Brits

Love it! Awesome goodies from England and the UK. The staff is always helpful and friendly. I always love signing notes and putting my info in the guest book. Both places are wonderful

Oh, Brits… What a weird feeling I have about you…
After setting aside a day to venture to Lawrence for the primary purpose of visiting this store… I was disappointed. Located on Massachusetts street, Brits is a very small shop that carries British goods like food, souvenir type knick knacks, and movies. Most, if not ALL of the food selection can be found at World Market for a bit cheaper. Brits does carry things that you cannot find most places, such as fine English perfumes, soaps, and tea ware for a high price.
However, the ladies working during my visit were so extremely nice and helpful. They definitely made the experience better.

When I was a wee one and obsessed with anything Beatles, my Mom told me about this neat shop in Lawrence, KS. I couldn’t appreciate it when I was that young, because Brits stocked mostly food and tea items and not really a lot of knick-​knacks, such as what I was looking for. Now that I’m older, I have fallen for Brits — like a kind of crush. I love popping into Brits for a small snack or unique soda (try the Cherry Cola by Fentiman’s!). The staff is always friendly and ready to suggest or recommend any other product. I haven’t tried it myself, but they have a large selection of DVDs of BBC shows and the like that are available for rent or purchase. They’ve also started to carry some refrigerated British treats, like the pasty and bangers. All are quite fresh and delectable.
Definitely give Brits a try!

Always visit when in town. Prices are reasonable considering the high shipping and taxes to get specialty items to Kansas. Love being able to support a locally owned business like this.

Fun shop to look around in and a great place to buy a wide assortment on strong English tea, (I love PG Tips!). Plus they have a great assortment of sauces, jellies, chocolates, and other various odds and ends that is just fun to browse through. Another must stop at when I am in Lawrence!

It’s hard not to give this one star, but part of that is an emotional reaction. I’ll try to be fair. I have obsessed about going to Brits for years now. Lawrence isn’t that far, but still enough out of the way I hadn’t made it. I’ve checked their website a lot and always have been tempted by their offerings.
FINALLY, after YEARS of anticipation we went on Saturday and boy it was such a let down! I could get almost everything there at World Market right here in KC (or the one in Lawrence). They had a few fun gift items, but I was there for grocery items and it was UTTER disappointment.
I felt like a kid that you drag screaming and crying out of a toy store after telling him he doesn’t get to pick out a toy. I mean, I ended up with a box of tea bags and an afternoon of sadness.
Don’t bother. Order something online or just go to World Market. The prices are better and you’ll probably find something more interesting.
It’s a clean, cute store. If you have absolutely no imagination or are easily impressed, sure it’s okay. Meh. No. I’m still sad. I can’t even find a silver lining in this cloud.

Great little store on Mass Street with lots of imported goods from UK and Europe. If you are looking for Vegemite, Marmite, meat pies, Fentiman’s soda, Branston Pickle, European milled soap, Wallace and Grommit egg cozies, anything with the British Union Jack on it, a life size Prince William cut-​out or a European style electric tea kettle they have it.

Decided to drive over to Lawrence to do a bit of stocking up at Brits. I keep forgetting how easy it is to get over there from my house via K-​10. It’s hardly any more time than going to Trader Joe’s at Ward Parkway!
For those who haven’t been, Brits specializes in hard to find items that expatriate Brits and pining Anglophiles can’t live without here in the colonies. If you need canned British style baked beans for breakfast, you can find them here. But there’s a thorough selection of teas, jams and jellies (including Robertson’s Silver Shred, one of my favorite yummies — it’s lemon marmalade), lemon and raspberry curds, biscuits, etc. The freezer holds a variety of British bangers, chipolatas, frozen haggis and smoked fish (haddock and kippers). There’s a good shelf of British cooking/​baking ingredients like Bisto (a powdered gravy mix that’s vegetarian) and Oxo bouillon cubes (also veggie), not to mention Marmite and mushroom ketchup (and yes, they’re veggie, too!). They even have shredded vegetarian suet (with fewer calories than the real thing), so if you’ve been longing for a traditional style steamed pudding without the guilt, by all means stock up here!
There are also fun, kitschy souvenirs, t-​shirts, DVDs, and other stuff that will satisfy your longing for all things British.
The only drawback is that it’s all pricey! But if you weigh it against the cost of flying to London to ransack a Tesco it’s worth it. Of course, comparison shop — some of these items are available online. But in many cases they’re not really any less expensive than at Brits, and you’re supporting a local institution when you shop there!
Even better, Brits shares it’s space with Au Marche for other European goodies — just pop next door for delicacies there. There’s no need to feel nostalgic for the foods you loved in Europe when you have these two small but surprisingly well-​stocked markets at your service!

If you’re looking for a copy of the latest season of Downton Abbey, a can of vegetarian haggis, or a jar of Vegemite, Brits is the place to get it. Brits has got just about anything you could possibly want from across the pond, from food products to clothing items to hard-​to-​find shows like AbFab on DVD. And if you are looking for a wide array of things printed with a Union Jack or the «Keep Calm and Carry On» design that’s so popular with the kids these days, they’ve got you covered there, too.
They also do neat things in conjunction with UK celebrations. For example, this year is the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and they are planning celebrations, taking donations to plant a tree in her honor in one of our local parks, and collecting signatures and well-​wishes to Her Majesty in a little book just inside the door, which they plan to send to her this summer after hosting a big street party to commemorate the occasion. That’s just cute.
Personally, I visit Brits to get boxes of Turkish delight, a confection for which I have developed somewhat of an addiction in the past few years. I will also admit to having acquired a taste for Irn-​Bru, a Scottish soft drink that tastes somewhere in between orange soda and bubblegum. Boyfriend tried REALLY hard to sell me on the vegetarian haggis last time we were there, and I probably will give it a go at some point, but I couldn’t justify spending $ 7 on a can of the stuff when I wasn’t really feeling brave enough to try it.
While we’re on the subject of prices, which seems to be everyone’s biggest beef, let’s just consider what Brits is: a specialty store. It’s on the most popular street in Lawrence for shopping. It also deals almost exclusively in imported goods.
Of course there are some things there that you could probably get elsewhere or make yourself for far less money. However, there’s also something to be said about supporting a neat little local shop that adds a lot of flavor to our community, so I’m okay with it. I’ve heard there is a Mediterranean market in town that also sells Turkish delight, but I’ll probably still get mine from Brits when I can, just because I like them and I like giving them my money.

They have an amazing selection of British stuff, especially food. It is of course much more than you would pay for it in the UK, but I do not think the prices are unreasonable.

Would you have been a Loyalist during the Revolutionary War? Are you a hopeless Tory? Do you rightly feel a connection to our original mother country? Then Brits will help sate some of those desires.
I originally wandered into Brits during one of those lazy afternoon strolls down Massachusetts that anyone in Lawrence knows and lives by.
I rediscovered a taste of my youth — a squash called Ribena. I hadn’t had Ribena in probably 15 years, since I lived in Singapore. Ribena — and squash more importantly — is simply a concentrate of syrup or juice that one blends into water. Think kool-​aid, but liquid, and British-​refined :-)
They also have some Scottish things, like canned haggis, and those «biscuits» we Americans call «cookies» but they also have occasional cool events that they host. You can get on their email list and find out all about those events.

Brits is a cute specialty store located in a historic building in the downtown business district in the college town of Lawrence, KS. They carry everything from teapots, British novelty items, British DVDs, import teas, foods, salt & vinegar chips, sausage pies, etc.
It’s a tad pricey, but cheaper than most British specialty shops that I’ve been to in the US. Perfect fit for the area. The only thing they’re missing is a bit of spotted dick!

I learned of Brits in Lawrence by tuning into the PBS lineup of British comedies. It is one of the main sponsors of the programs.
Upon visiting, we found a vast array of items slanted toward the English at heart. A whole wall of teas offer several types and flavors… many I have not seen before. For the sampler, like me, they have a large basket of tea bags sold separately, so you won’t end up with a box of something that you didn’t like. I stocked up on many fruit varities, including apricot and plum. For the staunch, they also have the earl grey and breakfast varieties too.
Cookies, jams, chocolates, toffee, sodas, chutneys, all for the browsing.
And of course, this store can be your connection for the upcoming royal wedding, having a whole section of William and Kate items.
Prices really don’t seem that out of line for specialty items. Especially the tea is only marginally higher than the grocery stores, and the unusual flavored teas are worth it for me. It’s an amusing little shop that takes you out of the normal day to day shopping.

Lots of fun looking at and buying British goods. My friend from Liverpool started drooling.

So I haven’t had the chance to make my way to Brits in Kansas but I did check out their website and ordered some candy for some family members (mom’s side of the family is Irish but also lived in England). It was so great being able to find Fry’s Chocolate Crème which is a favorite amongst the family.
The Aero bars and Flakes are cheaper here then they are at the World Market so I wasn’t upset about spending $ 1.50 per bar when I usually get charged around $ 3 at World Market.
The website is easy to navigate and order from and the customer service is great. If you’re unable to visit Brits I recommend going to their website and at least checking that out.

Brits has some cool offerings you’re not going to find anywhere else (welllll, except England), and I appreciate that. It’s a fun store to browse… and marvel over the prices. You really do feel like you’re in England: reluctant to spend your $ because it’s twice the price of what you’re used to. That’s my problem here. I suppose it’s not fair for me to be kvetching about prices in a specialty shop downtown. It’s to be expected.
I realize my review for The Brits is going to read similar to my review of Au Marche. Yes, I’d normally rather support a local business than a chain. BUT! I mean, $ 6 for a small jar of curry sauce (that serves 4 people, according to the label, so it’s not curry paste, but prepared sauce) ?! And I can’t stop thinking how back home in NY I can get the same stuff for half the price at a high end deli and it would be less than half the price in Little India. Just can’t do it. Nope. I’d rather make my curry homemade, anyway, for pennies.
It’s good for what it is, that’s really all I can say about it. And I do understand that the mark up might be warranted. Let’s say it has further to go and leave it at that.
Be careful – if you go right before closing time, they will lock the door in your face (this happened to the K at Xmas time, which was kind of surprising. You’d think they’d want the business… closing five minutes ahead of time is just uhhhhh…)

One of the great things about having an English boyfriend (besides the accent) is easy access to Galaxy chocolate bars, Jammie Dodgers, HP Sauce, PG Tips and other British yummies that I can no longer live without. But when my stash is low, I head to Brits.
Brits is one side groceries and one side… other stuff. Other stuff such as English flags, t-​shirts, mugs, books and a somewhat decent selection of Britcoms. But the groceries are the good part. They have everything! Their prices are a bit high, especially the chocolate bars. World Market has some of the same stuff for cheaper. But if you’re going for selection, Brits definitely has more. It’s the next best thing to England!

Brits is all the way in Kansas. I never been to Kansas. Luckily, they also do business online. And I needed them badly. I had a really bad craving for some banana flavored Nesquik (the powder, not the ready made milk), only to find out that it is no longer available here in the land of plenty. It’s still sold across the pond, though. But no way am I going to fly out to London just for a tub of the stuff.
Looking online was a disappointment. Shipping costs were extreme. But then I found Brits online. Their website stated that banana Nesquik was «on order» so I emailed them to ask exactly when they would be getting more in. Their email response was quick and informative. And as soon as they received it, they emailed me to let me know. Now that’s customer service.
The price was nice and shipping costs was nowhere near what I saw at other sites online. And shipping was quick, too. I was drinking a nice, cold glass days after I ordered.
Now I have enough banana Nesquik to last me until doomsday. Yes!

If I wasn’t American, I swear I was British. Ok, so I haven’t exactly been to the UK. Details. I’m not here to argue particulars but somehow along life’s way, I have always felt this uncanny association and love for British culture, design and London. People occasionally tell me, «You would love it there» or «You dress or act more English than American.» Maybe that’s just their way of saying get the hell out of America because I’m a dork or something. I hope that’s not the case and it’s more of my own persona evoking this.
I was excited to check out Brits, though I know jack about basic British goods. I’m still learning. But I do find things weighed in grams are always more interesting than things weighed by the pound.
British flags hand from the rafters and you’ll see English indulgences like Walker’s biscuits, Milky Bars and Tyrrell’s potato chips. Traditionalists will enjoy a Piccadilly Pork Pie or a collection of teas including Bewley’s (Irish favorite) and Amad.
The video rental section is eerily pornesque with its location in the back corner of the shop. I chuckled at the notion and continued on with my Milky Bar. It was delicious, only confirming my thoughts for a permanent stay. Bloody Marvelous!

Back in the days before the Internet, it was hard to get British stuff in the States. So when Brits opened in the early ‘90s, it was a brilliant idea. No where else could you get McVites biscuits, Cadbury’s sweets, lemon curd and loads of other English delights.
Brits didn’t start out on Mass Street. But the store finally seems to have found a permanent home. Brits still has the great selection of English staple foods, as well as holiday specific items such as Christmas crackers. The videos (or DVDs now) aren’t as big a draw as they used to be, but Brits is still hard to beat for the standard food items it carries.
If you favor the French side of the Channel, Brits’ now has a sister store, au Marche’, that carries lovely French favorites. How about a real French bakery next?