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Default Barilla Ready Pasta - $6.72/lb

On 11/4/2018 11:51 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2018-11-04 10:04 AM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Sun, 04 Nov 2018 08:58:30 -0500, Boron Elgar
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, 03 Nov 2018 22:25:45 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
>>> wrote:

>>
>> snip
>>>>>
>>>>> -sw
>>>> I saw it on the shelf last week. Not interested
>>>
>>> I've no home interest, of course, but convenience is in the eye of the
>>> beholder. A food-fussy child can be accommodated easily with something
>>> like this, and so can an office worker with a microwave or a student
>>> away at school or anyone whose talents lie beyond even the simple
>>> boiling of water. These people exist and since take-away meals are
>>> becoming such a large part of eating these days, the price comparisons
>>> do not look so insane.
>>>

>>
>> I've got time to cook it. I understand your point about convenience
>> but my feeling is that 'people' are losing something important when
>> they lose track of how to boil pasta, bake a potato or boil an egg.
>> Janet US
>>

> We are being bombarded with ads on the TV for food+menu delivery
> services such as: makegoodfood.ca
> I can't see them being over successful yet as there is still high
> unemployment in Calgary from the oil price crash.
>



Too much money trying to find a place to go.