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September 11, 2004
The mayor needs a new sash
It's September 11, and that means that today is the 5-year anniversary of this website and the 3-year anniversary of my Jewel/Osco Preferred Card account. American supermarkets are great for consumers because it's possible to shop there and never contribute a dime to the retailer's or manufacturer's bottom line. In a typical week, all but one or two items I buy are on promotion--typically 30-50%, which exceeds the typical profit margin in a grocery store item (10-30%). I suppose they'd like me to purchase their stuff when it's not on promotion, but why? Why pay extra when every week, at least one item on every shelf is on promotion? They don't do this high-low pricing in Brussels, and it annoys me that I have to be a profitable customer for Carrefour.
Today is also Popcorn Festival Day in Valpo. I advised Mayor Costas to wear a MAYOR sash like Springfield mayor Joe Quimby has, but I don't think he took me up on the idea. I'm not sure the popcorn festival is as exciting as it used to be. The last time I went was in 2002 with Kelly, and I was more focused on her than on, say, the Shriners in their little cars or the panpipers on every single corner. I used to spend all day at Popcorn Fest. First it was when I was a Boy Scout selling slurpees and artery-busting funnel cakes with Troop 907, though I stopped this when the physical abuse became too much (the so-called "junior leaders" used a foot-long section of red rubberized pipe as a disciplinary tool). Then it was selling artery-busting elephant ears, though college intervened here. I still haven't figured out how someone could eat dough fried in oil and sprinkled with sugar, but at least Popcorn Fest forces people to get out of their cars and walk a few blocks through downtown.
Posted by adrianjo at September 11, 2004 01:03 PM
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