You got those in a tire store?Feeling sad about not being able to find any coconut Dr Pepper but, I got a hold of some coconut Toffifee today and they are amazing! I’m going back to Canadian Tire tomorrow and getting a few more as they are for a limited time.
Seems like a good problem to have.
I'm not seeing the problem.
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I actually never knew that. I had always attributed the salad to early Romans.
Caesar salad, invented in Mexico by Italian immigrants, is still pleasing palates after 100 years
Caesar salad has something to celebrate: It’s turning 100. According to legend, Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant in Tijuana, Mexico.
Me too or never thought about it. Who made the salad? Caesar made the salad.
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You're at least 50% right. The word "salad" comes from the same Latin root as saline and salt -- in ancient Rome it meant some greens sprinkled with salt. Interesting to try the next time you're putting together a salad.
I have seen poor quality on SEVERAL items at the grocery store in the last two years, which appears to have become progressively worse in 2023 and 2024.
, poor quality in frozen goods and packaged goods like you mentioned about kettle chips. Also I'm finding really outdated stuff still on the store shelves (I check dates on EVERYTHING). Not to mention that prices are about 25% higher and brand selection is about 50% less than it used to be. 
I now have to order it online to get what my cats eat and prices have tripled.
It’s an issue here, too. Retailers took advantage of the pandemic to increase their prices and are now making record profits. And as you say, the quality has deteriorated. Wouldn’t be surprised that they are squeezing their suppliers to the limit, and adding costs if they want to be displayed on the “right” shelves, etc.I have seen poor quality on SEVERAL items at the grocery store in the last two years, which appears to have become progressively worse in 2023 and 2024.
Things like rotten produce (hidden in trays with plastic wrap covers) which I never buy anymore, hamburger with gristle that is just nasty
I have started shopping at specialty markets instead of supermarkets (like Bravo, which is mainly Latin American). Their meat and produce are fresher and MUCH better quality than the local grocery store like Publix. Variety is also better.
For a couple of years now, cat food has been in short supply, with some brands disappearing completely from the shelves.
I'm not sure what the heck is going on in the US but when I went to various parts of Europe in May, I saw good quality and good brand variety in most of the grocery stores there. Also prices in Hungary, Austria, Germany, Italy and Netherlands were about 1/2 of what US prices are on things like meat, fish and fresh goods.
IMHO - I think the US has shot its self in the foot by allowing monopolies to consolidate farming and food processing and also by importing so many grocery items that could be grown here.
In Florida, we have turned about 75% of our local farms into paved-over gated communities. We are now suffering the "unintended consequences" of allowing this corporate greed and over development. Looking at climate change, over development and shipping issues (drought conditions at the Panama canal), this is not a problem that is going to go away anytime soon. What climate change will do to the food supply is super scary and I don't think politicians in the US will give a rats ass until it's way too late, if it's not already.
