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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 5:29 pm
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Originally Posted by Fanjet
And what's odd is that they are now carry Trader Joe's products like iced tea, nuts, and dried fuits (all of which are cheaper than their American counterparts btw). I know the guy who founded TJ's was originally from Germany, but I just find it a little odd. Also, Real and Kaufland are really big-sized supermarkets in Germany. Kind of like mega-stores. Plus, they're a little bit cheaper than a Kaisers or Edeka/Reichelt.
should not be odd. two bros (at least one has now passed)owned Aldi;s or it's equivalent in germany. one owned north, one owned south. when aldi came to usa, one took east, one took west. one of the two has trader joe's in usa.
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