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Default Canned pear shortage?

On 7/30/2015 8:48 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Roy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 12:54:54 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
>>> Someone in this house likes the little cans of pears to eat with cottage
>>> cheese. I normally buy them at Albertsons but two different stores were
>>> out. Totally out. They had other sizes of canned pears and the
>>> small cans
>>> of all other fruits. I remembered that I had bought some at Big
>>> Lots. I
>>> went there today and they did have them but in heavy syrup. The eater
>>> prefers in juice or light syrup. Other stores such as Walmart do not
>>> carry
>>> the little cans. Yes, I know I could buy other sized cans or the little
>>> plastic cups. And I have. But this person wants the little cans.
>>> Have you
>>> seen these in your area?

>>
>> No...have not found them or want them.
>> Why not tell your anonymous person to buy his/her own cans of pears and
>> make your life less complicated. You should learn to say NO or I can't
>> find them and make it final? You are never going to satisfy everyone
>> in your home and especially those anonymous ones we can't identify
>> but who live there with you apparently.
>> ====

>
> Why not mind your own business? You don't know. You could have left it
> at that.


Why do you post this stuff if you want everyone to butt out? We don't
actually care if your daughter or your husband will only eat small cans
of canned pears. You're the one inviting commentary.

Jill