Been To The Grocery Store Lately?

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[off2bed]

Playing games with package sizes has been going on for decades.

 

[Luk]

obama is simply the greatest supervillian ever. not only does he have an earthquake machine which he recently used in japan to distract everyone from the real issues, but now it seems he's mastered two-way time travel. i gotta admit that i'm more than a little impressed at his power. he's like fucking doctor doom without the vanity or the silly green cloak.

You forgot the Gulf spill. Gotta give the man his props.

Playing games with package sizes has been going on for decades.

Probably the best post you've made since joining. Why? Because you didn't parrot idiot OP.

 

[phrodeau]

I've been seeing this kind of shit for a while now:

it isn't, but don't tell vette.

also, try not to tell him that they've been doing the shrinking package thing for years. he won't understand.

Its been happening in New Zealand for ages as well.

Yep, for about two decades now. And vette already lost this argument a few months back. Senility is a bitch.



lawlz.

Playing games with package sizes has been going on for decades.

Looks like parroting to me.

 

[Lancecastor]

Playing games with package sizes has been going on for decades.

No, you're wrong.

Vetteman has proof that it's a new Obama conspiracy to uh...do something really bad.

And he's going to be posting proof of that link....very soon.

 

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[Lancecastor]

Thanks, I'm good...but I am interested in hearing more about how you link the price of food and changes in packaging personally and directly to Obama.

 

[Ishmael]

Thanks, I'm good...but I am interested in hearing more about how you link the price of food and changes in packaging personally and directly to Obama.

As a matter of policy the Federal Reserve has been buying the debt incurred by congress and the current administration. The government runs up debt, the Fed prints dollars to buy the debt paper. It's a cycle that is even worse than using a credit card to make a payment on another credit card.

This is good for the government, up to a point, in that they are repaying dollars worth 100 pennies with dollars that are worth only 95 pennies, or less. However I'm certain that you are smart enough to know where that leads.

The producers have been lowering content as opposed to raising prices..........so far. That will soon end, probably sometime this summer.

This is compounded by the fact that we, the taxpayer, are subsidizing ethanol to the tune of 50 cents a gallon. Because of that congressional mandated subsidy a GREAT many of the mid-west farmers are growing hybrid corn for ethanol production instead of food/feed corn. The acreage dedicated to this non-food corn is, of course, not growing feed corn, wheat, or soy. And we're talking millions of acres here.

You take the scarcity of food crop and throw in inflation and you're looking at a prescription for disaster. This is a man made disaster promulgated by the congress and administration in DC.

Ishmael

 

[koalabear]

As a matter of policy the Federal Reserve has been buying the debt incurred by congress and the current administration. The government runs up debt, the Fed prints dollars to buy the debt paper. It's a cycle that is even worse than using a credit card to make a payment on another credit card.

This is good for the government, up to a point, in that they are repaying dollars worth 100 pennies with dollars that are worth only 95 pennies, or less. However I'm certain that you are smart enough to know where that leads.

The producers have been lowering content as opposed to raising prices..........so far. That will soon end, probably sometime this summer.

This is compounded by the fact that we, the taxpayer, are subsidizing ethanol to the tune of 50 cents a gallon. Because of that congressional mandated subsidy a GREAT many of the mid-west farmers are growing hybrid corn for ethanol production instead of food/feed corn. The acreage dedicated to this non-food corn is, of course, not growing feed corn, wheat, or soy. And we're talking millions of acres here.

You take the scarcity of food crop and throw in inflation and you're looking at a prescription for disaster. This is a man made disaster promulgated by the congress and administration in DC.

Ishmael

Indiana has gone from one ethanol plant to 12 new ethanol plants and four new biodiesel plants.


http://www.in.gov/isda/biofuels/

 

[RightField]

It's Bush's fault. He served popcorn in the white house.

 

[SleepingWarrior]

Hate to break it to Vette but sugar came in 4lb packages 12 years ago when I was a cashier at a grocery store.

 

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[phrodeau]

Meijer sells sugar in 5-pound bags, if anybody cares.

http://www.meijer.com/assets/product_images/styles/xx_large/1001029_041250946687_A_600.jpg

 

[Luk]

As a matter of policy the Federal Reserve has been buying the debt incurred by congress and the current administration. The government runs up debt, the Fed prints dollars to buy the debt paper. It's a cycle that is even worse than using a credit card to make a payment on another credit card.

This is good for the government, up to a point, in that they are repaying dollars worth 100 pennies with dollars that are worth only 95 pennies, or less. However I'm certain that you are smart enough to know where that leads.

The producers have been lowering content as opposed to raising prices..........so far. That will soon end, probably sometime this summer.

This is compounded by the fact that we, the taxpayer, are subsidizing ethanol to the tune of 50 cents a gallon. Because of that congressional mandated subsidy a GREAT many of the mid-west farmers are growing hybrid corn for ethanol production instead of food/feed corn. The acreage dedicated to this non-food corn is, of course, not growing feed corn, wheat, or soy. And we're talking millions of acres here.

You take the scarcity of food crop and throw in inflation and you're looking at a prescription for disaster. This is a man made disaster promulgated by the congress and administration in DC.

Ishmael

Ish, if you were going to just change some words around found in the article vette posted you could have at least done so in another thread to hide your plagiarism.

From vette's article:

Food inflation, like all inflation, is driven by the government printing money beyond the value of the economy. The Federal Reserve is, as we speak, drawing dollars out of thin air to "buy" the debt from the U.S. Treasury, a classic move that will make every dollar in existing circulation (or in your savings account) worth less.

 

[pointless]

Listen clown, learn how to read. I didn't say shit about Obama. You brought up the Obama conspiracy bullshit.

you didn't actually read the "article" you posted, did you?

 

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[Ishmael]

Ish, if you were going to just change some words around found in the article vette posted you could have at least done so in another thread to hide your plagiarism.

From vette's article:

I'm not responsible for what idiots see.

However it is gratifying to note that you, having NOTHING to say about the substance have decided to grasp at straws to mount a personal attack.

Ishmael

 

[Luk]

you didn't actually read the "article" you posted, did you?

Obviously not. See below.

Actually I think C&H makes it in 4, 5, and 10 lb. bags, but the point is, some stores are stocking the 4 pound bags and charging the same as they used to charge for a 5 lb bag.

You and your article claim it's the manufacturer's that are ripping off the public with the short selling of their products and now your blaming the grocery stores?

 

[Powertone]

a jar of Smucker's " Natural " Peanut Butter is up to $3.99 now...used to be $3.39 not long ago

 

[Luk]

I'm not responsible for what idiots see.

However it is gratifying to note that you, having NOTHING to say about the substance have decided to grasp at straws to mount a personal attack.

Ishmael

Yes, but you are responsible for the plagiarism in your posts.

And why don't you read my (and others) posts in this thread where we point out the article could have been written last year, 5 years ago or even 20 years ago.

 

[phrodeau]

Neiman Marcus is asking $100 for a small basket of cookies.

That doesn't mean you have to buy them.

 

[Luk]

C&H Sugar's Explanation

http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150106884244695

Explained: C&H Sugar’s 5-to-4 lb. bags Reduction
by C&H Sugar on Friday, February 18, 2011 at 11:49am

As many of our fans have noticed, the price of sugar has recently increased. In an effort to alleviate some of the confusion and frustration about this change we wanted to formally address it here.



As you may be aware, the price of sugar on the world market has nearly doubled since the end of 2008. [You can see the data here at the USDA site: http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/sugar/Data/Table04.xls ]. In order to offset our cost increases, we have had to raise our price per pound of sugar.



In order to keep the cost per bag of sugar down, many retailers converted their store brand product from a 5-pound to a 4-pound bag. In an effort to maintain affordability we decided to do the same with our C&H® brand sugar. The reduction in size, however, is not enough to offset the cost increase in the remaining four pounds of the product. That’s why you’re seeing the price go up and the size go down at the same time. We understand the frustration and we assure you we are doing everything we can to maintain the value and affordability that our consumers expect from our brand. We hope that this has helped alleviate some of the confusion around this recent change.



We appreciate your loyalty to C&H products. Thank you for your continued support!”

 

[pointless]

I did, but I didn't write it. A fact that Lance, you and others aren't smart enough to understand. Go fuck yourself by the way.

yes, dear, but you posted it. you are aware of this, aren't you?