Ziplock bags, chocolate chips and pie pans you can get here in almost all the shops (definitely Shoprite & Megamart).

Canned pumpkin - sorry don't eat it but they seem to sell every other kind of canned product here!

Cookbooks and books - Loads of places to buy books here so don't worry. A lot of people organise book swaps and the best place to buy them are all the table top sales!

Diet root beer - can't help you on that one but Shoprite seem to sell a lot of american brand drinks but they are quite pricey. I would be really careful bringing them over though in case they leak etc.

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