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Little Star

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62. It is shameful when people derail a thread.....

Reply to DainBramaged (Reply #48)

Wed Jun 19, 2013, 11:31 AM

Jun 2013

They get it, they are just looking for attention and they swarm in like a bunch of asses.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] DainBramaged Jun 2013 OP

Simple solution is to not eat that crap n/t taught_me_patience Jun 2013 #1

... handmade34 Jun 2013 #8

And you were named crap judge when? DainBramaged Jun 2013 #15

Here's a list of Oreo ingredients: closeupready Jun 2013 #22

You still don't get it do you? DainBramaged Jun 2013 #30

If you only eat it occasionally, then why complain about an extra $1.50? taught_me_patience Jun 2013 #49

Meh DainBramaged Jun 2013 #69

Purity WovenGems Jun 2013 #57

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP : I stop reading right there and put them back on the shelf. RC Jun 2013 #41

Ditto. Or "Made in China". closeupready Jun 2013 #43

Vitamins, Soy, real Chocolate, enriched flour and a relatively healthy choice of oil? ieoeja Jun 2013 #51

Devil's in the details, though. closeupready Jun 2013 #65

you make it sound like hfojvt Jun 2013 #25

Crap? gvstn Jun 2013 #52

The same packaging and pricing game is going on with other foods as well. progressoid Jun 2013 #59

Hey now, watch it bud. The "freedom" to eat toxins is nearly as cherished as the "right" Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #60

I loved Chips Ahoy when I was a kid. Then I had some a couple of years ago. onehandle Jun 2013 #2

No kidding JW2020 Jun 2013 #9

I'm not saying your tastes haven't matured OriginalGeek Jun 2013 #10

Back then they used lard to bake them cookies and now it's non-fat oils... WCGreen Jun 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author WCGreen Jun 2013 #29

Mother's Cookies used to be good too.. now they are like sawdust SoCalDem Jun 2013 #93

We did a family taste test and discovered that everyone preferred most generic FSogol Jun 2013 #3

Oh, wow - I never thought about freezing cookie dough. closeupready Jun 2013 #6

Don't preheat the oven. They'll defrost as the oven warms up. FSogol Jun 2013 #7

Famous Amos makes a sandwich cookie that tastes like the old Hydrox. haele Jun 2013 #35

You'd prefer 22 oz at a higher price? Robb Jun 2013 #4

Americans are obese because, in part, overconsumption of closeupready Jun 2013 #5

It has EVERYTHING to do with occasionally enjoying a treat, not your self-righteous indignation DainBramaged Jun 2013 #12

Well, if you down a package in one day, there's your problem. haele Jun 2013 #40

And that's exactly what some people do. closeupready Jun 2013 #42

Reduced weight packaging is true for everything that's pre-packaged. sinkingfeeling Jun 2013 #13

Half gallons of everyting are becoming 1.5 liters DainBramaged Jun 2013 #14

But we're not supposed to notice it and their market research probably proves that Gormy Cuss Jun 2013 #44

I've written or called several companies about this. louis-t Jun 2013 #77

OMG! Kali Jun 2013 #88

When I buy cookies like that at all, kentauros Jun 2013 #16

You have to look for sales. cbdo2007 Jun 2013 #17

Don't eat corporate processed foods boomer55 Jun 2013 #18

When did bags of sugar get downsized to 4 pounds instead of 5? Tracer Jun 2013 #19

Oh, and anybody try and buy a "pound" of coffee lately? hatrack Jun 2013 #21

Coffee has been sold in standard 12oz sizes for over ten years now n/t taught_me_patience Jun 2013 #54

It's now 10 oz. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #95

I remember that change in the 90s tammywammy Jun 2013 #33

You do realize you're just teeing up the ball for the purists, right? Dreamer Tatum Jun 2013 #20

I heard that Oreos report who buys them to the NSA. FSogol Jun 2013 #27

You are in on the Hydrox conspiracy Johonny Jun 2013 #47

I just wait for a "2 for 1" sale n2doc Jun 2013 #23

Me too. I shop at Kroger here in North Georgia. RebelOne Jun 2013 #72

They've been doing this for years to other products. historylovr Jun 2013 #24

"Yes, we know we shouldn't eat it, but we're being shafted " DainBramaged Jun 2013 #48

It is shameful when people derail a thread..... Little Star Jun 2013 #62

It's the purity crowd telling US what we should eat and what is garbage DainBramaged Jun 2013 #63

Hydrox were... onyourleft Jun 2013 #26

Indeed they were. Owl Jun 2013 #83

If you can find them in your area Sherman A1 Jun 2013 #28

Aldi tavernier Jun 2013 #39

This is the same sort of problem people in the Soviet Union faced. Turbineguy Jun 2013 #31

It is a way to hide inflation. former9thward Jun 2013 #32

Good point, if the product shrinks, voila no inflation, just DEflation LOLOLOLOL DainBramaged Jun 2013 #37

All hail the Bernank! No inflation! Safetykitten Jun 2013 #34

Wellness. Do not eat this. Eat some veggies instead. And Kids should never eat any of it. graham4anything Jun 2013 #36

The generic at publix tavernier Jun 2013 #38

More for less certainly sucks, but I do love that package with the sealable top flap. tridim Jun 2013 #45

Damn you Obama!!!! zappaman Jun 2013 #46

White Rain hair spray recently came up with a "new design" bottle, of course smaller than raccoon Jun 2013 #50

And yet the country seems obsessed with things other than the price of Oreos. stopbush Jun 2013 #53

You mean last Monday? FSogol Jun 2013 #55

No. I meant they last time they came up empty on Hoffa. Today's news says stopbush Jun 2013 #58

that garbage ass shit isn't food anyway. datasuspect Jun 2013 #56

It gets worse. rrneck Jun 2013 #61

nothing new corkhead Jun 2013 #64

Baking cookies, cakes, and brownies from scratch is SheilaT Jun 2013 #66

What the market will bear. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #67

It's epidemic. Whole Foods no longer sells Good Friends cereal or Silk Soymilk.... Triana Jun 2013 #68

Why the fuck do those of you who think lambasting me for eating Oreos have the right to do so? DainBramaged Jun 2013 #70

It's one thing to complain about eggs or, say, onions. closeupready Jun 2013 #71

Meh. I wouldn't worry about them. HappyMe Jun 2013 #76

Mmm, inception cookies Prism Jun 2013 #73

I'll have an inexpensive union made beer, thank you. hunter Jun 2013 #74

Yours is a tragically tough world. LanternWaste Jun 2013 #75

You didn't like the response, so you edited your OP and turned MineralMan Jun 2013 #78

I was wondering if the OP actually made sense at one point. Lex Jun 2013 #79

You can see the original post, complaining about the MineralMan Jun 2013 #81

It's none of your business pal DainBramaged Jun 2013 #94

The WINNERS are the ones who have decided to reduce or eliminate... bvar22 Jun 2013 #80

It's not just cookies. It's everything. Even whole grain pasta. DevonRex Jun 2013 #86

Hey, I agree with you. The packaging stunts are insulting. DevonRex Jun 2013 #82

The health food fanatics are the worst duffyduff Jun 2013 #84

or better eating = healthier peope which = lower health care costs boomer55 Jun 2013 #85

Sort of tangential, but what really gets me is when manufacturers use or switch petronius Jun 2013 #87

Personally I don't buy prepackaged cookies Arcanetrance Jun 2013 #89

They are no better than anybody else. They like to think they are, but they are not. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #90

I hope you're not too surprised. It is so popular here to actively ignore substance. redqueen Jun 2013 #91

Whatchoo talkin bout Willis? Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #92