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Old Oct 4, 2020, 9:25 pm
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Originally Posted by gaobest
Safeway stocks it from the evil firm - but they had $0.88/box club price for certain shapes so I had no choice but to purchase. I need those pennies from the savings.

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why is Barilla evil? And why are you saving pennies?
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Old Oct 4, 2020, 10:17 pm
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Originally Posted by corky
why is Barilla evil?
I think the Barilla CEO said some anti LGBTQ stuff a few years ago.

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And why are you saving pennies?
Because he has no cents.
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Old Oct 4, 2020, 10:18 pm
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gorgeous brisket! I’m tempted.

Originally Posted by corky
why is Barilla evil? And why are you saving pennies?
safeway club price is $1 at lowest so this $0.88 sale means I’m saving 12 pennies per box.


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Old Oct 4, 2020, 10:56 pm
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Originally Posted by gaobest
gorgeous brisket! I’m tempted.



safeway club price is $1 at lowest so this $0.88 sale means I’m saving 12 pennies per box.


yes, i can do the math but i didn't realize that you were on such a tight budget.
is 12cents that important to you? I didn't know that about Barilla .
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Old Oct 4, 2020, 11:13 pm
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Originally Posted by corky
yes, i can do the math but i didn't realize that you were on such a tight budget.
is 12cents that important to you? I didn't know that about Barilla .
sure about the pennies! Every little counts. Plane tickets aren’t cheap :-)
the barilla thing was noticeable for people who buy boxed dried pasta - despite my past reliance on restaurants, I still have been cooking pasta for years so I’ve been pretty aware of grocery brands.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 12:17 am
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Originally Posted by gaobest
sure about the pennies! Every little counts. Plane tickets aren’t cheap :-)
the barilla thing was noticeable for people who buy boxed dried pasta - despite my past reliance on restaurants, I still have been cooking pasta for years so I’ve been pretty aware of grocery brands.
pennies? But you saved $1000s by not going to Hawaii ! So you are not boycotting Barilla? I just checked...i have Barilla and Trader Joe brand.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 6:36 am
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Originally Posted by corky
pennies? But you saved $1000s by not going to Hawaii ! So you are not boycotting Barilla? I just checked...i have Barilla and Trader Joe brand.
I boycotted barilla for years. But 88 cents. I caved :-)
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 7:02 am
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Originally Posted by work2fly

I didn't think of putting the cheese directly on the dough, but if it works for Lou's, it would work for me.
It keeps the sauce from soaking into the dough and making a soggy crust - a deep dish only problem.

Originally Posted by gaobest
I boycotted barilla for years. But 88 cents. I caved :-)
eventually we will fly again...
lol...now we know your price!

Not to go too far off-topic, but I've never understood why people boycott because of CEOs. It seems to me that a CEO, with all the golden parachutes and severance plans, comes out fine even in the worst case, but potentially the thousands of employees struggling to make a living are hurt by a boycott. I'm not judging at all, but I've often wondered if boycotts don't have the opposite effect of their intentions.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 7:46 am
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Originally Posted by corky
yes, i can do the math but i didn't realize that you were on such a tight budget.
is 12cents that important to you? I didn't know that about Barilla .
If 12 cents/box is that important, perhaps spending a thousand extra on a red freezer was a bad decision.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 8:10 am
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Originally Posted by corky
And why are you saving pennies?
A penny saved is a penny earned!
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 8:11 am
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Originally Posted by kipper
If 12 cents/box is that important, perhaps spending a thousand extra on a red freezer was a bad decision.
If my math is correct, after 8,333 boxes of pasta, enough money would be saved to purchase a new freezer. Assuming from prior posts, Gao makes 2.5 boxes, on average, of pasta each day, that would be about 9 years...just when the current freezer craps out!
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 8:40 am
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Originally Posted by JBord
If my math is correct, after 8,333 boxes of pasta, enough money would be saved to purchase a new freezer. Assuming from prior posts, Gao makes 2.5 boxes, on average, of pasta each day, that would be about 9 years...just when the current freezer craps out!
lol the red retro freezer is just so beautiful. Truthfully it wasn’t as much as a thousand... just can’t get enough! Use it nonstop.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 9:20 am
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Originally Posted by JBord
If my math is correct, after 8,333 boxes of pasta, enough money would be saved to purchase a new freezer. Assuming from prior posts, Gao makes 2.5 boxes, on average, of pasta each day, that would be about 9 years...just when the current freezer craps out!
See, then gao should just buy 8,400 boxes of pasta ASAP.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 10:01 am
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Originally Posted by gaobest
lol the red retro freezer is just so beautiful. Truthfully it wasn’t as much as a thousand... just can’t get enough! Use it nonstop.
Well, it would really be inefficient to turn it off between uses.

BTW, I agree about Barilla. Though, I did buy a box or two when it was difficult to find pasta during the shortages several months ago.
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Old Oct 5, 2020, 10:19 am
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Originally Posted by Jaimito Cartero
I think the Barilla CEO said some anti LGBTQ stuff a few years ago.
Very surprising indeed - when I lived in Italy, gay lifestyle was much more common and acceptable than here in the US!
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