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Originally posted by Zosynspiracy
reply to post by SpacePunk
Albertson's is NOT a boutique grocery store, even after their fancy remodel. In fact it's in my opinion bottom of the barrel along with Krogers, Safeway, King Soopers, Schnucks etc. Dierbergs is a higher end grocery store. Vons is bottom of the barrel. Pavillions is ok. Whole Foods, Mother's Market, Wild Oats are "boutique" grocery stores. Along with Bristol Farms etc. I guess Im a grocery store snob but then again my cell phone is 10 years old and I don't have a flat screen t.v. Albertson's being 50-100 percent higher than WalMart is an exaggeration as well. 50% maybe but not 100%.
Oh and having lived out here in CA for the last two years and going back to the midwest you guys have some of the best grocery stores I've ever been in. Dierbergs is amazing!
Originally posted by amatrine
reply to post by eradown
I am in the Southwest. Arizona.
A little less food so they arn't so obese.
A little less money so they don't squander it at Vegas slot machines.
A little less money so they don't pay tax dollars to fund imperialistic wars.
A little less money to buy expensive gas guzzling cars to screw up the environment.
A little less would do a whole lot of good for the most greedy country on the Planet.
Originally posted by Circle
It would be good for a lot of Americans to have a little less. A little less food so they arn't so obese. A little less money so they don't squander it at Vegas slot machines. A little less money so they don't pay tax dollars to fund imperialistic wars. A little less money to buy expensive gas guzzling cars to screw up the environment. A little less would do a whole lot of good for the most greedy country on the Planet.
[edit on 5-10-2009 by Circle]
Originally posted by Zosynspiracy
reply to post by SpacePunk
Albertson's is NOT a boutique grocery store, even after their fancy remodel. In fact it's in my opinion bottom of the barrel along with Krogers, Safeway, King Soopers, Schnucks etc. Dierbergs is a higher end grocery store. Vons is bottom of the barrel. Pavillions is ok. Whole Foods, Mother's Market, Wild Oats are "boutique" grocery stores. Along with Bristol Farms etc. I guess Im a grocery store snob but then again my cell phone is 10 years old and I don't have a flat screen t.v. Albertson's being 50-100 percent higher than WalMart is an exaggeration as well. 50% maybe but not 100%.
Oh and having lived out here in CA for the last two years and going back to the midwest you guys have some of the best grocery stores I've ever been in. Dierbergs is amazing!
Originally posted by EyesII
reply to post by amatrine
Amatrine:
As I see it, why would a bank want to lend out money at 3% for a while or possibly 30 years, when it is better to wait a year to lend out the same money at 2 points higher or 5%?
ALL BANKS ARE HOARDING CASH.
The new FDIC insurance. Guess who is paying for the higher premiums to cover he 250,000 limit; even if you don't have that kind of money?
And then there's Credit cards - They are at an all time high in terms of inteest rates! Credit lines are chopped down, and rules tightened so as to cause a customer to trip up more easily
Yup, when was the last tme you received a ZERO interest rate credit card application? I can't remember. At least one year ago.
The economy is still failing, and the answer is for the banks to lend out money.
It's that simple.
-EyesII