This is downright unamerican...

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ClearwaterVol said:
Not common ownership. One brother owns Aldi and the other Trader Joes. They just made a deal with each other on how to divide the globe.
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There are both stores in American markets. They're not all that similar, either. So that seems to have gone by the wayside.
 
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Hunerwadel said:
As dollar stores sweep across America, they are facing growing scrutiny from opponents who argue that discount chains stifle local competition and limit poor communities' access to healthy food.


But there are no poor communities in this Trumpian utopia.
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That is moronic. Poor people have access to healthy food, but they are poor, so they can't buy it.
 
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Smokey'sHandler said:
I got to visit Asheville for the first time earlier this year and overall liked it. The downtown area was pretty cool with some good bar scenes and decent food. I say decent because I only spent one night down there and the food I got was nothing special so there may be some better places around there that I didn't get a chance to experience.

I was highly disappointed with their beer though. I have heard for years about how good the craft beer scene is there but all I could find was high gravity beers, blondes and IPAs. Not a fan of IPAs and the others I can only handle about 1 or 2. We did go to 6 places so I think I got a good flavor for what they had. We did go into an underground English pub that did have a good beer on tap.
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I had to google "high gravity beer". Anyway, I actually enjoy IPA's but it does seem like that with the explosion of craft beer in recent years that everyone tries to "out hop" the other guy. I like a hoppy beer but they tend to go overboard. Sorry, I digress......back to politics.
 
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I love how this thread has become about Asheville's beer scene and trader Joe's.
 
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It’s pretty remarkable that people would cheer denying choice to consumers under the guise of knowing what’s best for them. They’d rather someone have no shopping choice as opposed to one they don’t agree with.
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
It’s pretty remarkable that people would cheer denying choice to consumers under the guise of knowing what’s best for them. They’d rather someone have no shopping choice as opposed to one they don’t agree with.
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Do you feel the same about zoning? That denies people choice. I don't think many people particularly find Houston beautiful (the only major city with no zoning).
 
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evillawyer said:
I love how this thread has become about Asheville's beer scene and trader Joe's.
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When I was in the Air Force our trips to Asheville were nick named Assville..and not for the hot chicks. Place was a disaster. Late 90's..
 
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FLVOL_79 said:
When I was in the Air Force our trips to Asheville were nick named Assville..and not for the hot chicks. Place was a disaster. Late 90's..
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Amazing what some liberal trustafarians can do to revitalize a city.
 
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The Dollar stores aren't really that much cheaper than Walmart. They are essentially selling a smaller quantity of the same product at basically the same price per weight. In fact if you bust out a little math while walking around a Dollar store some items can be more expensive by weight than Walmart.
 
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Coug said:
The Dollar stores aren't really that much cheaper than Walmart. They are essentially selling smaller quantity of the same product at basically the same price per weight. In fact in if you bust out a little math while walking around a Dollar store some items can be more expensive by weight than Walmart.
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The clientele of DG is better than that of Walmart.
 
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Coug said:
The Dollar stores aren't really that much cheaper than Walmart. They are essentially selling smaller quantity of the same product at basically the same price per weight. In fact in if you bust out a little math while walking around a Dollar store some items can be more expensive by weight than Walmart.
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I think the attraction of a DG versus a larger retailer is that DG is generally easier to get in and out of and are usually closer to home.
 
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DancingOutlaw said:
It’s pretty remarkable that people would cheer denying choice to consumers under the guise of knowing what’s best for them. They’d rather someone have no shopping choice as opposed to one they don’t agree with.
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How much do you think the status quo is customer-demanded and how much do you think is the consequence of business decisions?

Do you think the people living where there are no grocery stores like it that way?
 
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