Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for October 19, 2012

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    Frogman_tg  about 12 years ago

    Groceries still cost $10 a sack, the only thing is the sacks are a lot smaller and emptier.

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    TheRealWildWilson  about 12 years ago

    cripes when i was a kid it was like 2 dollars a bag – now I can spend 65 per bag – oy!

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    NELS BALWIT Premium Member about 12 years ago

    When I was young in the early 1960’s. I remember shopping with my Mom. We filled two carts mounding top and bottom. I remember my Mom exclaiming that it was the first time she ever spent $30 on groceries.

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    stephen.baker  about 12 years ago

    The bad news is you need 5 or 6 sacks, $50 or $60 a trip

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    rusty gate  about 12 years ago

    In p.4 at first glance before reading, I thought the table was full of rabbits.

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    Vince M  about 12 years ago

    And they do like their plastic sacks there. If I buy five items they find a way to put it in six bags.

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    ScullyUFO  about 12 years ago

    hard work American Dream bootstraps land of opportunity freedom education sob

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    Cajtri87  about 12 years ago

    How utterly silly. You can still get rich without rich parents. The greatest part of America if you ask me. Of course, you have to work for it. That throws a lot of people.

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    Olis Premium Member about 12 years ago

    Clever!

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    twj0729  about 12 years ago

    Krogers here in Michigan has, cleverly, found a way to take your mind off the rising food costs by giving points toward the purchase of gasoline. I, usually, manage to get .60-.70 cents off per/gallon every month. But, that equates to spending at least $700 per/month for food! Oh well, still gotta eat.

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    samfran6-0  about 12 years ago

    Yes, I remember those nickel bottles of pop.

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    stiaudio  about 12 years ago

    Looking to the past — AKA the good old days — when I ws a kid bread was 19 cents a loaf and gas was 29.9 a gallon. Inflation was something you did to tires, or your swimming pool. However, the big screen TV I bought about 8 years ago is now half the price.PS, I love limericks.

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    BrianLupiani  about 12 years ago

    @Lee-Anne Griffin: " You can still get rich …. Of course, you have to work for it."

    True, but not always. Kardashians?

    Also hard work, sacrifice, and risk doesn’t equate to big money: police, teachers, etc.

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    UsernameUsername1234  about 12 years ago

    Kids are a lot stronger these days. When I was young it’d take two stout men to carry $50 worth of groceries. Now any random six year old can do it.

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    Kathy M T M Premium Member about 12 years ago

    we were just commenting recently how small the grocery bags are these days and so many packers put one thing in some bags!

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    Plods with ...™  about 12 years ago

    And the guess is…. one item per bag?

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    lenasquest Premium Member about 12 years ago

    I was just observing this the other day! So True!

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    jppjr  about 12 years ago

    Yeah, back in the ’60’s, wages were much lower…and $20 worth of groceries would fill up the trunk of your car…big paper sacks…

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    fishbulb239  about 12 years ago

    Even though the cost of food has risen, the cost of food relative to income has declined over time. Given the predominance of processed foods in the grocery store, the cost per calorie and per mg of sodium relative to income has dropped precipitously. You don’t have to be rich to be obese any more.

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    andymeijers  about 12 years ago

    Bring back the long hair!

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    jmo328  about 12 years ago

    Back in 68 I could buy a carton of cigarettes for 1/2 of what a pack costs now, glad I quit.

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    water_moon  about 12 years ago

    “Holy crap! You must be FAT !!!”.Or you’re just that stupid. Newsflash, healthy food costs more than Banquet frozen dinners. I spend $400-$500 a month to feed a family of 4 and we don’t have any major dietary restrictions, one of my hubby’s former co-workers has a son with allergies and they spent almost twice what we do becuase it costs more to buy stuff made safely….

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    mrz80  almost 2 years ago

    You’re measuring with a much smaller sack

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