About Us
What We Do
We're a family operated Internet store selling
British teas, Marmite and more to customers in
the USA. Our goal is to offer online shoppers a quick
and inexpensive place to buy product, without the hassle. We sell the "original"
British Marmite, PG Tips and Lyons brand tea, Brown Betty Teapots, Australian
made Vegemite and more. Enjoy!!
Non-Stop Special Sale
Actually we don't do special sales - not because we think you don't deserve a
good deal but because we want you to be able to come to our site at any time
and get a good deal. Think of the whole site as one big non-stop sale!
Company History (in case you're interested!)
We started MarmitePantry.com partly because we were looking for an Internet
business we could do together as a family, and partly because of some bad
experiences we had buying Marmite on the Internet for our own use. Originally
we only sold Marmite. Our closest local store that stocked Marmite used to be a
45 minute round trip for us so we knew about 'shopping the computer' for
Marmite and wanted to make it a good experience for others. As a family we
have been enjoying Marmite for three generations now, and we understand the
"craving" for Marmite or any of those other "hard to find" items!
You may be curious how our U.S. family originally got “exposed” to this very
British food icon. Our family's Mom and Dad both grew up overseas in what
was then a British colony in central Africa. They were introduced to Marmite
there at a young age and have been loyal "Love it!" members of the family ever
since. (The country was Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, for those interested
in the details. And if that struck a personal cord for some of you, we’ll add that
our earliest introduction to Marmite was probably on rice cakes for breakfast at
Sakeji – a boarding school for MK’s in the Northwest Province. Remember
standing in line for seconds?!)
Do We Love Marmite?
When it comes to Marmite, they say that you either love it or you hate it! We sell
it, but do we really love it? Actually, we are a typical group. Out of eleven, there
are eight of us that love it and three that hate it – well, let’s just say that three of
us put something else on our toast! The youngest of our family is on the “love
it" side. She thinks it’s wonderful and even got a jar of it in her Christmas
stocking one year! If you listen carefully when she says it she actually calls it
“More-mite”. We don’t think we have figured out yet if that’s just her view about
Marmite or a pronunciation problem!
Annual vacation
Almost every year we have the privilege as a family to go up to the High Sierras
of central California for a week or so of vacation. We tent camp at Lake
Huntington, cook over an open fire, fish, hike the mountain streams in the area,
and enjoy the beauty of what God has made. (Check out the link below if you
are interested in some pictures from previous years.) The good news is that we
enjoy the rest, the peaceful and majestic surroundings and a break from the
"daily grind" - the bad news is that we're away from the shop during that time so
you have to wait for your order to ship. We place a clear notice on the Shipping
page and the Home page to give advance notice - and we apologize for any
inconvenience this is to any of our customers (and trust that you understand!)
We're a family operated Internet store selling
British teas, Marmite and more to customers in
the USA. Our goal is to offer online shoppers a quick
and inexpensive place to buy product, without the hassle. We sell the "original"
British Marmite, PG Tips and Lyons brand tea, Brown Betty Teapots, Australian
made Vegemite and more. Enjoy!!
Non-Stop Special Sale
Actually we don't do special sales - not because we think you don't deserve a
good deal but because we want you to be able to come to our site at any time
and get a good deal. Think of the whole site as one big non-stop sale!
Company History (in case you're interested!)
We started MarmitePantry.com partly because we were looking for an Internet
business we could do together as a family, and partly because of some bad
experiences we had buying Marmite on the Internet for our own use. Originally
we only sold Marmite. Our closest local store that stocked Marmite used to be a
45 minute round trip for us so we knew about 'shopping the computer' for
Marmite and wanted to make it a good experience for others. As a family we
have been enjoying Marmite for three generations now, and we understand the
"craving" for Marmite or any of those other "hard to find" items!
You may be curious how our U.S. family originally got “exposed” to this very
British food icon. Our family's Mom and Dad both grew up overseas in what
was then a British colony in central Africa. They were introduced to Marmite
there at a young age and have been loyal "Love it!" members of the family ever
since. (The country was Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia, for those interested
in the details. And if that struck a personal cord for some of you, we’ll add that
our earliest introduction to Marmite was probably on rice cakes for breakfast at
Sakeji – a boarding school for MK’s in the Northwest Province. Remember
standing in line for seconds?!)
Do We Love Marmite?
When it comes to Marmite, they say that you either love it or you hate it! We sell
it, but do we really love it? Actually, we are a typical group. Out of eleven, there
are eight of us that love it and three that hate it – well, let’s just say that three of
us put something else on our toast! The youngest of our family is on the “love
it" side. She thinks it’s wonderful and even got a jar of it in her Christmas
stocking one year! If you listen carefully when she says it she actually calls it
“More-mite”. We don’t think we have figured out yet if that’s just her view about
Marmite or a pronunciation problem!
Annual vacation
Almost every year we have the privilege as a family to go up to the High Sierras
of central California for a week or so of vacation. We tent camp at Lake
Huntington, cook over an open fire, fish, hike the mountain streams in the area,
and enjoy the beauty of what God has made. (Check out the link below if you
are interested in some pictures from previous years.) The good news is that we
enjoy the rest, the peaceful and majestic surroundings and a break from the
"daily grind" - the bad news is that we're away from the shop during that time so
you have to wait for your order to ship. We place a clear notice on the Shipping
page and the Home page to give advance notice - and we apologize for any
inconvenience this is to any of our customers (and trust that you understand!)
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| We want to say a huge big "Thanks!" to you Gracie for all your help in making MarmitePantry.com a great place to shop - and "Congratulations!" to you and Stephen. The wedding was wonderful! May God bless your marriage as much as He blessed our family when He gave you to us! (Gracie and Stephen are moving out of state so the MarmitePantry team will miss her when it comes to order fulfilment.) |
