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Default Succumbing to Packaging

In article >,
Dave Smith > wrote:

> aem wrote:
>
> >
> > You know those 1-ounce foil packets of Philadelphia cream cheese you
> > get with your bagel at the coffee bars? They had 50-unit bags of those
> > for $10.49. Twenty-one cents apiece, a lot less than at the coffee bar
> > but also a lot more expensive than buying 8-ounce bars or tubs. Using
> > cream cheese is a problem for us as it's most often used as part of a
> > munchie and often for only one. It's not unusual for us to have to
> > throw away some of it.

>
> I used to throw out more cream cheese than I used, but then I discovered my
> new favourite munchie, Triscuit crackers with cream cheese and red pepper
> jelly. Around here, the 8 oz blocks usually sell for $3.27 but once in a
> while I can get three packs for $6.


Your sale price is the standard price here. We don't pay more than a
dollar for the eight oz block, and sometimes pay less. Our most
frequented grocery store often has a good coupon for it.

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Ranee

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