Trix is for kids? More like Trix is for Americans
By Geno 77 Comments
Everytime I go visit the States, I always make sure to pick up a few boxes of Trix. I used to live in the US, and Trix was my favorite cereal to eat there. For anyone who doesn't know what it is, it's a fruity cereal similar to Fruit Loops, but with a bolder and fruiter taste. So better basically.
Its marketing typically consists of a hapless rabbit trying to get the cereal, but not being able to because, "Silly Rabbit, Trix are for kids". Sort of similar to Lucky Charms.
Recently, I had the idea to try and get the breakfast cereal online so that I could have it whenever I wanted to. Surely the magic of the internet would pull through? Apparently not.
Everywhere I went I saw great deals for Trix; $7 for a 2 pack, $18 for a 6 pack, $40 for a 14-pack etc. Unfortunately, each time I hit the checkout button the same problem kept greeting me:
I was also trying to get some York Peppermint Patties earlier (another favorite) but there was the same problem; the shipping was always disproportionately expensive.
On top of that, even if I did purchase them I would likely need to pay an additional $20-30 border fees, if they even let them through at all. So basically I'm locked out of buying my favorite foods unless I pay extravagant fees because food companies impose arbitrary regional restrictions on their products.
Well, at least I still have Coffee Crisp and free healthcare. And the good version of Corn Pops.