Spam sales up

[Liberal_in_LA]

http://www.sbsun.com/living/ci_9505771
Spam to the rescue
Emily Fredrix, The Associated Press
Article Launched: 06/06/2008 05:35:27 PM PDT


MILWAUKEE - Love it, hate it or laugh at it - at least it's inexpensive.
Sales of Spam - that much maligned meat - are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.

[SeattleGirl]

1. I'd rather have spam than bologna.

:hi:

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. I hate them both!

:popcorn:

[SeattleGirl]

3. Hey, pass that popcorn!

:9

[hobbit709]

4. And Spam doesn't need refrigeration.

when people sit in the dark because energy costs skyrocket.

[UndertheOcean]

6. What about the energy needed to make the stuff ? where will that come from

[grantcart]

5. I read a report several years ago that purported that you could follow sales of Spam

as the most effective predictor of future economic activity. Spam goes up - recession for sure. It was more accurate than academic formulas.