My local Rite Aid looks like it is half closed down all the time. I have about 4,000 drugstores in a 5 block radius (well it feels that way) but this morning I just dropped into the Rite Aid for some mints.
Imagine my shock when, in the lolly section there is the all-too-familiar paper bag that I have been known to love for many, many years –
It is only $2.99 PER BAG!! This is even cheaper than Darrell Lea at home!! But it still doesn’t explain why it is sitting in some dodgy Rite Aid in Sunnyside??! It is just strange.
I came to the realization very early on that real liquorice would be one of the vices I would have to give up when I moved here. Oh no no no – not any longer!
Saying that, I did get some ‘Panda’ brand black liquorice from Fresh Direct, but it still wasn’t the same.
Can anyone explain this oddity? I cannot believe Darrell Lea are exporting! On the back of the package it has Made in Australia but with the usual US nutritional information table (which is totally ignored in this case).
AND….
Did you know that Darrell Lea liquorice was served as part of the dessert at Princess Mary’s wedding to Prince Frederick?! WHOA!!