• fox2263
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    4412 days ago

    Once upon a time in England we had “No Frills” which was basically exactly that

      • fox2263
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        2912 days ago

        When I was poor and unemployed in the distant past, I sustained myself on Tesco value pasta at 13p a bag.

        • @tetris11@lemmy.ml
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          1112 days ago

          I remember their orange juice being so thick and rich for something like 30p per litre. The richer parents bought the brands with pulp

      • MrsDoyle
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        211 days ago

        Now they dress it up with fake farm and deli names. “Creamfields”, “Hearty Food Co”, “Boswell Farms”. I am not fooled!

    • @ohshit604@sh.itjust.works
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      12 days ago

      Canada still has No Frills, at least In British Columbia. They essentially get the leftovers the big-box stores don’t want.