tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post4780427844205743978..comments2023-08-28T07:30:59.692-05:00Comments on MOVING ON TO THE PAST: Shrinking ValueKathy Felsted Usherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-1959540557625418012013-08-12T12:50:36.865-05:002013-08-12T12:50:36.865-05:00Gas has probably been the biggest killer for most ...Gas has probably been the biggest killer for most of us though. It cost about $85 - 90 to fill up my pickup, and I fill the tank nearly once per week because I work all over the place. You've almost got to have a part-time job to pay for your gas now. If I didn't have this side-job formatting eBooks I'd be in much worse trouble than I already am. And thank God my house is paid for, although it probably won't be my last.<br /><br />Hope your health is better Tom. I went to the cardiologist last Wednesday, and she says my heart is nearly back to normal. Yahoo!Yahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-37927411962556546192013-08-11T20:49:28.819-05:002013-08-11T20:49:28.819-05:00Kathy and I went to the store today and I looked a...Kathy and I went to the store today and I looked at the box of bacon that I used to buy, the one that's made up of odds and ends that are too ugly, thick or misshapen to sell with the normal bacon. Two years ago that box cost around fifteen dollars. Today? Nearly thirty. Boy, I'm glad that there's absolutely no inflation going on, at least if we are to believe the gub'mint reporting.Catawissa Gazetteerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939761313614220536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-55207017156044492472013-08-11T07:38:03.891-05:002013-08-11T07:38:03.891-05:00Yahoo- That HAS to be it. I thought I'd lost ...Yahoo- That HAS to be it. I thought I'd lost my taste for chocolate. I've tried buying a candy bar twice lately and could barely finish it (maybe that's a good thing). It was just "different" than it used to be.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-74155460438348709912013-08-10T23:00:45.474-05:002013-08-10T23:00:45.474-05:00Well at least they didn't change the ingredien...Well at least they didn't change the ingredients. Look how bad candy bars are now that most manufacturers have done away with "milk" chocolate trying to save money. I can't even eat Snickers bars anymore.<br /><br />6 oz. yogurts that are now 5.5 oz. Puffs is making tissues thinner. And look how much smaller clothes, even shoes, are getting. They can charge more for larger sizes.Yahoobuckaroo's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17621308885893253608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-84255989073881719872013-08-09T20:55:35.526-05:002013-08-09T20:55:35.526-05:00It's only going to get worse. Fast foods are d...It's only going to get worse. Fast foods are doing the same thing. We have always liked Subway, but each time we go we notice the meat gets less and less. I have finally stopped going to subway. You can't even taste the meat any longer.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299100592327267900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-64450942348466298742013-08-09T19:39:49.834-05:002013-08-09T19:39:49.834-05:00Gorges is right about the can size affecting recip...Gorges is right about the can size affecting recipes, I have noticed that too.<br />The one that kills me is C&H sugar is now in a FOUR pound bag instead of a five pound bag. Sheesh...Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-1068675864513820712013-08-09T14:50:42.827-05:002013-08-09T14:50:42.827-05:00That's why I can my own sauce, other than to r...That's why I can my own sauce, other than to reduce my consumption of chemicals. Lots of things are shrinking in stores this year. I'm so glad I make my own detergents. So far the ingredients for my detergent(s) have not changed in size, other than in price.Pioneer Woman at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533698959389851926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-59216143207971515362013-08-09T12:04:02.242-05:002013-08-09T12:04:02.242-05:00Gorges makes a great point- watch your measuremen...Gorges makes a great point- watch your measurements! Recipes won't be the same.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-85329063906076150252013-08-09T12:03:30.280-05:002013-08-09T12:03:30.280-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kathy Felsted Usherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10471923897561942341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-3834212184343116592013-08-09T10:24:08.046-05:002013-08-09T10:24:08.046-05:00Something else to consider is that recipes that sa...Something else to consider is that recipes that say "add one Xoz. can" - will be unwittingly altered, if you aren't watching.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-29801401820033707502013-08-09T08:28:49.869-05:002013-08-09T08:28:49.869-05:00I've seen a lot of this kind of thing too.
W...I've seen a lot of this kind of thing too. <br /><br />When I find products I use on sale, I try to buy several cases.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-74922233260107674752013-08-09T07:46:18.368-05:002013-08-09T07:46:18.368-05:00I agree with everything in this timely post Kathy....I agree with everything in this timely post Kathy. Chuck and I went shopping yesterday. The size of everything is getting smaller and has been but now they are miniature. I thought when we looked at for example salad dressing I thought dang if my girls were still little I could buy these for their playhouses but dang expensive. My mouth just drops open every time we go shopping because of the prices! Thank you for saying stock up because that is what we should do with all we can if we have the space. Good Post as always.HIBISCUS HOUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16837055484501484003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456195848900902802.post-53909974058974370732013-08-09T07:06:10.788-05:002013-08-09T07:06:10.788-05:00The government propaganda keeps telling me how goo...The government propaganda keeps telling me how good things are and yet I keep finding things at the store like you found. Another reason to can your own food as they keep reducing the size to where you don't have enough sauce or what ever to make the dish properly. It was the right amount for most recipes. Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.com