"Every table was set with a single fresh rose (from the rose gardens outside, I was told) and a full complement of three forks, two knives, and two spoons in silver plate..... The buffet tables could have graced a high-end ocean liner. I watched a gentleman in colorful African garb pile his plate with slices of roast sirloin and potatoes mashed with feta cheese. A post-retirement-age couple from the East Side scarfed up most of the egg rolls, though more came out quickly....
I made for the roast leg of lamb with rosemary sauce after I filled my salad plate with chilled asparagus and slices of a duck and pork terrine.... fresh tomato soup and bowls of pasta primavera.... The dessert buffet table practically groaned under a spread of apple and pumpkin pies, cheesecakes, tarts, half a dozen cheeses, sliced fruits, bowls of berries, and, off to one side, three urns of ice cream"
And that was just for LUNCH!
Also see: Globalist Gluttons Gorge Themselves
Had enough, America?!!!!
Here's what you gets to eats!
"Bargain hunters make bid to save; Tough times force frugal to grocery shop auction-style" by Associated Press | March 25, 2009
DALLAS, Pa. - .... As consumers seek relief from the recession and spiraling food prices, grocery auctions are gaining in popularity as an easy way to cut costs. The sales operate like regular auctions, but bidders vie for dry goods and frozen foods instead of antiques and collectibles. Some auctioneers even accept food stamps....
All so the RICHERS can GORGE THEMSELVES and have EVEN MORE!!! Please wake up, America!
Rich Harris, 28, who was recently laid off from his welding job, showed up at Kirk Williams' auction in Dallas this month looking for meat for his freezer and snacks for his kids. With his wife pregnant with their third child, "I'm basically trying to expand my dollar right now," he said. "The deals, they seem to be fairly good."
Too bad he couldn't get a table at the U.N., huh?
Grocery sales make sense for auctioneers, too. Sales of baseball cards, estate jewelry, and other auction staples have "fallen off a cliff," Williams said. He hopes to average about $12,000 in sales per auction, which would net him a profit of about $1,000.
The popularity of the auctions - which sell leftover or damaged goods from supermarkets, distribution centers, and restaurant suppliers - comes at a time when people are stretching their grocery budgets by using more coupons, buying inferior cuts of meat, and choosing store brands over national brands.
All except the UPPER CRUST which is DOING JUST FINE, folks!!! Here's your bowl of dinner shit, 'murkn. Enjoy!
The economic downturn, paired with the worst food inflation in nearly 20 years (grocery prices spiked in 2008 before easing in January and February), has caused a "seismic shift" in consumer behavior, said Brian Todd, president of The Food Institute, an industry information service.
Not at the top.
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Media playing it like it's a good thing! Pfffft!
Related: Final Insults: The End of the American Economy (Part I)
Final Insults: The End of the American Economy (Part II)
The Boston Globe's Stupid Ideas: Slum Cities
