British Couple Reacts to 5 Ways British and American Grocery Stores Are Very Different
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Don’t worry guys, the second pair of earphones are on the way 😅
Haha no worries. Generic reactions don't necessarily require multiple headphones. You only need separate headphones if he starts having you react to groups like Pentatonix or Home Free.
If it music videos reaction Mille that when two headphones are needed.
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@@millie0804 The reason stores just don’t add the tax directly to the item on the shelf is because sales tax can vary from state to state and city to city. There’s no one set tax. Hope that clears that up for you. 😊
@@millie0804 To add a bit to what @Tonia Elkins said: My hometown is a perfect example of this. The city literally straddles the state line, and therefore also the line between two different counties. "State Line Avenue" is _literally_ the state line. If you're going south on State Line, you're in Bowie County, Texas; if you're going north on State Line, you're in Miller County, Arkansas. There is a 2% difference in the sales tax, so you can literally pay 2% more for the same item just by walking to a shop on the other side of the street!
On the Texas side, sales tax is (currently) 8.25%, which breaks down to 1.5% for the city of Texarkana, Texas, 0.5% for Bowie County, and 6.25% for the state of Texas. On the Arkansas side, sales tax is 10.25%, which breaks down to 2.5% for the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, 1.25% for Miller County, and 6.5% for the state of Arkansas. (You may have noticed that even though we think of it as a single city, for administrative reasons it is counted as _two_ cities, each with their own government. So we have two street departments, two water departments, two police departments, etc.)
Furthermore, in Texas, groceries are exempt from sales taxes, except for candy and soda, for which you pay the full 8.25% sales tax. All drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter) are also exempt from sales tax in Texas. If you cross the street to Arkansas, however, groceries still receive 5.75% tax, _including_ candy and soda. Prescription drugs are still exempt from sales tax, but over-the-counter drugs are not, so you pay the full 10.25% sales tax for things like aspirin. Anyway, now you see why we don't add sales tax until you get to the checkout queue.
In America, usually groceries refers to food specifically whereas shopping could be anything from food, to clothes, to office supplies.
Yeah, I would never call Target a grocery store because 90% of the store is non grocery items. I will say I am going to Target for groceries if that's what I am doing, which is what I do most often because I can walk to Target in less than ten minutes and the nearest grocery store is about two miles away.
Correct! If I said to my husband “I’m doing the shopping” … he’d be like “what? Wait, what are you getting and why!?” (Lol- Because saying it that way sort of implies like I’m walking around a random store and throwing whatever in the world I want into the cart and racking up the bill to a super high number for no reason.)
Instead We say “I’m going grocery shopping babe” and that way we are all on the same page.
@@forwardlove9390 Yes!! This is likely much more of a predominantly american thing as well. The presumptive excessive spending at malls or department stores to the point that if we don't specify that it's for food only you will very likely lead to an immediate, unnecessary, long and potentially upsetting conversation that simply just saves time and drama by just saying grocery store. Sad but true.
Yup.
I think instead of saying I'm going to the shops, most Americans would replace shops with store. Like, "I'm going to the store. You need anything?"
@@aj897 yes true but there is usually a follow up question. "Which store/stores are you going to?"
You could still replace that with the British shop/shops and have the same sentence.
Which is why sometimes you’ll specify grocery store / grocery shopping/ grocery list to indicate it’s not shopping for clothes or whatever.
American (and Canadian) eggs must be refrigerated bc all eggs have to be thoroughly washed before they’re allowed to be sold. The washing is so thorough, that the natural coating is completely stripped off which makes the egg porous, so it needs to always be refrigerated..
Can’t speak to Canada but the reason for that in the US is due to corporate farming. The eggs are literally just covered in chicken feces. It’s a cover for abhorrent farming practices. Always buy pasture raised organic eggs.
@@FirstNameLastName-wt5to I've been in egg processing plants. The eggs where not that dirty coming in.very clean going out. We want them perfectly clean.
@@davidfryer9218 Eggs have a protective barrier. You don’t need to clean them. If you go to Europe, the eggs aren’t refrigerated and some will even have a small feather on them. They don’t need to be cleaned, pasteurized or refrigerated because they maintain the integrity of the egg. The taste of the eggs is completely different. They’re delicious. We destroy eggs here with awful practices. You can get close to European eggs by buying pasture raised eggs in the US. The best eggs are found at farmers markets or a neighbors yard. Unfortunately, corporate farms dictate everything here. The eggs shouldn’t be dirty at all when collected.
@@FirstNameLastName-wt5to I'm aware of that. Americans don't like anything at all on them.thay demand clean. Cleaning the eggs is required by law.thay have to be refrigerated after. I'm in my 60s. I've never seen any store in the United States selling eggs that are not refrigerated. Very few would buy them that way.
@@davidfryer9218 That’s corporate farming marketing. The cleaning rules were not demanded by the people. By creating these cleaning rules, corporate farms could carry on with disgusting practices. It’s cheaper to clean than farm cleanly in the first place. It’s simply not true that Americans wouldn’t buy eggs that aren’t refrigerated. We just don’t know any better because that’s how it’s always been. Americans think we need these cleaning processes because we have regulations that say they’re for our safety.
We actually say both supermarket and grocery store.
Oh wow there you go!
Agree... But I personally say grocery store..
Yeah. I find older folks saying super market
@@80sGamerLady I’m 30 and say it (as well as grocery store)
Think its regional. Grocery store for me here in midwest
I like the addition of Millie. She brings a very level energy to the team.
Thank you ❤️
@@millie0804 You both have a great personality and are a dashing young couple. But the poster is correct you add a wonderful, shall I say sweet aspect to the show. You guys are MUCH better as a team in my humble opinion.
You two are awesome! Thanks for sharing!
@millie. You are both awesome. I'm American and I wish I lived where yall do. I'm from tolono illinois. Find that on a map
@@millie0804 yep your great Millie!
In the US, groceries usually refers to food.
what else could groceries be ??????
We say both equally, grocery list/shopping list, grocery store/supermarket. Nobody's gonna look at you weird if you say one instead of the other, they're both used regularly.
I never knew that! Thanks :D
From what I've seen, grocery store is a more common thing to hear
@@l.t.1305 it depends what your talking about, Kroger or ALDI is a grocery store while Target and Walmart are definitely supermarkets
@@cheeseninja1115 This must be a regional difference. Where I'm from nobody would ever refer to Target or Walmart as a supermarket. The word Supermarket specifically refers to a large grocery store, hence the word Super-market.
And supermarket is (compared to grocery store) a newer term. Though not nearly as new as Target and Walmart selling groceries. A bit of a linguistic fossil, grocery store and supermarket became basically synonyms before our channel hosts here were born and there’s not really a neat term in general use that distinguishes a regular supermarket from a big box department store that is also a supermarket.
Sales tax is set by the states. Also some counties or cities might add to it. Also, some states don't add sales tax on food items
Texas doesn't tax grocery items.
Where I live sales tax is 10.5%, but if I go 2 towns north it's 8.5%. If I go to the California Oregon border it changes from 7.5% to 0% sales tax. It also gets more complicated than that because some places don't charge tax for certain items (like perishable food items) but others might add an extra recycling tax that's refundable for canned and bottled drinks.
That's the main reason we don't list it on the item, it would be super inconvenient for large chains, and even smaller stores that have more than one location. Everything would have to be tagged in each location, and the stores couldn't use a global/country wide system for their register prices.
@@DehydratedHumor and, actually, those "Recycling Taxes" are Deposits. You can get them back by turning in the Bottles/cans. In Oregon, it's ten cents each. So, even if you are recycling them locally, if you are not turning them in, you are throwing money away.
New York State does not tax food-BUT if food is sold ‘ready to eat’-like fast food places-that food is taxable. We also tax non-food items sold in grocery stores-detergent, etc. AND we finance schools etc with PROPERTY TAXES. All sales taxes in New York State are set by individual counties. We have 8% in our county (Broome County), and my son in Tioga County pays 7.5%!
Rhode Island doesn't tax food or medicine. And there's a week before school during which the tax on clothes is suspended.
I think we generally go to stores and shops, and preface it with the type. Grocery stores, hardware stores, electronics stores, super stores (Walmart has everything). Shops are usually specialized, and generally include implied services. Ice cream shops, tire shops, guitar shops, and the like.
Yes, that's my experience also.
Yes very true. In fact now we even drop the word store and just say I'm going to Walgreens or I'm going to Home Depot or John's meaning John's hardware store. It's like not using the word restaurant. We do not say I'm going to Applebee's restaurant or I'm going to Domino's Pizza the title of the business is enough. I'm going to Domino's or I'm going to Applebee's or I'm going to Stop & Shop which is a grocery store but we don't say grocery store unless were speaking generally in the beginning public conversation if someone asks where are you going we could reply I'm going to the grocery store and we leave it at that
I generally specify the name of the store/market I'm going to: Wallyworld (Wal-Mart), Price Chopper, name of bakery, meat market, etc. Clothing and accessory shops are specified by name also: Macy's, etc.
We say supermarket as well. A shop usually is associated with a small store, but not grocery related in the US.
As a child growing up in California I heard supermarkets more than grocery stores but lately, I hear grocery store more. Perhaps this is because of the introduction of stores much more "super" than supermarkets such Walmart, Cosco, Sam's Club, etc.
My experience here where I live here in California we use shop to mean a small mom and pop store or a small boutique. For example, I am a sneakerhead and I like to go to local boutiques that sell sneakers that you may not find at a chain mall sneaker store like Footlocker or Champs. I would call it a shop, not store. Same as a local non chain wine shop or flower shop. If it's a large chain, regardless of what they sell, we call it a store (e.g. Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Best Buy, Whole Foods, etc.)
Where I live, the grocery section of a Super Walmart is never as complete as my local grocery store such as Ingles or Publix. Most American grocery stores tend to put their produce up front or along the first aisle. IMO, it is because produce has a very short shelf life and therefore must be located near where the shopper first enters the store in order to move the products quickly.
Eggs that have been unwashed can sit on the counter because the "bloom" is intact keeping bacteria out. Once it has been washed they need to be refrigerated. (Chicken keeper ❤️🐔)
We should know that, we have 60 chickens and sell eggs 😅 thank you!
@@millie0804 So this youtube thing is just a side hustle from your day jobs selling eggs? Where the chickens at? I've never once heard clucking in the background. So many questions.
@@millie0804 you're welcome ☺️🐔 I love my chickens!! What breeds do you have? I have 7 different breeds; light brahma, delaware, buff orpington, black australorp, easter egger, olive egger, and golden sexlink.
@@millie0804 I’ve been wondering about yolks used for home made ice cream. Eggs should be pasteurized so how can you’re getting safe eggs?
Absolutely obsessed with the tag team reactions. You two make a great couple and are really fun and entertaining. I like the ability to waffle/banter and possibly catch something the other one didn't from the videos. Bringing Millie into the fold isn't something I ever knew we needed but I'm sure glad it's happened. Sending good vibes your way from the middle of America (Missouri). Can't wait to see what you two have in store for us in the future. Keep up the great work!
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Totally agree! She’s awesome 😊
@@TheBeesleys99 so....if you get Yorkshire pudding...is it just pudding from down the street?
Agree 100% Also hailing from missouri
dont think you know what tag team means lmao
It's funny that he seems to regard Wal-Mart as a grocery store. I know a lot of "super Wal-Marts" do have grocery stores and fast-food restaurants in them, but the rest of the store is a discount department store that sells clothing, household goods, school and office supplies, even small pets. Some Target stores offer similar items.
I kinda prefer Target, clothing section is usually better and customers too.
The Axe/Lynx thing is hilarious to me because Axe is seen as a very douchey thing here lol
We had a small family owned grocery store in the town where I lived when I was a child! My parents knew the owners and it had a warm cozy atmosphere to it!!! Sadly it went out of business when the larger grocery chains arrived!! I miss those neat little stores!!!
The US is so large that there are a lot of regional variations in terminology for things. Anyone is the US would know what you meant by "supermarket".
In the South we refer to grocery carts as buggies and every kind of soda, regardless of brand or flavor is a Coke. LOL!
@@Lucidleo-li8yu In my part of the Southern US, we can grocery "basket" a lot.
The USA doesn't have a national unitary government like most European countries. This is one of a few reasons why we don't have a VAT.
Most states have sales tax and that can vary between cities and counties as well.
The best way to think of the USA is to think of the EU. Each nation of the EU is like a state and their VAT varies between each nation.
The difference between VAT is that the tax has already been passed on to you with the price, where sales tax is directly applied at the point of purchase.
And done so for a reason as these sales taxes are tax deductible for the supermarket chains... Since they vary so much, to keep the IRS , state, and city tax collectors happy, they tabulate the varying sales taxes individually per sale...
When he talked about the wine/alcoholic beverage section, especially in the south, you will have an entire county where you cannot buy alcohol in a grocery store. If the county is "dry" , you cannot buy it anywhere, and it is not served in restaurants either. The sale of alcohol is strictly regulated. You must obtain a liquor licensed from the state to serve or sell alcohol.
I believe there are entire states where you can’t buy alcohol at the grocery store. Not just counties.
@@Badgerhollis there is not selling alcohol in grocery stores (dedicated booze stores only, per State law) and there's not selling booze at all (dry counties).
And in some states or cities you cannot buy alcohol of any kind on Sundays.
Crazily enough the Jack Daniels brewery is in Lynchburg County TN which is one of the dry counties
Tax divisions: federal, State, County, City or Village. So each can assess here own sales tax which makes sales tax vary even inside aan individual county depending upon an incorporated residence or non-incorporated residential area and the assessment of your village/town/city.
it also helps so companies can guarantee a "$5 pizza" all across the nation because the tax is afterwards
Oddly enough, there is no federal sales tax.
Also some things are taxed and sometimes are not taxed. Like soda is taxed and milk is not here in Florida. that can change depending where you buy things.
In Texas there is no sales tax on most grocery items…and most regions all over the US have large grocery stores in direct competition with Walmart. However Walmart is the place to go to pick up everything from bed linens to celery…lol! Of course most non grocery items are products of China🥲
There's no general Federal sales tax in the US. It's state, county and/or municipal governments that impose it. There are some items where federal taxes apply, like tobacco and gasoline, but for typical grocery store items, the sales tax is all levied at the state or local level. There is of course a federal income tax in the US as well as state income taxes in most, but not all states.
really like having her with you she adds to the vid and gives you someone to talk to LOL
I do love to talk so its great to have someone reply live ahah!
@@TheBeesleys99 and have someone to question or correct you along the way. hopefully no more TransAmerica for ya 😂
@@-EchoesIntoEternity- i hoped people forgot that ahahaha ffs
Down here, in South Georgia, we say, going to the store for everything. Like Coke is any fizzy drink. If we bring home food, we mean we are bring home groceries. Anything else we bring home, we identify such as clothes, shoes, hot water heater!
@Sherrie Martin I've literally never heard anybody call any fizzy drink coke down here unless they were talking about the actually drink.
I live in northeastern Alabama, and we use "Coke" as a general term for any soda pop.
Example:
"Do you want a Coke?"
"Yes, please."
"What kind?"
"Pepsi."
😁
@@j.w.971 did you just move there?
When I transferred to Univ of GA from NYC, I was hanging out in the dorm with my new friends and one of them was going to grab drinks from the vending machine and I asked for a Coke and she asked me what kind. WTH?!? So I looked at her oddly and said Coca-Cola.......she laughed and said down here we call all soft drinks cokes. Bizarre, I thought!
@@doug4036 nope been here my whole life. Never once heard that unless talking about the actual drink
In the U.S., the FDA requires that eggs for sale be washed. When you wash eggs, you remove the coating that protects the egg from bacteria. Once washed, they have to be refrigerated to keep them from going bad. Other countries don't require the eggs be washed, so the protective coating remains intact and the eggs can sit on the counter (literally, for months) and still be fresh.
Lays bought Walkers but kept the name Walkers because its an established brand name in UK. UK is one of the very few countries that doesnt go by the Lays branding for chips (not crisps!)
Also, Frito-Lay (the actual full name of the company) is in turn owned by PepsiCo (aka Pepsi Cola)
Pepsi and coca cola own most if not all of the food brands in the US. Quaker oats, Betty crocker,Frito lays, etc. are all owned by one of the flagship companies. I believe 5 "mother companies" own every food brand in the entire world.
Grocery: Food.
Shopping: Anything/everything.
Grocery store and supermarket: interchangeable.
Sales tax is actually less than VAT tax. In Texas, sales tax is 8.25%. In the UK, VAT is about 20%.
Yes. I think ten something percent is the highest total sales tax in the US.
You are right. The big difference is a vat is included in the Stated price and a sales tax is added after.
Axe is generally marketed to younger men (teens) as Laurence mentioned. You wouldn't normally get Axe products for a grown man. At least in the areas of the U.S. that I've lived in. I'm sure different areas have different ideas on that.
Note on brands: Yes, similarly packaged products would be from the same brand. It would be odd if they weren't.
Both of you together are much better than you going solo. Would be nice if you gave her more of a chance to talk though. :)
Yeah, as a middle-aged guy, if someone bought me Axe, I would assume it was a joke.
Haha yes, Axe for puberty… Old Spice for that older man (dad) 😂 In SoCal, we usually say, going to get groceries at the store or if going to supermarket, specify Target or Walmart 😂 Usually just store for all inclusive and quick. If someone says, I’m going shopping, that usually means other things like the mall or something.
Yes, I'm 48 years old, and for Christmas my elderly mother bought me, and my 23 year old nephew Axe variety pack. Mine went to my nephew because I am too old for that.
Yeah Axe is usually for teens. I'm 26 and although I haven't used Axe since like middle school I just simply buy whatever is cheapest like Speed Stick. As far as getting Axe for a Christmas gift I've never got one of those.
axe is used by kids in US That some dont grasp the Idea that less is more
You guys should get a way for us Americans to send you actual American treats/snacks for you try in a video! Would be a cool thing to watch!
Axe is kind of polarizing. It gets a lot of flack because the smell is super strong.
The average American grocery "shop" has 38,000 different items while the largest Wegmans supermarkets are up to 145,000 sq. ft. with 70,000 different items. These include 400 beers and 300 cheeses. Wegmans even maintains a 12,000 sq. ft. "cheese cave" in cold Upstate NY to ripen cheese of their own brand. Wegmans and to a less extent Publix is like putting Whole Foods, Subway, Pizza Hut, a sushi bar, a good bakery, New York Deli, florist, wine store, Five Guys, Chick-Fil-A, a seafood market, butcher, and half a dozen more into one big food mall. On Valentine's Day expect 2-3 people doing hand-dripped fresh berries to order for your loved one and at a suitably high price. Custom made sushi and lobster mixed into your mac n' cheese are just for the asking. All the departments have "grab and go" if you don't feel like standing in line for a custom made thing.
There’s no way to talk about Publix without specifically mentioning their fresh fried chicken 🥰
Wegmans!!!! Buffalo NY expat here. I miss wegmans
I grew up in Syracuse, Rochester, and Ithaca with Wegmans, moved to NC, and now 30 years later we have 5 stores in Raleigh-Durham-Cary. The first Raleigh store had a line of 3000 people (needing 14 police officers to direct traffic) and a company record of 30,000 shoppers that first week. Love getting all the Wegman's and Update brands again. People even drive from SC, GA and FL up to Raleigh, load up their cars with stuff for friends and relatives and make a weekend out of the experience. Imagine: a grocery store as a tourist attraction. Yes I can.
@@LarryHatch I stood in line for the Raleigh opening. I waited so long for Wegmans to come here. ❤️
This reminds me of H‑E‑B in Texas!
At Walmart you can get new tires and an oil change maintenance service, while waiting for a prescription to be filled, while getting a haircut, then seeing an eye doctor, followed by purchasing a new hunting / fishing license, to the Subway for lunch, and getting back into my car.
At my Wal-Mart, the automotive section has a separate entrance from the parking lot. No need to carry tires through the store to cash out.
@@anniesmom2207 I think they all have separate entrances. Lawrence has obviously never been in that section of Wal-Mart.
When Millie says he is British I lost it. What gave it away 😂😁
Wasn’t expecting it hahaha
Where I live in the US (Michigan), anything you buy at a grocery store that is food or drink is not taxed, so if all you buy is food, you'll play exactly what the price tag says. (Prepared food at restaurants is taxed.) Sales tax laws vary from state to state, so this may not apply everywhere.
Lawrence is actually wrong on this one. Supermarket is an extremely common phrase in America. "Grocery Store" is too, but it being the default may be a Midwest thing.
I think the term is used a lot but still not many people say “I’m running to the supermarket” it’s usually more “store” or the name of the store “I’m going to Walmart, need anything”?
From Wisconsin, we say grocery store & supermarket
I live in Maryland born and raised here on the East Coast part of the US and I've always said both grocery store and supermarket.
We say supermarket and grocery store. Lawrence is actually wrong about a lot of things. But then he is a comedian.
In Maryland, food items that are deemed essential, like, milk, eggs, cheeses, vegetables etc are not taxed. Prepared foods, sodas, junk foods etc., are taxed. Our neighbors to the east, the state of Delaware has no sales tax at all. So, when I'm on Ocean City, Maryland, I take a side trip up to Rehobath Beach, Delaware to shop for clothes at the outlets for that reason.
Yeah Delaware is like the only state in America that doesn't charge sales tax on anything. Lucky for those who live there.
Americans use the term grocery store and supermarket, depending on what function they serve. For example, if a store primarily only sells groceries, we call it a Grocery Store, but if they sell groceries and other things, like clothing, toys, electronics, household goods, etc... (ie Walmart), then we call it a supermarket.
Regarding sales tax in the USA: It is added at the point of sale because it can change AND it is not the same everywhere. Part of sales tax is imposed by local governments and the taxes can be temporary. For example, a local government can do something like add 1/2 of 1% to the sales tax for three years in order to fund projects like street repairs, building a new library, or purchasing new firefighting equipment. Also, since the taxes can be local - within a specific geographical area - it means businesses which are across the street from each other can be collecting different amounts of sales tax on exactly the same merchandise.
Axe made by a company called Unilever who makes a lot of different soaps and shampoos and body washes etc. etc.
In New Orleans we usually say we're going to make groceries when going to the store.
In US grocery stores, all the healthy stuff is on the outer periphery of the rectangular layout, while all the processed crap that never goes bad is in the inside of the rectangle.
They try to get shoppers to zig zag through the store- which leaves shoppers buying mostly crap.
Always go around the outer ring before you dive into the center lanes of cookies and chips and sodas- you'll leave with REAL food- most of which will need cooking.
I've never heard of people getting Axe for Christmas. In the US, it's more of a "every school locker room smells like it" thing.
The main reason for the brand differences on the same product is because the trademark for the name is owned by a different company so it would be illegal to use it here.
Although the Milky Way, Three Musketeers, Mars Bar thing may just be Mars candy being weird.
@@JustMe-dc6ks Mars is a US company. So the Brits would have to explain why they changed those names.
Millie, if you guys come to DFW, Texas I will take you a Wal-Mart...you can shop to your hearts content. Lawrence is right regarding variety for example even our tiny store down the street carries at least 20 kinds of breakfast cereal. Places like Wal-Mart probably close to 100.
I'm here in DFW too. We got you covered if you ever come here.
I’d absolutely love that! Think I’d be in my element
There are at least six different flavors of Cheerios.
100 easy considering the generics likely 150
Hi guys. Actually Axe isn't owned by Lynx. They are both owned by Unilever, who like a lot of companies chooses to call them different names in the different countries. We too call our grocery stores supermarkets. Merely a matter of preference or in some cases people go by size. Smaller stores are often called grocers or grocery stores where the big super store grocers are call supermarkets. As to Walkers and Lays they are seperate as Walkers was started in Leicester back in the 1940s, but in the late 80s (I think) Walkers was purchased by Frito Lay (as in Lays chips) well actually they were purchased by Pepsico which also owns Lays.
General levels: Convenience store, grocery store/supermarket, Warehouse club
Here in Michigan, we call it a store. You go to the store to get groceries, but also can get other things like electronics, school supplies, toys, sporting goods (hunting/fishing gear and sports gear like baseballs, footballs, etc), clothes, and more. The big chain for the region, which is Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and parts of Kentucky is Meijer, or as we locally call it "Meijers" (pronounced mey-er), and is like Walmart. It originated from Greenville, Michigan, where my folks grew up. We also have things called party stores, which is basically a small shop/store like a gas station would have, but they sell basically alcohol, snacks of all kinds, cigarettes and cigars, and miscellaneous things that you might want for a party.
One more thing: We have big chain style stores, but we might also have smaller local stores as well that aren't as huge as a Walmart or Meijers. There was a local chain called Shop-Rite, that was 1/2 or 1/3 the size of a typical Walmart or Meijers, that was locally owned or locally franchised. They might have had a bit of a region to cover in terms of name, but it was all in state, and typically served small towns that didn't have the big chains. A lot of them disappeared because the big chains kinda forced them to compete and soaked up business from them, but you can still find them in certain areas. There is sort of a mid-range chain store called Kroger, which has multi-state reach, but from the ones I've seen, they aren't as big in terms of floor space as Meijer or Walmart, but can be bigger than the local chains.
Sales tax only applies to non-perishable items. Food and drink usually are exempt from taxes. So buying a roast chicken doesn't have a tax, but if you buy a rotisserie roaster to make your own roast chicken, then here in Michigan you would have to pay 6% tax at point of sale. It varies state to state, as some states have no sales tax. On the subject of pop/soda, some states require a bottle return deposit. In Michigan, you pay 10 cents extra for each bottle, and you get that back if you return the empty bottle in a bottle return. A few states only require/pay back 5 cents. This was instituted decades ago to encourage recycling and to make people less inclined to throw bottles/cans out of car windows and pollute, or just throwing them away. My family sort of calls it "hobo money", because you can sometimes see homeless people, or people who are trying to get extra easy money, picking up cans and bottles just for the money they can get when they go to a bottle return. So if you buy a 2 liter bottle of Mt Dew here in Michigan for $1, it will actually cost $1.10, and you can get that 10 cents back if return the bottle when empty. Oh, and there have been new laws made that keep people from other states bringing their bottles and cans into Michigan to try to take advantage of the deposit, and most places won't take more than $25 in returns per visit from an individual.
I never saw a Meijers anywhere near where I used to live in Illinois. We had mostly Target, which was sort of the "less-cheap" version of Walmart, but otherwise basically the same thing.
I feel like I use both grocery store and supermarket. There's a distinction, though. Grocery stores are usually strictly edibles, whereas supermarkets, I tend to think of places like Target or Walmart that also has household goods as well.
Actually supermarket was the name coin for grocery stores that became huge and now most grocery store chains are supermarkets. Target and Walmart are basically “super stores”.
The US also has warehouse markets. Shops like Costco or Sam's Club sells most things in bulk. They have a frozen food section, meat section, etc. There's also semi-warehouse markets such as Smart & Final, Food Maxx, Food 4Less, WinCo, etc. They also sell items in bulk, but are much smaller than the warehouse market. 🛍️
Where I live there’s a grocery store chain called Woodman’s that absolutely dwarfs any Walmart. Woodman’s is as large as a Walmart but it’s only food with a few random things that you would normally find in a grocery store. But no clothes, automotive, electronics none of that other stuff that you would find in a Walmart. The store has two full isles dedicated just to breakfast cereals so they have to label them with the brands that are in those isles for example Post & Kellogg’s and General Mills
Eeyup! Woodman's is a Wisconsin based grocery store. They are the largest grocery stores in the US and all of North America. They average between 200,000 sq, ft. up to 253,000 sq, ft. (The average Walmart "Super Center" is 178,000 sq, ft. in comparison according to Walmart) The typical equivalent ASDA or Tesco Extra in the UK, is around 70,000 sq, ft. for reference.
The Kenosha Wisconsin location of Woodmans in particular has held the title of the largest "proper" grocery store in the US since 1997 at a full 253,000+ sq, ft. And that's not even including the 11,000 sq, ft. Liquor department which tips the full store to a size of 264,000+ sq, ft.
There is arguably now one even larger called Jungle Jims. But it's a world market store and not a traditional grocery store. There are also two Jungle Jims. So I'm talking about the larger store of the two. However, it's not much larger than the Kenosha Woodmans. They are very close in actual size. But only Woodmans is a true traditional grocery store.
Come to think of it, I have $100.00 in gift cards to the Kenosha location that I need to use up. 🤔
The UK handles eggs very differently than we do in North America. It has to do with washing them. In North America we wash the eggs off after they come out of the chicken. This gives them their gleaming white (or brown in some rare instances) colour. This process also washes away the natural protective membrane that covers the egg. Because we wash this layer of protection away we have to store our eggs at a lower temperature to prevent bacteria and other bad stuff from getting into the egg. In the UK they generally do not wash them after being layed and as a result you don't have to keep them in the fridge. You might want to give them a quick rinse before you crack one for breakfast though.
Its better to not wash the protective membrane of the egg , we treat the chicken rather than the egg .
We literally have a store called BevMo. It has only beverages. There are thousands of soda types and brands.
BevMo (Beverages and More) sells mostly alcohol. My daughter used to work there.
@@mildredpierce4506 true, but I only ever went there to try the exotic glass bottle sodas.
I prefer going into smaller grocery stores and yes, sometimes we do call them markets or in the old days super markets. It sometimes gets very tiresome walking around in enormous stores especially when one forgets something that is way in the back of the store.
I pointed this out on Laurence's original vid, but we call them supermarkets in many parts of the USA--but apparently not in the parts Laurence is familiar with. In many places both grocery store and supermarket are used interchangeably, but there are some fine distinctions between them.
As far as taxes, where I live there is no sales tax on most clothing and shoes, or most groceries--but there is on formal wear, sports-specific wear, precooked and prepared foods, sodas and alcoholic beverages.
I was quite surprised that every man in the UK gets deodorant for Christmas. I never knew anyone in the US who got deodorant for Christmas. I think I'd feel a bit insulted if I got some, it's like saying "hey, you stink". Anyway, you two make a lovely couple. Best wishes to you.
I think in some parts of the US there used to be a kind of silly tradition of giving Old Spice to your dad, and has turned into a joke
I'm from Boston and it's a very common thing to give deodorant and Cologne sets for Christmas or birthdays.
@@julieb3996 I don't think it would turn into a joke I think it's just kind of went out of style. I grew up in the 80s and we used to always get my dad a Christmas set Old spice deodorant cologne shaving cream etc it was completely respectable
It is the US version of getting socks and/or underwear for Christmas which I am sure some would find very weird.
Yeah I was kinda surprised about that also. Here in the US I never got deodorant for Christmas and I don't know of anyone who did. I do remember though using Axe in middle school when I was a kid. I guess it became a teen thing when it became a huge trend back in the mid 2000s. I'm 26 now and I just simply buy whatever is cheapest like Speed Stick or Old Spice.
If anyone else is interested, I googled about axe vs lynx and it's not an American or UK brand, it's French!
From Wiki:
Axe was launched in France in 1983 by Unilever.[3] It was inspired by another of Unilever's brands, Impulse.[citation needed] Unilever introduced many products in the range, but were forced to use the name Lynx in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand due to trademark issues with the Axe name. In addition, some countries (such as South Africa) introduced the brand as EGO.
If I go shopping, I’m not getting the weekly household food. For instance, you would go shopping at the mall but not get your groceries there. If I’m focused on the food alone, I’ll “go get groceries.” But if you go to Walmart, you can both go shopping and get groceries, and even have your tires changed while you do it. But for the US, if you want variety, don’t go to Walmart. Grocery stores have better food variety and the mall has better clothing and crap-you-don’t-really-need variety.
We even have different names for the same brands on opposite sides of the country... Lived in Chicagoland 38 of my 40 years, where (my family) uses Hellmans mayonnaise.
However, it is only called "Hellmans" east of the Rocky Mountains. West of the Rockies it's called "Best Foods". Same exact company and product, just different name for different regions. Even says (in small print) right on the back of the bottle - which was helpful when i got to Vegas because i was confused - "known as Hellmans east of Rocky Mountains".
That's why the jingle in their advertisement is "bring out the Hellmans and bring out the best!" That blew my mind when i realized that after 40 years of thinking "they're just saying Hellmans is the best - which it is".
Not true... East of the Rockies Mts were have both... Except Best Foods is a store brand. I have lived in CA, AZ, Wash., Or and Texas... ALL have Hellmanns Mayo. Do not know where you got your information but you are wrong. Yes I know Google says otherwise but that is wrong too. BTW In the military they only served Hellamnns in packets.
Naughty Naughty Naughty, Miss Millie doesn’t watch her Honey Bunny’s UA-cam channel. 🤣🤣🤣😘😘😘
I think it’s because I’m here when he records 😂😂😂
"Every man gets Axe"... Oh no, definitely not. We generally outgrow Axe as we outgrow puberty. Good stuff if you want to smell like a 16 year old hormone factory.
(Yes, I'm stereotyping and will probably get some hate for this)
Agreed. Axe here is considered a product for young teens. Like, so much so that jokes are predicated on that association. A grown man in the US would probably be quite offended if you gifted him Axe. Either that, or he'd just assume you meant it as a joke gift.
It’s true. Axe for teens, Old Spice for old men 😂
Here in the Southwest we just call it a grocery store. We never say to shop for groceries. The name is self explanatory. What are you going to the grocery store for, mom? To buy aardvarks. That's sarcasm we use that a lot here.
One of the grocery stores that started in Cincinnati, OH, had a commercial that used the company name in a jingle singing, "Let's go Krogering." For awhile, we would refer to going to the store as "Krogering".
Yeah his examples of various brands are all owned by a parent company. they are the same product. T.J. Maxx for example was changed to T.K. Maxx in the UK after a legal dispute over the name.
I live in Delaware and we do not have any sales tax in this state. There may be 1 or 2 other states that don’t have sales tax I am not sure which ones.
Oregon is another. No sales tax here.
Texas and Florida are two that I know of. Virginia will soon stop sales tax on food, thanks to our new Governor.
@@robinmills8675 Huh? Both Texas and Florida have around 6% sales tax, last I checked.
ETA: Just double-checked, and saw that Texas and Florida have no *income* tax. Perhaps that's what you were thinking of?
@@elkins4406 You are right. I had a brain fart.
Here in the US Fanta comes in several flavors. Orange, Grape, Strawberry, Pineapple and Pina Colada
We use supermarket/grocery store interchangeably. However, those huge Walmarts are called supercenters. If you do make it to the USA, try out Sam's Club (Walmart) or Costco. They are worth a trip if you've ever decided you need an 8-pack of lawn mowers :)
Axe-Lynx started in France Also Lays Started in The States they rebranded them to Walkers for UK and Smiths for Australians
Frito-Lay bought Walkers in 1989 and changed the logo in 1990 to have a similar look. Walkers was already in existence and not an American brand, but the flavor/style might have changed some with the ownership change.
Also, it was originally Axe. It's only called "Lynx" in a few countries, such as Britain, Ireland, and Australia. It's owned by Unilever, which is a multi-national that's better described as generally "European", rather than tied to a specific country.
Beesly, I enjoy watching you guys revisit some of your past reactions. How about you guys revisit your reaction to.... NHRA Crashes & Engine Explosions!
I'm born and raised in the US and I've always called the large food stores Supermarkets and the small ones Markets. I also always refer to my list as a shopping list. I live in California.
The places in Walmart to buy tires, is called a service center and he usually has a zoom entrance and it’s in the back of the building
Millie Millie love this woman! I would like to see you guys react to “the crazy people of Walmart”. I’d like to know if there is a British equivalent. Peace💕💕
Thank you 😘 yes there is! It’s called the Coop ❤️
I say I’m going to Walmart, also if you give a guy axe chances are they’ll axe bomb you. That’s where they spray the whole can in a small place right before you go in. We hate the smell of it here lol
Oh wow ahahah 😂
@@TheBeesleys99 yeah during a church camping trip my room and another got into a fierce prank war and we put rubber bands over the ends of three cans of axe, and tossed them in their bathroom(bout 350sqft). We did this because they mocked us for a broken fan so we stole their fan and did this
Shopping here is used more for any kind of shopping besides grocery shopping. We also regularly call them supermarkets.
Saying supermarket differentiates between going general shopping like for clothes or anything else. We often will specify by saying food shopping.
And here in America we have a lynx cat they probably didn't want to get it confused with that
Bees should react to the "illusion of choice" there are only like a dozen mega corporations that make everything worldwide. they have several other company brands that operate underneath their umbrellas.
One thing about 'Sales Tax' is that it is not added to every item. The items exempt from it are basic foodstuffs, such as vegetables, fruit, milk, flour, eggs, bread, meat, juice, bottled water, etc. But things you don't actually NEED, such as, fizzy drinks (cola, soda, pop), alcohol, premade hot food, etc. are taxed. Also in some states there is no sales tax on any items in grocery stores, and in others all items are taxable. It makes no sense, but you learn depending on which state you live in.
supermarket and grocery store are interchangeable but "going to the market" is common. Also - in the us they (the farmers) wash the eggs with a solution that then requires the eggs get refrigerated (because something gets striped off the shell that would protect it)
About 15 years ago..(not sure years) the Walmart stores were taking over!! Many small town grocery stores were put out of business because folks (I'm guilty) would do all shopping.. like clothes, sports ect.. non grocery stuff at Walmart. So.. the larger stores both Dept and grocery now have become "Super" stores.. Super Kmart, super Target, ( Dept stores that sell grocery) then super Frys ( the one in my area.. grocery store that sells many other things) I do Much less shopping at Walmart because they only have self checkout in my Phoenix suburb area. I try to go to my small neighborhood grocery store or Fry's.. only go to Walmart for things I can't get anything place else.. HATE self check-out.
Really? I almost always ONLY use self check.
@@SWLinPHX how many items? I usually have a cart load.. it's a big pain and takes twice as long.
@@IcyTorment I don't think my brain works well in self checkout.. it takes me MUCH longer.. first trying to figure out what order to take things out of basket.. so not to mix frozen and softer stuff.. then I have to bag stuff and place someplace.. often there's not enough counter space.. next I can't find the bar code and I take longer to do that... getting it close enough to scan but not double scan!! Then I have to wait for help for my liquor ( I'm a gray haired grandma.. it's a pain!). 20 bags and half an hour later I'm done.
@@IcyTorment the small stores may have had slightly higher prices.. but I think it was because buying in bulk was cheaper for large chains.. but smaller stores didn't and couldn't sell that much. A case of dentil floss could take a while and gather dust to sell it all. Also the small store was owned by locals who were part of the community.. they were neighbors and employed folks and paid them a living wage.. while big stores could care less about the town and hired young kids who had no clue how to help customer but were paid much less. So.. we all shopped at the cheaper big box stores and then moaned when our local stuff went out of business.
@@creinicke1000 All the time when able, whether I have a few items or a lot. I also like using my own bags as I refuse to use those plastic non-biodegradable bags that stay in the oceans and landfills for centuries - and my canvas bags and thermal insulated bags hold more weight and keep hot items hot and cold items cold. I also like bagging them the way I want, putting what items I want together and also having fewer heavy bags rather than a multitude of lighter bags.
Walmart is Hell on earth! We actually hate Walmart but they have shut just about everything thing else down. Walmart used to be American, but now they have become a huge importer of Chinese garbage and they treat their workers like slaves. I only go to Walmart as a last resort
Supermarkets are usually bigger than a grocery store. And supermarkets typically have more than just groceries. So a supermarket will have food, clothes, sports stuff, housewares...
We go shopping for groceries. "Shopping" is buying general stuff, "groceries" are food items. We also go to "supercenters," where you can get groceries, furniture, electronics, garden supplies, your hair cut, tires, or just about anything else you want.
Can you show her the Untold Tale of 9/11 to your girlfriend? We still need to show many people of this untold Tale. With so much negativity in the world we can use a pick me up.
100%!
@@TheBeesleys99 Cool! 😎
Mark 13:09. Is he saying that the names and ingredients don't match up? 🤔. Because we do have each example of chocolate candy bar that he showed, like "Three Musketeers", "Mars Bar", "Milky Way", et cetera. But small shops only have shelf space for their best selling items, once they've had enough experience to know what those are. The big stores and specialty shops have the biggest variety options, and not just within one brand, but other brands.😎
We have an entire isle of wine, a large walk in cooler for beers and ales, and another entire isle devoted to hard liquor in my two favorite grocery stores here. All that shopping works up a thirst after all.
When I was a child in the late 1960s and early 1970s we said, Super Market, gradually the phrase fell out of common use in favor of Grocery Store, or simply the name of the store such as Meijer, Kroger, etc.
supermarkets are multiple stores like automotive, hardware, clothing and more (similar to a mall) except malls have food courts and not usually groceries... i also like the pauses with comments
I agree. When I think of a supermarket/super center, I think of a large store that sells a variety of items in addition to food - like WalMart, Kroger/Fred Meyer, etc. To me, a grocery store is more like Safeway.
One of the advantages of adding the sales tax at the checkout counter (till) is to remind you just how much you are taxed for everyday items, and what that tax adds to your weekly or monthly budget.
When my kids were younger they loved to tag along so they had the duty of calculating the price estimates with tax and all... and whomever got the closest to the actual TOTAL gets the bragging rights for the week and possibly a treat here and there or ride shotgun or in charge of the remote or one of those exciting things....and SURPRISINGLY, 3 out of 5 kids ended becoming teachers and are currently in their early 20s just finishing college and all.
Love the back and forth and don’t mind the pausing when you guys are discussing what your watching.
In America we use the term “supermarket” and grocery store. America is a big diverse place with distinct cultures. In Walmart one can buy anything from groceries to clothes and everything in between.
Meijer's are TRULY amazing...35 checkout lanes in the SMALLER stores...they have a FULL shoe store, pet store, grocery store, bakery, automotive store and clothing store in each one
There is a difference between various forms of Shopping, so, you would say Grocery Store when you're differentiating between the type of Store you plan on Shopping.
In many Walmarts the automotive department might have its own entrance.
Traditionally, Americans didn’t want politicians to be able to “hide” the taxes within the price of an item and demanded that sales tax be calculated separately.
The Lost in the Pond dude is My Guy! I used to follow him prior to the Pandemic & frankly forgot about him. He settled in my Hometown *Chicago*
Thanks for the video & thanks for re-aquainting me with Lawrence.
*More* *Collaborations* *Please*
Our family has had a few foreign exchange students from various countries and they're ALWAYS blown away by our grocery stories. I just say, "I'm going to the store," or occasionally "grocery store." We might say "grocery list" or "shopping list." I order my groceries online, drive to the store, and they put them in the back of my pickup. Walmart isn't just groceries. It's almost a department store. You can get clothing there -- I think their clothing section is probably as big as the grocery section - craft supplies, fabrics, toys, medications (there's a pharmacy), health & beauty, automotive, books, computers, plants for your garden, some small pets ... etc. If you get a tire and you aren't having them put it onto your vehicle to replace an old one, they'll bring it out for you on a flat-bed cart. You can also check out your own groceries, if you don't want to wait so long in line. Your regular Coke in the UK is probably different from ours. Coca-Cola has different formulas for different places. Regarding brands, within the US, the same item will be branded one thing on the west side of the Mississippi and it will be something else on the east side. Even Carl's, Jr, a fast food restaurant in the west, is Hardee's east of the Mississippi. You'll see them both in Minnesota, depending on which side of the River you're on. Great video!
Walmart is not a grocery store, it's a retail store that added a grocery store section about 20 years ago.
It is now known as a “superstore”.