OT: The Great Downsizing Rip-off!
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"Dave Smith" wrote in message
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In our town, most of the local stores were gone long before Wal Mart came to
town. We had The Fair, Jumbo Discount, K Mart, and they were al closed for
a couple of years before WM bought the property. Since they came to town,
in the same area Dunkin Donuts, Subway, an Auto parts store, car wash, pizza
place, and a few others took advantage of the traffic the big store
generated.
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In our town, most of the local stores were gone long before Wal Mart came to
town. We had The Fair, Jumbo Discount, K Mart, and they were al closed for
a couple of years before WM bought the property. Since they came to town,
in the same area Dunkin Donuts, Subway, an Auto parts store, car wash, pizza
place, and a few others took advantage of the traffic the big store
generated.
England_Rules
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SOT: The Great Downsizing Rip-off!
From the wholesale club purchase last week of a 6 pack of Kleenex
tissues, it appears that even though the box remains the same, the
Kleenex have been reduced in dimensions by some factor.
Well, at least these tissues don't hold as much snot as the last ones.
Jimmy Durante (down the block neighbor, before I moved into town) would
be appalled and Mrs. Calabash too!
Moi? I lived in the house that Moe (one of Three Stooge) built. It was
in the house record!
Sometimes late at night we'd here "Woo woo woo woo woo!" from somewhere
in the house.
BUMS!!! here in Philly love hearing that, in disbelief, re-enacting
their favorite Stooge memories for the imaginary cameras. They've asked
me to retell the history. And so again, it appears I have!
Ya BUMS!!!
So, members, you might be asking... what has all this got to do with
cooking? Well, getting to the point... what does ANYTHING have to do
with cooking?
Got tears in your eyes? Onions got you down? Here, have a "micro
Kleenex."
Andy
From the wholesale club purchase last week of a 6 pack of Kleenex
tissues, it appears that even though the box remains the same, the
Kleenex have been reduced in dimensions by some factor.
Well, at least these tissues don't hold as much snot as the last ones.
Jimmy Durante (down the block neighbor, before I moved into town) would
be appalled and Mrs. Calabash too!
Moi? I lived in the house that Moe (one of Three Stooge) built. It was
in the house record!
Sometimes late at night we'd here "Woo woo woo woo woo!" from somewhere
in the house.
BUMS!!! here in Philly love hearing that, in disbelief, re-enacting
their favorite Stooge memories for the imaginary cameras. They've asked
me to retell the history. And so again, it appears I have!
Ya BUMS!!!
So, members, you might be asking... what has all this got to do with
cooking? Well, getting to the point... what does ANYTHING have to do
with cooking?
Got tears in your eyes? Onions got you down? Here, have a "micro
Kleenex."
Andy
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[email protected] says...
The "local store" that is closest to an equivalent of Walmart was bought
by Macys several decades back. Do you know of another?
[email protected] says...
The "local store" that is closest to an equivalent of Walmart was bought
by Macys several decades back. Do you know of another?
anitasdame
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In article ,
[email protected] says...
Nobody locally stocks the underwear I like in the color I like and the
size I need. I buy it direct from the manufacturer.
[email protected] says...
Nobody locally stocks the underwear I like in the color I like and the
size I need. I buy it direct from the manufacturer.
On Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:51:30 -0600, Andy wrote:
In this day and age of people blowing their nose once and throwing a
mainly unused tissue away, it's not a bad idea.
However I bought a box of Kleenex brand tissue that appeared to be
"the thinnest of the thin" single ply... You could read the newspaper
through it. I actually checked to see if I was pulling them out
wrong. There oughtta be a law! Now I hesitate to buy Kleenex brand
for fear I'll accidentally get that type again because I don't
remember what it was except it was a "designer" box and that
information left with the plastic wrapper.
--
Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
In this day and age of people blowing their nose once and throwing a
mainly unused tissue away, it's not a bad idea.
However I bought a box of Kleenex brand tissue that appeared to be
"the thinnest of the thin" single ply... You could read the newspaper
through it. I actually checked to see if I was pulling them out
wrong. There oughtta be a law! Now I hesitate to buy Kleenex brand
for fear I'll accidentally get that type again because I don't
remember what it was except it was a "designer" box and that
information left with the plastic wrapper.
--
Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
weight loss expo
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On Feb 26, 2:11?am, "Julie Bove" wrote:
Whoppers used to be huge things. But no more. Even "regular" sized
hamburger buns at the grocery store have been shrinking to the point
where they are closing in on what used to be called "slider" buns.
Whoppers used to be huge things. But no more. Even "regular" sized
hamburger buns at the grocery store have been shrinking to the point
where they are closing in on what used to be called "slider" buns.
Audiomaster
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"Christopher Helms" wrote in message
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On Feb 26, 2:11 am, "Julie Bove" wrote:
Whoppers used to be huge things. But no more. Even "regular" sized
hamburger buns at the grocery store have been shrinking to the point
where they are closing in on what used to be called "slider" buns.
I had noticed that. I bought some Bimbo bread the other day. It is put out
by Thomas. It says, "Say beembo". Two slices have only 23 g of carbs.
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On Feb 26, 2:11 am, "Julie Bove" wrote:
Whoppers used to be huge things. But no more. Even "regular" sized
hamburger buns at the grocery store have been shrinking to the point
where they are closing in on what used to be called "slider" buns.
I had noticed that. I bought some Bimbo bread the other day. It is put out
by Thomas. It says, "Say beembo". Two slices have only 23 g of carbs.
FiEND [MiSSY STAN]
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sf wrote:
sf,
Me too!
Guilty!
LOLOLOL!!!
Best,
Andy
sf,
Me too!
Guilty!
LOLOLOL!!!
Best,
Andy
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What brand are they? I use Ames Walker and I buy them online. Much cheaper
and better fitting than Jobst IMO.
I get Wienna (Thai version of Wacoal) bras on Ebay. I love them!
Get the rest of my undies from Victoria's Secret online. I love them but
they are expensive so I wait until they go on clearance. Yes that means
wearing some seasonal stuff like candy canes, but they still fit well. I
used to wear Hanes but they no longer seem to fit me right. I have a large
waist and a tiny butt. I am a freak.
news
[email protected]...What brand are they? I use Ames Walker and I buy them online. Much cheaper
and better fitting than Jobst IMO.
I get Wienna (Thai version of Wacoal) bras on Ebay. I love them!
Get the rest of my undies from Victoria's Secret online. I love them but
they are expensive so I wait until they go on clearance. Yes that means
wearing some seasonal stuff like candy canes, but they still fit well. I
used to wear Hanes but they no longer seem to fit me right. I have a large
waist and a tiny butt. I am a freak.
dandan_levy
New member
Scott toilet paper, same thing. Still has one thousand sheets but the
roll is a quarter inch shorter. You need one of each to notice it.
roll is a quarter inch shorter. You need one of each to notice it.
tweekduece
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"Julie Bove" wrote:
Only? I was always taught that a slice of bread is one carb unit for my
diabetic diet, or 15g carbs. I just looked at the USDA database:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
and one slice of white bread is 25g, 12.65g carbs. So, two slices would
be 25g. If you don't eat the crust, or get thin slices, it's a whole
lot less.
I just looked in the kitchen. There's a loaf of Safeway white bread
there. 28g per slice, 14g total carbs. Disgustingly enough, HFCS is
the third ingredient, at 2g per slice!
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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
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"Julie Bove" wrote:
Only? I was always taught that a slice of bread is one carb unit for my
diabetic diet, or 15g carbs. I just looked at the USDA database:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
and one slice of white bread is 25g, 12.65g carbs. So, two slices would
be 25g. If you don't eat the crust, or get thin slices, it's a whole
lot less.
I just looked in the kitchen. There's a loaf of Safeway white bread
there. 28g per slice, 14g total carbs. Disgustingly enough, HFCS is
the third ingredient, at 2g per slice!
--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
Thomas wrote:
I've not noticed that... were the rolls a quarter inch shorter length
they'd no longer properly fit the standard 4.5" holders in every
terlit on the planet, Scott is not so stupid to try that... had you
said the roll is a 1/4" less diameter then I might have entertained
your claim, but I've not noticed Scott's TP shrinking in any way...
however to be perfectly honest I've never actually counted to see if
there really are 1000 sheets.
I've not noticed that... were the rolls a quarter inch shorter length
they'd no longer properly fit the standard 4.5" holders in every
terlit on the planet, Scott is not so stupid to try that... had you
said the roll is a 1/4" less diameter then I might have entertained
your claim, but I've not noticed Scott's TP shrinking in any way...
however to be perfectly honest I've never actually counted to see if
there really are 1000 sheets.
irishstarrs
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On Feb 25, 9:53?am, Brooklyn1 wrote:
I used to buy a brand - can't remember what it was - that did indeed
have a shorter tube, so the paper was not as wide as it had been
before the change. That isn't diameter, that's length (or height) of
the cardboard tube - and therefore the paper). I tried "SmartSense,"
K-Mart's super-savings brand - tears too easily. I buy almost all my
non-food items at K-Mart (we don't have Costco or Sam's) - because it
is so much cheaper than buying those items elsewhere.
N.
I used to buy a brand - can't remember what it was - that did indeed
have a shorter tube, so the paper was not as wide as it had been
before the change. That isn't diameter, that's length (or height) of
the cardboard tube - and therefore the paper). I tried "SmartSense,"
K-Mart's super-savings brand - tears too easily. I buy almost all my
non-food items at K-Mart (we don't have Costco or Sam's) - because it
is so much cheaper than buying those items elsewhere.
N.
All Seeing Eye
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"Dan Abel" wrote in message
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And it usually is. But this has 23g for 2 slices. So it's less carbs than
usual.
Bread really varies. The stuff I really like is Seattle Sourdough in the
round loaf. It says that each slice has 19g of carb. But that's obviously
an average. Because it is a round loaf you have tiny slices to huge slices.
If I eat two tiny ones, it's not enough carbs for me. If I eat the large
ones, it's too much. Not enough that are medium sized to make a sandwich.
So I don't get that any more unless there just are no other options.
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And it usually is. But this has 23g for 2 slices. So it's less carbs than
usual.
Bread really varies. The stuff I really like is Seattle Sourdough in the
round loaf. It says that each slice has 19g of carb. But that's obviously
an average. Because it is a round loaf you have tiny slices to huge slices.
If I eat two tiny ones, it's not enough carbs for me. If I eat the large
ones, it's too much. Not enough that are medium sized to make a sandwich.
So I don't get that any more unless there just are no other options.
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[email protected] says...
The last time I remember a Whopper being a "huge thing" was, uh, never.
The last one I had, a year or so back, was about the same size as the
first one I ever had sometime in the '60s. It's always been a quarter
pound patty.
Now if you want a "huge thing", get the double burger at Chelle's '50s
Car Hop Diner in Stafford Springs, CT. They say "1/3 pound patties" but
they're more like a half.
[email protected] says...
The last time I remember a Whopper being a "huge thing" was, uh, never.
The last one I had, a year or so back, was about the same size as the
first one I ever had sometime in the '60s. It's always been a quarter
pound patty.
Now if you want a "huge thing", get the double burger at Chelle's '50s
Car Hop Diner in Stafford Springs, CT. They say "1/3 pound patties" but
they're more like a half.