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Remembr when eBay was a big thing?
![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ Weird Al. Gotta love him! Jill |
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ > >Weird Al. Gotta love him! > >Jill I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and walked out of the store empty handed. Janet US |
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![]() "jmcquown" wrote in message ... Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ Weird Al. Gotta love him! Jill == LOL |
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ > >Weird Al. Gotta love him! I don't know Weird Al, but that was funny. |
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On 7/17/2018 1:08 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ > > Weird Al.Â* Gotta love him! No, I don't. I do, but I don't "Gotta"! ![]() nb |
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On 7/17/2018 3:53 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ >> >> Weird Al. Gotta love him! >> >> Jill > > I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 > bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at > everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must > say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. > I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as > non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and > walked out of the store empty handed. > Janet US > Whole Foods and Amazon Prime aside, I'm surprised you didn't realize all stores charge extra for organic before yesterday. Jill |
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:25:25 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 7/17/2018 3:53 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >>> Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ >>> >>> Weird Al. Gotta love him! >>> >>> Jill >> >> I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 >> bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at >> everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must >> say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. >> I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as >> non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and >> walked out of the store empty handed. >> Janet US >> >Whole Foods and Amazon Prime aside, I'm surprised you didn't realize all >stores charge extra for organic before yesterday. Of course they do. It's harder to grow stuff without lots of chemicals. |
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:25:25 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote: >On 7/17/2018 3:53 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown > >> wrote: >> >>> Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() >>> >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ >>> >>> Weird Al. Gotta love him! >>> >>> Jill >> >> I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 >> bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at >> everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must >> say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. >> I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as >> non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and >> walked out of the store empty handed. >> Janet US >> >Whole Foods and Amazon Prime aside, I'm surprised you didn't realize all >stores charge extra for organic before yesterday. > >Jill I never understood why you were so adamant that organic cost so much more. The 'regular' supermarkets that I shop at may be may be some cents more but not three/4 times more. That was a real shocker. But then, the organic I am familiar with doesn't carry a fancy dancy label. I'm sure that makes all the difference in the world. |
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:29:36 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:53:42 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > >> I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 >> bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at >> everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must >> say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. >> I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as >> non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and >> walked out of the store empty handed. > >Not everything is organic here, Not even all the fresh vegetables. >Many of the vegetables come in both organic and conventional. But >of the conventional stuff, even the shelf-stable stuff in the center >aisles, it's still 40-100% more than the same stuff at a real >grocery store. > >Most stores now offer organic produce at 0-35% more than the same >conventional produce. There's no reason to shop at Hole Foods >except that they have prettier displays and cull and reorganize more >often. I don't need to pay $6/lb just so I can see all the tomatoes >are all facing the same direction and stacked in a perfect pyramid. > >-sw good summation. For my city, Trader Joe's is a better deal if you don't want to shop the regular supermarkets. |
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U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:25:25 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > >> On 7/17/2018 3:53 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >>> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() >>>> >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ >>>> >>>> Weird Al. Gotta love him! >>>> >>>> Jill >>> >>> I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 >>> bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at >>> everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must >>> say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. >>> I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as >>> non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and >>> walked out of the store empty handed. >>> Janet US >>> >> Whole Foods and Amazon Prime aside, I'm surprised you didn't realize all >> stores charge extra for organic before yesterday. >> >> Jill > > I never understood why you were so adamant that organic cost so much > more. The 'regular' supermarkets that I shop at may be may be some > cents more but not three/4 times more. That was a real shocker. But > then, the organic I am familiar with doesn't carry a fancy dancy > label. I'm sure that makes all the difference in the world. > Anything at whole foods is exorbitant. Some call it "Whole Payvheck" |
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On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 3:53:50 PM UTC-4, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown > > wrote: > > >Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() > > > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ > > > >Weird Al. Gotta love him! > > > >Jill > > I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 > bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at > everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must > say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. > I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as > non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and > walked out of the store empty handed. > Janet And that's why we call it Whole Paycheck. There are only a few things I buy the my husband's favorite olive oil, a kalamata- flavored hummus, and frozen salmon. Cindy Hamilton |
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On 2018-07-17 11:18 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:25:25 -0400, jmcquown > >> Whole Foods and Amazon Prime aside, I'm surprised you didn't realize all >> stores charge extra for organic before yesterday. >> >> Jill > > I never understood why you were so adamant that organic cost so much > more. The 'regular' supermarkets that I shop at may be may be some > cents more but not three/4 times more. That was a real shocker. But > then, the organic I am familiar with doesn't carry a fancy dancy > label. I'm sure that makes all the difference in the world. Organic fruits and vegetables tend to be significantly more expensive than the regular produce here, usually 40-50% more. |
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On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:15 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote: >On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:21:44 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:29:36 -0500, Sqwertz > >> wrote: >> >>>On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:53:42 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >>> >>>> I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 >>>> bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at >>>> everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must >>>> say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. >>>> I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as >>>> non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and >>>> walked out of the store empty handed. >>> >>>Not everything is organic here, Not even all the fresh vegetables. >>>Many of the vegetables come in both organic and conventional. But >>>of the conventional stuff, even the shelf-stable stuff in the center >>>aisles, it's still 40-100% more than the same stuff at a real >>>grocery store. >>> >>>Most stores now offer organic produce at 0-35% more than the same >>>conventional produce. There's no reason to shop at Hole Foods >>>except that they have prettier displays and cull and reorganize more >>>often. I don't need to pay $6/lb just so I can see all the tomatoes >>>are all facing the same direction and stacked in a perfect pyramid. >>> >>>-sw >> good summation. For my city, Trader Joe's is a better deal if you >> don't want to shop the regular supermarkets. > >We have Sprouts which carries a lot of organics. They don't carry >the obscure, niche, boutique stuff that Hole Foods carries, but the >carry most of the basics. And at 1/2 to 1/3rd the cost of Hole >Foods. TJ's meats and vegetables are still pretty expensive. But >they have great cheeses at very good prices. Roquefort at 10.99/lb >is probably the cheapest in the country, by far. > >-sw Obscure, niche, boutique says it. My food co-op carries the same stuff just not in an up-town way -- and costs much less. The funny thing is that I see the "bling"* ladies at my food co-op all the time and not at Whole Foods. My Ford F250 is small compared to their vehicles. Maybe they shop at my food co-op because it has old-fashioned parking spaces. Whole Foods spaces are designed for tiny economy cars. *Bling ladies. Women from the economic upper echelon of my city. Bling refers to dripping sparkly jewelry. |
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On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 10:20:49 AM UTC-4, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:15 -0500, Sqwertz > > wrote: > > >On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:21:44 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > > > >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:29:36 -0500, Sqwertz > > >> wrote: > >> > >>>On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:53:42 -0600, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > >>> > >>>> I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 > >>>> bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at > >>>> everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must > >>>> say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. > >>>> I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as > >>>> non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and > >>>> walked out of the store empty handed. > >>> > >>>Not everything is organic here, Not even all the fresh vegetables. > >>>Many of the vegetables come in both organic and conventional. But > >>>of the conventional stuff, even the shelf-stable stuff in the center > >>>aisles, it's still 40-100% more than the same stuff at a real > >>>grocery store. > >>> > >>>Most stores now offer organic produce at 0-35% more than the same > >>>conventional produce. There's no reason to shop at Hole Foods > >>>except that they have prettier displays and cull and reorganize more > >>>often. I don't need to pay $6/lb just so I can see all the tomatoes > >>>are all facing the same direction and stacked in a perfect pyramid. > >>> > >>>-sw > >> good summation. For my city, Trader Joe's is a better deal if you > >> don't want to shop the regular supermarkets. > > > >We have Sprouts which carries a lot of organics. They don't carry > >the obscure, niche, boutique stuff that Hole Foods carries, but the > >carry most of the basics. And at 1/2 to 1/3rd the cost of Hole > >Foods. TJ's meats and vegetables are still pretty expensive. But > >they have great cheeses at very good prices. Roquefort at 10.99/lb > >is probably the cheapest in the country, by far. > > > >-sw > Obscure, niche, boutique says it. My food co-op carries the same > stuff just not in an up-town way -- and costs much less. The funny > thing is that I see the "bling"* ladies at my food co-op all the time > and not at Whole Foods. My Ford F250 is small compared to their > vehicles. Maybe they shop at my food co-op because it has > old-fashioned parking spaces. Whole Foods spaces are designed for > tiny economy cars. > *Bling ladies. Women from the economic upper echelon of my city. > Bling refers to dripping sparkly jewelry. The food coop here has no parking. Walking is more politically correct. Cindy Hamilton |
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On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 5:15:21 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at 3:53:50 PM UTC-4, U.S. Janet B. wrote: > > On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:08:34 -0400, jmcquown > > > wrote: > > > > >Remembr when eBay was a big thing? ![]() > > > > > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKtlK7sn0JQ > > > > > >Weird Al. Gotta love him! > > > > > >Jill > > > > I went to Whole Foods yesterday to get the 10% discount plus a $10 > > bonus. I picked up 2 things and put them in my cart. I looked at > > everything else and found nothing I wanted, used or needed. I must > > say that I heartily dislike a store having nothing but organic stuff. > > I see now where you folks think organic costs 3X or 4X as much as > > non-organic. Anyway. I put the items I had back onto the shelf and > > walked out of the store empty handed. > > Janet > > And that's why we call it Whole Paycheck. There are only a few > things I buy the my husband's favorite olive oil, a kalamata- > flavored hummus, and frozen salmon. > > Cindy Hamilton Yep! A number of years ago I was looking for commercially available dried pineapple, and not SWEETENED dried pineapple (which was widely available) and when I called a local Whole Paycheck the young man told me "Yes, we have unsweetened dried pineapple." Great, I'll be right over!" and I went. When I got to Whole Paycheck I asked someone who worked there about unsweetened dried pineapple, and I was led over to this display rack of LOTS of small snack sized pouches of stuff, one being unsweetened dried pineapple! Like 1OZ!! For WAY more $$$ than I was gonna pay for a pound of them! **** Whole Paycheck! I went to my local grocers and got some CANS of pineapple tidbits, and spent a lot of time and gas in my oven DRYING MY OWN pineapple tidbits! A BUNCH of them! For Christmas Candy making. John Kuthe... |
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On 7/18/2018 8:20 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2018-07-17 11:18 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote: >> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:25:25 -0400, jmcquown > > >>> Whole Foods and Amazon Prime aside, I'm surprised you didn't realize all >>> stores charge extra for organic before yesterday. >>> >>> Jill >> >> I never understood why you were so adamant that organic cost so much >> more.Â* The 'regular' supermarkets that I shop at may be may be some >> cents more but notÂ* three/4 times more.Â* That was a real shocker.Â* But >> then, the organic I am familiar with doesn't carry a fancy dancy >> label.Â* I'm sure that makes all the difference in the world. > > > > Organic fruits and vegetables tend to be significantly more expensive > than the regular produce here, usually 40-50% more. > > Publix Supermarkets has their own brand of organics called Greenwise. Meats, vegetables, heck even ice cream. The price for Greenwise branded items is quite high. Jill |
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