They Have CORRUPTED Me!
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (112717)
United States
March 14, 2020 6:11pm CST
Normally I am a cook from home kind of a guy. It's CHEAPER. Normally I am a "if I am going to eat out" kind of a guy, I get Lee's fried chicken or our local Chinese restaurant. MAYBE on occasion I might order out for a pizza from Dominos.
Or Pizza World. Pizza world has a Appondaza which has 12 toppings. That is a VERY GOOD pizza.
But, tonight? What's for dinner? A Stouffer's Lasagna I paid $18 for at Schnuck's. It's 5 pounds of food, so $3.60 per pound is not awful. But it IS outside of my wheelhouse a bit.
The markets have been HORRIBLE. I have lost untold tens of thousands of dollars. Granted. All on PAPER. But still. So quickly gone is OUR money. My wife and I's that we worked so hard for.
So, they have corrupted me. I don't care. I am going to do what I want, have what I want, buy what I want, cook what I want...
And that's that.
Screw it is what I say. We work too hard for our money, and even though the money we lost on paper will DEFINITELY come back...
Here I am sitting here trying to save every penny to have a good life and the markets just wipe out tens of thousands in one fell swoop?
I am spending what I want. It's not like I spent tens of thousands of dollars on this damn lasagna!
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22 responses
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Mar 20
@porwest It's all very high in sodium!
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
15 Mar 20
I usually make homemade lasagna, but the last time we bought Stouffer's also. Jay had a buy 1/get1 free coupon that he wanted to use. The lasagna was delicious! This was two large meals, for $16. Plus we had plenty leftover, it's just me and my husband eating.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Apr 20
@porwest We prefer spinach lasagna, it's wonderful!
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
27 Apr 20
@kobesbuddy I wonder if you do yours similar to mine? I substitute the mozz for provolone. I use ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese. And if course I use spinach instead of meat.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
15 Mar 20
My bf likes their lasagna. But then he likes most lasagnas. I've only had their mac n cheese, but haven't had one since i was between 10 and 12 and threw it up because i was sick and didnt know it til after eating.
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@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
20 Mar 20
@porwest yeah. Lol plus I've always been a velvetta girl.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
20 Mar 20
@Courtlynn Now, see, I can't eat that. But I know a lot of people who just absolutely love it.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
15 Mar 20
It's a very good lasagna. We buy it; and I've heard others here say that it's good too. The stock markets have been horrible and so have the food markets. Shelves are empty and 3rd party sellers are gouging the public. I feel like there's a zombie apocalypse. Stay safe and healthy!
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
15 Mar 20
@porwest Aliens AND zombies? I'm staying put. :-)
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
15 Mar 20
@LindaOHio I mean, not to scare you, but the aliens have special lasers to cut through your doors and the zombies will just break the doors down...
It was nice knowing you. 
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
15 Mar 20
Enjoy your food but these days be careful about what you eat
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@amitkokiladitya (171988)
• Agra, India
26 Apr 20
@porwest monitoring control on the diet is better than taking more medicine
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
28 Apr 20
@amitkokiladitya Very true. Although sometimes one has to live too, otherwise what's the point? 
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@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Apr 20
Funny. I just scored some of what's in your picture the other day at Safeway and LOVED it. I bought some more yesterday. I have pretty muh taken on your attitude. So I'm way poorer than I was before, but I'm still gonna be OK. I'll eat what I want.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
27 Apr 20
lol. It's been a funny trend for me, being that I am so gosh darn frugal and cheap, that I have been watching prices much less than usual. I am not sure if that trend will continue after things get back to normal, but I have to admit I am stockpiling so much money right now that eventually I guess it is going to have go SOMEWHERE.
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
21 Mar 20
I'm confident the markets will revive, eventually. Given the way things go the DOW might be back at 29,000 within a year or two. Is the lasagna good? How do you divide it up into proportions? I literally use a SAW to cut up my frozen stuff when I'm dining alone.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
21 Mar 20
I happen to agree with you about the DOW. Despite the fast dive down and the clear economic impact in the short term caused by Coronavirus, I DO also think that people will return to normal, and so will business.
The lasagna was delicious. I needed no saw. Once you cook it, it is no longer frozen.
@oahuwriter (26773)
• United States
15 Mar 20
Sorry to hear you lost money. It's good to buy what you want and enjoy it!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89458)
• Rupert, Idaho
15 Mar 20
Sorry to hear about the money loss, that's awful....but hope you still enjoy the lasagna!
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89458)
• Rupert, Idaho
16 Mar 20
@porwest That is good to hear that it was....and it is good to have it as an option for when you want lasagna but don't want to cook.
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Mar 20
Was the lasagna good? I wouldn't mind having 5 pounds of lasagna
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@andriaperry (118793)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Mar 20
I eat those in the tiny boxes, because I cannot eat 5 pounds.
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@porwest (112717)
• United States
15 Mar 20
A long time ago they invented a couple of things. Let me see. Umm, wait a sec here. Trying to remember what they are called. Oh yeah, one was a refrigerator and the other was a microwave. I have both. They are really neato things. You should look into getting these. 
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
15 Mar 20
I do hope you enjoyed your dinner.
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