"Gloria P" > wrote in message
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> Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
>> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>>> Look at commodities, used to buy sugar in five lb bags, now they're four
>>> lbs.
>>
>> I'm curious where you live. Maybe it is a regional thing as I've never
>> seen the 4 pound bags of sugar many of you talk about. I still buy 5 or
>> 10 pound bags.
>
>
> In our area (Denver) th name brands still come in 5 and 10 pound bags, but
> some house brands are in 2 or 4 pound bags. I recall the reduction to
> four pounds happening back maybe 10 years ago when the price of sugar
> suddenly soared. It has come back down but is rising again, like
> everything else.
>
My stepson brought home a 2 lb. box of sugar when he moved back from college
a few weeks ago. It's packaged in a container that resembles a 1/2 gallon
milk carton. I've used it a few times and like the convenience of the
packaging. Easy to pour from and handle. I always seem to spill a little
sugar when taking from a 5 lb. bag.

Jon