Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by thepasswordis on Friday June 03, 2022 @05:27PM
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Trader joes is basically just a larger version of the "grocery" aisle at a drug store wrapped up in some nice marketing. Hard pass.
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Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by astrange on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:15PM
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I think of it as the place to get frozen Indian food and salad kits. Do drugstores have those?
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by thepasswordis on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:48PM
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Yeah, usually (at least the ones near me). There's usually a freezer section with stuff like that in it.
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by floren on Friday June 03, 2022 @05:30PM
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Trader Joe's originated as a spin-off of the Rexall drugstore chain, so you're closer than you think.
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by dhosek on Friday June 03, 2022 @10:46PM
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I don't know where you get that from, but, um, no. Not remotely true.
Re:Americans are poorly served by their grocery stores
by floren on Saturday June 04, 2022 @01:34AM
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From Wikipedia:
> Also in 1958, Rexall employee Joe Coulombe was asked to test the launch of Pronto Markets, a store brand to compete against 7-Eleven. After running six Pronto Markets in the Los Angeles area, Rexall asked Coulombe to close them down. Coulombe decided to buy them out instead, and eventually renamed the chain "Trader Joe's".