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Subject: Re: Shitty exchange rate, any place in europe worth visiting? Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:40:23 -0700



JohnT wrote:
> "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote in message
> news:g65b0g01tjm@news1.newsguy.com...
>
>> In the U.S. we have a chain of markets called "Trader Joe's" (which
>> began life as a cut-rate "health food" and imported specialty grocer
>> in Southern California). Their prices for things like imported cheese
>> have skyrocketed a bit the past year or so (due to the declining
>> dollar), but they also feature imported wine and beer from smaller
>> European wineries and breweries (as well as from many of the smaller
>> California vineyards and U.S. micro-breweries). I'm no connoisseur of
>> such things, but friends who are tell me the selections are quite
>> impressive (and a lot less expensive than in mainstream liquor stores).
>
> Trader Joes was founded by (and I think is still owned by) a member of
> the family which founded Aldi, the German supermarket chain.

Actually, Joe Colombe (sp?) sold his interest to a larger company quite
a few years ago. Part of the deal was that he would continue at the
helm for x number of years, but that time has long expired. (In fact, I
seem to remember he died.) He and his wife were very generous patrons
of Los Angeles Opera, so I attended a couple of fund-raiser teas in
their home.

> I have
> visited Trader Joes several times in California and find that they have
> a reasonable selection of (mainly Californian) wines and a very small
> selection of American "craft beers" and some European beers in bottles.
> The Store isn't at all bad (much better than Fresh & Easy)

I'm not familiar with them - are they in the U.S.?

but a good
> British Supermarket such as Sainsburys or Waitrose would have a much
> wider selection.

I've only visited Sainsbury's once (when I was staying with a friend in
London), but I have to agree they offer a far more cosmopolitan choice
of merchandise than most U.S. supermarkets!

>

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