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Default Three pleasant surprises at Trader Joe's

The Ranger wrote:
>
> I believe Thrifty Drugs was across the street in Westgate Mall, down by the
> Montgomery Wards anchor. Smart & Final was filling a portion of the Liquor
> Barn stop, which is now PW. <sigh> I wish someone had snapped a picture of
> that combined strip mall. Westgate West and West Valley malls were WAY
> different after Bob's Big Boy closed and they leveled almost everything
> giving the entire area its much-needed facelift.


Ah, yes. I think it might still be there.

I think I got confused because, as I recall,
Payless had doughnuts for a nickel. Another
fine idea for drawing in customers with
children.

And now, as an adult, Trader Joe's is reeling me
in with free samples and coffee. It's amazing
how cheaply I can be bought. :-)