>>512880523
>having a variety of consumer goods and a citizenry wealthy enough to purchase them is bad and sheeeeeit
Thank God Russia has Ashan now.
>>512880789
The nuance is that he was primarily impressed by the prices. His impression of selection was mostly a reaction to common American assumption that Russians are (and were) starving with empty supermarket shelves.

That said, American sliced bread like picrel is absolute DOGSHIT. Worthless garbage I would not feed to prisoners. Bread from bakeries is OK, but this stuff? Garbage...