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Re: Why is food here so expensive?

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From: Steve Snyder
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1992 22:15
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In article <49862@mimsy.umd.edu> terry@mimsy.umd.edu (Terry Gaasterland) writes:
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>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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