The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.

<https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2024/03/07/aldi-completes-acquisition-winn-dixie-owner-southeastern-grocers/?fbclid=IwAR1kVz-WUbLQGPqjA_5Sn_2LlWPeE1nqiRBXcw--0kr0fkmC0HxKzMZyavU>

On 3/13/2024 11:02 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>
> <https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2024/03/07/aldi-completes-acquisition-winn-dixie-owner-southeastern-grocers/?fbclid=IwAR1kVz-WUbLQGPqjA_5Sn_2LlWPeE1nqiRBXcw--0kr0fkmC0HxKzMZyavU>

Ah, yes. It is a good idea to have our food distribution controlled by
foreign companies.

Aldi said they were going to add 800 stores in the US, that may be part
of it. Winn has 546 stores, mostly in Florida.

We had a Winn Dixie here 40+ years ago and then an Albertson's much
later and each only survived a few years. I guess they couldn't compete
with Kroger, but we enjoyed shopping at W.D. and my mother especially
did when they'd have a canned goods sale. Albertson's was nice, too.

S Viemeister wrote :

> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.

Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.

The press release from Aldi
https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf

What's worth buying at Aldi?
https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites

Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores. After a
trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
experience).

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On 13/03/2024 16:37, heyjoe wrote:
> S Viemeister wrote :
>
>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>
> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.
>
> The press release from Aldi
> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>

What hadn't known, until I heard about the Winn Dixie deal, was that the
other half of Aldi (Aldi Nord), also owns Trader Joe's.

heyjoe wrote:

> S Viemeister wrote :

>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.

> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.

> The press release from Aldi
> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf

> What's worth buying at Aldi?
> https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites

> Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores. After a
> trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
> many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
> entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
> experience).

Whole Foods is offered "down - sized" stores in cities:

https://www.grocerydive.com/news/whole-foods-debut-new-small-format-stores-Amazon-grocery/709183/

Whole Foods to debut new small-format stores

The Amazon-owned grocer’s Whole Foods Market Daily Shop concept aims to offer urban residents a scaled-down shopping experience.

Published March 4, 2024

"Dive Brief:

Whole Foods Market announced Monday it is debuting a new small-format store aimed at providing urban neighborhood residents with a quick, convenient shopping experience.

The first Whole Foods Market Daily Shop will launch in New York City and the specialty grocer plans to bring the format to other cities across the country.

The new store concept builds on Amazon’s efforts to revive its grocery business after beginning to revamp Amazon Fresh locations last summer.

Dive Insight:

Several years after shuttering its 365 store concept, Whole Foods is taking another crack at small-format grocery stores.

Whole Foods Market Daily Shops will range between 7,000 and 14,000 square feet, about a quarter to half the size of Whole Foods’ traditional 40,000 square foot stores. The new concept will offer grab-and-go meal and snack options as well as grocery essentials, according to an emailed press release.

The smaller locations will also house produce, meat and seafood, bread, alcohol, supplements, local products and Whole Foods’ 365 private brand products. The Manhattan location opening this year will also offer Juice & Java coffee, tea, fresh pressed juices, sandwiches, soups and desserts.

The first small-format location is slated to open later this year on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 1175 Third Ave. Whole Foods noted that these new format locations will not replace the grocer’s traditional store format. Bloomberg reported the specialty grocer has signed five New York City leases for the concept.

Whole Foods Market Daily Shops will also be equipped with Amazon One, Amazon’s palm payment service, at self-checkout kiosks as well as at traditional checkout counters, a spokesperson for the grocer confirmed via email.

Whole Foods previously unveiled a small-store concept with the lower-priced 365 store format in 2015. While it looked like it would continue to expand the concept after the Amazon acquisition in 2017, the grocer shuttered the format in early 2019.

Amazon is picking up momentum with its grocery business. In August, the company announced significant changes to Amazon Fresh, including a new store format and expanded online access..."

--
GM

On 3/13/2024 12:42 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> On 13/03/2024 16:37, heyjoe wrote:
>> S Viemeister wrote :
>>
>>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>>
>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC.  Thanks for the heads up.
>>
>> The press release from Aldi
>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>
>
> What hadn't known, until I heard about the Winn Dixie deal, was that the
> other half of Aldi (Aldi Nord), also owns Trader Joe's.

Who owns your grocery store, this time with the site info

https://grocerystory.coop/who-owns-your-grocery-store

On 2024-03-13, heyjoe <address@is.invalid> wrote:
> S Viemeister wrote :
>
>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>
> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.
>
> The press release from Aldi
> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>
> What's worth buying at Aldi?
> https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites
>
> Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores. After a
> trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
> many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
> entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
> experience).

Kroger wouldn't be my first choice, but Aldi is just... weak. Nothing
there I want to buy. I don't buy much processed food and I'm extremely
picky about meat and produce. I feel the same way about Trader Joe's.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2024-03-13, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
> On 3/13/2024 12:42 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>> On 13/03/2024 16:37, heyjoe wrote:
>>> S Viemeister wrote :
>>>
>>>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>>>
>>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC.  Thanks for the heads up.
>>>
>>> The press release from Aldi
>>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>>
>>
>> What hadn't known, until I heard about the Winn Dixie deal, was that the
>> other half of Aldi (Aldi Nord), also owns Trader Joe's.
>
>
> Who owns your grocery store, this time with the site info
>
> https://grocerystory.coop/who-owns-your-grocery-store

Frank and Doug Meijer own my grocery store.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 2024-03-13 11:27 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-03-13, Ed P <esp@snet.xxx> wrote:
>> On 3/13/2024 12:42 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
>>> On 13/03/2024 16:37, heyjoe wrote:
>>>> S Viemeister wrote :
>>>>
>>>>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>>>>
>>>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>>>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC.  Thanks for the heads up.
>>>>
>>>> The press release from Aldi
>>>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>>>
>>>
>>> What hadn't known, until I heard about the Winn Dixie deal, was that the
>>> other half of Aldi (Aldi Nord), also owns Trader Joe's.
>>
>>
>> Who owns your grocery store, this time with the site info
>>
>> https://grocerystory.coop/who-owns-your-grocery-store
>
> Frank and Doug Meijer own my grocery store.
>
I'm a part owner of mine, along with several thousand others - the
Calgary Co-Op:-)

On 13 Mar 2024 17:23:37 GMT, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>
wrote:

>On 2024-03-13, heyjoe <address@is.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.
>>
>> The press release from Aldi
>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>
>> What's worth buying at Aldi?
>> https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites
>>
>> Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores. After a
>> trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
>> many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
>> entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
>> experience).
>
>Kroger wouldn't be my first choice, but Aldi is just... weak. Nothing
>there I want to buy. I don't buy much processed food and I'm extremely
>picky about meat and produce. I feel the same way about Trader Joe's.

Aldi here is good for vegetables, coffee, hummus, liquor, organic
canned beans, peanut butter and quite a lot more.

On 3/13/2024 11:35 AM, Ed P wrote:
> On 3/13/2024 11:02 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>>
>> <https://www.fox10tv.com/video/2024/03/07/aldi-completes-acquisition-winn-dixie-owner-southeastern-grocers/?fbclid=IwAR1kVz-WUbLQGPqjA_5Sn_2LlWPeE1nqiRBXcw--0kr0fkmC0HxKzMZyavU>
>
> Ah, yes.  It is a good idea to have our food distribution controlled by
> foreign companies.
>
> Aldi said they were going to add 800 stores in the US, that may be part
> of it. Winn has 546 stores, mostly in Florida.

I haven't seen a Winn Dixie store in decades. When my parents first
moved to this part of SC there used to be a Winn Dixie in what is the
old Publix location. Now they're building a Harris-Teeter on that spot.

Jill

On 3/13/2024 12:15 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
> We had a Winn Dixie here 40+ years ago and then an Albertson's much
> later and each only survived a few years.  I guess they couldn't compete
> with Kroger, but we enjoyed shopping at W.D. and my mother especially
> did when they'd have a canned goods sale.  Albertson's was nice, too.

I'm trying to think of all the supermarkets I had to choose from when I
still lived in west TN. There was no Winn Dixie but there was an
Albertson's and then I think it was taken over by Schnuck's. There was
a Kroger, but it was not conveniently located and they required that
loyalty card thing (which you know I dislike) to get sale prices on
anything.

Big Star. Giant. Those go way back to the 1980's when they were still
giving out gold stamps with purchases you could paste into booklets;
fill enough booklets, buy stuff free from a catalog. There was actually
a little store near where I worked back then that offered merchandise
for those stamp books. I recall buying an electric hedge trimmer using
booklets of gold stamps. :)

Jill

On 3/13/2024 1:23 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-03-13, heyjoe <address@is.invalid> wrote:
>> S Viemeister wrote :
>>
>>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>>
>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.
>>
>> The press release from Aldi
>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>
>> What's worth buying at Aldi?
>> https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites
>>
>> Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores. After a
>> trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
>> many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
>> entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
>> experience).
>
> Kroger wouldn't be my first choice, but Aldi is just... weak. Nothing
> there I want to buy. I don't buy much processed food and I'm extremely
> picky about meat and produce. I feel the same way about Trader Joe's.
>
I recently posted about an Aldi coming to Beaufort. I doubt I'll be
driving across town to shop there.

Jill

jmcquown wrote:

> On 3/13/2024 12:15 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>> We had a Winn Dixie here 40+ years ago and then an Albertson's much
>> later and each only survived a few years.  I guess they couldn't compete
>> with Kroger, but we enjoyed shopping at W.D. and my mother especially
>> did when they'd have a canned goods sale.  Albertson's was nice, too.

> I'm trying to think of all the supermarkets I had to choose from when I
> still lived in west TN. There was no Winn Dixie but there was an
> Albertson's and then I think it was taken over by Schnuck's. There was
> a Kroger, but it was not conveniently located and they required that
> loyalty card thing (which you know I dislike) to get sale prices on
> anything.

> Big Star. Giant. Those go way back to the 1980's when they were still
> giving out gold stamps with purchases you could paste into booklets;
> fill enough booklets, buy stuff free from a catalog. There was actually
> a little store near where I worked back then that offered merchandise
> for those stamp books. I recall buying an electric hedge trimmer using

> booklets of gold stamps. :)

Heh heh... "hedge trimmer"...

--
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On 2024-03-13, jmcquown <j_mcquown@comcast.net> wrote:

> Big Star. Giant. Those go way back to the 1980's when they were still
> giving out gold stamps with purchases you could paste into booklets;
> fill enough booklets, buy stuff free from a catalog. There was actually
> a little store near where I worked back then that offered merchandise
> for those stamp books. I recall buying an electric hedge trimmer using
> booklets of gold stamps. :)

Back in the Fifties, orange stamps were the stamp of choice in my town.
Fill out a book and get three bucks, cash. Mom gave me the stamps and I
did a lot of licking. Three bucks then is about thirty bucks now. I was
"doing something" in tall cotton when I got a book filled out.

leo

On 2024-03-13, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 13 Mar 2024 17:23:37 GMT, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>
> wrote:
>
>>On 2024-03-13, heyjoe <address@is.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.
>>>
>>> The press release from Aldi
>>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>>
>>> What's worth buying at Aldi?
>>> https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites
>>>
>>> Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores. After a
>>> trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
>>> many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
>>> entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
>>> experience).
>>
>>Kroger wouldn't be my first choice, but Aldi is just... weak. Nothing
>>there I want to buy. I don't buy much processed food and I'm extremely
>>picky about meat and produce. I feel the same way about Trader Joe's.
>
> Aldi here is good for vegetables, coffee, hummus, liquor, organic
> canned beans, peanut butter and quite a lot more.

Hey, U.S. Aldi shoppers... Does Aldi still shrink-wrap their
vegetables?

We mail-order our coffee from the roaster. Hummus is literally
everywhere. There are probably six different brands at my regular
grocery store. I don't buy liquor or organic beans. Jif peanut
butter is what we prefer.

--
Cindy Hamilton

On 13 Mar 2024 21:53:08 GMT, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>
wrote:

>On 2024-03-13, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>
>> Aldi here is good for vegetables, coffee, hummus, liquor, organic
>> canned beans, peanut butter and quite a lot more.
>
>Hey, U.S. Aldi shoppers... Does Aldi still shrink-wrap their
>vegetables?
>
>We mail-order our coffee from the roaster. Hummus is literally
>everywhere.

I like Aldi's hummus with roasted garlic.

>There are probably six different brands at my regular
>grocery store.

I only need one good brand. The one with roasted garlic.

>I don't buy liquor or organic beans.

That's ok. You don't have to buy everything we buy.

>Jif peanut butter is what we prefer.

It's got completely unnecessary additives. All you need is peanuts and
maybe a bit of salt. And it tastes great without all the gunk.

jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/13/2024 12:15 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>> We had a Winn Dixie here 40+ years ago and then an Albertson's much later
>> and each only survived a few years.  I guess they couldn't compete
>> with Kroger, but we enjoyed shopping at W.D. and my mother especially
>> did when they'd have a canned goods sale.  Albertson's was nice, too.
>
> I'm trying to think of all the supermarkets I had to choose from when I
> still lived in west TN.  There was no Winn Dixie but there was an
> Albertson's and then I think it was taken over by Schnuck's.  There was a
> Kroger, but it was not conveniently located and they required that loyalty
> card thing (which you know I dislike) to get sale prices on anything.
>
> Big Star.  Giant.  Those go way back to the 1980's when they were still
> giving out gold stamps with purchases you could paste into booklets; fill
> enough booklets, buy stuff free from a catalog.  There was actually a
> little store near where I worked back then that offered merchandise for
> those stamp books.  I recall buying an electric hedge trimmer using
> booklets of gold stamps. :)
>
> Jill

I really enjoy your majesty's posts, when you are just reminiscing about
the good old days, instead of hurling royal insults.

Thank you, your highness!

jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/13/2024 1:23 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-03-13, heyjoe <address@is.invalid> wrote:
>>> S Viemeister wrote :
>>>
>>>> The parent company of Winn Dixie, has just been purchased by ALDI.
>>>
>>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC.  Thanks for the heads up.
>>>
>>> The press release from Aldi
>>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>> What's worth buying at Aldi?
>>> https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites
>>>
>>> Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores.  After a
>>> trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
>>> many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
>>> entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
>>> experience).
>>
>> Kroger wouldn't be my first choice, but Aldi is just... weak.  Nothing
>> there I want to buy.  I don't buy much processed food and I'm extremely
>> picky about meat and produce.  I feel the same way about Trader Joe's.
>>
> I recently posted about an Aldi coming to Beaufort.  I doubt I'll be
> driving across town to shop there.
>
> Jill

Yes indeed. There is no reason for your majesty to patronize any grocery
store other than publix.

They have served your highness well for nearly a century.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-03-13, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> On 13 Mar 2024 17:23:37 GMT, Cindy Hamilton <hamilton@invalid.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2024-03-13, heyjoe <address@is.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Unlike the Kroger/Albertson merger, this has been pretty low key.
>>>> Wouldn't have known about it, if not for RFC. Thanks for the heads up.
>>>>
>>>> The press release from Aldi
>>>> https://corporate.aldi.us/fileadmin/fm-dam/newsroom/Press_Releases/ALDI_Growth_800_Stores_Announcement/americas-low-price-leader-aldi-expands-footprint-nationwide-with-800-new-stores-by-the-end-of-2028.pdf
>>>>
>>>> What's worth buying at Aldi?
>>>> https://progressivegrocer.com/aldi-customers-choose-2023-fan-favorites
>>>>
>>>> Got to admit, they pack a lot of stuff in their small stores. After a
>>>> trip to Aldi, it seems to take forever to get stuff at the Krogers (too
>>>> many expensive choices, too much floor space, parking too far from the
>>>> entrance, not enough checkers - in general, not a happy shopping
>>>> experience).
>>>
>>> Kroger wouldn't be my first choice, but Aldi is just... weak. Nothing
>>> there I want to buy. I don't buy much processed food and I'm extremely
>>> picky about meat and produce. I feel the same way about Trader Joe's.
>>
>> Aldi here is good for vegetables, coffee, hummus, liquor, organic
>> canned beans, peanut butter and quite a lot more.
>
> Hey, U.S. Aldi shoppers... Does Aldi still shrink-wrap their
> vegetables?
>
> We mail-order our coffee from the roaster. Hummus is literally
> everywhere. There are probably six different brands at my regular
> grocery store. I don't buy liquor or organic beans. Jif peanut
> butter is what we prefer.
>

You can probably buy all that shit at wal mart.

Except for the fancy coffee.

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Hey, U.S. Aldi shoppers... Does Aldi still shrink-wrap their
> vegetables?

I've never seen any vegetables shrink wrapped at the Aldi's I've
shopped at.

Leonard Blaisdell wrote:

> Back in the Fifties, orange stamps were the stamp of choice in my town.
> Fill out a book and get three bucks, cash. Mom gave me the stamps and I
> did a lot of licking. Three bucks then is about thirty bucks now. I was
> "doing something" in tall cotton when I got a book filled out.

> leo

When I was a teenager our next-door neighbor was a rabid Top Value (yellow)
stamp collector/licker. He had enough books saved that he turned the books
in a for a 1969 Malibu. Blue with a black vinyl top.

ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
> Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
>
>> Back in the Fifties, orange stamps were the stamp of choice in my town.
>> Fill out a book and get three bucks, cash. Mom gave me the stamps and I
>> did a lot of licking. Three bucks then is about thirty bucks now. I was
>> "doing something" in tall cotton when I got a book filled out.
>
>> leo
>
> When I was a teenager our next-door neighbor was a rabid Top Value (yellow)
> stamp collector/licker.  He had enough books saved that he turned the books
> in a for a 1969 Malibu.  Blue with a black vinyl top.

Damn, those cars probably cost about $3000, so must have been a shitload of
stamps.

On Wed, 13 Mar 2024 23:47:43 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
(ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

>Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Hey, U.S. Aldi shoppers... Does Aldi still shrink-wrap their
>> vegetables?
>
>I've never seen any vegetables shrink wrapped at the Aldi's I've
>shopped at.

Cindy keeps looking and looking for a reason not to go to Aldi. Let me
help her: That coin that you have to put in the shopping cart!