I told my gift giver that I'm excited to try new things, but I love spicy and savoury foods. I also told them about my love of American peanut butter; it's far saltier and smoother than English butter. They seemed really excited about the exchange and sent out their gift really quickly. I was excited but in a way forgot about it.

This morning my unhappy-looking postman turned up with a box the size of a small car. "How exciting," I said as I signed for it, "it's for me! I have no idea what it is." As I carted it inside and lugged it up my stairs, the smell of sugar hit me. Of course, the Reddit snack exchange has arrived!

I am overwhelmed by the generosity of the gift giver. I'm sure they must have found me on Twitter or Instagram to see what kind of person I am and find out what I must like. I don't post much on Reddit, but there's so much here that really interests me!

So then, a rundown of the actual goldmine I received:

Lucky Charms - as rare as hens teeth and twice as expensive over here. I love these so much but I rarely can find them or afford them!

MLP Fruit snacks - I've never mentioned MLP on Reddit but I've been a fan since I was a little girl. Amazing :D

Cosmic Brownies - these look so cool! Usually one has to go to a dealer to get cosmic brownies so I'm surprised you can just buy these off the shelf. The smell of cocoa is leeching through the packaging :)

PEEPS! I've heard about these in shows but I had no idea what they are. They look so cute! My gift giver reliably tells me to eat them head-first (like jelly babies I suppose) but I think I'll be too guilty. I may let them roam free range for a while as they're currently caged hens.

Cookie Dough Oreos - I love cookie dough, I love Oreos. This must be the biscuit of the gods.

Nature Vally Chocolate pretzel nut granola bars - Again, this is a combo of two of my favourite things :) I mentioned I like sweet/salty things so this is really perfect. You only get three flavours of Nature Valley here so this is exciting. I am going to badger Tesco's to carry these now.

Nutty Bars - These look like Pink Panther wafers but they have peanut butter in :D This is another by Little Debbie. I don't know who Little Debbie is but she should be in school, not in the kitchen baking these goodies. Truancy clearly is not a priority in her state.

Cinnamon Toast Crunch - WHAT IS THIS. Tried it and now I think I can see space. It's glorious!

Butterfingers - More peanut buttery goodness for me. I'm so happy :D

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups - BINGO!

JIF peanut butter - Jif used to be what we cleaned our kitchens with. I don't think I'll try cleaning with it though. Can confirm, tastes excellent on the fresh bread I just baked :)

Hershey's cookies and creme / Tootsie rolls - We see these (rarely) in import sections of big supermarkets. They've always been too pricey for me to justify buying, so I'm looking forward to trying these :)

Poptarts - s'mores flavour! Smores are marshmallows with digestive biscuits, apparently! I love pop tarts, but again we have only a few flavours here - strawberry and chocolate. Yawn! These look amazing and gooey. Breakfast tomorrow will be awesome!

Bacon cheddar pretzel pieces - three of the greatest flavours of all time in one bag. I get the feeling I out to dunk these into.... ....Kraft ranch dressing with bacon! Which will also be perking up my salads!

Jack Daniel's BBQ sauce - My boyfriend and I go to TGI Friday's just for the BBQ sauce there. This tastes exactly the same, but I don't have to go to an overpriced restaurant to enjoy it :) I'm having ribs tomorrow night so this is going with that!

Frank's Redhot sauce - Now strangely enough, this is something I have a staple of in my cupboard at all times. But since moving home, I've not been able to have any. I've been starved of Frank's for 3 months, and I usually have it on everything - toast, yoghurt, hummus, rice... I'm so happy to have some, and I'll be comparing it to the UK version to see if there's a difference!

Kraft Macaroni cheese - pizza cheeza and nacho supreme. Macaroni cheese is one of those childhood foods I turn to. I don't know who came up with combining it with pizza and nachos but I SALUTE THEM. Am certainly looking forward to these!

Nacho-flavoured goldfish - I've been assured that these are actually crackers. There's a goldfish on teh front who's flying around and proclaiming these are FLAVOR BLASTED. If that's not a guarantee of a good time, I don't know what is.

Taco Bell - Fajita/ Taco seasoning mixes - We don't have taco bell! The packaging smells AMAZING. I'm going to make one of these for my parents next time they come visit.

Trolli Sour Brite Crawlers - Brite is certainly the word. I think some of the e numbers on this package have been banned in the EU, pretty sure they're going to make my wee glow in the dark. These look awesome :)

Reese's whoppers - Malteasers with a peanut butter twist! These with the Reese's pieces are making me sob with joy. Again, I can smell peanut butter through the packaging! I'm so jealous of how many exciting peanut buttery things you can get!

Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn - Salty + sweet flavour - my favourite combo again :) Apparently 100% whole grain, so I will eat this knowing I can only be doing good to myself! I'm not sure if this is to be done in a pan or in the microwave. If you hear about someone dying in a horrible popcorn related death, you'll know it was me.

Skittles in egg-form! Well it IS easter :)

Laffy Taffy - One of the things I've heard of but never tried is taffy! They have jokes on the back. For example: What do you watch on tv in the morning? A breakfast serial (cereal)!! AHAHA thank you Brad N, from Winstead in CT. Rush me to hospital, my sides have split! :) I've just tried the banana one and it's so gooood.

Old Bay seasoning - I think I should treat this like salt and pepper? It smells great! Again, maybe on the ribs?

Nerds - I can feel my tastebuds dissolving already!

Kool Aid and Mio Fit - "Liquid Water Enhancer". These are adorable and so tiny! I'm going to take one with my to work to avoid nasty tasting cooler water. The koolaid has a cute face on and proudly tells me it contains 0% juice :)

Jack Link's beef steak jerky in Teriyaki and BBQ flavour - I feel like I should be in the woods eating this, maybe after killing an elk and wrestling a bear. It's so manly looking!

BOOZE! Four little bottles of Southern Comfort and Fireball whiskey. I don't know how you got this through customs but it got here and that's what's important. I'm going to pretend I'm a giant whilst drinking it. My boyfriend loves whiskey so this is great when we're going to a convention but don't want to bring a whole bottle.

Cat treats - California party time cat treats, for the surfer cat in your life. The cat went straight for them and loves them (and she generally hates everything). The cat on the packaging has a stupid look on its face and goes well with the spaced out cat on our cat food.

Coasters - These sternly admonish anybody not using them. These are nice and manly, and go much better with my beer than my girly macaron coasters. Handmade in the sender's hometown by raygunsite.com. I really like them, and they're cork with is eco friendly too! I moved into my flat about 3 months ago, and we inherited a lovely antique table as well as new Ikea table, so I want to look after them and not get water rings on them :)

As a kind of pay-it-forward, my gift giver inspired me to go out and get some extra bits and pieces for my gift recipient. After seeing some of the amazing stuff you can get in the US, I doubt anything I sent can match the interesting things you get over there!