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Nov 2024
24m 19s

Dylan's Supermarket Cold Case

Hyperfixed & Radiotopia
About this episode

On this episode, Dylan is concerned about something going on at the grocery store, but he's not quite sure how concerned he should be. That's where we step in.

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LINKS:

Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe Podcast

Paco Underhill's Why we Buy: The Science of Shopping

Jamie Loftus's 16 Minute Podcast


If you would like to call your grocery store about the energy they're wasting

Contact Walmart (and Sam's Club)

Contact Costco

Contact Kroger

(they also own: Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Food 4 Less, Foods Co, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, Jay C Food Store, King Soopers, Mariano’s, Metro Market, Pay-Less Super Markets, Pick’n Save, QFC, Ralphs, Ruler, Smith’s Food and Drug)

Contact Albertsons

(they also own: Safeway, Vons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw's, Acme, Tom Thumb, Randalls, United Supermarkets, Pavilions, Star Market, Haggen, Carrs, Kings Food Markets, and Balducci's Food Lovers)

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