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TOPIC: buying old meat from supermarket
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/3fa9fe4b1c206b1a?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 12:20 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

GB <NOTsomeone@microsoft.com> wrote:

> I have some sympathy with Sue Palindrome's point of view. Food at or past its sell-by date is good exercise for your
> immune system.

Nope, because whether the food is past the sell by date has absolutely NOTHING to do with your immune system.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 12:31 pm
From: Omelet

In article <6iaqnmFplpb1U1@mid.individual.net>,
"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:

> GB <NOTsomeone@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> > I have some sympathy with Sue Palindrome's point of view. Food at or past
> > its sell-by date is good exercise for your
> > immune system.
>
> Nope, because whether the food is past the sell by date has absolutely
> NOTHING to do with your immune system.

Oh BS!!!
--
Peace! Om

"If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed." --Mark Twain

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 1:09 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

Omelet <ompomelet@gmail.com> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> GB <NOTsomeone@microsoft.com> wrote

>>> I have some sympathy with Sue Palindrome's point of view. Food at
>>> or past its sell-by date is good exercise for your immune system.

>> Nope, because whether the food is past the sell by date
>> has absolutely NOTHING to do with your immune system.

> Oh BS!!!

Fraid so. Nothing to do with 'germs'

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TOPIC: One-time credit card numbers?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/b77ead67078c8cf2?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 1:10 pm
From: Dennis

On Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:51:09 -0700, The Real Bev
<bashley101+usenet@gmail.com> wrote:

>Tiziano wrote:
>
>> Well, I had in mind those cases in which one purchases an airline ticket
>> online. He then goes to the airport and wants to print out the ticket
>> at the airline kiosk in order to avoid standing in line at the airline
>> counter. The kiosk will ask to insert the same credit card used to
>> purchase the ticket and, if a virtual credit card number was used, will
>> refuse to complete the transaction.
>
>Why not print your boarding pass at home? Surely Continental isn't the
>only airline to allow you to do that...

I recently bought a ticket from Delta online and they sent a
confirmation email that included a printable barcode that could be
swiped to retrieve the e-ticket at the kiosk.

>
>> on 9/2/2008 11:33 AM Marc wrote the following:
>>> On Aug 29, 8:35 pm, Tiziano <nos...@example.com> wrote:
>>>> Please note that in some cases you will not be able to use a virtual
>>>> credit card number to purchase something. One example is the purchase
>>>> of airline tickets; your real credit card number must be used for
>>>> security reasons.
>>>
>>> Really? I've done it and it worked fine. What possible "security
>>> reasons" would those be?

My wife once tried to use a virtual CC number from Citibank to place
ads in a couple of local newspapers over the phone. It worked for one
and was rejected at the other. I have no idea why, could be a simple
case of incompetence at the newspaper ad office.

Dennis (evil)
--
What the government gives, it must first take.

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TOPIC: Frugal ideas (on topic)
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/b0fb633415061f1d?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 2:22 pm
From: Dennis

On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 02:16:27 +0200 (CEST), Gordon
<gonzo@alltomyself.com> wrote:

>Not so in My case. Last check was that it would cost about $20.00.
>That's a lot of minutes if you compare it to a Pay as you go phone.
>THe biggest problem I am up against is the expiration of minuts
>on the pay as you go plans. Trac Phone for instane tends to
>expire quickly. I think it's 30 days for a $20.00 card. That
>makes it pretty comparable to the $20.00 marginal cost of adding
>a line to my current plan.

The minutes on most Tracfone cards are good for 60 days (some cards
have minutes bundled with 1 year expiration). The expiration of the
minutes on any (unbundled) card can be extended to 1 year for an extra
US$50 (may be online only), or the unused minutes on your phone can be
rolled over on a monthly basis for US$5/mo.

Dennis (evil)
--
I'm behind the eight ball, ahead of the curve, riding the wave,
dodging the bullet and pushing the envelope. -George Carlin

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TOPIC: FREE "As A Man Thinketh"
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/3e25ba0ba0edd109?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 4:05 pm
From: sunshine5914@gmail.com

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== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 4:32 pm
From: Al Bundy

On Sep 4, 7:05 pm, sunshine5...@gmail.com wrote:
> Here is one of the greatest books of all time for absolutely FREE. Go
> tohttp://www.d comto download it.

Probably worth less than it costs.

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TOPIC: Another sneaky product downsizing: Skippy Peanut Butter
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/d5fab03beec0aa9f?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 5:45 pm
From: turtlelover

We don't buy peanut butter that often, but I had a craving for a peanut butter-and- chocolate-covered cake (a clone recipe), and we were running low.

The jar of Skippy that I bought a few days ago looked the same as the one I had at home, but the net weight was 16.3 ounces. The one at home was 18 ounces. Upon further examination, I saw that the bottom of the jar is now a concave shape (as if someone had pushed it inward).

At least their web site is updated to show that the size of the jar is 16.3 ounces.

Well, all that fat is bad for us, anyway.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 7:19 pm
From: phil scott

On Sep 4, 5:45 pm, turtlelover <turtlelo...@DONOTenter.net> wrote:
> We don't buy peanut butter that often, but I had a craving for a peanut butter-and- chocolate-covered cake (a clone recipe), and we were running low.
>
> The jar of Skippy that I bought a few days ago looked the same as the one I had at home, but the net weight was 16.3 ounces. The one at home was 18 ounces. Upon further examination, I saw that the bottom of the jar is now a concave shape (as if someone had pushed it inward).
>
> At least their web site is updated to show that the size of the jar is 16.3 ounces.
>
> Well, all that fat is bad for us, anyway.

every time the Hungry Man frozen dinner folks change hands they go
through a cycle of leaving out the food...

a few years ago I called and told them that I saw a killer opportunity
for them, since they had the turkey down to two razor thin slices
anyway... I suggested that they could just have turkey slices printed
on the bottom of the tray, then cover it with gravy.

no way in hell would their bean counters spend another 20 cents to
double the turkey serving...and offer actual food for the price.... a
5% increase in the retail price.

accordingly those owners went broke. sold to the nice folks at Vlassic
dill pickels... whom after 5 years of ownership have opted to put
actual food in the box....I was impressed.

Phil Scott

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TOPIC: Use home carpet cleaner on auto cloth/carpet?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/95e096ffc216949e?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 7:27 pm
From: "Roy Bragg"

My wife used household carpet cleaner on our car floor mats and carpet.
They cleaned out a nasty grease stain and caused no harm to the car at all.
Many products like others have said in this thread are re-labeled haome
products at inflated prices.
Roy
"Wally" <w_cohen@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:fa6214c1-f768-42b0-a08f-43457f845508@m45g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Just wondering if there's any problem with using an indoor [home]
> carpet cleaner on an older car's upholstery and/or carpet to clean and
> remove stains?
>
> Are the automotive carpet/upholstery cleaners any different (just more
> expensive), stronger than home cleaners? Will using a home cleaner
> damage the cloth upholstery?
>
> Thanks,
> Walter

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TOPIC: Did MacDonald's burgers shrink?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/7ab4ff744892ce43?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 9:35 pm
From: James

Got some discount coupons in the mail so I went and had a Big Mac & a
Quarter Pounder. Haven't had any since they had the 2 for $2 years
ago. Are they smaller now?

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Sep 4 2008 10:07 pm
From: Steve Daniels

On Thu, 4 Sep 2008 21:35:17 -0700 (PDT), against all advice,
something compelled James <j0069bond@hotmail.com>, to say:

> Got some discount coupons in the mail so I went and had a Big Mac & a
> Quarter Pounder. Haven't had any since they had the 2 for $2 years
> ago. Are they smaller now?

Even if they paid you to eat that shit, it wouldn't be worth it.
--

"The ABS system can not overcome the laws of physics."

Audi Owner's Manual

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