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On 08/10/2012 6:45 PM, merryb wrote:

>> Curious thing about Bulk Barn customers. There are a lot of great deals
>> on baking supplies and many other things. A fair percentage of the
>> customers are buying food products. A lot of them are just buying
>> candy.... bags and bags and bags of candy.

>
> Wish there was a place like that around here, but our local Fred Meyer
> has quite a bit of bulk stuff.


Frankly, I am surprised that there is not. Canadian retailers tend to
follow the American lead. Perhaps American shoppers have more brand
loyalty <?>. Maybe they are more paranoid about product tampering <?>.