• Buying in bulk, Trader Joe's, Costco

  • Apr 18 2025
  • Length: 1 hr
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Buying in bulk, Trader Joe's, Costco

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  • What do we buy? And what does that say about us?

    • Emily Mester examines what happens when consumption begins to consume you
    • Journalist Ada Tseng visits Costco twice a week for gas, deals, and hidden Asian treasures
    • Benjamin Lorr explores how the sliding doors at American grocery stores stay open
    • Patty Civalleri tells us about the man who created Trader Joe's, which started in Pasadena in 1967
    • Gustavo Arellano recalls the legacy of Frieda Caplan, who introduced Angelenos to all sorts of exotic produce
    • LA transplant Vanessa Anderson, aka The Grocery Goblin on Tiktok, documents the city by visiting its markets.

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