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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 08:55 AM Original message |
Recession Diet Just One Way to Tighten Belt |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
1. And given the "new" CPI |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Plus has anyone looked at the price of pet food lately?! It isn't |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I switched my pet food too |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 11:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Hope you don't mind some unsolicited advice from a cat vet...... |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 11:50 AM Response to Reply #17 |
20. pet food |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 12:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. IIRC, Wellness and Innova have the "other" AAFCO statement, the one |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 12:21 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. cans I have read: |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 12:32 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Nope. You want this one: |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 12:38 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Wait... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 02:51 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. That's better, but not the best. |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 06:02 PM Response to Reply #28 |
37. Thanks |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 07:34 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. What about Iams pet products? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:00 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. I have mixed feelings about Iams for cats. Their dry food ALL has fish |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 05:37 AM Response to Reply #46 |
55. Thanks for the info |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Thanks for the info, kestrel. Misty thanks you too!!!! |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Why are raw meat diets bad? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 03:00 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Cats out in the wild live an average of two years on their |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 01:13 PM Response to Reply #30 |
58. I recall growing up that our farm cats did have short lifespans |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #17 |
31. Thank you for your advice - it is appreciated! |
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Paula Sims (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. THANK YOU SO MUCH! |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 07:52 PM Response to Reply #17 |
42. I have a kitty girl with a sensitive stomach |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. FYI: some of these outdoor stray kitties with "incurable" |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 01:08 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Thank you so much for that! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:07 PM Response to Reply #42 |
49. BTW, that's too bad about your older kitty. It's always hard to lose them. |
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Patchuli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #49 |
52. Thank you fro that |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 02:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
53. thank you for that advice |
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joycebell (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #17 |
57. another view on cat food |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. Cats with diabetes certainly, in most cases, benefit from |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #15 |
33. CANS??? |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. Not for one of my girls |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 07:15 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. Sometimes a cat that is really really picky about what it eats is |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 07:33 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Nah, she's in good shape |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:56 PM Response to Reply #39 |
45. Oh, those lovely anal sacs. Not a day goes by that I don't thank God |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 01:19 PM Response to Reply #39 |
60. Ceasar Milan ... |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 02:18 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. Cesar Milan (and you) don't know much about cats. |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #61 |
64. You're right ... |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 01:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
59. I'm aware that some pets have special dietary requirements |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
63. I read a few stories |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 08:48 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. There are more rabbits where that one came from ... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. No I am not confusing it |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 02:34 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Dudette ... |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-29-08 07:51 PM Response to Reply #67 |
68. I have twenty years |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-30-08 08:24 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Do you ever ... |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
44. Milk is $8.99 a gallon in Barrow, Alaska. Just saying. :-O |
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boobooday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. Funny quote from mastercard guy |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. well the MC spellbinding worked all thru the 90s and then again in the * admin. |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:17 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Does he know that we took food and fuel off the cpi a few years back? |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
11. It is 'perception' that they care about. They measure it. "Consumer Confidence Index" |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
3. Gahhhh.... |
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ellie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. I have always shopped this way |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. My mother hated to cook and it showed |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 05:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
34. When I was a kid ... |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. Me too. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 01:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
27. Want to hear something very interesting about generic dairy products? |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. I've switched to generics on lots of products |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. I'm insulted |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. In all fairness, it wasn't chicken that was tainted with melamine. |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 09:16 AM Response to Reply #18 |
56. I'm being fair. Tainted dog food was fed to chickens instead of thrown out. |
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bulloney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
7. We've been on such spending patterns for at least two years. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I suppose the arguement could be made that if you already live |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 11:45 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. I've only bought about 3 steaks in the past 8 or 9 YEARS. |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:07 AM Response to Original message |
8. I find dog food to be pretty expensive. But dayum, some smells really good! |
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jwirr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:38 AM Response to Original message |
13. An interesting aside: Our WalMart had a McDonalds just inside |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
16. Saw clearance sales last week |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. Well, it came earlier than expected, but it looks like it may be here. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 07:44 PM Response to Reply #22 |
41. Short version: The World Will End Soon! |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-28-08 03:48 AM Response to Reply #41 |
54. I can live with that, too. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
29. gotta love this! |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-27-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
50. Sorry - I honestly didn't mean to TOTALLY hijack your thread, lol! |
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