"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 09:40:29 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2014-11-11 11:42 PM, Ray Abbitt wrote:
>>
>> > So if you want GMO labeling on the food you buy, how about you pay
>> > extra
>> > for it and leave the rest of us alone? One of the most common items we
>> > find in the clearance basket at our local supermarkets is (originally)
>> > expensive foods labeled GMO free. Nobody is willing to pay extra for
>> > them--but they want all of the rest of us to pay for it.
>>
>>
>> So you say. While you claim they are the most common products in the
>> clearance baskets I have never seen it. Even if there is a chance that
>> it is true they could be introductory products that didn't go over well
>> for various reasons. People tend to stick to known brands, and some
>> companies are under the impression that they can sell products that
>> appeal to health conscious consumers and mark their prices up
>> substantially.
>
> I haven't seen it either. What I see are the new products that didn't
> sell quickly enough in that store, so they're on clearance to make
> room for more new products they hope will fly off the shelves.

Me either. I see wine, seasonal products and odd things like cooking sauces
that just didn't sell. I also see things like vitamins and OTC medicines.
But rarely anything of interest to me.