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McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g

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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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — we read every message.

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★ 4.8/5 shop rating from customers across Canada

 
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Buy McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g in Canada

McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g is the sort of packet that rarely stays respectable for long. You open it with decent intentions and, before you know it, the biscuit tin situation has changed quite a bit.

There is something reassuring about a Bourbon Cream doing exactly what a Bourbon Cream is meant to do. No fuss, no modern nonsense, just a proper tea-time biscuit that knows its job.

The 300g pack sounds very sensible on paper. In real life, it usually turns into a quiet test of willpower and a kettle that suddenly gets used more often.

The Great British Shop keeps McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g available in Canada for customers looking for authentic British food in Canada. It is the genuine UK version and an easy choice when proper British biscuits are what you actually meant to buy.

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Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Flour (wheat flour, calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, vegetable oil (palm), fat reduced cocoa powder, glucose syrup, dextrose, wheat starch, raising agents (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate), salt, natural flavouring.

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Allergens: Gluten. Traces: Milk, May-also-contain-sesame-seeds.

Product information is correct at the time of posting. As products may change, please check the label upon delivery for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Nutritional Information

Typical values Per 100g
Energy 2018.4 kJ (488 kcal)
Fat 21.7 g
Saturated fat 13.2 g
Carbohydrates 66.1 g
Sugars 30.5 g
Proteins 5.4 g
Salt 0.21 g
Sodium 0.084 g
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Ingrédients et valeurs nutritionnelles (Français)

Ingrédients

Farine (farine de blé, calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine), sucre, huile végétale (palme), cacao maigre en poudre, sirop de glucose, dextrose, amidon de blé, agents levants (bicarbonate d'ammonium, bicarbonate de sodium), sel, arôme naturel.

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Allergènes : Gluten. Traces : lait, peut aussi contenir des graines de sésame.

Les informations sur le produit sont exactes au moment de la publication. Les produits pouvant changer, veuillez vérifier l’étiquette à la réception pour obtenir les informations les plus récentes sur les ingrédients et les allergènes.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Valeurs typiques Par 100g
Énergie 2018.4 kJ (488 kcal)
Lipides 21.7 g
Acides gras saturés 13.2 g
Glucides 66.1 g
Sucres 30.5 g
Protéines 5.4 g
Sel 0.21 g
Sodium 0.084 g
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More About McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g

McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g is available in Canada for shoppers looking for proper British biscuits by name, not by vague description. At The Great British Shop, McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g is part of the authentic British food in Canada selection people search for when they want the genuine UK version.

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This British biscuits favourite ships from within Canada, which makes it easy to order online in Canada whether you are in Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford or Toronto. In Nova Scotia and Ontario alike, it is the sort of packet people add when the cupboard feels underprepared and the tea routine is taken seriously.

Customers in Mississauga, Ottawa, Hamilton and Montreal often look for British groceries in Canada that are specific rather than merely familiar-looking. McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g fits neatly into that search for recognisable British biscuits that still feel exactly right when the kettle goes on.

Across Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba, shoppers in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Winnipeg also buy British food in Canada as part of larger household orders. McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g is available in Canada and ships from within Canada, which helps when the aim is to restock properly without turning biscuits into an administrative exercise.

Whether you are searching for McVitie's Bourbon Creams - 300g specifically or browsing British groceries in Canada more broadly, The Great British Shop keeps it straightforward. You can buy it in Canada, order it online in Canada, and add a proper British biscuit to the basket with very little fuss and every chance the packet will not last long.

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Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, Montréal, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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