Comments on: Spam Sales on the Rise, Common Sense at an All-Time Low

By: ku'i

ku'i — Sat, 16 May 2009 07:00:51 +0000

I love spam!

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:19:59 +0000

People are buying this because it has a 3 to 5 year shelf life . I pay about $2 a can for it. And when your hungry and out of food I won’t be!

By: Sherwin Prescott

Sherwin Prescott — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:55:47 +0000

Your article is absurd. Don’t you realize that people don’t buy spam to save money. They buy it because it is meat in a can and they are storing food just in case we get a worst case scenario economy. Everyone of you would be glad to eat spam if it was the only meat you could find.

By: Clive

Clive — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:39:53 +0000

Even my Dog turns his nose up at Spam – i do understand that people have to make ends meet (or not meat!!) but the cost difference in buying this stuff cannot really be enough to justify swapping proper meat for this stuff, can it?

By: Debra Watts

Debra Watts — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:30:09 +0000

My husband wanted some of this just for nostalgia’s sake. Couldn’t believe the price of it. I hope he enjoys it because I won’t be buying it again anytime soon.

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Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:05:27 +0000

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By: Our Common Cents/Blog roundup

Our Common Cents/Blog roundup — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:34:22 +0000

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Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:16:02 +0000

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