And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.

Seems to be a trend.
--
E.

"elaine" > wrote in :

> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>
> Seems to be a trend.


elaine,

Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.

Andy

"Andy" <q> wrote

> "elaine" > wrote in :
>
>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>>
>> Seems to be a trend.

> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.

I was thinking perhaps she meant they used to come in 10 lb bags?
The shrinking product thread?

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in
:

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
>> "elaine" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>>>
>>> Seems to be a trend.
>
>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>
> I was thinking perhaps she meant they used to come in 10 lb bags?
> The shrinking product thread?
>
> nancy


But... but... potatoes are a commodity, unlike canned and boxed processed
crap.

Andy

Andy wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
> :
>
>>
>> "Andy" <q> wrote
>>
>>> "elaine" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>>>>
>>>> Seems to be a trend.
>>
>>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>>
>> I was thinking perhaps she meant they used to come in 10 lb bags?
>> The shrinking product thread?
>>
>> nancy
>
>
> But... but... potatoes are a commodity, unlike canned and boxed
> processed crap.
>
> Andy

I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the ones I
want.

Jill

"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> "elaine" > wrote in :
>
>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>>
>> Seems to be a trend.
>
>
> elaine,
>
> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>
> Andy

No morphing, just me thinking to myself and expecting everyone to
understand.

I used to buy potatoes in a 10lb bag. Now the bag is 7lb.for the same
price.

Sort of like Cambell's soup - smaller, but the same price. Sucks!!

Elaine

"elaine" > wrote

> "Andy" <q> wrote

>> "elaine" > wrote

>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.

>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.

> No morphing, just me thinking to myself and expecting everyone to
> understand.
>
> I used to buy potatoes in a 10lb bag. Now the bag is 7lb.for the same
> price.
>
> Sort of like Cambell's soup - smaller, but the same price. Sucks!!

(laugh) Don't worry, Elaine, I explained it to him.

nancy

"jmcquown" > wrote in
t:

> Andy wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>>
>>> "Andy" <q> wrote
>>>
>>>> "elaine" > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>>>>>
>>>>> Seems to be a trend.
>>>
>>>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>>>
>>> I was thinking perhaps she meant they used to come in 10 lb bags?
>>> The shrinking product thread?
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>>
>> But... but... potatoes are a commodity, unlike canned and boxed
>> processed crap.
>>
>> Andy
>
> I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the
> ones I want.
>
> Jill


Agreed! A bag of potatoes is a craps shoot!

Andy

> Andy wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>>
>>> "Andy" <q> wrote
>>>
>>>> "elaine" > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>>>>>
>>>>> Seems to be a trend.
>>>
>>>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>>>
>>> I was thinking perhaps she meant they used to come in 10 lb bags?
>>> The shrinking product thread?
>>>
>>> nancy
>>
>>
>> But... but... potatoes are a commodity, unlike canned and boxed
>> processed crap.
>>
>> Andy
>
> I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the ones
> I
> want.
>
> Jill

Yes Jill, but what if... what if you have a sudden urge for potato (baked,
fried or whatever). You have none and I have my 7 lbs!

Elaine

elaine wrote:
>> Andy wrote:
>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Andy" <q> wrote
>>>>
>>>>> "elaine" > wrote in
>>>>> :
>>>>>
>>>>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seems to be a trend.
>>>>
>>>>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>>>>
>>>> I was thinking perhaps she meant they used to come in 10 lb bags?
>>>> The shrinking product thread?
>>>>
>>>> nancy
>>>
>>>
>>> But... but... potatoes are a commodity, unlike canned and boxed
>>> processed crap.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the
>> ones I
>> want.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Yes Jill, but what if... what if you have a sudden urge for potato
> (baked, fried or whatever). You have none and I have my 7 lbs!
>
> Elaine

LOL Guess I just get over it! I never said I don't buy more than one
potato at a time And thanks for setting off a baked potato craving!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
.. .
> elaine wrote:
> >> Andy wrote:
> >>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in
> >>> :
> >>>
> >
> > Yes Jill, but what if... what if you have a sudden urge for potato
> > (baked, fried or whatever). You have none and I have my 7 lbs!
> >
> > Elaine
>
> LOL Guess I just get over it! I never said I don't buy more than one
> potato at a time And thanks for setting off a baked potato craving!
>
> Jill
>
>

I've had a craving for weeks! I need a baked tater. I have butter, sour
cream, cheese, bacon........ I just don't have the potato!

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in news:JdXrg.47539
:

> I've had a craving for weeks! I need a baked tater. I have butter,
sour
> cream, cheese, bacon........ I just don't have the potato!
>
> kili


I've had a sex craving for weeks and I have all those fixins. I just
don't have...



Andy

"elaine" > wrote in
:

> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
> ...
>> "elaine" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb.
>>> bags.
>>>
>>> Seems to be a trend.
>>
>>
>> elaine,
>>
>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>>
>> Andy
>
> No morphing, just me thinking to myself and expecting
> everyone to understand.
>
> I used to buy potatoes in a 10lb bag. Now the bag is
> 7lb.for the same price.
>
> Sort of like Cambell's soup - smaller, but the same price.
> Sucks!!

Campbell's soup? the stuff that *used* to sell for 10 for
$1.00? maybe 25 cents/can when not on sale?
i can't believe they want $1.39 per can now... so what do you
think the Boo wants in his school lunch? yup, expensive soup.
lee

--
I let go of the law, and people become honest.
I let go of economics, and people become prosperous.
I let go of religion and people become serene.
I let go of all desire for the common good,
and the good becomes common as grass.
When the will to power is in charge,
the higher the ideals, the lower the results.
- Lao Tzu

"Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> "kilikini" > wrote in news:JdXrg.47539
> :
>
> > I've had a craving for weeks! I need a baked tater. I have butter,
> sour
> > cream, cheese, bacon........ I just don't have the potato!
> >
> > kili
>
>
> I've had a sex craving for weeks and I have all those fixins. I just
> don't have...
>
>
>
> Andy

I feel for ya, Andy. I do. :~) Wish I could help, but, Alas............
<g>

kili

"kilikini" > wrote in
:

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
> ...
>> "kilikini" > wrote in news:JdXrg.47539
>> :
>>
>> > I've had a craving for weeks! I need a baked tater. I have
>> > butter,
>> sour
>> > cream, cheese, bacon........ I just don't have the potato!
>> >
>> > kili
>>
>>
>> I've had a sex craving for weeks and I have all those fixins. I just
>> don't have...
>>
>>
>>
>> Andy
>
> I feel for ya, Andy. I do. :~) Wish I could help, but,
> Alas............ <g>
>
> kili


Mr. Potato Head is grinnin'!

He wasn't suggesting...

--JUST KIDDING--

Andy

enigma wrote:
> "elaine" > wrote in
> :
>
>> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "elaine" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb.
>>>> bags.
>>>>
>>>> Seems to be a trend.
>>>
>>>
>>> elaine,
>>>
>>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> No morphing, just me thinking to myself and expecting
>> everyone to understand.
>>
>> I used to buy potatoes in a 10lb bag. Now the bag is
>> 7lb.for the same price.
>>
>> Sort of like Cambell's soup - smaller, but the same price.
>> Sucks!!
>
> Campbell's soup? the stuff that *used* to sell for 10 for
> $1.00? maybe 25 cents/can when not on sale?
> i can't believe they want $1.39 per can now... so what do you
> think the Boo wants in his school lunch? yup, expensive soup.
> lee

Expensive soup?! Frankly, it costs more to make a gallon of homemade
chicken noodle soup than it does to buy a can of it. But we're talking
price, not quality. I do, however, still buy canned chicken noodle soup
(the store brand) as a convenience for when I don't feel good. If I don't
feel good I'm sure as hell not going to make chicken soup for myself

Jill

"enigma" > wrote in message
. ..
> "elaine" > wrote in
> :
>
>> "Andy" <q> wrote in message
>> ...
>>> "elaine" > wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb.
>>>> bags.
>>>>
>>>> Seems to be a trend.
>>>
>>>
>>> elaine,
>>>
>>> Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> No morphing, just me thinking to myself and expecting
>> everyone to understand.
>>
>> I used to buy potatoes in a 10lb bag. Now the bag is
>> 7lb.for the same price.
>>
>> Sort of like Cambell's soup - smaller, but the same price.
>> Sucks!!
>
> Campbell's soup? the stuff that *used* to sell for 10 for
> $1.00? maybe 25 cents/can when not on sale?
> i can't believe they want $1.39 per can now... so what do you
> think the Boo wants in his school lunch? yup, expensive soup.

I remember when chicken/beef stock was 59 cents a can, it was cheaper than
the other canned soups - now it's over a dollar. And I'm not THAT old!

E.

On Sat, 08 Jul 2006 17:06:06 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:

>A bag of potatoes is a craps shoot!

There's a gas station in town that has some of the best prices on a
few items.
Bananas, onions, and potatoes are $0.29 per pound.
1% milk is $1.19 per half gallon.
Bread is $0.50 per one-pound loaf. USD

Our potatoes are always hand-selected now.

Carol

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Andy" <q> wrote
>
> >"elaine" > wrote in
> :
> >
> > > And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
> > >
> > > Seems to be a trend.
>
> > Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
>
> I was thinking perhaps she meant they used to come in 10 lb bags?
> The shrinking product thread?


They still do where I live. Well, 10 and 5 pound bags.



Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

jmcquown wrote:


> I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the
> ones I want.


I do that when I get them at the produce stand, but it's too expensive
and the grocery store. They charge 99c a pound or so for loose ones.



Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

"Default User" > wrote

> jmcquown wrote:

>> I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the
>> ones I want.

> I do that when I get them at the produce stand, but it's too expensive
> and the grocery store. They charge 99c a pound or so for loose ones.

In general I buy a 5 lb bag 'just to have' ... and sometimes
I'll pick up a couple of those enormous baking potatoes, loose.
Depends what I feel like having.

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Default User" > wrote
>
> > jmcquown wrote:
>
> >> I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the
> >> ones I want.
>
> > I do that when I get them at the produce stand, but it's too expensive
> > and the grocery store. They charge 99c a pound or so for loose ones.
>
> In general I buy a 5 lb bag 'just to have' ... and sometimes
> I'll pick up a couple of those enormous baking potatoes, loose.
> Depends what I feel like having.
>
> nancy
>
>

Those enormous bakers are wonderful. I pick those up when I want to do the
double-stuffed thing. I can get 3 meals out of one double-stuffed, large
bakers. I think I have a craving, now, thanks. :~)

Oh, TFM®, TO THE STORE, MAN!

kili

In article >,
"elaine" > wrote:

> "Andy" <q> wrote in message ...
> > "elaine" > wrote in :
> >
> >> And now they are packaged (for the same price) in 7 lb. bags.
> >>
> >> Seems to be a trend.
> >
> >
> > elaine,
> >
> > Did this thread morph from another? Please expound.
> >
> > Andy
>
> No morphing, just me thinking to myself and expecting everyone to
> understand.
>
> I used to buy potatoes in a 10lb bag. Now the bag is 7lb.for the same
> price.
>
> Sort of like Cambell's soup - smaller, but the same price. Sucks!!

Lots of food producers have been doing the same thing. Their costs go
up, but they don't want to turn off consumers by putting higher prices
on their products, so they reduce package size. This tactic has been
practiced for several years; its nothing new. I suspect we consumers
will see more of it due to the high cost of fuel to produce and
distribute the food we eat.

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>"jmcquown" > wrote in

[snip]
>> I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose the
>> ones I want.
>
>Agreed! A bag of potatoes is a craps shoot!

Not here it's not. There are *always* a couple of rotting ones in it.

Cheers, Phred.

--
LID

On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 14:01:32 GMT, (Phred)
wrote:

>In article >, Andy <q> wrote:
>>"jmcquown" > wrote in
>
>> A bag of potatoes is a craps shoot!
>
>Not here it's not. There are *always* a couple of rotting ones in it.

Same with onions. ( What a disgusting way for the packagers to cut
their losses.

Carol

Nancy Young wrote:

>
> "Default User" > wrote
>
> > jmcquown wrote:
>
> > > I buy potates singularly, not in bags. That way I get to choose
> > > the ones I want.
>
> > I do that when I get them at the produce stand, but it's too
> > expensive and the grocery store. They charge 99c a pound or so for
> > loose ones.
>
> In general I buy a 5 lb bag 'just to have' ... and sometimes
> I'll pick up a couple of those enormous baking potatoes, loose.
> Depends what I feel like having.


The bags of potatoes are a mixed, well, bag. There's usually a few
decent sized for baking and a number of smaller ones. The the former
get baked or roasted on the Weber, the latter I use for mashed or stews.

I try to kind of look through the plastic of the bag to spot any
obvious rotten ones. I usually don't have too much problem with that,
maybe a couple that need portions cut off.



Brian
--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

Late August every year I harvest about 20 bags of organic Gold Rush
potatoes. This is a Russet type that makes a superb baked potato. The first
big ones are rushed to the kitchen fresh out of the dirt. They have white
flesh with an earthy flavour. I brush them with olive oil, wrap them in a
thick slice of fatty bacon and bake in tin foil with butter and sea salt.
Served warm with minced fresh shallots, chives, sour cream and butter...
CREAM YOUR JEANS!!!!!

F.J.