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Simpkins Lemon, Honey & Camomile - 175g

Original price $6.99 - Original price $6.99
Original price
$6.99
$6.99 - $6.99
Current price $6.99
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About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality β€” flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy β€” because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left β€” and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca β€” we read every message.

About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality β€” flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy β€” because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left β€” and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca β€” we read every message.

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About Simpkins Lemon, Honey & Camomile

About Simpkins Lemon, Honey & Camomile

Simpkins Lemon, Honey and Camomile drops are one of those British sweets that sit quietly in a tin and get on with being exactly what they are, which is more than can be said for most things. If you are looking for this particular flavour in Canada, this is the UK version, imported and available without anyone having to smuggle it across in their hand luggage.

These are traditional British hard sweets, made by Simpkins in Sheffield and sold here in the classic 175g tin format. The flavour combines lemon, honey and camomile into something that leans gently citrus with a soft, herbal edge. The tin keeps the drops together and makes the whole thing easy to carry around, which is rather the point of a travel sweet in the first place.

For British expats in Canada, Simpkins tins have a particular kind of familiarity. They turn up in gloveboxes, desk drawers, handbags and the sort of cupboard that also contains throat lozenges and old batteries. The Great British Shop stocks them so that anyone in Canada who wants a proper British sweet tin does not have to wait and hope.

The lemon, honey and camomile combination is a calmer, more considered flavour than the sharper fruit drops in the Simpkins range, which makes it a reasonable choice for anyone who finds the citric acid varieties a bit much. It is a 175g tin, imported from the United Kingdom, and it does exactly what it says on the lid.

Shop more Simpkins in Canada and browse the full range of British sweets available to order across Canada.

Ingredients, Nutrition & Storage
Nutrition Facts / Valeur nutritive

Ingredients

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Citric Acid, Chamomile Extract, Natural Flavours, Natural Colour: Turmeric Extract.

More about Simpkins Lemon, Honey & Camomile

Simpkins is one of Britain's older sweet makers, and the Lemon, Honey and Camomile drops sit within a range of flavoured travel sweets that the brand has long been associated with. The combination of lemon, honey and camomile is the sort of thing that turns up in British herbal teas as much as in confectionery, which gives these drops a slightly calming, almost medicinal character that sets them apart from straightforward fruit sweets.

Canadians searching for British hard sweets often arrive here looking for something specific: a flavour they remember, a tin they recognise, or a gift that travels well without needing refrigeration or careful packing. Lemon and honey in particular is a combination people miss, and finding it in the Simpkins format is not always straightforward without a specialist importer.

The 175g tin is a sensible size, compact enough for a bag or a desk drawer and substantial enough to last a reasonable while. Hard boiled sweets store well at room temperature, so there is no urgency once the tin arrives, which suits the pace of a shipped order rather well.

Simpkins produces a number of flavoured drop varieties beyond this one, and browsing Simpkins in Canada gives a sense of the wider range available here. Those who enjoy British sweets more broadly will find further options across the British sweets collection.

Whether the tin is for someone in Toronto, for a care parcel heading to Moncton, or simply restocking a Halifax kitchen cupboard, it ships from within Canada rather than crossing an ocean first, which keeps things considerably simpler.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy. We keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. Manufacturers sometimes change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes or branding without notice, so the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown. If you have a question about ingredients or allergens before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check for you.

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