One time on Usenet, stark <starkraven@bellsouth.net> said:
> On Oct 2, 1:49 pm, Little.Mal...@gmail.communge (Little Malice) wrote:
> > One time on Usenet, "Felice Friese" <fri...@comcast.net> said:
> >
> > My local stupidmarket sells celery in bulk (great when all I want is
> > one stalk to parboil a roast chicken), but little else. The salad bar
> > idea would be great for other stuff, I'll have to remember that...
> >
>
> Come to Schnucks ole gal and we'll have a cabaret ole gal.

I'd never heard of Schnucks until I read about them on the Net.
I'm too far West.

> Thought
> I'd lost my mind when I encountered an acquaintance in line who was
> trying to hide one stalk of celery. That's it. Her sole purchase and
> she was contrite about it. Explaining that's all she needed. Frankly I
> thought she was losing her mind too. But there's a principle involved
> and it's not frugality of coin but frugality of product. It's not the
> loss of a dollar but seeing a whole stalk of celery turn brown in the
> fridge.

Exactly. Those of us who grew up hearing about the starving children
in <insert area here> would rather spend an extra dollar than waste
food...

--
Jani in WA