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Tropicalsenior

When we moved to Costa Rica 34 years ago, if we wanted a product from the states, we had to go to a specialty store. And they were super expensive. Today, I would estimate that 30% of the products on the grocery stores are from the states or from Europe. I can't even estimate the amount of products that are US copycats. And many of the copycats are more expensive than the imported products. A recent example that I saw was 12 oz of Walmart brand bacon for $8. A comparable brand of Costa Rican bacon was about $13. A package of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese was about $1.10. A comparable brand of the Costa Rican copycat, which I have to admit is delicious and much better, is about $2.

 

Editing note:

When I dictated this, instead of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese it came up with crapped macaroni and cheese which I thought was quite appropriate.

Tropicalsenior

When we moved to Costa Rica 34 years ago, if we wanted a product from the states, we had to go to a specialty store. And they were super expensive. Today, I would estimate that 30% of the products on the grocery stores are from the states or from Europe. I can't even estimate the amount of products that are US copycats. And many of the copycats are more expensive than the imported products. A recent example that I saw was 12 oz of Walmart brand bacon for $8. A comparable brand of Costa Rican bacon was about $13. A package of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese was about $1.10. A comparable brand of the Costa Rican copycat, which I have to admit is delicious and much better, is about $2.

Tropicalsenior

When we moved to Costa Rica 34 years ago, if we wanted a product from the states, we had to go to a specialty store. And they were super expensive. Today, I would estimate that 30% of the products on the grocery stores are from the states or from Europe. I can't even estimate the amount of products that are US copycats. And many of the copycats are more expensive than the imported products. A recent example that I saw was 12 oz of Walmart brand bacon for $8. A comparable brand of Costa Rican bacon was about $13. A package of crapped macaroni and cheese was about $1.10. A comparable brand of the Costa Rican copycat, which I have to admit is delicious and much better, is about $2.

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