"The typical supermarket has at least a hundred varieties of frozen pizza, 50 brands of trail mix[9]), etc. I was just astounded by the different kinds of products available even at small gas station convenience stores."
—Aniruddh Chaturvedi
A lot of things go to waste, especially food.
"My grandma to this day remembers a story about when she came to teach in California in the 1970s. The students used to get apples along with their lunch. Nobody ate them, so they'd just throw them away or leave them at the tables. My grandma was shocked at how they were able to just throw out good food like that, and that no other teachers cared."
—Britt Smith
Americans rarely carry cash and instead depend on credit cards to make purchases.
"Coming from India, where we just need cash because cards are not accepted at most places, I was really surprised by the cashless system in the US. Every place accepts credit cards. Even a small picnic I went to, which had an entry fee, had some sort of mobile app and a device attached to accept credit cards. It was amazing."
—Triya Bhattacharya
Foreigners were amazed by the return policies that are standard at stores across the country.
"None of my friends back in India believed me when I told them that you can literally buy anything, including food, and return it within ninety days for a full refund[10]) even if you don't have a specific reason for doing so (most stores actually have a "Buyer's Remorse[11])" category under Reason for Return options while returning the product)."
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