One would think that a supermarket called US Market would cater to Americans by having shelves and aisles filled to the top with American goods. Boy was I deceived when I first set foot in there. The place is undeniably French - I would venture to say that 99% of the food/household items there are imported from mainland France.
US Market is a chain - there are maybe 4-5 stores under the same management (I believe they hold a near monopoly on the French side) and it used to be called, even more deceivingly, "US Imports".
So why call it US Market? It is certainly misleading and I am sure I'm not the only one who has walked in there expecting to find Cheetos and Reeses Peanut Butter Cups, but instead running into canned Cassoulets and Petits Filous...
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