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Are those nicknames for major retailers or are they knock offs themselves? After shopping at Wu-Mart in Beijing, I really can’t tell anymore.
> This is why we can't allow the concept of mom-and-pop shops to die off
In Beijing, I was much less likely to get scammed at Walmart or Carrefour than at the many local mom and pop shops.
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Are those nicknames for major retailers or are they knock offs themselves? After shopping at Wu-Mart in Beijing, I really can’t tell anymore.
> This is why we can't allow the concept of mom-and-pop shops to die off
In Beijing, I was much less likely to get scammed at Walmart or Carrefour than at the many local mom and pop shops.