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The implication is that itβs dodgy, no-name brand fireworks, like the stuff you used to buy from Franklins.
Was it really that bad? I recognise the packaging but Iβm a bit young to fully remember the food
No, it wasn't in most cases, nor was Jewel if you recall that. Our family would go to Jewel first for cheap stuff like canned toms and beans, then to other places for stuff the difference was apparent in.
Jewel catfood is possibly the origin of my aversion to most fish
I think most of the aversion was just stigma - shopping at the cheap stores meant you were poor. The products were pretty much the same as any home brand product.
Jewel and Franklins were basically Aldi, except Aldi has copied the look of more expensive packaging and somehow convinced everyone that shopping at the cheap store is something to be proud of rather than being shameful. A combination of clever marketing and societal change.