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They do, but they don’t carry the mainstream versions of things: GUS soda instead of Coke/Pepsi. Cape Cod snacks instead of Doritoes.

The thing I hate is they don’t carry regular Aspirin or Tylenol, Nyquil (your usual and basic over the counter medicines) instead they carry ‘homeopathic’ whatever useless ‘natural’ ‘medicines’ & ‘supplements’

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Those aisles along with clothing are really the most useless ones in the stores I've been to. Can't imagine people really buy that stuff.

Amazon has a big opportunity there as well. They've just started their vitamin Solimo brand which is actually decent, and private-labelling generic drugs is just easy money for most retailers.

The fact they sell and promote that garbage is far more telling of their corporate values than avoiding HFCS, IMHO.

There’s probably quite a bit of overlap between people who buy placebos and are into the organic/nonGMO marketing.

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