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Default 3 freakin' 50 euros for a pizza like that?!?


"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:53:07 GMT, Vilco wrote:
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>>> Nancy2 wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Ahh, Vilco. To me, if it were good, that sounds like a bargain to me.
>>>> What's a Euro worth nowadays in USD? I'd say that around $5 USD for a
>>>> 9" pizza isn't that outrageous....
>>> Even if it's as thin as a saltine?

>>
>> That low-carb stuff costs even more.
>>
>> -sw

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> It is sometimes baffling (and sometimes not) as to how food with things
> left "out" are often more expensive!
> Obviously sometimes they do have to put in replacement ingredients for the
> undesired ingredient. I can see that being costly or at least the same
> cost. But to charge more just when a manufacturer leaves something out
> baffles me?



Perhaps Bittman -- the minimalist -- either started it or capitalized on the
idea.
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