From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   Do you live in the midwest? I know housing there is cheaper too.   
   Probably wheat products as well.   
      
   On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 11:16:44 -0700, "Rob Dilfer"   
    wrote:   
      
   >Milk is only $2.50 a gallon here and McDonalds double cheeseburgers are   
   >still only $1 each.   
   >Not sure about store hamburger and vegetable oil.   
   >   
   >"Sue H"  wrote in message   
   >news:et347418o9u7r8bi61jr3mectjbs5a2cj8@4ax.com...   
   >> Sad to see it.  Got the email this morning; all signings are cancelled   
   >> and all items in the store are 10% off.   
   >>   
   >> I've seen a ton of businesses going out of business.  A ton of   
   >> restaurants around here are going down fast and a lot of storefronts   
   >> have for rent/lease on them.   
   >>   
   >> On Tidewater, I was always wondering how they stay in business.  Too   
   >> much inventory at higher prices.  People see a couple thousand items   
   >> and think "no problem, I can't afford it today I'll come back later"   
   >> instead of "oh wow, there's only a few, I'd better get it now or no   
   >> chance ever again".  And their signings are good but really the celebs   
   >> are out of control with their prices and we just can't afford to pay   
   >> them anymore.  I don't know about you, but gas if 4.00 a gallon and so   
   >> is milk (actually it's 5.00 plus in some places) and I went grocery   
   >> shopping the other  day and went for the same ground beef (the lean   
   >> stuff at 92%) which was under 3.00 a pound and this week it was almost   
   >> 5.00 a pound!  I went to get vegetable oil and normally that is like   
   >> 6.00 or so for a large jug and this time?  12.00!  This is not pennies   
   >> we are talking about, this is many dollars per item on some things!   
   >>   
   >> I always wonder though, that why businesses who are not doing well   
   >> don't take feedback well when it's offered or perhaps don't ask for   
   >> feedback at all.  I once commented here how Tidewater Sports was   
   >> overpriced and needed to vary it's signers and organize a little more   
   >> (promote better and then get items for players to sign and sell   
   >> there).  They got defensive about it.  Instead of getting defensive,   
   >> why not ask the public?  Another thing too... if you keep getting the   
   >> same players to come, you've worn out your market as people don't need   
   >> to go back twice or there are so many to pick from that you can't   
   >> afford them all so have to pick and choose.  So if you have a hall of   
   >> famer coming and then 3 other guys before and after of little known   
   >> status, people will pick which then want more as the hall of famer is   
   >> probably really expensive.  Most likely they'll pick him and skip the   
   >> other three.  Since it's a niche market, there's not that many   
   >> customers.   
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