Dan Goodman > wrote in message
...
> On 5 Feb 2005 13:08:29 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
[snip]
> > If I had to research and post the source and price for every
> > damn thing I posted about, I would probably never post at all.
> >
> I see. It would be an intolerable burden to say "Chicken breasts
> cost me $1.78 a pound at the Dangerway on Burr Boulevard in
> Iowa City."

That's why there ar e local hierarchies (aus.*, sa.*, pgh.*, ba.*, la.*,
etc.) with local newsgroups (*.eats or *.food) devoted to dining and
food. It's useless to post geographic-specific "sales" such as you've
cited for such a limited benefit on a multinational group. OTOH, many of
the chains that do get mentioned have significant "domestic" (Safeway,
Testco, TJ, to name just a few) or, in a few instances, international
(Krogers) coverage.

And then there's the posters that only put minimal effort into what they
want to say so they post, "Chicken breasts cost me $1.78 a pound at the
Dangerway." Do they mean US$? Can$? Aus$? Little difference there in
rates, too, so posting "sales" on any Big8 'group is pointless.

Your anger and annoyance is misplaced.

The Ranger