"notbob" > wrote in message
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> If you have Costco, or know someone, you can get that down to about 30¢
> ft.
> The rest of the savings is dependent on the sale price of the food.
> Occasionally, I will buy when, say, chicken is 30% off. But, on that rare
> occasion chicken is discounted by 60%, you can bet I'm all over that and
> the
> ol' Tilia gets a serious workout. Another example is the huge discounts
> on
> fish last summer. Alaskan salmon for $2lb and pollock for $1lb. I bought
> about a years worth. No way would it have kept without the vac packing.

I think people don't get that because the informercials are so heavy on the
money saving thing. I'm all about the no freezer burn thing. I want to go
into the freezer and get a package of *whatever* that is good to eat.
What's worse than thinking 'i'll take out a package of pork chops and
finding out they are done for ... great, pizza for dinner, yuck.

nancy