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sonovebitch@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

What common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?

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What common grocery item(s) is it absolutely fine to buy the cheap/unbranded version of?

sonovebitch@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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    1 year ago

    Potato.

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      I told Latvian cousin to buy store brand potato. He laugh, I laugh. There is no store.

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        Is this like a Borat joke? Why Latvia? Latvia isn’t underdeveloped or something.

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          Why Latvia? Is Joke?

          No comrade, is meme.

          Latvian no like meme, cannot eat.

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          https://www.chrisconnollyonline.com/2013/04/195-history-and-origins-of-latvian-jokes.html

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            Thanks. Mainly I was wondering ‘why Latvia’?

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          Is joke. There is no potato.

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      Why buy potato with name?

      Potato already have name: Potato.

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        I once buy brand name potato.

        I kid, I am poor and store no have potato.

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          What is store, comrade?

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