Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> Look at commodities, used to buy sugar in five lb bags, now they're four
>> lbs.
>
> I'm curious where you live. Maybe it is a regional thing as I've never seen
> the 4 pound bags of sugar many of you talk about. I still buy 5 or 10 pound
> bags.
>
>


In our area (Denver) th name brands still come in 5 and 10 pound bags,
but some house brands are in 2 or 4 pound bags. I recall the reduction
to four pounds happening back maybe 10 years ago when the price of sugar
suddenly soared. It has come back down but is rising again, like
everything else.

gloria p