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Default LA Times Article - Gourmet Eating for Less

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:53:15 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:38:38 +0200, "Giusi" >
>wrote:
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>>They've recently added a service meat counter and a glass wall into the work
>>area. When you ask for something, you can see them bring the quarter out of
>>the cooler and start cutting. The nice thing is the meat doesnėt cost more
>>although what they are showing may be more luxurious cuts or seasoned and
>>tied, etc. Butcher shops are still a threat here and the SMs try to give
>>you the same image. We have dozens of butchers in my city.
>>

>
>probably a worthy trade-off. honest-to-god butcher shops are becoming
>pretty rare in the u.s.
>


Once they run the real butchers out of business, they'll be free to
switch to American style no service counters.


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