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In reply to the discussion: Wait until you go to the grocery store this week,. I thought I'd faint. [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,161 posts)95. Some stores are throwing out dented cans.
I know our General Dollar store does, by policy. Talked with the manager, who explained they do it because
"if we put the dented cans on sale, no one would buy the good cans, everyone would wait until they went on sale".
Same thing with "old" stock that did not sell, like clothes, all items, they throw it away rather than put it on sale.
The manager was moaning about some Alabama football t-shirts she was ordered to throw in the garbage, they had not ALL sold by a certain post game date, policy is to toss them.
Shameful, to me.
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Wait until you go to the grocery store this week,. I thought I'd faint. [View all]
Paper Roses
Feb 2012
OP
Maybe with the weather up north? Here in Dallas, prices are not zooming up.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#25
You live in Fla? Then you might know, the largest cattle ranch in the US is located there.
siligut
Feb 2012
#73
According to the republicans anyone on food stamps are freeloaders. I know some who are on
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2012
#9
It has something to do with the peanut crop. I couldn't believe over $7.00 for a jar of peanut
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2012
#18
We don't have either of those stores. We have Krogers and Super WalMart and even their brands
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2012
#63
$8 for Maxwell House pound can o'coffee? That IS 'spensive. I pay $8 for Starbucks at Target.
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#29
They are "illegal immigrants" here. The hispanics who can't speak English...
Honeycombe8
Feb 2012
#56
+1 on Aldi. I shop a midwest chain called Woodman's which is often cheaper than Aldi
riderinthestorm
Feb 2012
#21
At least you have a guaranteed income! Why not turn that frown upside down?
i own my story
Feb 2012
#59
My local Woodman's does. I don't shop anywhere else but Aldi and Woodman's anymore. nt
riderinthestorm
Feb 2012
#30
The four itmes not included in government CPI figs are food, energy, housing, and medical expenses.
airplaneman
Feb 2012
#85
Yep--I went to Wally World for groceries yesterday, $110 and I hardly got anything, will
TwilightGardener
Feb 2012
#67
We have also noticed that things have shrunk in size but prices stayed the same.
sarcasmo
Feb 2012
#72
Been sending letters and writing e-mails all over the place to get consumer watchdogs to
nanabugg
Feb 2012
#101
I went to the store yesterday and got tons of food at prices 'lower' than normal
Tx4obama
Feb 2012
#88