"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 21:44:35 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>I took my friend shopping yesterday to a Fred Meyer that was just
>>remodeled.
>>For those not familiar with Fred Meyer, they are one of those stores that
>>sells most everything. They recently began selling some items online. This
>>particular store said the remodel was so they could sell a greater variety
>>of of food but they had to cut back on other things.
>>
>>The new layout makes no sense. The entire back of the grocery section
>>zigzags around with things like meat and dairy products but there are odd,
>>free standing coolers of things like ham. Makes it super hard to find
>>stuff.
>>Even the produce section has a weird layout.
>>
>>But the weirdest thing was the sign overhead telling us that the boxed
>>meal
>>kits were there. Say what? I had to peek because it clearly wasn't stuff
>>like Blue Apron as it wasn't a refrigerated aisle. What they meant was
>>boxed
>>mac and cheese, Hamburger Helper and things of that ilk.
>>
>>My friend doesn't cook. She can make a few things like pot roast but would
>>be totally lost without things like seasoning packets and she thinks stuff
>>like Hamburger Helper are the way to go. I don't get it. If you want
>>something *like* Hamburger Helper, it's easy enough to do from scratch. I
>>just can't see the need for such things.
>
> That isn't what there main site says. This is what they are promoting
> https://www.fredmeyer.com/search?query=%20meal%20kits
> No Hamburger Helper or Kraft Mac and Cheese

Not sure what you were trying to post but nothing came up. There was a "Home
Chef" listed to the left but no products. As I said... This was not a
refrigerated aisle.