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Talk about sticker shock, check some of these unbelievable prices at a
grocery store in Canada's High Arctic!
Large jar Cheese Whiz $29.39
Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail $38.99
A total of 9 items shown in this CBC news report:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story...od-prices.html

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On Feb 10, 9:51*pm, Ross@home wrote:
> Talk about sticker shock, check some of these unbelievable prices at a
> grocery store in Canada's High Arctic!
> Large jar Cheese Whiz *$29.39
> Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail * $38.99
> A total of 9 items shown in this CBC news report:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story...c-bay-food-pri...


That's why I only eat seal and muskox while I'm there.

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On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 22:56:54 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
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> On Feb 10, 9:51*pm, Ross@home wrote:
> > Talk about sticker shock, check some of these unbelievable prices at a
> > grocery store in Canada's High Arctic!
> > Large jar Cheese Whiz *$29.39
> > Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail * $38.99
> > A total of 9 items shown in this CBC news report:http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story...c-bay-food-pri...

>
> That's why I only eat seal and muskox while I'm there.


You're a real locavore!

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<Ross@home> wrote in message
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> Talk about sticker shock, check some of these unbelievable prices at a
> grocery store in Canada's High Arctic!
> Large jar Cheese Whiz $29.39
> Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail $38.99
> A total of 9 items shown in this CBC news report:
> http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story...od-prices.html
>
> Ross.
>

There's obviously an opportunity for you to set up a company to transport
these things up there and undercut the competition!


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On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:51:11 -0500, Ross@home wrote:

>Talk about sticker shock, check some of these unbelievable prices at a
>grocery store in Canada's High Arctic!
>Large jar Cheese Whiz $29.39
>Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail $38.99
>A total of 9 items shown in this CBC news report:
>http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story...od-prices.html
>
>Ross.


Dare I ask the price for a can of SPAM?
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