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Old 06-02-2014, 10:13 PM   #5482
Flint
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Originally Posted by Lamplighter View Post
In our area, Albertson's seems to have been bought out recently,
and the new managment knows exactly what you want/need.

They are moving to one size of one brand of one kind of food item
in one spot on one shelf in one section in one aisle of every store.

Fortunately, you can still choose whichever parking space you want.
This is the European style grocery, before I left Texas there was a chain of them--forget the name--taking over territory. A low-cost alternative where you have fewer alternatives. Purchasing and inventory control efficiency allow them to save tons of operational costs. And if you want a can of beans, here the fuck they are--what? You wanted a different color label? lol
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