁 Oh YAY! I LOVE these videos! So lovely to watch how humble and appreciative you all are. And HELLOOOOOO Lil Miss Sophia! Welcome Back, I've missed you. Ok, you guys get opening while I pop my morning pills...27 pills each morning ain't fun! But this is as good a distraction as any! Let's see whatcha got! ☺️ Awww my pills went down with barely a splutter... except a couple of vile tasting ones! I was thoroughly distracted and smiled the whole way through! It's so lovely to see how excited you all get. Those walnut whips were hoovered down! "Shall we try them...?" Oops they were gone! One more chocolate or sweet tasting and Steve would have been on Karaoke mode! 😂 I was always the iron on Monopoly too, Steve! I always lined it up on the arrow on the "GO" square. 😊 Awww Sophia really is Little Miss Sunshine. She's so ridiculously cute! She gets it from her Mama - Lindsay squealing with delight over miniature plates, Percy Pig coins, a white chocolate dog, a hand knitted tea cosy... Aww. 🥰 My favourite miniature was the sewing machine btw. Well this has kicked my morning off a treat! I feel infused with enthusiam. I think I'm gonna kick my day off with some arts and crafts myself. 😁 Lots of love to you all. 😘😘😘 xxxxx

[@DianeLittle-dd6ej]

UNICORN is the Scottish national animal

[@lillired857]

I think you need to build Sophia a huge doll house

[@lisab9734]

Oh I love and have the book ‘ a nice cup of tea and a sit down’ .

[@doubleumyers]

M&S is posh, I’ll half fill a small basket in there and it’ll cost 50 quid!!

[@user-xk3ej6jd5h]

M&S the only food shop you won't find loo paper on sale. That's how posh it is. 😂😂

[@shaunportlock4924]

It's nice though

[@doubleumyers]

@@shaunportlock4924 couldn’t agree more 👍

[@baylessnow]

Do you know what a Wigan Kebab (not "kebob") is? 3 pies on a stick!

[@RCvapor]

M&S started as a market stall in leeds in 1884 and is now a expensive high quality food and clothing outlet, great video, lots of tasty treats 😁

[@janetderbyshire4509]

Marks & Spencer is a very up market chain store in the UK. Top quality by far.

[@FreeScot67]

Superb video !!

[@sharonellis8776]

M&S is a more upmarket kind of food store. Love your reactions xx

[@karenpenny3973]

That isn't just food. That's M&S food. M&S use that line when describing their food. M&S sell clothes and homewares but the foodhall is also a standalone store. Look them up, christmas food adverts etc.

[@MsGeoffh]

M&S crisps are my favorite love their slightly salted ones (I'm quite simple)

[@christinehodge3608]

Love our Marks and Spencers, up market,

[@dawncarling6361]

The aero bar is my favourite I have one of them.big bars a day

[@DansManCaveUK]

You can never have too many biscuits for tea

[@nixi-bixi]

Steves pronunciation of Maggie.... Didn't go for the obvious name that it is.. no, "mag i" lol

[@MsGeoffh]

Those shortbreads are pretty good Got hem in front of me right now! M&S are good quality stuff.

[@carllawrenczuk9173]

Ditto on the scribe-age mate. I'm cack-handed (🤙🏻Leftie), one of my teachers used to say it looked like I had a well trained spider 🕷 crawl through an inkwell 😂

[@robh316]

M&s along with Waitrose are our posh stores