http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...UED?li=BBnb7Kz

I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.

And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear before I buy.

Btw, one time, at Boston Harbor, I saw sandwiches on plates that said "Sample Only." I suggested they change the sign to "Example Only," since most people think "sample" means "freebie."

Or maybe they could buy plastic food for displays and save on food?


Lenona.

On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 12:42:32 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...UED?li=BBnb7Kz
>
> I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
>
> And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear before I buy.
>

I once in a while buy something I've sampled (cheese at Whole Paycheck,
for example), but not very often. The rest are a non-issue for me.

Cindy Hamilton

wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...ays-grocery-st
> ores-are-scamming-you/ss-AAhOUED?li=BBnb7Kz
>
> I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive
> oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
>
> And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for
> $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear
> before I buy.
>
> Btw, one time, at Boston Harbor, I saw sandwiches on plates that said
> "Sample Only." I suggested they change the sign to "Example Only,"
> since most people think "sample" means "freebie."
>
> Or maybe they could buy plastic food for displays and save on food?
>
>
> Lenona.
>
>
>
>

The one I hate is the rearranging the store. I'm not sure if all
Wal-Marts do that but the one near me does it contantly.

I do sometimes get the sample item (it's almost always on sale when
they do that).

--

Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 12:42:32 PM UTC-4,
> wrote:
> > http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...-ways-grocery-
> > stores-are-scamming-you/ss-AAhOUED?li=BBnb7Kz
> >
> > I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey,
> > olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
> >
> > And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for
> > $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear
> > before I buy.
> >
>
> I once in a while buy something I've sampled (cheese at Whole
> Paycheck, for example), but not very often. The rest are a non-issue
> for me.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

We have a Whole Foods here now too. I like it and actually use it
fairly often for some ancillary things they have like bulk bin flours
of a specialty type that are less expensive than anyplace else.

Ours also has a nice selection of smaller bits of cheeses that let me
try something fancy for a bread making experiment without breaking the
piggy bank.

--

On 6/30/2017 12:42 PM, wrote:
>
> http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...UED?li=BBnb7Kz
>
> I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
>
> And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear before I buy.

#15 isn't in my experience, either. I don't have a problem being
scammed by any of that stuff. I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
have to buy TWO. Get one for half price. You definitely don't have to
buy 10 of whatever. I don't buy pre-cut produce. I prefer fresh and
cut it at home. That's what I have knives for.

I don't use olive oil for every little thing so I don't worry about what
it being "cut" with other oils.

I tend to stick to my shopping list. As for everything eye level on the
shelf influencing me... nope. Many items I purchase are below or above
eye level. Took me a while to find the pearled barley because I had to
stoop to find it. LOL Ditto jarred artichoke bottoms, placed slightly
above my head.

These articles you post are always a tad strange.

Jill

On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 2:25:24 PM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
> On 6/30/2017 12:42 PM, wrote:
> >
> > http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...UED?li=BBnb7Kz
> >
> > I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
> >
> > And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear before I buy.
>
> #15 isn't in my experience, either. I don't have a problem being
> scammed by any of that stuff. I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price. You definitely don't have to
> buy 10 of whatever. I don't buy pre-cut produce. I prefer fresh and
> cut it at home. That's what I have knives for.
>
> I don't use olive oil for every little thing so I don't worry about what
> it being "cut" with other oils.
>
> I tend to stick to my shopping list. As for everything eye level on the
> shelf influencing me... nope. Many items I purchase are below or above
> eye level. Took me a while to find the pearled barley because I had to
> stoop to find it. LOL Ditto jarred artichoke bottoms, placed slightly
> above my head.
>
> These articles you post are always a tad strange.
>
> Jill

Apart from being click-bait, they're really for people whose mothers
didn't teach them anything.

Cindy Hamilton

On 2017-06-30 1:27 PM, cshenk wrote:
> wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...ays-grocery-st
>> ores-are-scamming-you/ss-AAhOUED?li=BBnb7Kz
>>
>> I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive
>> oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
>>
>> And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for
>> $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear
>> before I buy.
>>
>> Btw, one time, at Boston Harbor, I saw sandwiches on plates that said
>> "Sample Only." I suggested they change the sign to "Example Only,"
>> since most people think "sample" means "freebie."
>>
>> Or maybe they could buy plastic food for displays and save on food?
>>
>>
>> Lenona.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> The one I hate is the rearranging the store. I'm not sure if all
> Wal-Marts do that but the one near me does it contantly.

You have to understand that there are people in the corporation with
marketing credentials who spend a lot of time analyzing sales and
shopping patterns and their jobs depend on making changes and coming up
with changes that will increase sales of particular item. Then they will
have to analyze the results of their changes and come up with
explanations about why that didn't work. It keeps them in a job

I do much of our shopping in a family run grocery store. That doesn't
happen there. As you come into the store the front half of the wall on
the left is lined with items on special. Then there are more sale items
at the back of the bunkers closest to the meat cooler and deli counter.
Those products are constantly changing, but they are always the places
to look for the specials. The rest of the stock remains more or less
static. Some of the brands may change, but they will be in the same
location.

They cater to a very dedicated group of shoppers, many of whom don't
need the aggravation of trying to locate everything they want every few
weeks. Besides, the store has only three (double sided) rows of
shelves, cooler on one side and freezers on the other. Re-organizing
every few weeks would likely not be worthwhile.

On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:53:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Apart from being click-bait, they're really for people whose mothers
> didn't teach them anything.

And this cheap reporting is becoming more and more common with the
advent of social media and a marked increase in brainless, gullible,
time-wasting people.

-sw

On 6/30/2017 12:42 PM, wrote:
>
> http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...UED?li=BBnb7Kz
>
> I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
>
> And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear before I buy.
>
> Btw, one time, at Boston Harbor, I saw sandwiches on plates that said "Sample Only." I suggested they change the sign to "Example Only," since most people think "sample" means "freebie."
>
> Or maybe they could buy plastic food for displays and save on food?
>
>
> Lenona.
>


The biggest scam is the title of the article. How is having a nice
produce display a scam? Enticing, yes, of course.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>
> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>
> It's the 2 for $5 or 10 for $10 where you usually don't have to buy 2
> or 10.
>
> I was just looking at the Randall's/Safeway ad and they have a "Buy 4
> and Save" section. One of the items is Jumbo Cantaloupes. You really
> *do* have to buy 4 of them (for $1.99/ea). Not only is $2/cantaloupe
> NOT a good deal (they're often on sale for half that), but how many
> people really want to buy 4 cantaloupes at a time?!?!
>
> That article is bullshit. It references people posting on reddit and
> re-hashes the same old scare tactics and urban legends we've heard a
> zillion times, like scallops being punched out of fish fillets. It's
> a stupid, cheap, click-bait article that's just recycled bullshit from
> around the net and much of it is false or misrepresented.
>
> My favorite line: "Researchers found that people who used bigger carts
> ended up spending 40 percent more". Uh, hello? Did it ever occur to
> these "researchers" that they got the bigger cart because they plan on
> buying a lot of items?
>
> The media is just full of shit these days, preying on gullible people.

I always get the big cart when I can. My purse is heavy and I can put it in
the seat. And no, it's not unattended. I always keep my hand on the straps.
If I have to turn away, I do pick it up.

I've been known to get the big cart for three items. I need the cart. I
can't walk very well without it.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:53:59 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> Apart from being click-bait, they're really for people whose mothers
>> didn't teach them anything.
>
> And this cheap reporting is becoming more and more common with the
> advent of social media and a marked increase in brainless, gullible,
> time-wasting people.

I have friends who are educated. Such as a lawyer and a professor. They pass
this sort of stuff on. I am sick of it.

On Friday, June 30, 2017 at 10:46:15 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 6/30/2017 12:42 PM, wrote:
> >
> > http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...UED?li=BBnb7Kz
> >
> > I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey, olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
> >
> > And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear before I buy.
> >
> > Btw, one time, at Boston Harbor, I saw sandwiches on plates that said "Sample Only." I suggested they change the sign to "Example Only," since most people think "sample" means "freebie."
> >
> > Or maybe they could buy plastic food for displays and save on food?
> >
> >
> > Lenona.
> >
>
>
> The biggest scam is the title of the article. How is having a nice
> produce display a scam? Enticing, yes, of course.

Not a scam. I'd bet a quarter that people who are enticed by those
displays often buy produce that they never end up using, and throw
it away. The grocery store doesn't care, as long as they buy.

Cindy Hamilton

Dave Smith wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On 2017-06-30 1:27 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> > >
> > > http://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrin...23-ways-grocer
> > > y-st ores-are-scamming-you/ss-AAhOUED?li=BBnb7Kz
> > >
> > > I have to say, I hadn't heard about the scams regarding honey,
> > > olive oil, or eggs. Most of the others I already knew.
> > >
> > > And #15 isn't MY experience - if I only want one instead of 10 for
> > > $10, I pay only $1. If that isn't the case, they make that clear
> > > before I buy.
> > >
> > > Btw, one time, at Boston Harbor, I saw sandwiches on plates that
> > > said "Sample Only." I suggested they change the sign to "Example
> > > Only," since most people think "sample" means "freebie."
> > >
> > > Or maybe they could buy plastic food for displays and save on
> > > food?
> > >
> > >
> > > Lenona.
> > >
> > >
> >>
> >
> > The one I hate is the rearranging the store. I'm not sure if all
> > Wal-Marts do that but the one near me does it contantly.
>
> You have to understand that there are people in the corporation with
> marketing credentials who spend a lot of time analyzing sales and
> shopping patterns and their jobs depend on making changes and coming
> up with changes that will increase sales of particular item. Then
> they will have to analyze the results of their changes and come up
> with explanations about why that didn't work. It keeps them in a job
>
> I do much of our shopping in a family run grocery store. That
> doesn't happen there. As you come into the store the front half of
> the wall on the left is lined with items on special. Then there are
> more sale items at the back of the bunkers closest to the meat cooler
> and deli counter. Those products are constantly changing, but they
> are always the places to look for the specials. The rest of the
> stock remains more or less static. Some of the brands may change, but
> they will be in the same location.
>
> They cater to a very dedicated group of shoppers, many of whom don't
> need the aggravation of trying to locate everything they want every
> few weeks. Besides, the store has only three (double sided) rows of
> shelves, cooler on one side and freezers on the other. Re-organizing
> every few weeks would likely not be worthwhile.

I'm with ya on this. A lot of my shopping is at local ethnic stores.
If ou don't find the item where you expect it, you assume they are out
and leave. They know this.

--

Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
> > have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>
> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...


Varies with the store there. Harris Teeters, can buy 1 and get it 1/2
price.


> It's the 2 for $5 or 10 for $10 where you usually don't have to buy 2
> or 10.


Again, oposite here. 2/5$ means have to buy 2 to get the savings nd
same 10/10$ (but only get those if it's something you can reasonably
store and use).

> My favorite line: "Researchers found that people who used bigger carts
> ended up spending 40 percent more". Uh, hello? Did it ever occur to
> these "researchers" that they got the bigger cart because they plan on
> buying a lot of items?

Snicker, I agree with you.

"cshenk" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> > I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>> > have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>>
>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>
>
> Varies with the store there. Harris Teeters, can buy 1 and get it 1/2
> price.
>
>
>> It's the 2 for $5 or 10 for $10 where you usually don't have to buy 2
>> or 10.
>
>
> Again, oposite here. 2/5$ means have to buy 2 to get the savings nd
> same 10/10$ (but only get those if it's something you can reasonably
> store and use).

Here, it depends on the store. AFAIK, Fred Meyer is the only store that does
not require you to buy a certain amount to get the discount. At other
stores, soda pop is almost always sold to where you must buy 2, 3 or 4 or no
discount. Some stores will have a sale like 10/$10, mix and match from a
variety of products, but you must buy enough to add to 10.

Walgreens is the worst culprit. Even on their regular prices, they have many
things where you will get a discount if you buy two. And yet, only one will
be available for sale. I remember going through this with some serving
bowls. Had to buy two to get the discount. I actually wanted several but
they only ever had one on the counter for sale at a time. Some stores will
allow you the discount if they haven't any more for you to buy, but most
won't.

Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> On Sat, 01 Jul 2017 11:17:34 -0500, cshenk wrote:
>
> > Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> >
> >> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
> >> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
> >
> > Varies with the store there. Harris Teeters, can buy 1 and get it
> > 1/2 price.
>
> All my shopping all over the country I've never seen that kind of
> discount. But this article confirms it does happen at Harris Teeter
> (and a couple others).
>
> http://www.wral.com/5onyourside/smar...gpost/6640258/
>
> -sw

It just varies with markets so pays to know your local ones. They also
do a lot of buy 2, get 3 free sales.

--

On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>
> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>
Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.

You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
store around here.

Jill

On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:49:55 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>>
>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>>
>Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.
>
>You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
>store around here.

So that would be BOOAGAHPDAAGSAH.

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:49:55 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>>>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>>>
>>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
>>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>>>
>> Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.
>
> But you can figure out what it means, right? It's an industry
> standard acronym.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_one,_get_one_free
>
> BOGOF make more logical sense then "buy one, get one". Because of
> course you "get one" because you just bought it. The "free" suffix is
> needed to complete and fully qualify the ambiguous term.
>
>> You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
>> store around here.
>
> Definitely not at Publix and Bi-Lo when I lived in South Carolina.
>
> -sw

Here it used to be B1G1F.

On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 7:34:18 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:49:55 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >
> >> On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
> >>>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
> >>>
> >>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
> >>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
> >>>
> >> Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.
> >
> > But you can figure out what it means, right? It's an industry
> > standard acronym.
> >
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_one,_get_one_free
> >
> > BOGOF make more logical sense then "buy one, get one". Because of
> > course you "get one" because you just bought it. The "free" suffix is
> > needed to complete and fully qualify the ambiguous term.
> >
> >> You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
> >> store around here.
> >
> > Definitely not at Publix and Bi-Lo when I lived in South Carolina.
> >
> > -sw
>
> Here it used to be B1G1F.

I don't much care for those deals. Mostly it forces you to buy stuff in multiples of 2. I you only want one or an odd number, you're outta luck! Even worse is B2G2F. Those you have to buy in sets of 4. That's nuts but it must move a lot of units.

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 7:34:18 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:49:55 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>> >
>> >> On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> >>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>> >>>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>> >>>
>> >>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
>> >>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>> >>>
>> >> Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.
>> >
>> > But you can figure out what it means, right? It's an industry
>> > standard acronym.
>> >
>> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_one,_get_one_free
>> >
>> > BOGOF make more logical sense then "buy one, get one". Because of
>> > course you "get one" because you just bought it. The "free" suffix is
>> > needed to complete and fully qualify the ambiguous term.
>> >
>> >> You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any
>> >> grocery
>> >> store around here.
>> >
>> > Definitely not at Publix and Bi-Lo when I lived in South Carolina.
>> >
>> > -sw
>>
>> Here it used to be B1G1F.
>
> I don't much care for those deals. Mostly it forces you to buy stuff in
> multiples of 2. I you only want one or an odd number, you're outta luck!
> Even worse is B2G2F. Those you have to buy in sets of 4. That's nuts but
> it must move a lot of units.

----

Depends on what it is. Costco used to have a deal on cases of canned
tomatoes. Buy one, get one free. I would donate the one to the food bank.
They no longer seem to do that deal but that's okay too because I was
somewhat hard pressed to be able to use up a case of tomatoes in a year.

On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 8:52:29 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Depends on what it is. Costco used to have a deal on cases of canned
> tomatoes. Buy one, get one free. I would donate the one to the food bank.
> They no longer seem to do that deal but that's okay too because I was
> somewhat hard pressed to be able to use up a case of tomatoes in a year.

I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap but I have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one can tomorrow but using it all up is going to be tough!

"jmcquown" wrote in message news
On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>
> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>
Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.

You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
store around here.

Jill

===

To me it means Buy One Get One Free

if you see what I mean)


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

"Bruce" wrote in message ...

On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:49:55 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>>
>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>>
>Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.
>
>You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
>store around here.

So that would be BOOAGAHPDAAGSAH.

====

lol behave yourself!!

--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk

"dsi1" wrote in message
...

On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 8:52:29 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> Depends on what it is. Costco used to have a deal on cases of canned
> tomatoes. Buy one, get one free. I would donate the one to the food bank.
> They no longer seem to do that deal but that's okay too because I was
> somewhat hard pressed to be able to use up a case of tomatoes in a year.

I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap but I
have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one can tomorrow but
using it all up is going to be tough!

===

I am sure you can find some recipe to use them in

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On Sun, 2 Jul 2017 10:03:46 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>"Bruce" wrote in message ...
>
>On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:49:55 -0400, jmcquown >
>wrote:
>
>>On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>>>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>>>
>>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
>>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>>>
>>Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.
>>
>>You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
>>store around here.
>
>So that would be BOOAGAHPDAAGSAH.
>
>====
>
>lol behave yourself!!

lol, ok

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 8:52:29 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> Depends on what it is. Costco used to have a deal on cases of canned
>> tomatoes. Buy one, get one free. I would donate the one to the food bank.
>> They no longer seem to do that deal but that's okay too because I was
>> somewhat hard pressed to be able to use up a case of tomatoes in a year.
>
> I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap but I
> have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one can tomorrow
> but using it all up is going to be tough!

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Their corn is okay but I find that I can often get better prices elsewhere.
I am not brand loyal when it comes to canned corn or peas. Greens however...
They used to carry a name brand. Then they switched to the Kirkland brand. I
have no clue who makes them, but they have carried this brand for years now.

Angela was the first to try the green beans. Those used to be one of her
favorite foods but I think she got herself a little burned out on them after
eating them pretty much every day. She refused to eat them and said they
were horrible. She was correct. I can't remember now the specifics but it
had to do with the taste. Not good at all. I have since bought some other
off brand at Big Lots that was horrible in a different way. I bought two big
cans. Thankfully only two. They didn't taste bad but the can was more stems
than anything else. So a big waste of money.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap but I
> have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one can tomorrow
> but using it all up is going to be tough!
>
> ===
>
> I am sure you can find some recipe to use them in

I grew up eating canned tomatoes and I think they're fine as a side
vegetable but the other two that live here are less than thrilled with them
like that. So when I do use them, it's mainly for something like macaroni,
beef and tomatoes which I don't make often because I ate too much of it as a
child and because again, the other two are not thrilled with it. Or in a
soup.

But... Fresh tomatoes are something I almost always keep in the house. And
if they look like they're starting to go bad, I will put them in a soup. Now
it is rare these days that I have leftover cooked vegetables in the fridge.
I used to when Angela was smaller and ate less. So I could easily do a small
batch of soup with just leftover stuff and perhaps some added onion and
celery. Or even a leftover dish such as chicken and rice or pot roast. If
there was only a little left, it was easy to add some other things to make a
soup. So I found not much need for canned tomatoes. I do still buy them but
now it's more like one or two cans a year. Not a whole case.

"Julie Bove" wrote in message news

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap but I
> have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one can tomorrow
> but using it all up is going to be tough!
>
> ===
>
> I am sure you can find some recipe to use them in

I grew up eating canned tomatoes and I think they're fine as a side
vegetable but the other two that live here are less than thrilled with them
like that. So when I do use them, it's mainly for something like macaroni,
beef and tomatoes which I don't make often because I ate too much of it as a
child and because again, the other two are not thrilled with it. Or in a
soup.

But... Fresh tomatoes are something I almost always keep in the house. And
if they look like they're starting to go bad, I will put them in a soup. Now
it is rare these days that I have leftover cooked vegetables in the fridge.
I used to when Angela was smaller and ate less. So I could easily do a small
batch of soup with just leftover stuff and perhaps some added onion and
celery. Or even a leftover dish such as chicken and rice or pot roast. If
there was only a little left, it was easy to add some other things to make a
soup. So I found not much need for canned tomatoes. I do still buy them but
now it's more like one or two cans a year. Not a whole case.

==

Corn is the only canned food we like which I am not interested in cooking
from scratch.

I don't use too many canned tomatoes because I grow plum tomatoes, but they
are very handy.


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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap but I
>> have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one can tomorrow
>> but using it all up is going to be tough!
>>
>> ===
>>
>> I am sure you can find some recipe to use them in
>
> I grew up eating canned tomatoes and I think they're fine as a side
> vegetable but the other two that live here are less than thrilled with
> them
> like that. So when I do use them, it's mainly for something like macaroni,
> beef and tomatoes which I don't make often because I ate too much of it as
> a
> child and because again, the other two are not thrilled with it. Or in a
> soup.
>
> But... Fresh tomatoes are something I almost always keep in the house. And
> if they look like they're starting to go bad, I will put them in a soup.
> Now
> it is rare these days that I have leftover cooked vegetables in the
> fridge.
> I used to when Angela was smaller and ate less. So I could easily do a
> small
> batch of soup with just leftover stuff and perhaps some added onion and
> celery. Or even a leftover dish such as chicken and rice or pot roast. If
> there was only a little left, it was easy to add some other things to make
> a
> soup. So I found not much need for canned tomatoes. I do still buy them
> but
> now it's more like one or two cans a year. Not a whole case.
>
> ==
>
> Corn is the only canned food we like which I am not interested in cooking
> from scratch.
>
> I don't use too many canned tomatoes because I grow plum tomatoes, but
> they are very handy.

I rarely buy fresh corn. Angela and I like it raw but nobody else in the
family will eat it that way. I'm just not a big fan of it. Okay if it's in
something like a casserole or soup but as a side dish, I only eat a couple
of bites.

On 7/1/2017 10:15 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 1 Jul 2017 21:49:55 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 30 Jun 2017 14:25:12 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>>>
>>>> I certainly know BOGO doesn't mean you
>>>> have to buy TWO. Get one for half price.
>>>
>>> BOGOF always means you have to buy 2 (for the price of 1).
>>> Restaurants, bars, grocery stores, etc...
>>>
>> Never heard of BOGOF. Buy on get one, yes. BOGO. Not BOGOF.
>
> But you can figure out what it means, right? It's an industry
> standard acronym.
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buy_one,_get_one_free
>
> BOGOF make more logical sense then "buy one, get one". Because of
> course you "get one" because you just bought it. The "free" suffix is
> needed to complete and fully qualify the ambiguous term.
>
>> You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
>> store around here.
>
> Definitely not at Publix and Bi-Lo when I lived in South Carolina.
>
> -sw
>
A neighbor and I went to Publix together last week. She got one loaf of
some fancy bread that was regular price $4.69 BOGO(F). She was only
charged $2.35 cents for one loaf.

Jill

On 7/2/2017 5:03 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> "jmcquown" wrote:
> You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
> store around here.
>
> To me it means Buy One Get One Free
> if you see what I mean)

Same as Jill with me, Oph. At my stores all will sell you just one for
half price. Also they often have things like right now: Fresh corn is 5
for $1.00. I don't have to buy 5 to get the price. I can buy just one
ear of corn and pay 20 cents.

I plan to buy 10 though tomorrow. I like to cut it off the cob and
freeze it for later.

On 7/2/2017 5:05 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "dsi1" wrote:
> I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap but
> I have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one can
> tomorrow but using it all up is going to be tough!
>
> ===
>
> I am sure you can find some recipe to use them in

I have an old standby of good comfort food.

- 3-4 cans of baked beans (enhanced*)
- 2-3 cans or ears of corn
- 1lb of ground beef (cooked with onions, worchestershire then drained)

Mix all together and eat along with buttered bread. YUM.
A side of mashed pototoes goes well too.

* to enhance plain canned baked beans, I add onion, green pepper, dry
mustard, and some brown sugar.

On 7/2/2017 6:04 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> But... Fresh tomatoes are something I almost always keep in the house.
> And if they look like they're starting to go bad, I will put them in a
> soup.

Nice garden fresh tomatoes can be chopped up and frozen for many months.
Use to make a nice spaghetti sauce during the winter when stores only
sell lousy tomatoes. They freeze well and retain that garden taste.

"Gary" wrote in message news
On 7/2/2017 5:03 AM, Ophelia wrote:

> "jmcquown" wrote:
> You can definitely buy only one and get a half price deal at any grocery
> store around here.
>
> To me it means Buy One Get One Free
> if you see what I mean)

Same as Jill with me, Oph. At my stores all will sell you just one for
half price. Also they often have things like right now: Fresh corn is 5
for $1.00. I don't have to buy 5 to get the price. I can buy just one
ear of corn and pay 20 cents.

I plan to buy 10 though tomorrow. I like to cut it off the cob and
freeze it for later.

==

i haven't seen that here


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"Gary" wrote in message news
On 7/2/2017 6:04 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> But... Fresh tomatoes are something I almost always keep in the house.
> And if they look like they're starting to go bad, I will put them in a
> soup.

Nice garden fresh tomatoes can be chopped up and frozen for many months.
Use to make a nice spaghetti sauce during the winter when stores only
sell lousy tomatoes. They freeze well and retain that garden taste.

==

Yes, I grow only small plum tomatoes and I can use them for either


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On 7/2/2017 6:29 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> Corn is the only canned food we like which I am not interested in
> cooking from scratch.

Fresh corn is so much better, imo, and does NOT need to be cooked. Just
heat it up if you want it hot but also delicious eaten raw - especially
if just picked within the hour.

When no fresh in the winter, I'll buy frozen which is next best to
fresh. I rarely eat canned corn but I will if I have no other. I like
that too.

On 6/30/2017 7:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> My favorite line: "Researchers found that people who used bigger carts
> ended up spending 40 percent more". Uh, hello? Did it ever occur to
> these "researchers" that they got the bigger cart because they plan on
> buying a lot of items?
>
> The media is just full of shit these days, preying on gullible people.

Good catch and lol and very true. I can pick from large cart, small
cart, or a hand cart. Depends on what I plan to buy. I hope those
"researchers" were not paid for such a finding.

Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap
> > but I have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one
> > can tomorrow but using it all up is going to be tough!
> >
> > ===
> >
> > I am sure you can find some recipe to use them in
>
> I grew up eating canned tomatoes and I think they're fine as a side
> vegetable but the other two that live here are less than thrilled
> with them like that. So when I do use them, it's mainly for something
> like macaroni, beef and tomatoes which I don't make often because I
> ate too much of it as a child and because again, the other two are
> not thrilled with it. Or in a soup.
>
> But... Fresh tomatoes are something I almost always keep in the
> house. And if they look like they're starting to go bad, I will put
> them in a soup. Now it is rare these days that I have leftover cooked
> vegetables in the fridge. I used to when Angela was smaller and ate
> less. So I could easily do a small batch of soup with just leftover
> stuff and perhaps some added onion and celery. Or even a leftover
> dish such as chicken and rice or pot roast. If there was only a
> little left, it was easy to add some other things to make a soup. So
> I found not much need for canned tomatoes. I do still buy them but
> now it's more like one or two cans a year. Not a whole case.

Oh, I'm still using a lot of canned tomatoes here but i am selective on
brands. I need the low sodium types. Oddly, the lowest sodium ones
are not marked 'low sodium' and the main brands like Hunts, Heinz,
Contadina are the highest sodium.

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Ophelia wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> "Julie Bove" wrote in message news >
>
> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have a bunch of canned corn from Costco. They were probably cheap
> > but I have to start eating that stuff! I vow to use at least one
> > can tomorrow but using it all up is going to be tough!
> >
> > ===
> >
> > I am sure you can find some recipe to use them in
>
> I grew up eating canned tomatoes and I think they're fine as a side
> vegetable but the other two that live here are less than thrilled
> with them like that. So when I do use them, it's mainly for something
> like macaroni, beef and tomatoes which I don't make often because I
> ate too much of it as a child and because again, the other two are
> not thrilled with it. Or in a soup.
>
> But... Fresh tomatoes are something I almost always keep in the
> house. And if they look like they're starting to go bad, I will put
> them in a soup. Now it is rare these days that I have leftover cooked
> vegetables in the fridge. I used to when Angela was smaller and ate
> less. So I could easily do a small batch of soup with just leftover
> stuff and perhaps some added onion and celery. Or even a leftover
> dish such as chicken and rice or pot roast. If there was only a
> little left, it was easy to add some other things to make a soup. So
> I found not much need for canned tomatoes. I do still buy them but
> now it's more like one or two cans a year. Not a whole case.
>
> ==
>
> Corn is the only canned food we like which I am not interested in
> cooking from scratch.
>
> I don't use too many canned tomatoes because I grow plum tomatoes,
> but they are very handy.

What do you do in winter?

Meantime where, the squirrels seem to be eating all my tomatoes before
ripe ;-(

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