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Article: DOLLARS & SENSE; Bargain bakeries rise again; Thrift stores that sell bread and other baked goods are getting harder to find, but they are thriving in a falling economy.(SOURCE)(DOLLARS & SENSE)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 1, 2008
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Byline: JOHN EWOLDT
After a 10-year absence from his hometown of Fridley, John Sopkowiak chose the Lofthouse C2B bakery outlet for one of the first stops on his reunion tour. "The prices can't be beat," the New Mexico resident said. "It's good bread, too."
It's easy to see why anyone who's found the elusive Lofthouse outlet, aka C2B, would keep coming back. Corpulent, artisan loaves sold unwrapped and unsliced for the giddy sum of 50 cents per loaf are plucked from cardboard bins in the small retail space. Any hard-core cheapskate who hasn't said "It's a steal," with meaning lately will be transported at Lofthouse. Ironically, it's one of a dwindling ...