Tips on frugal food-buying in the Philadelphia region

http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html

"Joe" <useful_infos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html

Written by a real idiot. Some of the "scams" listed are laughable.

On Apr 27, 3:21 pm, Joe <useful_in...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html

Depending on where you live in the delmarva area, you can save a good
pinch by doing holiday/bulk shopping in Delaware and saving that sales
tax.

On Apr 27, 2:21 pm, Joe <useful_in...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html

How nice, a vulgar, semi-literate rant.

"The Historian" <neil.thehistorian@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 27, 2:21 pm, Joe <useful_in...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html
>
> How nice, a vulgar, semi-literate rant.

10 to 1 he's connected with academia - an overaged grad student. I can smell
his Birkenstocks from here.

"Edwin Pawlowski" <esp@snet.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Joe" <useful_infos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:4a4815a4-113b-4027-965d-25338033ef13@x41g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html
>
> Written by a real idiot. Some of the "scams" listed are laughable.
>
I agree with you, Ed. Having lived in Philly and prior to that Bucks County
(really, really Norhteast Philly) his complaints revolve around chain sites
in Delaware County only. I think the main complaint should be they didn't
recognize this 'superior human being' enter their establishments and kowtow
accordingly.

You want frugality and food (hey, he never addressed those, merely chains
and black Friday), try the Italian Market, the Reading Terminal -while not
exactly cheap, if you know what you want and know your foodstuffs, you do
get your money's worth (frugal doesn't necessarily mean cheap). I remember
when we lived in the northeast (Philly not Bucks), there were numerous fruit
and veg stands all over, you just had to know which ones were legit and who
had good stuff (they all picked it up from the Tioga Marine Terminal in
South Philly, you just need to know it was picked up the day you buy it).
Try local neighborhood butchers, they know their stuff. My favorite was
Lachowicz on Orthodox and Almond Streets. The owner there also recommended
his cousin, a fishmonger, both of whom were deathly afraid of letting the
family down that set the standard for their businesses. It is possible to
get by in Philly. Know your coupons, your stores that have better prices
than most, shop discounters, and you can do it without some bonehead from
the Media area harping on about Philly's lack of deals.
-ginny

>

On Apr 27, 3:45 pm, "Edwin Pawlowski" <e...@snet.net> wrote:

> Written by a real idiot.

Have you done any better lately?

On Apr 28, 11:44 am, "Virginia Tadrzynski" <ta...@enter.net> wrote:
>
> I remember
> when we lived in the northeast (Philly not Bucks), there were numerous fruit
> and veg stands all over, you just had to know which ones were legit and who
> had good stuff

That's just the type of information the OP is providing,
just not for your little corner of the city.

>.... Know your coupons, your stores that have better prices
> than most, shop discounters,

Again, that's just what he's proposing, if you bother to read
the first few paragraphs. So why are you crying? Maybe
because you're not original enough to create a web page yourself?

On Apr 28, 10:24 am, The Historian <neil.thehistor...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> How nice, a vulgar, semi-literate rant.

Spoken like a business person whose ego is bruised...
I found the page inspiring because like most people
I think retail businesses deserve to get slapped around
from time to time.

<surely100@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On Apr 28, 11:44 am, "Virginia Tadrzynski" <ta...@enter.net> wrote:
>>
>> I remember
>> when we lived in the northeast (Philly not Bucks), there were numerous
>> fruit
>> and veg stands all over, you just had to know which ones were legit and
>> who
>> had good stuff
>
> That's just the type of information the OP is providing,
> just not for your little corner of the city.
>
>>.... Know your coupons, your stores that have better prices
>> than most, shop discounters,
>
> Again, that's just what he's proposing, if you bother to read
> the first few paragraphs. So why are you crying? Maybe
> because you're not original enough to create a web page yourself?
>

Need a little dip with that big old chip on your shoulder, Sparky?


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>
> >http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html
>
> How nice, a vulgar, semi-literate rant.

Indeed! I perfer my rants more literate!

LOL

LOL!

James G, at SnoopJeDi@gmail.com, wrote on Monday 28 April 2008 01:17 am:

> On Apr 27, 3:21 pm, Joe <useful_in...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/frugal-philly.html
>
> Depending on where you live in the delmarva area, you can save a good
> pinch by doing holiday/bulk shopping in Delaware and saving that sales
> tax.

Very true. I love to watch the Widescreen TVs in the back of pickups coming
down the road from Delaware on Saturday afternoons.
That and your sundry appliances. Rarely an empty pickup truck in the areas
on weekends.
Those discount stores sit right on the state borders for a reason.

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