Often, a major highlight of a visit American olim make to The Old Country is the shopping. While on a recent trip back to the States, just for fun, I took some photos of a handful of shopping opportunities that caught my eye. As a contrast to the
Only in Israel pictures new olim take and post on Facebook, here are some items that are, one hopes,
Only in America.
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The Freshpet Select brand makes tubes of slice and serve dog and cat food which stores sell to pet owners from a refrigerated case. |
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Which look suspiciously like slice and bake cookie dough. |
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As long as we're talking about food, did you know there are now approximately 17 different kinds of Ritz crackers available in your average American grocery store? | | | | |
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Here's a trend I totally missed. It's a bra that's labeled "Worn to be Seen!" So I guess it wouldn't be appropriate to call these new bras a form of underwear. |
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If you're looking for clothing decorated with crosses, an average American mall is definitely the place to go. Ha! Another trend I totally missed. | |
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I have to admit, this one was pretty cool, even though the photo is poor. It's a Travel Baby vending machine that sells things that shopping parents need for their babies - diapers, teething biscuits, baby snacks, wipes and such. |
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A grocery store in a Jewish community featured some Israeli imports on shelves labeled "A Taste of Israel". Doesn't it make ordinary Israeli groceries seem so exotic? |
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A different grocery store sells the scarves I can buy for 5 shekels at the shuk, individually wrapped, for $6.99. |
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Finally, for those who want to build a palace in the midst of a middle-class Jewish neighborhood of modest brick homes, here's a sample of what it might look like when you're done. |