Saw an Asian Aro at my grocery store!

[wataugachicken]

Not a real one, of course.

My grocery store (Food Lion, for anyone familiar with it) just started getting the usual crappy Christmas toys in, and they had a little play fishing set with magnetic fish - some of the sets came with a red Asian aro about 3" long. It was shaped realistically enough that i recognized it from about 15 feet away. I thought it was pretty funny actually - Chinese-made toys, they used a fish that I assume is familiar to them, important to their culture, and not the least - a threatened species - and all the little American kids whose parents buy the toy are just gonna be like "Look Mommy, I caughted the red fishie!" and that's it. Oh well.

If anyone has a Food Lion nearby, go pick up one of these rare plastic red aros for your favorite MFK'er. It's only $10. . . . .

 

[balton777]

Food Lion went out of business here about a decade ago after 20/20 went into a bunch of their stores and hid cameras after some complaints. Turns out their meat dept's were taking old expired meat and bleaching it, then re-wrapping it with new expiration dates. Naaaaasty!!!! It was ALL OVER the news. Needless to say they lost all their business and went under. Good luck with your local Food Lion.

 

[neoprodigy]

pix pix pix

 

[vanimate]

(Food Lion, for anyone familiar with it)

You mean the $hitty Kitty

 

[cichlaguapote]

I have to check the local food lion.. is it in a toy display or isle?

 

[wataugachicken]

1. food lion has gotten a lot better since the 'bleached beef' thing.
2. sorry neo, no pics
3. my store has a seasonal display area right when you walk in. it was there. they also have tiny little cell-phone sized "aquariums" - add water and the little fish inside grow!

 

[cichlaguapote]

3. my store has a seasonal display area right when you walk in. it was there. they also have tiny little cell-phone sized "aquariums" - add water and the little fish inside grow!

I went but didn't see them.. hmm.. have to go look again sometime..

 

[wataugachicken]

If i had the spare 'investment' cash i would go get a bunch and resell them in the Classified section, but I don't so i won't.

 

[ZOO YORK 207]

The Food Lion near my house is now a Bloom its better.