The shopper was amazed by one thing in particular (Image: Getty)
An American couldn’t believe what he discovered during his visit to one of the UK’s most popular . While at , or “Sains-berrys” as he liked to call it, Michael was blown away by something “next level” in British grocery stores.
Although the TikToker ‘Writings from Michael’ told his 79,700 subscribers he loved many things in the aisles, he was a fan of one thing in particular that may seem standard to a UK shopper. After investigating the price of fruit and vegetables, he stumbled upon the aisle of supermarket clothes, which seemed to surprise him. He exclaimed: “This is next level, y’all got clothes in the grocery store for the baby, men and women. Okay, almost like a one-stop shop. I’m loving this!”
Okay first time at Sainsbury’s grocery store. We were fans of waitrose wanted to see what this grocery store had to offer. Ready to try these pastries.?????? I’ll be posting vids from the trip.
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He was also surprised to find an informal sign in the supermarket, shortening fruit and vegetables to “fruit and veg”.
His reaction suggested it may not be as common across the pond: “Ooh starting off with the fruit and veg, I like that. Fruit and veg, I like the abbreviation.”
After comparing a few items on price, he also found that a few items were comparable in price, such as £1.30 for broccoli and 75p for avocados, which he said are about a dollar in the
At the end of the tour he concluded: “I like what I see so far y’all.”
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American and tend to sell different products because of differing food guidelines, meaning that some ingredients or claims on food packaging cannot be sold in the UK that are allowed in the US.
For example, the UK has banned azodicarbonamide (ADA), an additive commonly used in bread products in the US.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) requires food additives to be approved before use.