Comments on: A not-very-good buy. http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/a-not-very-good-buy/ cheerfully living on less Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:57:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mary http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/a-not-very-good-buy/#comment-3317 Mary Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:01:30 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1652#comment-3317 Wow....that's insane. You know I'm no bastion of frugality but even I wouldn't spend money on that. I guess maybe I could see it if you had stopped by the store to buy something to take with you to another location to eat lunch -- in other words, if you weren't going home but to a picnic or work or something. But how often does that happen? And with even a minor amount of planning you could've made up your own packets at home. It just seems like a bizarre concept to me to have that little in the package. If it had multiple packs of all the ingredients I could see it appealing to people who pack their lunches for work, but just one packet of each thing? Very strange. Wow….that’s insane. You know I’m no bastion of frugality but even I wouldn’t spend money on that. I guess maybe I could see it if you had stopped by the store to buy something to take with you to another location to eat lunch — in other words, if you weren’t going home but to a picnic or work or something. But how often does that happen? And with even a minor amount of planning you could’ve made up your own packets at home. It just seems like a bizarre concept to me to have that little in the package. If it had multiple packs of all the ingredients I could see it appealing to people who pack their lunches for work, but just one packet of each thing? Very strange.

]]> By: Kristen http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/a-not-very-good-buy/#comment-3029 Kristen Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:58:33 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1652#comment-3029 Mrs. Green-it really wasn't that great! The croutons weren't as good as my homemade ones, and the bacon tasted like those jarred Bacon Bits do. The cheese was fine, but nothing special. It definitely wasn't $3.29 worth of tasty! Angela-even with four kids, I always feel like I have more time than money, so this is not a good option for me. I suppose, though, that this would be healthier and it would produce less trash(or at least no more trash) than a meal from McDonalds would. Mrs. Green-it really wasn’t that great! The croutons weren’t as good as my homemade ones, and the bacon tasted like those jarred Bacon Bits do. The cheese was fine, but nothing special.

It definitely wasn’t $3.29 worth of tasty!

Angela-even with four kids, I always feel like I have more time than money, so this is not a good option for me. I suppose, though, that this would be healthier and it would produce less trash(or at least no more trash) than a meal from McDonalds would.

]]> By: Kristin http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/a-not-very-good-buy/#comment-3024 Kristin Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:28:29 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1652#comment-3024 How lazy have we become that people can't buy bacon bits, croutons and cheese separately? You could buy a bag of shredded cheese, a jar of real bacon bits and a bag of croutons at my local store for the price of those things (they are about $5 here). The amount of packaging is disturbing. There must be a better way. Write to the company and complain? How lazy have we become that people can’t buy bacon bits, croutons and cheese separately? You could buy a bag of shredded cheese, a jar of real bacon bits and a bag of croutons at my local store for the price of those things (they are about $5 here).

The amount of packaging is disturbing. There must be a better way. Write to the company and complain?

]]> By: Mrs Green http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/a-not-very-good-buy/#comment-3012 Mrs Green Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:38:14 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1652#comment-3012 Oh my - I really hate stuff like that; it's such a rip off and that packaging has me weak at the knees! Still, you got it for free; let's celebrate that and we can live and learn ;) The thing is - did it TASTE good?! Oh my – I really hate stuff like that; it’s such a rip off and that packaging has me weak at the knees!

Still, you got it for free; let’s celebrate that and we can live and learn ;)

The thing is – did it TASTE good?!

]]> By: Angela http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/a-not-very-good-buy/#comment-3006 Angela Fri, 27 Mar 2009 03:44:44 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1652#comment-3006 Obviously NOT a bargain. I think it's for the glassy-eyed single working stiff, at the market after a 12 hour shift, trying to be slightly healthier than Mickey D's, but too burned out to cook dinner for themselves. People who have lots of disposable income and little time. The same people who buy those containers of cut up fruit that costs about fifteen times what it would cost to buy whole and cut up yourself. Obviously NOT a bargain. I think it’s for the glassy-eyed single working stiff, at the market after a 12 hour shift, trying to be slightly healthier than Mickey D’s, but too burned out to cook dinner for themselves. People who have lots of disposable income and little time. The same people who buy those containers of cut up fruit that costs about fifteen times what it would cost to buy whole and cut up yourself.

]]> By: AO http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/2009/03/a-not-very-good-buy/#comment-2995 AO Thu, 26 Mar 2009 23:27:46 +0000 http://www.thefrugalgirl.com/?p=1652#comment-2995 The twig / nut / berry kinds are a little less underwhelming, but you are correct, they are still not a bargain by any means. I think they are more marketed for the prewashed / packaged bagged salad people. AO The twig / nut / berry kinds are a little less underwhelming, but you are correct, they are still not a bargain by any means. I think they are more marketed for the prewashed / packaged bagged salad people.
AO

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