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To: mishedlo who wrote (67040)	7/28/2006 10:50:56 PM
From: Box-By-The-Riviera™	Respond to of 110194

wholesale or retail?

To: mishedlo who wrote (67040)	7/28/2006 11:18:20 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Well now, that's a good question. Retail should be easy enough to figure out. What is it, a $1 or so for a couple ounces? If that is correct (and I am guessing) that would be $8 /lb or $80 for a 10 lb sack of fries as opposed to the $1.50 that I paid for raw potatoes. Not on sale those 10 lbs of idahoes would be about $3 or even higher. Corrections appreciated. As I seldom go to McDonalds, I took a blind shot. Wholesale, I have no idea. Mish

To: mishedlo who wrote (67040)	7/29/2006 10:39:34 AM
From: Tommaso	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

We only go to McDonalds when on the road to the beach, usually only once a year, so the discrepancy in serving sizes is very noticeable. I used to buy potatoes in 10-pound bags, but they would start getting soft or even rotten before we got through the bag. Also, my wife pays for the groceries and I never have been able to convert her to the idea of bulk purchasing. Did you see the story in column 6, front page, Wall Street Journal, today? Headline: Bigger Bills: With Costs Rising, Companies Move To Increase Prices--Mix of Inflation, Slowdown Poses Challenge for Fed. Also in email digest of WSJ: While growth is slowing, inflation is rising, and that may leave Fed policy makers wearing grooves in the floorboards between now and their next meeting on Aug. 8. The Fed's favored inflation gauge, the price index for personal consumption expenditures less food and energy, rose 2.9% in annual terms.