Often the items from coffee to packaged meats come in several sizes. In suburban areas supermarkets can be immense, with pharmacy departments, on-site bakeries, even aisles where you can buy motor oil and hardware. A truly giant supermarket might have a separate aisle for dog food and another for cat food. Small supermarkets in cities often offer less variety. In America, a trip to the supermarket can be a major expedition.
Supermarkets offer products under their own brand names as well as national brands.
The supermarket brands cost less. Often these products are exactly the same as the more expensive, nationally advertised brands. Chapter Home Life in the USA Home Page . You'll be able to access all 18 topic areas of this site. Also you'll find a link to the guestbook.