What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman bought over
100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and three kids but could they
possibly eat all that before they expire? She also bought a ton of mustard.
The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to differ!
This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a solid
part. Not good! I also know from both MIL and mother's cupboards that
really old dry mustard hasn't got much flavor. So I would think the
prepared would lose its flavor after time too. Oh and the husband had to
remind her that he doesn't even LIKE mustard. She just laughed.

On another show a woman bought 35 bottles of Maalox tabs. Even when I was
using them on a regular basis for GERD and daughter was sometimes taking
them too, we maybe went through 6 bottles a year, if that!

One man donated a ton of cereal to a food bank. I think that's great! But
most of them don't seem to do that. They are hoarding the food in their
homes. One lady said she had enough chips to feed 800 people. Seriously?
Chips do go bad.

I think saving money is great. And I think it is necessary to keep a stock
of some non-perishable items. Particularly in the winter if you are likely
to be snowed in. Or if you live in an area where roads might be flooded and
you can't get out.

What is wrong with these people?

"HumBug!" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:44:34 -0700, "Julie Bove" >
> wrote:
>
>>What is wrong with these people?
>
>> She also bought a ton of mustard.
>>The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to
>>differ!
>>This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
>>from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a solid
>>part. Not good!
>
> Mustard DOES NOT expire, and I've never seen an expiration date on mine.
>
> I shake my bottle every time I use it, as it does separate,
> NOT AN Fing problem!

All of the mustard I've bought has had an expiration date on it.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "HumBug!" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:44:34 -0700, "Julie Bove" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>What is wrong with these people?
>>
>>> She also bought a ton of mustard.
>>>The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to
>>>differ!
>>>This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
>>>from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a
>>>solid
>>>part. Not good!
>>
>> Mustard DOES NOT expire, and I've never seen an expiration date on mine.
>>
>> I shake my bottle every time I use it, as it does separate,
>> NOT AN Fing problem!
>
> All of the mustard I've bought has had an expiration date on it.

Mine too, it does not last forever. It does separate and gets dark and
nasty looking after a couple of years. Depends on how many stabilizers and
preservatives it contains. I tend to buy mustards with less of these.

Paul

On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:01:28 -0700, HumBug! >
wrote:

> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:44:34 -0700, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
> >What is wrong with these people?
>
> > She also bought a ton of mustard.
> >The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to differ!
> >This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
> >from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a solid
> >part. Not good!
>
> Mustard DOES NOT expire, and I've never seen an expiration date on mine.
>
> I shake my bottle every time I use it, as it does separate,
> NOT AN Fing problem!
>
In my experience, regular yellow (French's) mustard only gets better
with age. I bought a gallon jug once and kept it for years, because I
don't use yellow mustard in restaurant quantity. It lost it's bright
yellow color after a while and tasted more and more like "good"
mustard. It got to the point where you couldn't tell it had started
off as cheap yellow mustard, it tasted that good.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 22:45:22 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

> Mine too, it does not last forever. It does separate and gets dark and
> nasty looking after a couple of years. Depends on how many stabilizers and
> preservatives it contains. I tend to buy mustards with less of these.

If it looked separated, why didn't you stir it together? As far as
darkening, that was a good thing IMO. Didn't you notice it got
stronger and tasted better.... or is neon yellow the only kind of
mustard you'll eat?

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"sf" > wrote in message
news
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 22:45:22 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> Mine too, it does not last forever. It does separate and gets dark and
>> nasty looking after a couple of years. Depends on how many stabilizers
>> and
>> preservatives it contains. I tend to buy mustards with less of these.
>
> If it looked separated, why didn't you stir it together? As far as
> darkening, that was a good thing IMO. Didn't you notice it got
> stronger and tasted better.... or is neon yellow the only kind of
> mustard you'll eat?

Ah, a mustard snob. As a rule I do not buy French's or other "neon yellow"
brands.

I buy Grey Poupon for my usual mustard needs. I use a lot more of it now
than in years past so I have no problem with freshness. I buy the huge jars
of GP and they never last long at all. In previous years other mustards
grew mould. I buy Safeway brand brown mustard if I am going in a hot dog
binge.

But the cheaper mustards will last because they have a lot of preservatives
in them. We're talking years. And if they separate and turn brown, well I
won't even go there. They are crap to begin with. Age just means they're
worse.

Paul

On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:23:41 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

> Ah, a mustard snob. As a rule I do not buy French's or other "neon yellow"
> brands.
>
> I buy Grey Poupon for my usual mustard needs. I use a lot more of it now
> than in years past so I have no problem with freshness. I buy the huge jars
> of GP and they never last long at all. In previous years other mustards
> grew mould. I buy Safeway brand brown mustard if I am going in a hot dog
> binge.
>
> But the cheaper mustards will last because they have a lot of preservatives
> in them. We're talking years. And if they separate and turn brown, well I
> won't even go there. They are crap to begin with. Age just means they're
> worse.

Yes, I agree. You're a mustard snob.

--

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:23:41 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> Ah, a mustard snob. As a rule I do not buy French's or other "neon
>> yellow"
>> brands.
>>
>> I buy Grey Poupon for my usual mustard needs. I use a lot more of it now
>> than in years past so I have no problem with freshness. I buy the huge
>> jars
>> of GP and they never last long at all. In previous years other mustards
>> grew mould. I buy Safeway brand brown mustard if I am going in a hot dog
>> binge.
>>
>> But the cheaper mustards will last because they have a lot of
>> preservatives
>> in them. We're talking years. And if they separate and turn brown, well
>> I
>> won't even go there. They are crap to begin with. Age just means
>> they're
>> worse.
>
> Yes, I agree. You're a mustard snob.

I guess your next move is to *plonk* me. LOL. Bring it on silly woman.
This is not just about mustard, this is principle damn it. Ahahahahahaha.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "HumBug!" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:44:34 -0700, "Julie Bove" >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>What is wrong with these people?
>>>
>>>> She also bought a ton of mustard.
>>>>The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to
>>>>differ!
>>>>This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
>>>>from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a
>>>>solid
>>>>part. Not good!
>>>
>>> Mustard DOES NOT expire, and I've never seen an expiration date on mine.
>>>
>>> I shake my bottle every time I use it, as it does separate,
>>> NOT AN Fing problem!
>>
>> All of the mustard I've bought has had an expiration date on it.
>
> Mine too, it does not last forever. It does separate and gets dark and
> nasty looking after a couple of years. Depends on how many stabilizers and
> preservatives it contains. I tend to buy mustards with less of these.

Ahhh... I usually buy the organic mustard. My daughter likes it the best.
So most likely it is pure with no stabilizers or preservatives. That could
be why mine separates.

"sf" > wrote in message
news
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 22:45:22 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> Mine too, it does not last forever. It does separate and gets dark and
>> nasty looking after a couple of years. Depends on how many stabilizers
>> and
>> preservatives it contains. I tend to buy mustards with less of these.
>
> If it looked separated, why didn't you stir it together? As far as
> darkening, that was a good thing IMO. Didn't you notice it got
> stronger and tasted better.... or is neon yellow the only kind of
> mustard you'll eat?

Why would it get stronger? I would think it would get weaker. That's what
spices generally do.

"sf" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:23:41 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
>
>> Ah, a mustard snob. As a rule I do not buy French's or other "neon
>> yellow"
>> brands.
>>
>> I buy Grey Poupon for my usual mustard needs. I use a lot more of it now
>> than in years past so I have no problem with freshness. I buy the huge
>> jars
>> of GP and they never last long at all. In previous years other mustards
>> grew mould. I buy Safeway brand brown mustard if I am going in a hot dog
>> binge.
>>
>> But the cheaper mustards will last because they have a lot of
>> preservatives
>> in them. We're talking years. And if they separate and turn brown, well
>> I
>> won't even go there. They are crap to begin with. Age just means
>> they're
>> worse.
>
> Yes, I agree. You're a mustard snob.

I'm a mustard snob.

"Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>> What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman bought
>> over
>> 100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and three kids but could they
>> possibly eat all that before they expire?
>
> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television is
> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks here.

How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my husband will
eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all. My daughter might
eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt and I
still wind up throwing some out.

"Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
>
> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>>> What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman bought
>>> over>>> 100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and three kids but
>>> could they
>>> possibly eat all that before they expire?
>>
>> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television is
>> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks here.
>
> How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my husband will
> eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all. My daughter might
> eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt and I
> still wind up throwing some out.

Then you are a poor example of yoghurt usage. Many people eat it once a day
minimum. With a family of five, that's 35 cups, then cook with some more of
it, send some in school lunches...

"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
>>
>> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>>>> What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman bought
>>>> over>>> 100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and three kids but
>>>> could they
>>>> possibly eat all that before they expire?
>>>
>>> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television is
>>> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks here.
>>
>> How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my husband
>> will eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all. My daughter
>> might eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt
>> and I still wind up throwing some out.
>
> Then you are a poor example of yoghurt usage. Many people eat it once a
> day minimum. With a family of five, that's 35 cups, then cook with some
> more of it, send some in school lunches...

Wow! I never use it in cooking. And my parents don't eat much of it. It's
typical to find a half eaten cup in their fridge.

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> "Giusi" > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>>>>> What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman
>>>>> bought over>>> 100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and
>>>>> three kids but could they
>>>>> possibly eat all that before they expire?
>>>>
>>>> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television
>>>> is
>>>> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks
>>>> here.
>>>
>>> How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my husband
>>> will eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all. My
>>> daughter might eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a
>>> lot of yogurt and I still wind up throwing some out.
>>
>> Then you are a poor example of yoghurt usage. Many people eat it once
>> a day minimum. With a family of five, that's 35 cups, then cook with
>> some more of it, send some in school lunches...
>
>
> I love yogurt!
>
> It kinda/sorta amounts to dessert for breakfast!
>
>

You can have mine then!

Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote in

> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality
> television is
> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two
> weeks here.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits

I agree. When my kids were at home they could easily eat 100 cups
in a few weeks. Of course I would be in there eating the yogurt
too. 100 divided by 14 days divided by 5 people is 1.4 containers
of yogurt a day. :-)

"Julie Bove" > wrote:

>
>"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>>
>> "Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>>>>> What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman bought
>>>>> over>>> 100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and three kids but
>>>>> could they
>>>>> possibly eat all that before they expire?
>>>>
>>>> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television is
>>>> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks here.
>>>
>>> How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my husband
>>> will eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all. My daughter
>>> might eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt
>>> and I still wind up throwing some out.
>>
>> Then you are a poor example of yoghurt usage. Many people eat it once a
>> day minimum. With a family of five, that's 35 cups, then cook with some
>> more of it, send some in school lunches...
>
>Wow! I never use it in cooking.

I can take or leave yogurt-- but my son and wife eat at least one a
day. [Chobani is their yogurt-of-choice]

I usually sub plain yogurt for any recipe that calls for sour cream
these days. It lowers the calories and sodium and raises calcium
and fiber-- and *I* can rarely tell the difference in anything
cooked. [I actually like it in dips that call for sour cream]

It might be close-- but I think we could get through 100 cups of
Chobani before it expired. And the Chobani folks say it freezes
well-- so I might even get in on the action eventually.

Jim

Julie Bove wrote:

> I think saving money is great. And I think it is necessary to keep a
> stock of some non-perishable items. Particularly in the winter if
> you are likely to be snowed in. Or if you live in an area where
> roads might be flooded and you can't get out.
>
> What is wrong with these people?

It's pretty clear that some of the people have a form of OCD similar
to hoarding. Sometimes it seems to be triggered by having to do
without at some point. On the first special there was one woman
who would cancel any and all plans if she came across some deal.
She'd have to go shopping right then, the heck with that dinner with
friends. Not good.

I like to have extra so that I don't have to watch sales all the time,
like I'll find a good deal on shampoo and I'll get 4 and I'm done
worrying about that for months. If it's often on sale for $2, it bugs
me to pay the "regular" price of $4.50 if I let it get to that point.

I like matching a coupon to a sale as much as the next person, but
it's a full time hobby for these people. I didn't understand the one
woman who thought she'd get $10 off every $50 she'd spend, I've
never known a store deal like that to be more than a one $10 off.
If she's such a couponer, how'd she miss that detail?

I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. Yes,
double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
product for free for me.

I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get
rid of stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.

nancy

On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:01:28 -0700, HumBug! >
wrote:

snip

>
>Mustard DOES NOT expire, and I've never seen an expiration date on mine.
>
>I shake my bottle every time I use it, as it does separate,
>NOT AN Fing problem!
>

Mustard may not go "bad." but it does lose pungency and it turns dark.
Old mustard has very little flavor beyond salt and vinegar.
Janet

On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:59:19 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, "Julie Bove"
> wrote,
>eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt and I
>still wind up throwing some out.

It's yogurt. How can you even tell if it's spoiled?

In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:


> The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to differ!
> This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
> from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a solid
> part. Not good! I also know from both MIL and mother's cupboards that
> really old dry mustard hasn't got much flavor. So I would think the
> prepared would lose its flavor after time too. Oh and the husband had to
> remind her that he doesn't even LIKE mustard. She just laughed.

Many decades ago we went to my mother-in-laws's for a visit. She made a
meatloaf disaster one night. It was raw in the middle after 1.5 hours
in the oven! A couple of days later she tried to rescue it as
sandwiches, cutting the meatloaf into slices and frying them in a pan.
It was not good. I asked if there was any mustard. My wife just
laughed. She said there had never been mustard in the house, ever. My
MIL looked confused, and said she thought there was mustard in the
fridge. So my wife and I went to the fridge, and sure enough, there was
a small jar of prepared mustard. I put some on my sandwich and it
helped. My wife asked her mother why she had bought it and when. Her
mother had no idea. I flipped over the jar, and the date on the bottom
was over ten years prior!

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Giusi" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>>>>>> What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman
>>>>>> bought
>>>>>> over>>> 100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and three kids
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> could they
>>>>>> possibly eat all that before they expire?
>>>>>
>>>>> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television is
>>>>> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks here.
>>>>
>>>> How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my husband
>>>> will eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all. My
>>>> daughter
>>>> might eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt
>>>> and I still wind up throwing some out.
>>>
>>> Then you are a poor example of yoghurt usage. Many people eat it once a
>>> day minimum. With a family of five, that's 35 cups, then cook with some
>>> more of it, send some in school lunches...
>>
>>Wow! I never use it in cooking.
>
> I can take or leave yogurt-- but my son and wife eat at least one a
> day. [Chobani is their yogurt-of-choice]

I bought one cup of that in vanilla. Daughter took one bite, screamed, said
it was slimy and threw it out. She is very picky as to what she will eat.
Only a couple of brands and only the vanilla.
>
> I usually sub plain yogurt for any recipe that calls for sour cream
> these days. It lowers the calories and sodium and raises calcium
> and fiber-- and *I* can rarely tell the difference in anything
> cooked. [I actually like it in dips that call for sour cream]

I don't personally like either. I try to only make things where sour cream
would be a garnish. Daughter and husband love the stuff but most of the
time if it is in a dish I can't eat it.
>
> It might be close-- but I think we could get through 100 cups of
> Chobani before it expired. And the Chobani folks say it freezes
> well-- so I might even get in on the action eventually.

Yes, I guess it does freeze!

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "Giusi" > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Julie Bove" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ranée at Arabian Knits" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> What is wrong with these people? I saw one show where the woman
>>>>>>> bought over>>> 100 cups of yogurt. Yes, she has a husband and
>>>>>>> three kids but could they
>>>>>>> possibly eat all that before they expire?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks
>>>>>> here.
>>>>>
>>>>> How many people do you have in your home? Once in a while my
>>>>> husband will eat one. Not very often. I don't like yogurt at all.
>>>>> My daughter might eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't
>>>>> buy a lot of yogurt and I still wind up throwing some out.
>>>>
>>>> Then you are a poor example of yoghurt usage. Many people eat it
>>>> once a day minimum. With a family of five, that's 35 cups, then
>>>> cook with some more of it, send some in school lunches...
>>>
>>>
>>> I love yogurt!
>>>
>>> It kinda/sorta amounts to dessert for breakfast!
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You can have mine then!
>
>
> Well, but... but... then what are you gonna have?

Cottage cheese.

Would you believe I used to think yogurt was merely a topping for cottage
cheese? That's because when my parents were on the Weight Watcher's diet,
that's what they ate. A scoop of cottage cheese with a small amount of
fruit flavored yogurt over the top like a sundae. Maybe that's still what
they do. I know I always find a partially eaten cup in their fridge.

"David Harmon" > wrote in message
m...
> On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 23:59:19 -0700 in rec.food.cooking, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote,
>>eat 2 or 3 a week, or she might not. I don't buy a lot of yogurt and I
>>still wind up throwing some out.
>
> It's yogurt. How can you even tell if it's spoiled?

Well I couldn't. It all tastes bad to me! But my husband and daughter
usually won't eat anything past its pull date. Once in a while I can
convince them to try something that is a day or two past, but they always
complain and say the quality just isn't there any more.

"sandi" > wrote in message
...
> Ranée at Arabian Knits > wrote in
>
>> Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality
>> television is
>> about, no? OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two
>> weeks here.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ranee @ Arabian Knits
>
> I agree. When my kids were at home they could easily eat 100 cups
> in a few weeks. Of course I would be in there eating the yogurt
> too. 100 divided by 14 days divided by 5 people is 1.4 containers
> of yogurt a day. :-)

Wow! The only time Angela ever ate a lot of it was when she was in pre-K.
She was very ill and didn't want to eat anything. The Dr. finally said she
had strep but unlike in older kids and adults it only affected her stomach
and not her throat. She was taking the drinkable stuff though. Between
that and sips of chicken broth that was about all she could keep down.

On Apr 7, 8:26*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
> > I think saving money is great. *And I think it is necessary to keep a
> > stock of some non-perishable items. *Particularly in the winter if
> > you are likely to be snowed in. *Or if you live in an area where
> > roads might be flooded and you can't get out.
>
> > What is wrong with these people?
>
> It's pretty clear that some of the people have a form of OCD similar
> to hoarding. *Sometimes it seems to be triggered by having to do
> without at some point. *On the first special there was one woman
> who would cancel any and all plans if she came across some deal.
> She'd have to go shopping right then, the heck with that dinner with
> friends. *Not good. * *
>
> I like to have extra so that I don't have to watch sales all the time,
> like I'll find a good deal on shampoo and I'll get 4 and I'm done
> worrying about that for months. *If it's often on sale for $2, it bugs
> me to pay the "regular" price of $4.50 if I let it get to that point.
>
> I like matching a coupon to a sale as much as the next person, but
> it's a full time hobby for these people. *I didn't understand the one
> woman who thought she'd get $10 off every $50 she'd spend, I've
> never known a store deal like that to be more than a one $10 off.
> If she's such a couponer, how'd she miss that detail? *
>
> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. *Yes,
> double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
> product for free for me. * *
>
> I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get
> rid of stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.
>
> nancy

I don't get where they find all the coupons. Given I live in a city
with fewer than 100,000 people, but I could buy all the different
newspapers available on a weekend, clip every coupon in every magazine
I read, and never have the mountains and mountains of coupons these
people have (taking them 4 hours a day to sort and plan shopping)....
and I certainly don't ever get coupons that make the product end up
being free because most of those are "buy one, get one free."

N.

> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. *Yes,
> double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
> product for free for me. * *
>
> I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get
> rid of stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.
>
> nancy

I don't know of any of our stores that double coupons any more - there
may be some, but I don't know which ones they are, so obviously, I
don't shop in those.

N.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
.com...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I think saving money is great. And I think it is necessary to keep a
>> stock of some non-perishable items. Particularly in the winter if
>> you are likely to be snowed in. Or if you live in an area where
>> roads might be flooded and you can't get out.
>>
>> What is wrong with these people?
>
> It's pretty clear that some of the people have a form of OCD similar
> to hoarding. Sometimes it seems to be triggered by having to do
> without at some point. On the first special there was one woman
> who would cancel any and all plans if she came across some deal.
> She'd have to go shopping right then, the heck with that dinner with
> friends. Not good.

I grew up in a house with a parent with OCD. Apparently there was some
paper shortage back in the 70's. Whether this was real or imagined, I do
not know. At any rate, it set off a penchant for hoarding paper products as
well as some other select things. What it didn't do though was bring about
a desire to hoard food. So I always worry when we get snowed in. My
parents very rarely cook and tend not to keep any extra food in the house.
Every time I look in their fridge it is mostly bare. There will be
condiments, margarine, maybe the half cup of yogurt, a few pieces of fruit,
some carrots and perhaps a tiny amount of cheese and meat. They do usually
keep a few cans of food like chili and soup and some oatmeal.
>
> I like to have extra so that I don't have to watch sales all the time,
> like I'll find a good deal on shampoo and I'll get 4 and I'm done worrying
> about that for months. If it's often on sale for $2, it bugs
> me to pay the "regular" price of $4.50 if I let it get to that point.

I have extras of some things, particularly because I shop at Costco. But...
In doing my Spring cleaning I discovered a horrifyingly large amount of
coconut bath wash/scrub. I kept buying it because daughter said she needed
it. But apparently it was never making it to the shower and there were
bottles stuck in all sorts of interesting places!
>
> I like matching a coupon to a sale as much as the next person, but
> it's a full time hobby for these people. I didn't understand the one
> woman who thought she'd get $10 off every $50 she'd spend, I've
> never known a store deal like that to be more than a one $10 off.
> If she's such a couponer, how'd she miss that detail?

I rarely ever get coupons any more. I noticed one woman was shopping at
Albertsons and she said she got double coupons. I have never seen that
happen here. When I lived on Cape Cod, I think all the stores doubled and
one store tripled on Tues. Oddly I found a LOT more coupons when I lived
there. I used a coupon organizer and always managed to save at least
several dollars but nothing like these people do.

And yeah, that woman was stupid, but... Having spent most of my working
years working in retail, I know how a lot of people think. I used to get
people who would buy one item and try to hand me three different coupons for
it. And in the old days they did get away with it sometimes if they got an
idiot checker. The coupons almost always say not to be combined with other
coupons. But now that the registers scan the coupons this won't work.
Unless of course you get another idiot checker who will bypass the system
and just take that amount of money off the sale.
>
> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. Yes, double
> coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a product for free
> for me.

I have gotten some free products over the years. When I first moved back to
WA, I was getting a lot of coupons from various stores offering me free
things like pasta. I would always get these and if they were something we
don't eat, I would donate them to the food bank.

> I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get rid of
> stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.

Yeah. That's what I was thinking too. I worry about my own parent's house
because they seem to keep everything. Their garage is stuff full of stuff
like wood stain and fertilizer that I'm sure is no longer good.

"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 06 Apr 2011 22:01:28 -0700, HumBug! >
> wrote:
>
> snip
>
>>
>>Mustard DOES NOT expire, and I've never seen an expiration date on mine.
>>
>>I shake my bottle every time I use it, as it does separate,
>>NOT AN Fing problem!
>>
>
> Mustard may not go "bad." but it does lose pungency and it turns dark.
> Old mustard has very little flavor beyond salt and vinegar.

That's what I thought!

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
.com...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>
>> I think saving money is great. And I think it is necessary to keep a
>> stock of some non-perishable items. Particularly in the winter if
>> you are likely to be snowed in. Or if you live in an area where
>> roads might be flooded and you can't get out.
>>
>> What is wrong with these people?
>
> It's pretty clear that some of the people have a form of OCD similar
> to hoarding. Sometimes it seems to be triggered by having to do
> without at some point. On the first special there was one woman
> who would cancel any and all plans if she came across some deal.
> She'd have to go shopping right then, the heck with that dinner with
> friends. Not good.
> I like to have extra so that I don't have to watch sales all the time,
> like I'll find a good deal on shampoo and I'll get 4 and I'm done worrying
> about that for months. If it's often on sale for $2, it bugs
> me to pay the "regular" price of $4.50 if I let it get to that point.
>
> I like matching a coupon to a sale as much as the next person, but
> it's a full time hobby for these people. I didn't understand the one
> woman who thought she'd get $10 off every $50 she'd spend, I've
> never known a store deal like that to be more than a one $10 off.
> If she's such a couponer, how'd she miss that detail?
> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. Yes, double
> coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a product for free
> for me.
> I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get rid of
> stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.


I will never forget one of those types I once knew. He would literally
drive from his house to Santa Barbara (300 mile round trip) to buy Diet Coke
when it was on sale for 99 cents a 12 pack at some huge outlet there. He'd
buy 2 or 3 cases. And it only cost him 30 bucks in gas.

Paul

"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
>
>> The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to
>> differ!
>> This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
>> from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a
>> solid
>> part. Not good! I also know from both MIL and mother's cupboards that
>> really old dry mustard hasn't got much flavor. So I would think the
>> prepared would lose its flavor after time too. Oh and the husband had to
>> remind her that he doesn't even LIKE mustard. She just laughed.
>
> Many decades ago we went to my mother-in-laws's for a visit. She made a
> meatloaf disaster one night. It was raw in the middle after 1.5 hours
> in the oven! A couple of days later she tried to rescue it as
> sandwiches, cutting the meatloaf into slices and frying them in a pan.
> It was not good. I asked if there was any mustard. My wife just
> laughed. She said there had never been mustard in the house, ever. My
> MIL looked confused, and said she thought there was mustard in the
> fridge. So my wife and I went to the fridge, and sure enough, there was
> a small jar of prepared mustard. I put some on my sandwich and it
> helped. My wife asked her mother why she had bought it and when. Her
> mother had no idea. I flipped over the jar, and the date on the bottom
> was over ten years prior!

I sent my MIL a jar of cranberry mustard when we were living on Cape Cod.
Then we went to visit a year or so later and it was still in her fridge,
unopened. I was making lunch that day so I put it on turkey sandwiches.
Man was that spicy! Everyone ate it but with lowered eyes and not saying
much. I think they were just trying to be polite.

Nancy2 wrote:
> On Apr 7, 8:26 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:

>> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. Yes,
>> double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
>> product for free for me.

> I don't get where they find all the coupons. Given I live in a city
> with fewer than 100,000 people, but I could buy all the different
> newspapers available on a weekend, clip every coupon in every magazine
> I read, and never have the mountains and mountains of coupons these
> people have (taking them 4 hours a day to sort and plan shopping)....
> and I certainly don't ever get coupons that make the product end up
> being free because most of those are "buy one, get one free."

Got me. Of course the people on the show go out of their way
to get coupons. One woman dumpster dives, people write away
for coupons, another woman somehow gets her newspaper to give
her all the spare coupon inserts they usually toss. Still, I get two
papers and that means I get 2 coupons on any given product.
Hardly stacks of them.

I will never be the people who get $600 grocery bills reduced to
5 bucks. I get excited if bleach is on sale and I have a coupon so
I get 3 for $3 or something. Heh. Amateur.

nancy

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> What is wrong with these people?

They are not particularly intelligent and get caught up in the "it was
on sale" mentality. They do not think realistically about their actual
needs and they also don't think about their diet since most coupons are
for pre-fab high fat/sugar/salt junk foods. In their minds it's only the
"I got $500 of stuff for $50" and the fact that their medical cause will
increase by more than the savings as a result of the poor diet is no a
consideration, nor is the fact that most of the products have very
inflated prices to begin with and they could buy better food for less
than their "extreme coupon" savings.

On Apr 7, 8:26*am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
> > I think saving money is great. *And I think it is necessary to keep a
> > stock of some non-perishable items. *Particularly in the winter if
> > you are likely to be snowed in. *Or if you live in an area where
> > roads might be flooded and you can't get out.
>
> > What is wrong with these people?
>
> It's pretty clear that some of the people have a form of OCD similar
> to hoarding. *Sometimes it seems to be triggered by having to do
> without at some point. *On the first special there was one woman
> who would cancel any and all plans if she came across some deal.
> She'd have to go shopping right then, the heck with that dinner with
> friends. *Not good. * *
>
> I like to have extra so that I don't have to watch sales all the time,
> like I'll find a good deal on shampoo and I'll get 4 and I'm done
> worrying about that for months. *If it's often on sale for $2, it bugs
> me to pay the "regular" price of $4.50 if I let it get to that point.
>
> I like matching a coupon to a sale as much as the next person, but
> it's a full time hobby for these people. *I didn't understand the one
> woman who thought she'd get $10 off every $50 she'd spend, I've
> never known a store deal like that to be more than a one $10 off.
> If she's such a couponer, how'd she miss that detail? *
>
> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. *Yes,
> double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
> product for free for me. *

If you notice a lot of them were paying for a couponing service, on
top of all of the scavenging for coupons and carrying on for
478374237320239 hours a week. Ugh, could you imagine?
*
>
> I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get
> rid of stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.

Yes and I really didn't understand the having rooms filled with dried
pasta and sticks of deodorant.

On Apr 7, 1:23*am, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
>
> I buy Grey Poupon for my usual mustard needs. *I use a lot more of it now
> than in years past so I have no problem with freshness. *I buy the huge jars
> of GP and they never last long at all. *

Grey Poupon is SO good. My wife eats a great number of turkey
sandwiches, so we go through it like crazy, and buy the huge jars too.
>
> Paul

--Bryan

Nancy2 wrote:
>> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. Yes,
>> double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
>> product for free for me.
>>
>> I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get
>> rid of stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.

> I don't know of any of our stores that double coupons any more - there
> may be some, but I don't know which ones they are, so obviously, I
> don't shop in those.

I think it's a regional type of thing, if some stores do it, they all
have to. Of course, if you don't coupon, you are likely paying higher
prices in general to pay for the program.

nancy

On Apr 7, 12:56*am, Ran e at Arabian Knits >
wrote:
> In article >,
> *"Julie Bove" > wrote:
>
> > What is wrong with these people? *I saw one show where the woman bought over
> > 100 cups of yogurt. *Yes, she has a husband and three kids but could they
> > possibly eat all that before they expire?
>
> * *Sure, these people are loons, but that's what reality television is
> about, no? *OTOH, 100 cups of yogurt would barely last two weeks here.

There was a time when that would have almost have been true here. My
son will happily polish off 20 a week these days.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee @ Arabian Knits

--Bryan

On Apr 7, 11:39*am, Andy > wrote:
> Julie,
>
> In case you didn't know
>
> BUM!!! = Good
> BUM!!!!!! = Bad
>
> Old nomenclature I made up.

Because Andy is obsessed with all things anal.
>
> Best,
>
> Andy
> THE BUM!!!

--Bryan

Nancy2 wrote:
> On Apr 7, 8:26 am, "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>> I think saving money is great. And I think it is necessary to keep a
>>> stock of some non-perishable items. Particularly in the winter if
>>> you are likely to be snowed in. Or if you live in an area where
>>> roads might be flooded and you can't get out.
>>
>>> What is wrong with these people?
>>
>> It's pretty clear that some of the people have a form of OCD similar
>> to hoarding. Sometimes it seems to be triggered by having to do
>> without at some point. On the first special there was one woman
>> who would cancel any and all plans if she came across some deal.
>> She'd have to go shopping right then, the heck with that dinner with
>> friends. Not good.
>>
>> I like to have extra so that I don't have to watch sales all the
>> time, like I'll find a good deal on shampoo and I'll get 4 and I'm
>> done worrying about that for months. If it's often on sale for $2,
>> it bugs me to pay the "regular" price of $4.50 if I let it get to
>> that point.
>>
>> I like matching a coupon to a sale as much as the next person, but
>> it's a full time hobby for these people. I didn't understand the one
>> woman who thought she'd get $10 off every $50 she'd spend, I've
>> never known a store deal like that to be more than a one $10 off.
>> If she's such a couponer, how'd she miss that detail?
>>
>> I never get how they can take so much off their bill, either. Yes,
>> double coupons are nice but they rarely wind up with getting a
>> product for free for me.
>>
>> I can just see these people's heirs backing up a dumpster to get
>> rid of stuff they stockpiled 25 years ago.
>>
>> nancy
>
> I don't get where they find all the coupons. Given I live in a city
> with fewer than 100,000 people, but I could buy all the different
> newspapers available on a weekend, clip every coupon in every magazine
> I read, and never have the mountains and mountains of coupons these
> people have (taking them 4 hours a day to sort and plan shopping)....
> and I certainly don't ever get coupons that make the product end up
> being free because most of those are "buy one, get one free."

One lady said she goes dumpster diving. Another said the newspapers give
her all the extra coupons. But still... They'd be getting multiples of the
same things.

I quit taking the paper because the few coupons that were in there were
mostly of no use to me.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "HumBug!" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 21:44:34 -0700, "Julie Bove" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>What is wrong with these people?
> >
> >> She also bought a ton of mustard.
> >>The person narrating the show said mustard never goes bad. I beg to
> >>differ!
> >>This was prepared mustard. It has an expiration date on it. And I know
> >>from experience that if it is really old it gets a watery part and a solid
> >>part. Not good!
> >
> > Mustard DOES NOT expire, and I've never seen an expiration date on mine.
> >
> > I shake my bottle every time I use it, as it does separate,
> > NOT AN Fing problem!
>
> All of the mustard I've bought has had an expiration date on it.

The two bottles in my fridge (different brands and types) both have
"best by" dates, which aren't technically expiration dates.