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Article #21274Re: Why is food here so expensive?
From: Steve Snyder
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 22:15
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 22:15
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In article <49862@mimsy.umd.edu> terry@mimsy.umd.edu (Terry Gaasterland) writes: > >Then there are the shoppers clubs like Pace Warehouse in Laurel. >If you are a member, you get 5% off of the already minimal prices. >I don't know if there is one in the Virginia area. There's also > You might try The Price Club on West Ox Rd. near Lee Hwy (Rt 29) just west of Fairfax City. It's similar to Pace Warehouse. > >You can get good deals on ethnic foods like pita bread and cheeses >(and peripherally ethic ingredients, like fresh cilantro) at stores >like the Americana Groceries on University Blvd in College Park and >off of Piney Branch Rd. in Takoma Park. The Indian, Chinese, Korean, >Vietnamese, and Caribbean stores are definitely worth checking out. >Spices and sauces are much cheaper there -- and more interesting, too. > >If you've never visited some of the ethnic groceries around, it's >worth a trip to the College Park area to make the rounds of a few. > Closer to Rosslyn, there are a number of ethnic restaurants and groceries (especially Asian) on Wilson Blvd near the Clarendon Metro, some by Ballston and Columbia Pike in Arlington, and also in Falls Church. -Steve-
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10fa94,60bbba4e43a3bcb6 X-Google-Attributes: gid10fa94,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-02-26 17:10:56 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!seismo!rsg1.er.usgs.gov!sunai.er.usgs.gov!ssnyder From: ssnyder@sunai.er.usgs.gov (Steve Snyder) Newsgroups: dc.dining Subject: Re: Why is food here so expensive? Message-ID: <1992Feb26.221527.16612@rsg1.er.usgs.gov> Date: 26 Feb 92 22:15:27 GMT References: <BK8xAM.Ayz@world.std.com> <49862@mimsy.umd.edu> Sender: news@rsg1.er.usgs.gov Distribution: dc Organization: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston VA Lines: 25