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[–] [email protected] 35 points 14 hours ago (5 children)

Basically you want what came before supermarkets

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You could really order just like 3 stalks of celery? They didn't force you to buy the whole bunch?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Many markets used a barter system, some even used Silent bartering so it was pretty easy to purchase only what you wanted

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