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| poornewb |
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| freeye wrote: | to save money on groceries check out the non-union wal-mart super stores.
i mention union status for those who have issue with such things.
however if union status is not an issue with you it may be worth a look to compare the prices on the things you buy regularly.
the key here is to shop off peak hours to avoid the lines and crowds.
to be taken with a grain of salt... i believe the walmart ceo is on record as having said that wal-mart will save shoppers 40% as they build out the state california market.
i have no affiliation with the wal-mart company and own no stock. |
Yes weve been around the block on this discusion before, But when im buying diapers and formula everyweek it seems with no end in sight! I save a bundle of money going there. Its atleast 4 to 5 bucks cheaper for the formula and almost 10 bucks when I buy the big BIG box of diapers.
Hey if you cant beat em join em. |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett |
| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:11 am Post subject: |
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| poornewb wrote: | Yes weve been around the block on this discusion before, But when im buying diapers and formula everyweek it seems with no end in sight! I save a bundle of money going there. Its atleast 4 to 5 bucks cheaper for the formula and almost 10 bucks when I buy the big BIG box of diapers.
Hey if you cant beat em join em. |
I think thats one of the major issues pro-worker organizations have today, consumers just won't put their buying power behind "socially responsible" causes. The whole idea of consumer sovereignty is that what people are willing to buy ultimately determines what gets produced, and as long as people look for cheap goods we will continue to see an erosion in union power and more corporate attention to cost-cutting.
I don't buy "fair trade" coffee, union status doesn't matter to me, etc. I just buy what I like... am I apathetic? |
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| poornewb |
| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:21 am Post subject: |
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I dont really beleive that Target or kroger or tom thumb grocery stores are Union stores or really care if the goods they get are union goods. So why shop somewere thats more expensive.
Go into a walmart and then go into another local super store and tell me if you really think walmart has anything to worry about? |
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| frusnak |
| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 7:27 am Post subject: |
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I remember when my kids (3) were in diapers and formula and can totally relate to what you are saying. I beleive in unions but now a days where can you get union diapers and formula? They are probably made in a union shop just sold in a non union store...what are you to do? Maybe buy from a local owned store, if you can find one!  |
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| rodder4hire |
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Unfortunately, the reality is is that consumers seeking the lowest possible cost drives jobs from US soil. Sad, but true. Our economy will continue to shift torwards the extreme high tech and other types of developmental work and the service sector.
There seems to be no good way to slow this trend down unless manufacturers can come up with ways to cheaply produce while still using (relatively) high cost American labor.
As a caveat, I have the unique(?) perspective of having been a union steward, chief steward, and vice president, then switching over to management of the same company, and I have a degree in economics. I now work in the private sector as shipping manager for an internet european auto parts distributor. |
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| frusnak |
| Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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That can give you a total picture of the way thing/people operate from different perspectives!  It was a great learning experience to be sure!
Not many people can get that type of life teaching lesson. |
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| rykarde |
| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:01 am Post subject: |
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The art of shopping. It is something we all must do .. how well we do or think we do is always up for debate. I think the best way is to have someone give you the money to spend.... I wonder if we could use $e to shop  |
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| Benjamin |
| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 6:14 am Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| rodder4hire wrote: | | Unfortunately, the reality is is that consumers seeking the lowest possible cost drives jobs from US soil. Sad, but true. Our economy will continue to shift torwards the extreme high tech and other types of developmental work and the service sector. |
I don't think the US will have a large high tech sector very soon, lower cost producers can now design, build, and distribute things like semiconductors and computer parts. |
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| ladyvegas |
| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: |
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| The Big One wrote: | | I live in a family of 5 and our grocery bill is around $300-500 dollars each week. We tend to eat a lot of exspenive food. I doubt that this is anyway close to what the average is. This includes everything that we would eat for the week. We normally get take out atleast once a week if not more. |
I'm in the same boat, I absolutely abhore going grocery shopping!! I feel like I might as well throw $300 - $500 out on the street. It's horrible !! I also have a family of 5 albeit my teens always are hanging out with thier friends at our house so of course that means that alot of food goes out to non-family members but what is the worst of two evils? Having them hang out at my house where I know what they are up to or having them somewhere else doing who knows what!! It is a lose, lose battle. |
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| frusnak |
| Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2006 9:53 am Post subject: |
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| ladyvegas wrote: | | The Big One wrote: | | I live in a family of 5 and our grocery bill is around $300-500 dollars each week. We tend to eat a lot of exspenive food. I doubt that this is anyway close to what the average is. This includes everything that we would eat for the week. We normally get take out atleast once a week if not more. |
I'm in the same boat, I absolutely abhore going grocery shopping!! I feel like I might as well throw $300 - $500 out on the street. It's horrible !! I also have a family of 5 albeit my teens always are hanging out with thier friends at our house so of course that means that alot of food goes out to non-family members but what is the worst of two evils? Having them hang out at my house where I know what they are up to or having them somewhere else doing who knows what!! It is a lose, lose battle. |
It's not a lose lose battle. Our house was the go to house for all the kids in the neighborhood but what you pay out for food and such is repaid when all the kids grow up and treat you like their parents and the memories are priceless. Also what you say about giving them a safe place to be is well worth the cost.  |
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| ladyvegas |
| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 9:16 am Post subject: |
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| I'm sorry that came out wrong, I meant it is a lose, lose battle when it comes to saving $$$ in the grocery department. I definately realize the the return I'm getting with my kids and thier friends!! This is a definite situation where $$ is not more important!! |
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| DKnightSr |
| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 2:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett wrote: | | rodder4hire wrote: | | Unfortunately, the reality is is that consumers seeking the lowest possible cost drives jobs from US soil. Sad, but true. Our economy will continue to shift torwards the extreme high tech and other types of developmental work and the service sector. |
I don't think the US will have a large high tech sector very soon, lower cost producers can now design, build, and distribute things like semiconductors and computer parts. |
I agree- 2 laws that have never been broken:
1.Survival of the fittest
2.Supply and demand
That's why the calculator I bought in 1971 for over $100 (do the price index on THAT one) now sells for just over $10. Bill Gates kicked off something that boosted our economy, just like Getty, Ford, and others. What we need now is our NEXT "New Frontier". I like to think it's coming in the young people I see at the colleges today. Doggone are they smart! |
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| poornewb |
| Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| ladyvegas wrote: | | I'm sorry that came out wrong, I meant it is a lose, lose battle when it comes to saving $$$ in the grocery department. I definately realize the the return I'm getting with my kids and thier friends!! This is a definite situation where $$ is not more important!! |
Bad things about kids is you can't buy the generic cokes or the 'bags' of cereal. Try passing them off some kind of generic snacks with MOST kids and all youll here is "HOW EMBARISING" Im probably going to drive my kids nuts with all the penny pinching. Of course I was the same way growing up always had to have the coolest clothes and such now im pissed when I cant find silvertabs for 25 bucks! |
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| vetelmo |
| Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| Im Not Warren Buffett wrote: | | rodder4hire wrote: | | Unfortunately, the reality is is that consumers seeking the lowest possible cost drives jobs from US soil. Sad, but true. Our economy will continue to shift torwards the extreme high tech and other types of developmental work and the service sector. |
I don't think the US will have a large high tech sector very soon, lower cost producers can now design, build, and distribute things like semiconductors and computer parts. |
I disagree. Tech world is making it easier to operate with less humans. The less humans, the less the operating costs. Just a couple examples. Self Checkout at the grocery store, self check in at airports. I dont think it will go to extreme highs but it definitely wont go away. |
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