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		alkonaut on Nov 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan > deodorant sticks are smaller than what I’d get in Canada. This must be due to the size of the north american armpit. > There’s also an appalling lack of variety. In particular, you never see Old Spice. There aren't any Tim Hortons either but I'm not sure if "Brand X is missing" and "There is no variety" is generally the same thing.

dlkf on Nov 26, 2022 [–]

That was just an example. In general, the Swedish drugstore will have 5-10 options, whereas the Canadian equivalent will have dozens.

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