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Anonymous Coward User ID: 1356779 United States 01/08/2013 11:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a Dollar General less than a mile away so I go in there to get my laundry and dishwasher soaps. Bought a big bottle of Clorox bleach (121 oz) and it was $4.00. Even the smaller bottles were $2.50. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23290196 For bleach Dollar Stores are well established now and their prices are inching upwards. I buy their 1 lb box of saltines which, last summer was $1. Went to $1.15 last fall and yesterday, a box was $1.40. That's a 40% price increase in less than a year. Didn't buy the box of crackers, but probably will pay the $1.40 the next time I shop because I'm out of crackers. They are just using Wal-marts business model. Offer the cheapest prices until all your competetion has gone out of business and then raise prices. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 31072985 United States 01/08/2013 11:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Companies aren't skimping to stay in business. They are skimping to keep a comfortable profit at the end of the day. Just look aty how much it actually costs for some of these companies to make their products, as compared to how much they actually sell it for. The mark up is isane. Companies can afford to take the hit. Companies should take part of the hit in general. But they don't. The prices almost always get passed to the consumer. It is unbelievable that they whine like little bitches when their taxes get raised and their loop holes closed. They have been milking the sheep for years. Their cups have been full and overflowing for a long time. The tax increases will not pu these companies oout of business. Neither the fact that they may have to provide insurance for their employees. It just shows how damn crooked they all really are and the bottom line in whom they serve. They care more about their increase in profits, their loop holes, tax reductions etc.... then they will ever care about you as an individual. They are some of the most crooked sum bitches out there but pretend to be the most model of citizens. Their shit doesn't stink. Their god is money but they will try and convince you otherwise. |
TurkeyTots User ID: 1487956 United States 01/08/2013 11:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Companies aren't skimping to stay in business. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31072985 They are skimping to keep a comfortable profit at the end of the day. Just look aty how much it actually costs for some of these companies to make their products, as compared to how much they actually sell it for. The mark up is isane. Companies can afford to take the hit. Companies should take part of the hit in general. But they don't. The prices almost always get passed to the consumer. It is unbelievable that they whine like little bitches when their taxes get raised and their loop holes closed. They have been milking the sheep for years. Their cups have been full and overflowing for a long time. The tax increases will not pu these companies oout of business. Neither the fact that they may have to provide insurance for their employees. It just shows how damn crooked they all really are and the bottom line in whom they serve. They care more about their increase in profits, their loop holes, tax reductions etc.... then they will ever care about you as an individual. They are some of the most crooked sum bitches out there but pretend to be the most model of citizens. Their shit doesn't stink. Their god is money but they will try and convince you otherwise. In a general sense, these companies don't exist to help feed you; they exist to make a profit. If you don't like the way they do business, don't give them yours. If enough people feel the same way, they will be forced to change. |
TunafishSammiches User ID: 24482144 Canada 01/08/2013 11:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ya'll need to learn that you can largely live off of beans. Just sayin. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30403787 missing some vital amino acids. Luckily rice has the missing ones and beans have the ones missing in rice. Eat rice AND beans. I eat a lot of beans because meat is just too expensive to eat regularly. Go to the nearest yard sale or Value Village or the Sally Anne or whatever and get a slow-cooker for like $5. Some cheap-o aunt always gives a marrying couple a slow-cooker and it inevitably gets sold for nothing. It'll cook dried beans overnight and you can put them in whatever you like. Buying dried beans is a HELL of a lot cheaper than buying canned, and I'm sure it's somehow better for you (less sodium or something) A slow-cooker is also good for making dinners while you work (pot roast, chili, stew, soups, all kinds of things - really good for cheap but tough cuts of meat that need low and slow cooking) and a cheap lamp timer will let you set when it turns on if it's something that doesn't take all day. Don't worry about it burning down the house, but put a cookie sheet or something under it in case it bubbles over. Plus it makes big batches so you can freeze portions for lunches or dinners. It's very useful to do on the weekend so you can just reheat a healthy dinner in a few minutes (reheat stew + boil some noodles) instead of being tempted by junk food. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1356779 United States 01/08/2013 11:31 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Companies aren't skimping to stay in business. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31072985 They are skimping to keep a comfortable profit at the end of the day. Just look aty how much it actually costs for some of these companies to make their products, as compared to how much they actually sell it for. The mark up is isane. Companies can afford to take the hit. Companies should take part of the hit in general. But they don't. The prices almost always get passed to the consumer. It is unbelievable that they whine like little bitches when their taxes get raised and their loop holes closed. They have been milking the sheep for years. Their cups have been full and overflowing for a long time. The tax increases will not pu these companies oout of business. Neither the fact that they may have to provide insurance for their employees. It just shows how damn crooked they all really are and the bottom line in whom they serve. They care more about their increase in profits, their loop holes, tax reductions etc.... then they will ever care about you as an individual. They are some of the most crooked sum bitches out there but pretend to be the most model of citizens. Their shit doesn't stink. Their god is money but they will try and convince you otherwise. Well said. They have proven time and again that profits are more important than anything else, including human life. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 31714305 United States 01/08/2013 11:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Corporatism is the religion, and it has only one commandment: "Thou Shalt Do what ever it takes to maximize value for shareholders" Which was fine, until they achieved regulatory and tax code capture. John Kerry's wife is the Heinz heiress. Heinz is a mega food producer. The corp doesn't pay taxes, and it was revealed the Heinz Kerry union paid only 11% when he ran against Bush in 2004. They are billionaires. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 31072985 United States 01/08/2013 11:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Companies aren't skimping to stay in business. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31072985 They are skimping to keep a comfortable profit at the end of the day. Just look aty how much it actually costs for some of these companies to make their products, as compared to how much they actually sell it for. The mark up is isane. Companies can afford to take the hit. Companies should take part of the hit in general. But they don't. The prices almost always get passed to the consumer. It is unbelievable that they whine like little bitches when their taxes get raised and their loop holes closed. They have been milking the sheep for years. Their cups have been full and overflowing for a long time. The tax increases will not pu these companies oout of business. Neither the fact that they may have to provide insurance for their employees. It just shows how damn crooked they all really are and the bottom line in whom they serve. They care more about their increase in profits, their loop holes, tax reductions etc.... then they will ever care about you as an individual. They are some of the most crooked sum bitches out there but pretend to be the most model of citizens. Their shit doesn't stink. Their god is money but they will try and convince you otherwise. In a general sense, these companies don't exist to help feed you; they exist to make a profit. If you don't like the way they do business, don't give them yours. If enough people feel the same way, they will be forced to change. So how much is enough...? How much profit is enough? That is the question. No one is saying it is wrong to make a profit. It is the length they will go to do so. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1356779 United States 01/08/2013 11:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Companies aren't skimping to stay in business. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31072985 They are skimping to keep a comfortable profit at the end of the day. Just look aty how much it actually costs for some of these companies to make their products, as compared to how much they actually sell it for. The mark up is isane. Companies can afford to take the hit. Companies should take part of the hit in general. But they don't. The prices almost always get passed to the consumer. It is unbelievable that they whine like little bitches when their taxes get raised and their loop holes closed. They have been milking the sheep for years. Their cups have been full and overflowing for a long time. The tax increases will not pu these companies oout of business. Neither the fact that they may have to provide insurance for their employees. It just shows how damn crooked they all really are and the bottom line in whom they serve. They care more about their increase in profits, their loop holes, tax reductions etc.... then they will ever care about you as an individual. They are some of the most crooked sum bitches out there but pretend to be the most model of citizens. Their shit doesn't stink. Their god is money but they will try and convince you otherwise. In a general sense, these companies don't exist to help feed you; they exist to make a profit. If you don't like the way they do business, don't give them yours. If enough people feel the same way, they will be forced to change. So how much is enough...? How much profit is enough? That is the question. No one is saying it is wrong to make a profit. It is the length they will go to do so. Which is in this case helping to contribute to the demise of the middle class. |
TurkeyTots User ID: 1487956 United States 01/08/2013 11:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Companies aren't skimping to stay in business. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31072985 They are skimping to keep a comfortable profit at the end of the day. Just look aty how much it actually costs for some of these companies to make their products, as compared to how much they actually sell it for. The mark up is isane. Companies can afford to take the hit. Companies should take part of the hit in general. But they don't. The prices almost always get passed to the consumer. It is unbelievable that they whine like little bitches when their taxes get raised and their loop holes closed. They have been milking the sheep for years. Their cups have been full and overflowing for a long time. The tax increases will not pu these companies oout of business. Neither the fact that they may have to provide insurance for their employees. It just shows how damn crooked they all really are and the bottom line in whom they serve. They care more about their increase in profits, their loop holes, tax reductions etc.... then they will ever care about you as an individual. They are some of the most crooked sum bitches out there but pretend to be the most model of citizens. Their shit doesn't stink. Their god is money but they will try and convince you otherwise. In a general sense, these companies don't exist to help feed you; they exist to make a profit. If you don't like the way they do business, don't give them yours. If enough people feel the same way, they will be forced to change. So how much is enough...? How much profit is enough? That is the question. No one is saying it is wrong to make a profit. It is the length they will go to do so. How much is enough? That's up to the hearts and wallets of the consumers. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 30983109 United States 01/08/2013 11:39 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Same with those cheap Totinos pizzas. They are crap but a decent lunch. Used to be alot bigger. The box is the same size but the pizza has gotten much smaller over the years. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 30983109 Those were shit. I remember them. Blech. We used to call them "gas station" pizzas, they cost about $1, and they were only edible if you had a bad case of the "munchies". Nah you can eat them,you just have to eat them fast so you don't have to taste them as long. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 31072985 United States 01/08/2013 11:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | We are almost to the point if not already soley dependant on manufactured goods. All off the resources are bought by corporate whales, so you are forced to buy their products. We are looking at a society that is nearly dependant on corporatism and big gov. If not already there. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 21398389 United States 01/08/2013 11:42 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Invest in a stainless steel pressure cooker. Fagor makes a good one. Worth every penny. You'll save a ton o' dough re mee if you start using it on a regular basis. Beans in 22 minutes. Rice in less. And so many other things you can prepare in it. Without the krap additives that have absolutely NO reason to be in processed foods other than to make a buck... by cheaper processing at the front and selling you meds to battle the afflictions brought on by the additive crud at the back. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 15256858 United States 01/08/2013 11:46 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Invest in a stainless steel pressure cooker. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21398389 Fagor makes a good one. Worth every penny. You'll save a ton o' dough re mee if you start using it on a regular basis. Beans in 22 minutes. Rice in less. And so many other things you can prepare in it. Without the krap additives that have absolutely NO reason to be in processed foods other than to make a buck... by cheaper processing at the front and selling you meds to battle the afflictions brought on by the additive crud at the back. I second that! Fagor is awesome. Takes old dried hard uncookable and undigestable beans and makes them just the opposite and quite edible. |
weasel keeper User ID: 31502767 United States 01/08/2013 11:47 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I have a Dollar General less than a mile away so I go in there to get my laundry and dishwasher soaps. Bought a big bottle of Clorox bleach (121 oz) and it was $4.00. Even the smaller bottles were $2.50. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 23290196 For bleach Dollar Stores are well established now and their prices are inching upwards. I buy their 1 lb box of saltines which, last summer was $1. Went to $1.15 last fall and yesterday, a box was $1.40. That's a 40% price increase in less than a year. Didn't buy the box of crackers, but probably will pay the $1.40 the next time I shop because I'm out of crackers. Don't ever buy batteries at Dollar General, they're defective (depleted) right out of the package, I bought a 9-volt for a dollar, doesn't work, tested it with Fluke 787 DVM, 8.71 volts, a brand new one is to be 9.45 volts, 85% depleted. Later bought watch batteries for my illuminated sight pin on my compound bow, they usually last at least 2 seasons, these were dead in 10 min., I checked the other 2 unused batteries voltage w/fluke DVM 1.34 Volts each, normal volts should be 1.58 volts, 95% depleted right out of the box. Be careful what you buy there. Wild Weasels? You've got to be shitting me! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 21398389 United States 01/08/2013 11:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Once you get into preparing your own foods you see right through the sham that is processed foods. People that say they don't have the time... Perhaps less time: On the internet Watching t.v. Playing video games. When priorities are right things get easier, simpler.... and better... much more enjoyable. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 21398389 United States 01/08/2013 11:55 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Once you get into preparing your own foods you see right through the sham that is processed foods. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 21398389 People that say they don't have the time... Perhaps less time: On the internet Watching t.v. Playing video games. When priorities are right things get easier, simpler.... and better... much more enjoyable. Left out texting on the cell phone. |
ExoPoliChick User ID: 31770180 Canada 01/09/2013 12:06 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just hate this about Dinty Moore beef stew! Did you know that because of the lining inside the can (the old ones anyway) those things have a shelf life almost as good as Spam? Quoting: Ralph--a house dog Dump a can of it over a big bowl of rice and you can feed quite a few people. It may come to that. Can liners are BPA. Bad bad bad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Resident Led Zeppelin Expert (ask me anything!) Traveler of both time and space Fuck Trudeau. mRNA-Free and Proud. "The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks.' ~ Chris Hitchens |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 18850150 United States 01/09/2013 12:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Are you sure it's beef in that Dinty Moore stew ? I've seen products that used to be all beef, now with pork. Here's an extreme example: Pork was dyed and sold as beef in Sweden for two years. Pork cuts dyed, labeled as beef sold in Sweden Wait... it gets worse: "When we examined the meat we found traces of syringes," [link to www.meatpoultry.com] . |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 31666253 United States 01/09/2013 12:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Higher prices for smaller packaged HMO foods? No thanks. I'm like the others here who mentioned making their own stew and stuff and freezing the leftovers. I have been using my crock pot so I definitely have leftovers. Nowadays I can hardly bring myself to eat the prepackaged crap in the stores. I'll betcha the illuminati food company owners don't eat their own crap. Sometimes I use organic but not always, depends on what fresh food I'm buying. Try to rule out prepackaged foods if possible. Shop around the outside of the store and avoid the middle aisles if possible. I agree that most food doesn't taste as it did at one time. I'm very bored with eating as a result of that. |
Useless Cookie Eater User ID: 29696048 United States 01/09/2013 12:17 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I just hate this about Dinty Moore beef stew! Did you know that because of the lining inside the can (the old ones anyway) those things have a shelf life almost as good as Spam? Quoting: Ralph--a house dog Dump a can of it over a big bowl of rice and you can feed quite a few people. It may come to that. Can liners are BPA. Bad bad bad. When there is nothing else to eat....BPA's will be the LEAST of ones problems. |
SilverPatriot User ID: 10518597 United States 01/09/2013 12:18 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | just got back from grocery store. Quoting: Kirk price still 3.75 but 20 oz instead of 24. Old can had 20% more. brick of Tillamook cheese used to be 5 to 6 dollars now $10 getting scary. Over the years canned goods have become smaller while maintaining the “same price” and in many respects one has to consider forgoing meats and supplement their diets with beans purchased in bulk. Further purchasing non-GMO rolled oats, quick oats; steel oats for breakfast should be considered an option. If you purchase all of the above items in super pail, size will be a bargain and you will not have to repackage in storable pails yourself. Also consider a garden and canning or pickling your crop and you do not need much land to raise enough crops to have excess to can for future use. |