I went to the grocery store this morning

WolverineDG

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Sat Nov-03-07 01:37 PM
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I went to the grocery store this morning

and saw something from the "You have GOT to be kidding" department:

Hard boiled, peeled eggs for sale $2.99 for a dozen.

:wtf: Did they think people have lost the recipe? :wtf:

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itsrobert

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Sat Nov-03-07 01:38 PM
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1. you never know now-a-days

lol

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yewberry

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Sat Nov-03-07 01:40 PM
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2. I haven't seen that one

but I have seen potatoes wrapped in plastic being sold for a buck a piece--because they're microwaveable.

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Gormy Cuss

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Sat Nov-03-07 01:41 PM
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3. "For busy people" seems to be the new marketing phrase at supermarkets.

I'd bet you a nickel that many people have lost the recipe for hard boiled eggs, unless it was printed in the microwave manual.

One of my family members works for a large food distributor and they sell this product by the case to restaurants. Only a small leap from there to the grocery store shelves.

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lightningandsnow

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Sat Nov-03-07 04:22 PM
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6. How the hell long does it take to boil an egg?

I mean, really. How busy do you have to be?

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Gormy Cuss

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Sat Nov-03-07 04:44 PM
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9. I know but I'm not telling.

:)

Some people loathe any time spent preparing food if they can avoid it, and that's the niche.

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bicentennial_baby

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Sat Nov-03-07 01:43 PM
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4. I saw hot dogs in a bun today!

All packaged and ready for the microwave.... :crazy:

And then there's bacon in a box... :crazy:

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Sat Nov-03-07 02:07 PM
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5. heh, i buy those! i just want hard boiled eggs to slice up to put on a salad.

boiling and peeling is a pain in the butt.

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lost-in-nj

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Sat Nov-03-07 04:24 PM
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7. At Easter

our store sells hard boiled dyed eggs....

lost

oh yeah I saw the hotdogs in a bun ready for the microwave to!!!

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spinbaby

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Sat Nov-03-07 04:41 PM
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8. The pre-made PBJ has been around for years

Uncrustables.

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