"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 30 Jul 2014 06:23:22 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> > wrote:
>
>>giant bottle of ketchup. I curse that thing every time I reach for it -
>>it's tall and takes up a lot of space forever on the fridge door. The
>>savings are not worth the hassle. I'm going to transfer it to a glass
>>jar when it gets down to about 6 oz.
>>
>>Ditto on lemon juice. I bought the huge bottle without thinking and
>>rarely use it - I hit a lemon and lime bonanza and my my freezer's full of
>>the real thing, kept in 1 oz. containers. Maybe i"ll just dump the
>>reconstituted junk.
>>
>>Steakums: lousy.
>>
>>What items have you bought and regretted?
>
>
> In spite of potential savings, I won't buy ketchup, mayo, peanut
> butter in large containers. By the time you get to the last 1/4 or
> so, it is getting yucky from old age.
>
> We always have lemons in the house. The bottled stuff does not taste
> as good. Same with crushed/chopped garlic in a jar.
>
> Never had a store bought potato salad that was worth having. If not
> home made, we won't have it.

Peanut butter is the really bad one. I made the mistake of buying it at
Costco once. Went rancid before I reached the bottom of the container.