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Default Eating and shopping well on a strict budget

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"Bobo Bonobo(R)" > wrote:

> On Dec 15, 8:37 am, Melba's Jammin' >
> > Where the Meat Guy used to manage were lots of retiree types looking for
> > bargains, so they didn't buy meat UNTIL it was marked down. Pretty soon
> > there was too much in the Used Meat bin and regular case sales were
> > down. When he took over that department he stopped ordering so much,
> > so not so much went into the Used Meat cases. He was not popular with
> > his customer base.

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> The phrase, "Used Meat," would deter me from buying it.
> --Bryan


Excellent! More for the rest of us, Bryan. It's a slang term from
another group to indicate meat past its Sell By date.
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-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Notes about our meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007