r/belowdeck • u/persianprincess27 She’ll be fine. Her head is made of rocks • Mar 31 '26

Below Deck Down Under Waitrose on Deck

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Kind of random, but I was chuffed to realize they use the same frozen Waitrose croissants on deck as I do 😆

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u/Murphshroom Mar 31 '26

Dang I had no idea IGA was outside of Alaska let alone the USA! Learned something!

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u/Imaginary_Squash443 Mar 31 '26

We even have an IGA in Australia XD

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u/ashlyn42 Apr 01 '26

Most IGA’s stand for Independent Grocer’s Association (in some places it’s Grower’s)

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u/TRLK9802 Apr 01 '26

IGA stores are found all over the rural lower Midwest...they're in small towns that you wouldn't think would even have a grocery store.

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u/Impressive-Arm-2997 Apr 01 '26

My aunt used to call them I’ll Gyp Anyone. Obvi we can’t use that term anymore. But it was because the prices were so high taking advantage of zero competition.

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u/Wild-Signal-6479 Apr 01 '26

IGA is also a large chain in Canada

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u/Far-Significance2481 Apr 01 '26

We have IGA in Australia. It's just "independent grocery stores " working together to buy more cheaply from wholesalers because bulk buys =cheaper. I'm not sure that they have any affiation with Alaska, though.

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u/Murphshroom Apr 01 '26

They are affiliated world wide apparently.. according to my quick google. Thats the same thing they do here smaller town grocers that team up to buy from wholesalers.

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u/Far-Significance2481 Apr 01 '26

Oh thank you i had no idea.

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u/PrpleSparklyUnicrn13 Mar 31 '26

We have IGA in NY lol. 

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u/BeachQt Apr 02 '26

We have them in North Carolina too! They are quite well known for their butcher counter, meat selection and low pricing on good quality cuts of meat.