rosie wrote:

>> After 30+ years of shopping, I know what I pay for almost everything. If you
>> don't, something's really wrong, unless you're really new to shopping for
>> your own food.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Nope, been shopping for food longer than 30 years, out of sight , out
> of mind.
>
> Rosie

I can remember prices on things when the price is specifically brought
to my attention for some reason? But on many commonplace items I may
only note it when deciding at the time but it'll slip out of my head
again once the selection is made. It just varies.

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
...
> rosie wrote:
>
>>> After 30+ years of shopping, I know what I pay for almost
>>> everything. If you
>>> don't, something's really wrong, unless you're really new to
>>> shopping for
>>> your own food.- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>> Nope, been shopping for food longer than 30 years, out of
>> sight , out
>> of mind.
>>
>> Rosie
>
> I can remember prices on things when the price is specifically
> brought to my attention for some reason? But on many
> commonplace items I may only note it when deciding at the time
> but it'll slip out of my head again once the selection is
> made. It just varies.

Don't you keep sales slips, especially when using plastic?



--
Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:19:56 +1100, "FarmI" <ask@itshall be given>
wrote:

>"Sheldon" > wrote in message
>> Sarah Gray wrote:
>>> in general. Just nothing really fancy.
>>>
>>> A can of "spam": .65 (half a can)
>>
>> In your dreams. I eat a lot of Spam,
>
>Why? It's disgusting.
>

heh heh. sheldon eats spam and derides ground meat from the
supermarket. must be nice to be a goor-may.

your pal,
blake

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:06:32 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Dec 7, 4:46*pm, Sheldon > wrote:
>> On Dec 7, 4:20?pm, Cindy Hamilton
>>
>>
>>
>> >?I probably eat for $7 per day quite frequently. ?But I
>> > probably weigh more than you and all your cats put together.
>>
>> Perhaps you need to learn how to cook with more imagination and choose
>> more healthful foods... but still it's very difficult to eat properly
>> on $7 a day as a steady diet. *Sure you can fill your tank, $7 buys a
>> lot of starchy fatty foods but very little fresh produce and lean meats
>
>Did you read what I wrote? Where's the starchy, fatty foods in that?
>Chicken breast, a couple ounces of cheese, lettuce and more lettuce.
>
>You reported that you ate an entire pizza, Sheldon. A QUART of
>Grape Nuts. WTF?
>

a spam and grape-nuts pizza is the very balls. plus, it keeps you
regular.

your pal,
blake

Goomba38 wrote:
> rosie wrote:
>
>> Wow !! how can you remember all the prices you pay?? They are out of
>> my mind before I get home, unless I get an especially good buy on
>> something.
>> Rosie
>
> My grandmother died as illiterate as the day she was born and never
> learned much English. But lemme tell ya- she knew to the penny how
> much things cost and could keep track of the price paid weeks to years
> before. Going to the market with her was an adventure and God help the
> cashier who might ring something up incorrectly...?!

Perhaps it is because mostly we are much better off than in those days. As
with my Grandparents, every penny counted. I have to admit I don't really
know how much things are these days because I don't need to. I just get
want we want.

James Silverton wrote:

>> I can remember prices on things when the price is specifically brought
>> to my attention for some reason? But on many commonplace items I may
>> only note it when deciding at the time but it'll slip out of my head
>> again once the selection is made. It just varies.
>
> Don't you keep sales slips, especially when using plastic?
>
Not particularly. Especially not for the grocery store.

On Dec 7, 4:20�pm, Cindy Hamilton
>
> I'm always amazed when you report the quantities that you eat,
> Sheldon.
> My breakfast is 1 ounce of cheerios, 8 ounces of milk, and a banana
> or about 3 ounces of defrosted frozen raspberries.

That's an example of your typical meal and you claim you weigh more
than me and my six cats put together, you lie like a rug. I've never
seen anyone eat just 1 ounce of dried cereal, not even a two year
old... only someone sick in a hospital... certainly not someone
implying she weighs 300 pounds.

SHELDON

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
...
On Dec 7, 4:20?pm, Cindy Hamilton
>
> I'm always amazed when you report the quantities that you eat,
> Sheldon.
> My breakfast is 1 ounce of cheerios, 8 ounces of milk, and a banana
> or about 3 ounces of defrosted frozen raspberries.

That's an example of your typical meal and you claim you weigh more
than me and my six cats put together, you lie like a rug. I've never
seen anyone eat just 1 ounce of dried cereal, not even a two year
old... only someone sick in a hospital... certainly not someone
implying she weighs 300 pounds.

SHELDON

================


From the Cheerios box: Serving size 1 cup (approx 28 grams). I eat more, but
it wouldn't be unusual for Cindy or anyone else to use just one cup.

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:05:02 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
wrote:

>"FarmI" wrote:
>> "Sheldon" wrote:
>>
>> I eat a lot of Spam,
>
> Why? ?It's disgusting.
>
>How is it any more disgusting than a hot dog... or any sausage for
>that matter... maybe you just don't enjoy a good horse cock sammiche.

It's disgusting because it tastes bad.

Lou

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:05:02 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
> wrote:
>
>> "FarmI" wrote:
>>> "Sheldon" wrote:
>>>
>>> I eat a lot of Spam,
>> Why? ?It's disgusting.
>>
>> How is it any more disgusting than a hot dog... or any sausage for
>> that matter... maybe you just don't enjoy a good horse cock sammiche.
>
> It's disgusting because it tastes bad.
>
> Lou

But that is an opinion, not necessarily a fact. Apparently someone likes
the stuff because it keeps selling!
It was never something my family ate so I can't say. But I know people
like foods that make no sense to me personally...and I like things you
would probably never touch.

Goomba38 wrote on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:23:12 -0500:
>But that is an opinion, not necessarily a fact. Apparently
>someone likes
the stuff because it keeps selling!
It was never something my family ate so I can't say. But I know
people
like foods that make no sense to me personally...and I like
things you
>would probably never touch.
G> Lou Decruss wrote:
??>> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:05:02 -0800 (PST), Sheldon
??>> > wrote:
??>>
??>>> "FarmI" wrote:
??>>>> "Sheldon" wrote:
??>>>>
??>>>> I eat a lot of Spam,
??>>> Why? ?It's disgusting.
??>>>
??>>> How is it any more disgusting than a hot dog... or any
??>>> sausage for that matter... maybe you just don't enjoy a
??>>> good horse cock sammiche.
??>>
??>> It's disgusting because it tastes bad.
??>>
??>> Lou

I don't know why people think that posts saying "It is
disgusting" contribute anything to a discussion. As Thomas said
"De gustibus.........." In many cases, the old adage equating
sausage and politics applies and many people would probably
enjoy eating things even if later they might feel ill when told
how they were made :-)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Ophelia" > wrote

> Perhaps it is because mostly we are much better off than in those days.
> As with my Grandparents, every penny counted. I have to admit I don't
> really know how much things are these days because I don't need to. I
> just get want we want.

Especially when it comes to staples. I really don't know how much
milk costs. I hear it's gone up lately. I was surprised to find out
that a loaf of bread was $3.49 some time back, I think because I
see the same loaf pretty often at 2 for $4. Didn't realize just how much
of a sale that was. Flour, sugar? Couldn't tell you how much they cost.

Fact is, I'm going to buy those things regardless of price, and I don't
really notice what that price is.

nancy

Nancy Young > wrote:

>Especially when it comes to staples. I really don't know how much
>milk costs. I hear it's gone up lately. I was surprised to find out
>that a loaf of bread was $3.49 some time back, I think because I
>see the same loaf pretty often at 2 for $4. Didn't realize just how much
>of a sale that was. Flour, sugar? Couldn't tell you how much they cost.

>Fact is, I'm going to buy those things regardless of price, and I don't
>really notice what that price is.

I find it useful for busgeting purposes to figure out how
much I am spending per month or per year on an item.
For example if I buy three donuts per week at $1.75 per donut,
that's $500/year. I could cut out 90% of that expense by
having jam on toast each time I get the urge for a donut.
But, it would not be as much fun.

Steve

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message:

<bit of a snip>
> I really don't know how much
> milk costs. I hear it's gone up lately. I was surprised to find out
> that a loaf of bread was $3.49 some time back, I think because I
> see the same loaf pretty often at 2 for $4. Didn't realize just how much
> of a sale that was. Flour, sugar? Couldn't tell you how much they cost.
>
> Fact is, I'm going to buy those things regardless of price, and I don't
> really notice what that price is.

Right you are, Nancy. I don't mean to sound cavalier about it, but I can't
see wasting brain space remembering the daily prices of foods that I have to
buy anyhow. I have no idea what a quart of milk costs, for instance. I do,
however, keep an eye on the cost of pricey luxury items so I can take
advantage of sales.

Felice

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Ophelia" > wrote
>
>> Perhaps it is because mostly we are much better off than in those
>> days. As with my Grandparents, every penny counted. I have to
>> admit I don't really know how much things are these days because I
>> don't need to. I just get want we want.
>
> Especially when it comes to staples. I really don't know how much
> milk costs. I hear it's gone up lately. I was surprised to find out
> that a loaf of bread was $3.49 some time back, I think because I
> see the same loaf pretty often at 2 for $4. Didn't realize just how
> much of a sale that was. Flour, sugar? Couldn't tell you how much
> they cost.
> Fact is, I'm going to buy those things regardless of price, and I
> don't really notice what that price is.

Quite so!

cybercat wrote:

> "Kathleen" > wrote
>
>>I can feed my household of four a healthy diet of high quality foods with
>>extra luxuries (seasonings, sweets, sometimes soda or beer) and the
>>occasional restaurant meal, for around $30.00 dollars per day.
>>
>>Obviously this isn't a viable option if you are either intolerant or
>>intolerable. It winds up being a sort of self-inflicted "asshole tax".
>>
>
>
> This last line is funny as hell, but I have to disagree that those
> who choose to live alone are intolerant or intolerable. There
> is a heavenly, peaceful bliss in solitude and privacy for some
> of us. Many times, as in my case, it may be the result of many
> years of having people shoved in my face alllll the time and not
> being able to do a damned thing about it. (Think bartending ...
> and an invasive birth family.) I am married now, and I agree
> that it is cheaper to live when you share expenses, but not
> every price you pay has dollar signs. Thre's nothing wrong
> with preferring to live alone, and I would never suggest that
> those who make this choice live with others just to save money.
> Then again, if I lived alone by choice, I would not be complaining
> about how much it costs to feed myself.
>
>
IME, people are exactly as intolerant as they can afford to be. If
you've got enough cash you can buy personal space. Solitude is a
luxury. Like you said, if you live alone by choice you pretty much
forfeit your bitching rights when it comes to living expenses.

On Dec 10, 11:17 am, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:06:32 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >On Dec 7, 4:46 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> >> On Dec 7, 4:20?pm, Cindy Hamilton
>
> >> >?I probably eat for $7 per day quite frequently. ?But I
> >> > probably weigh more than you and all your cats put together.
>
> >> Perhaps you need to learn how to cook with more imagination and choose
> >> more healthful foods... but still it's very difficult to eat properly
> >> on $7 a day as a steady diet. Sure you can fill your tank, $7 buys a
> >> lot of starchy fatty foods but very little fresh produce and lean meats
>
> >Did you read what I wrote? Where's the starchy, fatty foods in that?
> >Chicken breast, a couple ounces of cheese, lettuce and more lettuce.
>
> >You reported that you ate an entire pizza, Sheldon. A QUART of
> >Grape Nuts. WTF?
>
> a spam and grape-nuts pizza is the very balls. plus, it keeps you
> regular.

Regular, hell. I'd blast a hole in the bathroom wall with it.

Cindy Hamilton

On Dec 10, 11:39Â*am, Sheldon > wrote:
> On Dec 7, 4:20�pm, Cindy Hamilton
>
>
>
> > I'm always amazed when you report the quantities that you eat,
> > Sheldon.
> > My breakfast is 1 ounce of cheerios, 8 ounces of milk, and a banana
> > or about 3 ounces of defrosted frozen raspberries.
>
> That's an example of your typical meal and you claim you weigh more
> than me and my six cats put together, you lie like a rug. Â*I've never
> seen anyone eat just 1 ounce of dried cereal, not even a two year
> old... only someone sick in a hospital... certainly not someone
> implying she weighs 300 pounds.

I weigh 260 pounds. Possibly you weigh more than I conjectured
that you do, or perhaps I mis-estimated the weight of six cats.

I eat an ounce of cheerios for breakfast, measured
on my kitchen scale. I didn't report everything I ate for the day,
which
also included a mid-morning apple and a mid-afternoon handful (about
half an ounce) of oven-toasted pecans.

Obviously, on many days I eat more calories than the day the I
reported,
but usually the mass of what I eat is fairly constant. I marvel at
the
quantities you pack away, but I know you get a lot more exercise than
I do.

Cindy Hamilton

"Kathleen" > wrote in message
...
> IME, people are exactly as intolerant as they can afford to be. If you've
> got enough cash you can buy personal space. Solitude is a luxury.


Just how much cash is that?

So far today I've had intrusions from neighborly Christians coming to my
door and a financial piece of mail sliced open, intentionally or not. I
don't know if this is an intrusion or not, but I also received a box of
candy from the same institution that sent some last year and made us sick; I
guess it is, but I didn't have to open it. The state it was in from the UPS
or the post office was horrific. I don't know which delivered it -- they
were both here the same time.

I need more cash! More solitude, more luxury.
Dee Dee

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Dec 10, 11:17 am, blake murphy > wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:06:32 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> > wrote:
>>> On Dec 7, 4:46 pm, Sheldon > wrote:
>>>> On Dec 7, 4:20?pm, Cindy Hamilton
>>
>>>>> ?I probably eat for $7 per day quite frequently. ?But I
>>>>> probably weigh more than you and all your cats put together.
>>
>>>> Perhaps you need to learn how to cook with more imagination and
>>>> choose more healthful foods... but still it's very difficult to
>>>> eat properly on $7 a day as a steady diet. Sure you can fill your
>>>> tank, $7 buys a lot of starchy fatty foods but very little fresh
>>>> produce and lean meats
>>
>>> Did you read what I wrote? Where's the starchy, fatty foods in
>>> that? Chicken breast, a couple ounces of cheese, lettuce and more
>>> lettuce.
>>
>>> You reported that you ate an entire pizza, Sheldon. A QUART of
>>> Grape Nuts. WTF?
>>
>> a spam and grape-nuts pizza is the very balls. plus, it keeps you
>> regular.
>
> Regular, hell. I'd blast a hole in the bathroom wall with it.

rofl

On Dec 9, 12:06�pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote:
> "Kathleen" > wrote in message
>
> > I can feed my household of four a healthy diet of high quality foods with
> > extra luxuries (seasonings, sweets, sometimes soda or beer) and the
> > occasional restaurant meal, for around $30.00 dollars per day.

> I've never considered seasonings a luxury. �What are you using to
> put them in that category?

I don't consider seasonings a luxury either but I've met quite a few
people whose entire spice cabinet consists of s n' p... and they don't
always have pepper because they consider it a luxury, and not a
monetary luxury... they don't cook so they don't think of buying
seasonings. You mean you've never met anyone whose entire liquor
cabinet consists of cases of Bud... when I lived in California there
were lots of people I worked with who when they invited you to visit
the only beverages they could offer was cans of Coors and orange
soda. It had nothing to do with economics, these people made very
good money in the aircraft industry, it's just that when you're from
texas and oklahoma so long as you got beer you're living the good
life.

SHELDON

In article 2>,
Sarah Gray > wrote:

> Sheldon > wrote in news:8895525c-5634-4461-893c-
> :


> >> mustard .09 (a tenth of a bottle?)
> >
> > Meaningless without knowing the brand and size. I make my own
> > mustard. But when I do buy mustard it's Gulden's spicy brown, I don't
> > remember the exact size right now and I'm not going down to the
> > basement fridge right now where I keep it but it's the big jar, like
> > 24 ounces I think.
> >
>
> What does brand have to do with it. For all intents and purposes,
> mustard is mustard.

I couldn't agree less. Mustard is very important to me. I buy
different kinds, and some isn't cheap. I particularly like Ingelhoffer,
a grainy mustard. I also like Dijon style. They aren't cheap. Good
thing I'm not Broke and hungry.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:23:12 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:05:02 -0800 (PST), Sheldon >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "FarmI" wrote:
>>>> "Sheldon" wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I eat a lot of Spam,
>>> Why? ?It's disgusting.
>>>
>>> How is it any more disgusting than a hot dog... or any sausage for
>>> that matter... maybe you just don't enjoy a good horse cock sammiche.
>>
>> It's disgusting because it tastes bad.
>>
>> Lou
>
>But that is an opinion, not necessarily a fact. Apparently someone likes
>the stuff because it keeps selling!
>It was never something my family ate so I can't say. But I know people
>like foods that make no sense to me personally...and I like things you
>would probably never touch.

If the group dog want to blabber about how much dog food he eats then
he deserves whatever he gets. It IS more disgusting than a hot dog.
Hot dogs don't smell like crap. I buy Daisy Hot Dogs at 7 dollars a
pound. Comparing them to spam is insane.

Lou

In article
>,
Sheldon > wrote:

> Goomba38 wrote:
> > Cshenk wrote:
> > > Actually most folks gave local prices back that disagreed. ?I do believe
> > > however I was remiss in doing so.
> >
> > > As you quoted him below, I added them for my area.
> >
> > > The most obvious one was 4$lb for ground beef. ?
> >
> > You mean to say $4/pound, right?
> > I'm unclear if you're trying to say 4x $1/pound or what here because of
> > the improper placement of the dollar sign?
> >
> > Lean store bought ground beef can be had here for $3.89/pound this week
> > at Publix, but the cheaper grinds (more fat) can be had for less.
> > Depending on the use, I might want ground chuck for some purposes and
> > ground sirloin for others.
>
> When I shop I round off... by my shopping math .11 short of $4 is
> $4.... no wonder so many fall for the .99 price sticker thinking it's
> a big bargain because it's under a dollar, morons.
>
> I see preground mystery meat for *over* $4, but for all the years I've
> posted here I've been beating the grind my own drum, and I do, I never
> ever buy any preground mystery meat... why should I buy mystery meat
> at $4/pound when I can by beautiful top round roasts at $2/lb and
> grind them myself, FRESH, and I know what/who is in it.

Life has certainly changed. When I was a kid, hamburger was 3 pounds
for a dollar. Other beef was more expensive. Now, hamburger is
expensive, and other meat is cheaper. It's time to leave hamburger
behind, but it is convenient. Last time I visited my sister, she wanted
to make chili. The recipe called for stew meat. The commissary didn't
have any. I pointed to a lean beef roast. It was a lot cheaper. It
took my sister about five minutes to cut it into stew meat. It was
delicious.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"Dan Abel" > wrote
>
> The commissary didn't
> have any. I pointed to a lean beef roast. It was a lot cheaper. It
> took my sister about five minutes to cut it into stew meat. It was
> delicious.

I do this all the time. There's almost always something you can get for
$2-$2.50 a pound and cut up for stew. I can't wait until I get a grinder.



--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

On Dec 10, 7:39�pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Dan Abel" > wrote
>
>
>
> > The commissary didn't
> > have any. �I pointed to a lean beef roast. �It was a lot cheaper. �It
> > took my sister about five minutes to cut it into stew meat. �It was
> > delicious.
>
> I do this all the time. There's almost always something you can get for
> $2-$2.50 a pound and cut up for stew. I can't wait until I get �a grinder.
>
> --
> Posted via a free Usenet account fromhttp://www.teranews.com

And you will really enjoy it, you make your own Hamburger, chili meat
and homemade sausage is really good. I love mine.

Rosie

"Steve Pope" > wrote in message
> For example if I buy three donuts per week at $1.75 per donut,
> that's $500/year. I could cut out 90% of that expense by
> having jam on toast each time I get the urge for a donut.
> But, it would not be as much fun.

I can't remember the last time I bought a donut. OTOH, I have jam on toast
a few times a week.

Even worse, I can't remember the last time I had a really good donut. We
had a donut shop in town that had good ones, but they closed over 20 years
ago.

"Goomba38" wrote
>> The most obvious one was 4$lb for ground beef.
>
> You mean to say $4/pound, right?
> I'm unclear if you're trying to say 4x $1/pound or what here because of
> the improper placement of the dollar sign?

Common supermarket use here is to put the $ after the price then lb. Sorry
if this confuses you.

Oh pshaw, on Mon 10 Dec 2007 08:25:52p, Edwin Pawlowski meant to say...

>
> "Steve Pope" > wrote in message
>> For example if I buy three donuts per week at $1.75 per donut, that's
>> $500/year. I could cut out 90% of that expense by having jam on toast
>> each time I get the urge for a donut. But, it would not be as much
>> fun.
>
> I can't remember the last time I bought a donut. OTOH, I have jam on
> toast a few times a week.
>
> Even worse, I can't remember the last time I had a really good donut.
> We had a donut shop in town that had good ones, but they closed over 20
> years ago.
>
>
>

They're probably really stale now. :-)

I know what you mean... In the little village we lived in before leaving
Ohio, we had a Spudnut shop that had been there for decades. Those potato
doughnuts were damned good.

--
Wayne Boatwright

Date: Mon, 12/10/2007

*******************************************
Countdown 'til Christmas
2wks 18hrs 15mins 55secs
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could have invented a universal
symbolic representation of reality.

Edwin Pawlowski > wrote:

>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message

>> For example if I buy three donuts per week at $1.75 per donut,
>> that's $500/year. I could cut out 90% of that expense by
>> having jam on toast each time I get the urge for a donut.
>> But, it would not be as much fun.

>I can't remember the last time I bought a donut. OTOH, I have
>jam on toast a few times a week.

> Even worse, I can't remember the last time I had a really
> good donut.

A good donut operation has started up here in Berkeley called
People's Donuts. My donut consumption has gone up since they
came online.

I have also heard that Mighty-O donuts, in Seattle, are good
but I haven't had the chance to try one.

Steve

"FarmI" wrote

>> The most obvious one was 4$lb for ground beef. That would be roughly
>> 1/2kg?
>
> Near enough, but these days I get confused myself going from metric to old
> measures, I can never remember whether it is the US pint or the US lb
> that is less than the old Imperial measures.

Nor can I, no matter, we are close enough here for all but breadmaking <g>.

>> The new train to Darwin probably has reduced that now though.
>
> I suspect that it probably crries more people than goods given that it
> isn't starting its journey from a huge food growing area, but I admit to
> ignorance there.

Dunno, I never got to ride it. It must be better though as it's cheaper
than shipped by truck all the way up there. Now they only have to truck it
to the lower end of the rails.

>> It was for a local chain in his town, normal store not 'chopper' and the
>> link below was for his actual city.

He's now posting Publix, a very high end place with the highest prices in
any area I so gather. We have one like that called Harris Teeter. Harris
Teeter is good for when you need the odder items but their cans of veggies
are the same brand as anyone else so paying 1.19 there vice 79cents
elsewhere is silly.


>>> Tonight I chose Amsterdam and some of those prices are very cheap. They
>>> had a A roasted chook for $US4.99 whihc would cost me about $A8 (or as
>>> near as dammit to that), half a gallon of ice cream for $US1.99 is very
>>> cheap -
>>
>> Yes, not a bad price and normal here but depends on brand of ice cream.
>> The better ones will cost more.
>> The roasted chook would be 4.99$ most places.
>>
>>> can't recall what I pay but much more than that for a 1Litre pack (but I
>>
>> Grin, 1 litre of what here?
>
> Sorry - ice cream as continued in the brackets following.

Ah ok.

>>
>>> could buy cheap ice cream for a lot less). I pay $A4.19 ($US3.69) for 2
>>> Litres of milk (which is a bit more than 2 US quarts). My bread is
>>> $3.50 for a grain loaf ($US3.08).

Some icecreams can be 5$ but it's exceptionally easy to get the same ones on
sale for 2.50.

>> I would not be amazed if he did spoend over 7$ a day, but he's getting
>> fancy premade junk food and pre-made meals REAL often and probably a
>> major part of his diet. He probably eats more too
>> as he says a 14 inch pizza 'leaves him still hungry'.
>
> :-)) It does sound like he has a good appetite. We don't make a pizza
> that big for 2 of us and even then the smaller one will do us for 2 meals.

A 14 inch pizza feeds the 3 of us though I grant, with no leftovers.

> Thanks for the prices. I've been thinking about it a bit over the past
> couple of days and I guess it depends on how much a household budget would
> be for food. Mine is $A550/fortnight for food and cleaning products. I
> go very easy on the cleaning products though :-))

Nothing wrong with spending more if one has the budget and such, but i
merely objected to his making you think it was the norm for healthy eating
here. It isnt.

The rule of thumb here is the more spend, the larger the junk foods and
fancy premade TV dinners in the cart.

Food in the USA is flat out cheaper than most lands when it comes to quality
staples.
Your A550 for 2 weeks, would be USA250$ for the same stuff probably.

"Sarah Gray" wrote
> Sheldon wrote

>>> A can of "spam": .65 (half a can)

Yup, I dont get spam often but 1.30$ is normal.

>> I buy Spam by the 4-Pack at Sams Club, like 16 cans at a shot (I do
>> this twice a year so I go through about 30 cans a year), costs just
>> under $3 a 12 oz can, I think it cost $2,69 this past summer, that's

Nope, Sams club. Go look it up. Just about 1$ (few pennies less) for the
bulk sets.

>> weigh about 180 and I do hard physical work so I burn it off.

Possible. Dimly so.

>> A 2lb loaf of seeded rye at the Price Chopper bakery dept. costs
>> $4.89... I buy unsliced. Unlike some of yoose figger there is no

> Again, you are *choosing* to buy the store bakery bread, instead of a
> cheaper variety. You could make better bread at home for cheaper if you
> want *really good* rye bread.

I have a load making right now. I estimate 75cents but only as I didnt
price shop the rye as I wanted it NOW. Comino seeds, rye, what can be
better?

> DUDE. You can't use premium brands to make a point about groceries being
> unaffordable for the average consumer.

But he thinks it's reasonable and doesnt understand the rest of us. He
thinks we lack nutrition because we get ground turkey at 1.29$ vice boars
head gout-giver stuff.

>> More gibberish... what's a 1/4 jar mean, which brand, how large a
>> jar? I like Claussen from the refrigerator case, the quart jar costs
>> like $2.50 on sale, I can eat the entire jar in one sitting, I don't
>> buy them but 2-3 times a year.
>>
>
> Again, you're choosing to buy the expensive brand of pickles.

I vote with him on that one <g>. We get a jar a month.

"Sheldon" wrote
..
> Odds are you're on welfare, I'm paying to feed you, so STFU.

And stupid posts like this are why people point blank do not like you. It;s
not just that you are very mislead, you are rude about it too. I'm sure
Sara isnt even on a lower than average income.

Lou Decruss wrote:

>> But that is an opinion, not necessarily a fact. Apparently someone likes
>> the stuff because it keeps selling!
>> It was never something my family ate so I can't say. But I know people
>> like foods that make no sense to me personally...and I like things you
>> would probably never touch.
>
> If the group dog want to blabber about how much dog food he eats then
> he deserves whatever he gets. It IS more disgusting than a hot dog.
> Hot dogs don't smell like crap. I buy Daisy Hot Dogs at 7 dollars a
> pound. Comparing them to spam is insane.
>
> Lou

Not to me. I skeeve hotdogs,and don't eat Spam. So in truth I wouldn't
eat either one of those items. But I won't try to insult you by implying
you're a dog for eating them....

Cshenk wrote:
> "Goomba38" wrote
>>> The most obvious one was 4$lb for ground beef.
>> You mean to say $4/pound, right?
>> I'm unclear if you're trying to say 4x $1/pound or what here because of
>> the improper placement of the dollar sign?
>
> Common supermarket use here is to put the $ after the price then lb. Sorry
> if this confuses you.
>
Where is that common? In America we put the dollar sign before the amount.

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:44:01 -0500, Goomba38 >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>
>>> But that is an opinion, not necessarily a fact. Apparently someone likes
>>> the stuff because it keeps selling!
>>> It was never something my family ate so I can't say. But I know people
>>> like foods that make no sense to me personally...and I like things you
>>> would probably never touch.
>>
>> If the group dog want to blabber about how much dog food he eats then
>> he deserves whatever he gets. It IS more disgusting than a hot dog.
>> Hot dogs don't smell like crap. I buy Daisy Hot Dogs at 7 dollars a
>> pound. Comparing them to spam is insane.
>>
>> Lou
>
>Not to me. I skeeve hotdogs,and don't eat Spam. So in truth I wouldn't
>eat either one of those items. But I won't try to insult you by implying
>you're a dog for eating them....

Go back and read Jill.

Sheldon > wrote in news:ade7a162-d296-4eaf-966a-
:

> Sarah Gray wrote:
>> >
>> All I can see is that you are choosing to spend more money, and then
>> complaining about how high your expenses are.
>
> Then you are a functional illiterate because I have not complained...

Ok, fine, you are the one insisting that food costs are very high, and
quoting exorbitant, unrealistic prices.

> you are the one complaining that I pay too much for your tastes... but
> then you don't treat yourself well. I'm very happy to be able to pay
> for my higher standard of living. My cats eat far better than you.
> It probably annoys the shit out of you that I spend more money to feed
> wild animals than you spend to feed yourself... hey, I ain't asking
> you or anyone else to pay my bills. You probably drive a cheap no
> frills automobile, I drive a top of the line Landcruiser... my tractor
> cost more than a full size Hummer. You probably don't even own an
> automobile, likely you lease/rent yours... better than 90pct of the
> late model vehicles on the road are leased. I can say anyone who
> leases is over paying, anyone who rents their abode is overpaying.
> Odds are you're on welfare, I'm paying to feed you, so STFU.

I own my car. It's old, but it's mine outright. I also have a job and am
not on public assistance. Being frugal about groceries is one way I can
save money so I *can* buy a house sometime in the not so distant future.

"Cshenk" > wrote in
:

> "Sheldon" wrote
> .
>> Odds are you're on welfare, I'm paying to feed you, so STFU.
>
> And stupid posts like this are why people point blank do not like you.
> It;s not just that you are very mislead, you are rude about it too.
> I'm sure Sara isnt even on a lower than average income.
>
>
>

I am (at least for the US). I'll admit, that had I a good deal of
expendable income, the first thing I'd spend it on would be groceries

Dan Abel > wrote in news:dabel-8FB9EC.14523610122007@c-
61-68-245-199.per.connect.net.au:

> In article 2>,
> Sarah Gray > wrote:
>
>> Sheldon > wrote in news:8895525c-5634-4461-893c-
>> :
>
>
>> >> mustard .09 (a tenth of a bottle?)
>> >
>> > Meaningless without knowing the brand and size. I make my own
>> > mustard. But when I do buy mustard it's Gulden's spicy brown, I
don't
>> > remember the exact size right now and I'm not going down to the
>> > basement fridge right now where I keep it but it's the big jar,
like
>> > 24 ounces I think.
>> >
>>
>> What does brand have to do with it. For all intents and purposes,
>> mustard is mustard.
>
> I couldn't agree less. Mustard is very important to me. I buy
> different kinds, and some isn't cheap. I particularly like
Ingelhoffer,
> a grainy mustard. I also like Dijon style. They aren't cheap. Good
> thing I'm not Broke and hungry.
>

I like good mustards, too, but if the choice is good mustard or meat for
dinner, I'm going for the cheap stuff, as long as it's not *gross*.

"Cshenk" > wrote in
:

> "Sarah Gray" wrote
>> Sheldon wrote
>
>>>> A can of "spam": .65 (half a can)
>
> Yup, I dont get spam often but 1.30$ is normal.
>


That price is for the lowest prices house brand of canned pork luncheon
meat. But you could find the name brand stuff for not much more on sale.

>>> I buy Spam by the 4-Pack at Sams Club, like 16 cans at a shot (I do
>>> this twice a year so I go through about 30 cans a year), costs just
>>> under $3 a 12 oz can, I think it cost $2,69 this past summer, that's
>
> Nope, Sams club. Go look it up. Just about 1$ (few pennies less) for
> the bulk sets.
>
>>> weigh about 180 and I do hard physical work so I burn it off.
>
> Possible. Dimly so.
>
>>> A 2lb loaf of seeded rye at the Price Chopper bakery dept. costs
>>> $4.89... I buy unsliced. Unlike some of yoose figger there is no
>
>> Again, you are *choosing* to buy the store bakery bread, instead of a
>> cheaper variety. You could make better bread at home for cheaper if
>> you want *really good* rye bread.
>
> I have a load making right now. I estimate 75cents but only as I
> didnt price shop the rye as I wanted it NOW. Comino seeds, rye, what
> can be better?
>

If you make it into pumpernickel, that's what.

>> DUDE. You can't use premium brands to make a point about groceries
>> being unaffordable for the average consumer.
>
> But he thinks it's reasonable and doesnt understand the rest of us.
> He thinks we lack nutrition because we get ground turkey at 1.29$ vice
> boars head gout-giver stuff.
>

I'll give him that boar's head deli stuff is very good. But I don't
think my life is lacking because I buy the store brand or the packaged
stuff.

>>> More gibberish... what's a 1/4 jar mean, which brand, how large a
>>> jar? I like Claussen from the refrigerator case, the quart jar
>>> costs like $2.50 on sale, I can eat the entire jar in one sitting, I
>>> don't buy them but 2-3 times a year.
>>>
>>
>> Again, you're choosing to buy the expensive brand of pickles.
>
> I vote with him on that one <g>. We get a jar a month.

I like to make my own

I've noticed that "extra" grocery expenditures tend to be for
ingredients to make things so I can fool around in the kitchen, more so
than ready-to-eat things.